This survey gauges the opinion of Canadians on whether they support deeper economic integration with the EU to reduce reliance on the U.S. Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame (land- and cell-lines) hybrid telephone and online random survey of 1,047 Canadians, 18 years of age or older, between July 2nd and 6th, 2025 as part… Continue Reading Canada Looks to the Old Continent: Canadians Eye Easing EU Trade Barriers to Reduce Dependence on the United States (Globe and Mail/Nanos)
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Cross-Border Sentiment in Canada: Canadians Continue to Report Pessimism and Anger Toward Americans ...
This survey gauges the opinion of Canadians on their general feelings toward Americans. Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame (land- and cell-lines) hybrid telephone and online random survey of 1,047 Canadians, 18 years of age or older, between July 2nd and 6th, 2025 as part of an omnibus survey. The margin of error for this… Continue Reading Cross-Border Sentiment in Canada: Canadians Continue to Report Pessimism and Anger Toward Americans (Globe and Mail/Nanos)
Canadians Balk at Tariff Trade-Off with U.S. and China. (The Globe and Mail/Nanos)
The research gauged the opinions among Canadians on support for increasing tariffs on Chinese goods as a strategic trade-off to reduce U.S. tariffs on Canadian exports. Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame (land- and cell-lines) hybrid telephone and online random survey of 1,120 Canadians, 18 years of age or older, between June 1st and June… Continue Reading Canadians Balk at Tariff Trade-Off with U.S. and China. (The Globe and Mail/Nanos)
Canadians Embrace ReArm Europe, Eyeing Strategic Alignment (The Globe and Mail/Nanos)
Most Canadians prefer Canada increase its military spending to reach the current two per cent NATO target. However, there is an increase since the previous wave of research in the proportion of Canadians who would like to see military spending reach five per cent of Canada’s gross domestic product. Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame… Continue Reading Canadians Embrace ReArm Europe, Eyeing Strategic Alignment (The Globe and Mail/Nanos)
Canadians give Mark Carney the advantage over Pierre Poilievre on negotiating with President Trump; ...
More than three in five Canadians (62%) think Mark Carney would do the best job at negotiating with US President Donald Trump, while one in four believe Pierre Poilievre would do the best job (24%). Bernier, Blanchet and Singh each received one per cent, while fewer than one per cent each think Elizabeth May or… Continue Reading Canadians give Mark Carney the advantage over Pierre Poilievre on negotiating with President Trump; two in three are concerned about a possible recession in the next year (The Globe and Mail/La Presse/Nanos)
Slim majority say there is the right focus on Canada US relations in the federal election (The Globe...
There is clearly a partisan divide when it comes to views as to whether there is too much, not enough or the right among of focus on Canada-US relations. The view that there is the right amount of focus on Canada-US relations increases from 54 to 76 percent among committed Liberal voters. Conservative voters, in… Continue Reading Slim majority say there is the right focus on Canada US relations in the federal election (The Globe and Mail/CTV News/Nanos)
Majority of Canadians support some form of action against US auto tariffs (CTV News/The Globe and Ma...
Committed Liberal voters are more likely to exclusively support auto tariff retaliation compared to committed Conservative or NDP voters. Ontarians are more likely to prefer a combination of retaliation and cutting sales taxes on Canadian-made automobiles and trucks. Appetite for a sales tax cut comparatively highest in the Prairies. -Nik Nanos, Chief Data Scientist The… Continue Reading Majority of Canadians support some form of action against US auto tariffs (CTV News/The Globe and Mail/Nanos)
Three in four Canadians in favour of putting tariffs on energy and critical mineral exports to the U...
As Canadians brace for US President Trump’s April 2 “Liberation Day” and potential tariffs, they very much support action whether it be retaliation with putting tariffs on energy or critical mineral exports. Of note, a majority of individuals in the energy-rich Prairie provinces support this retaliation. When asked about buying a European fighter jet as… Continue Reading Three in four Canadians in favour of putting tariffs on energy and critical mineral exports to the US in response to US tariffs (Globe/CTV/Nanos)
Three in four Canadians want to increase defense spending to at least two per cent (Bloomberg/Nanos)
Close to seven in ten Canadians prefer increasing defense spending to reach the current two per cent NATO ally target (69%) of the GDP, followed by those who want to maintain our current level of spending at 1.4% (13%) and those who prefer to increase spending to a potential new five per cent (nine per… Continue Reading Three in four Canadians want to increase defense spending to at least two per cent (Bloomberg/Nanos)
Strong majority of Canadians say their opinion of the US has worsened compared to a year ago. (Globe...
The survey gauged the views of Canadians on the current tensions between the United States and Canada, and their feelings towards Americans. Close to nine in ten Canadians say their view of the United States has worsened (78%) or somewhat worsened (10%) compared to a year ago, and less than one in ten say it… Continue Reading Strong majority of Canadians say their opinion of the US has worsened compared to a year ago. (Globe and Mail/Nanos)