The tight race between the Liberals and the Conservatives in ballot support continues with the front runners within the margin of error of each other. Canadians continue to be fixated on Trump/US relations and jobs/the economy while Carney maintains an advantage on the preferred PM tracking over Poilievre. -Nik Nanos, Chief Data Scientist The Weekly… Continue Reading Liberals 40, Conservatives 38, NDP 10. Trump and jobs top national concerns. (Nanos)
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Majority of Canadians agree that it is important to embrace ambition now to protect our quality of l...
The research gauged the opinions among Canadians on their views towards taking bold action, innovative ideas, risk of failure and embracing ambition. Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame (land- and cell-lines) hybrid telephone and online random survey of 1,045 Canadians, 18 years of age or older, between October 27th and October 30th, 2025 as part… Continue Reading Majority of Canadians agree that it is important to embrace ambition now to protect our quality of life for future generations. (Shift/Nanos)
Consumer confidence remains in negative territory. (Bloomberg/Nanos)
Canadian consumer confidence continues to trend in negative territory with a score below 50 on the 100-point diffusion scale which makes up the Bloomberg Nanos Canadian Confidence Index. Of note, Canadians are nearly three- and one-half times more likely to think the economy will get weaker rather than stronger in the next six months. –… Continue Reading Consumer confidence remains in negative territory. (Bloomberg/Nanos)
Majority of Canadians believe the zero-emission vehicle mandate targets are unreasonable to one exte...
Sixty-one per cent of Canadians say they believe that the zero-emission vehicle mandate targets are unreasonable/somewhat unreasonable. Meanwhile, close to two in five Canadians (39%) say the mandate targets are reasonable/somewhat reasonable. Residents in Quebec (49%) are more likely to say that the mandate targets are reasonable/somewhat reasonable than residents in the Atlantic (29%). Nanos… Continue Reading Majority of Canadians believe the zero-emission vehicle mandate targets are unreasonable to one extent or another (C.D. Howe Institute/Nanos)
Nine in ten residents of the Niagara region are worried about next generation’s ability to afford a
The research gauged the opinions among residents of St. Catharines, Niagara Falls and the Niagara region on housing and local issues in the region. Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame (land- and cell-lines) random telephone survey of 705 resident of the Niagara region, 18 years of age or older, between October 6th and 26th, 2025.… Continue Reading Nine in ten residents of the Niagara region are worried about next generation’s ability to afford a house. (Niagara Association of REALTORS®/Nanos)
A majority of Canadians think that it is somewhat unlikely or unlikely that Canada will reach a deal...
6 in 10 Canadians think that the Canada-US-Mexico Agreement will be renewed with major changes (37%) or minor changes (23%). Meanwhile, three in ten (30%) Canadians think that it will not be renewed. Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame (land- and cell-lines) hybrid telephone and online random survey of 1,045 Canadians, 18 years of age… Continue Reading A majority of Canadians think that it is somewhat unlikely or unlikely that Canada will reach a deal with the Trump administration to lower US tariffs (Bloomberg/Nanos)
Concern about Trump trending up. Liberals 40, Conservatives 37, NDP 11. (Nanos)
Concern about Trump/US relations has been on the rise, up nine points over the past four weeks. The Liberals marginally lead the Conservatives in ballot support but Poilievre trails Carney by 24 percentage points currently. -Nik Nanos, Chief Data Scientist The Weekly Nanos Tracking is produced by the Nanos Research Corporation, headquartered in Canada, which… Continue Reading Concern about Trump trending up. Liberals 40, Conservatives 37, NDP 11. (Nanos)
Consumer confidence continues to dive into negative territory. Positive views on the value of real e...
Canadian consumer confidence continues to trend downward into negative territory with negative sentiments not hitting levels seen since this past May. Positive sentiment on the value of real estate is noticeably down in the past four weeks. – Nik Nanos, Chief Data Scientist Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame (land- and cell-lines) telephone random survey… Continue Reading Consumer confidence continues to dive into negative territory. Positive views on the value of real estate declining. (Bloomberg/Nanos)
Canadians under 55 are four times more likely to have skipped bills in order to afford groceries in ...
1 in 5 Canadians say they have skipped paying a bill to afford groceries in the past year. One in ten each rarely (nine percent) or sometimes (eight percent) skipped a bill to afford groceries while about five percent say they often skipped bills to afford groceries. Canadians aged 18 to 34 and 35 to… Continue Reading Canadians under 55 are four times more likely to have skipped bills in order to afford groceries in the past year compared to those over 55 years of age. (CTV News/Nanos)
Progressive voters want action on methane and wildfires. (Canadian Association of Physicians for the...
Nanos conducted a representative online survey of 1015 Canadians, 18 years of age or older, between October 23rd and 28th, 2025. The sample is geographically stratified to be representative of Canada. A margin of error cannot be calculated on a non-probability sample. For comparison purposes, a probability sample of 1015 respondents would have a margin… Continue Reading Progressive voters want action on methane and wildfires. (Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment/Nanos)