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Concern about Trump declines as front running parties gripped in a tie – LPC 42, CPC 41, NDP 8 (Nan

Compared to four weeks ago, concern about Trump and US relations has been on a noticeable decline as other issue concerns such as inflation, healthcare, housing, the environment and immigration have been numerically increasing.  Also of note, the gap between the Liberals and the Conservatives remains tight. -Nik Nanos, Chief Data Scientist The Weekly Nanos… Continue Reading Concern about Trump declines as front running parties gripped in a tie – LPC 42, CPC 41, NDP 8 (Nanos)

Consumer confidence rises with election of Carney government (Bloomberg/Nanos)

After a consistently negative trajectory since the election of US President Trump, consumer confidence is improving in the period following the election of the Mark Carney government. -Nik Nanos, Chief Data Scientist Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame (land- and cell-lines) telephone random survey of 1,259 respondents in Canada. This report is based on the… Continue Reading Consumer confidence rises with election of Carney government (Bloomberg/Nanos)

US relations ranks higher than affordability or healthcare in terms of Canadians’ priorities for the

Asked to rank the top two areas that should be made a priority this year by the newly elected Government, Canadians rank US relations first (34%) more frequently than other priorities such as affordability (21%), healthcare (15%), tax cuts (10%), and housing (nine per cent). Residents of the Prairies (33%) and younger Canadians (36%) are… Continue Reading US relations ranks higher than affordability or healthcare in terms of Canadians’ priorities for the new government – Want parties to work together (CTV News/Nanos)

Most Canadians believe US Tariffs on Canada will be lifted by the end of Trump’s presidency (CTV New

About one in two Canadians believe Trump’s tariffs will end before Trump’s time as President ends (51%), with an additional one in four who believe they will last through Trump’s term as president and end afterwards (27%). Just under one in ten believe these tariffs will be permanent and continue after Trump is no longer… Continue Reading Most Canadians believe US Tariffs on Canada will be lifted by the end of Trump’s presidency (CTV News/Nanos)

Most Canadians anticipate at least some positive impact from Mark Carney on Canadian Unity. (CTV New...

The objective of the research was to gauge views of Canadians on newly-elected Prime Minister Mark Carney’s impact on unity among Canadians. Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame (land- and cell-lines) hybrid telephone and online random survey of 1,055 Canadians, 18 years of age or older, between May 5th and 8th, 2025 as part of… Continue Reading Most Canadians anticipate at least some positive impact from Mark Carney on Canadian Unity. (CTV News/Nanos)

Trump continues to dominate issue mindshare – LPC 42, CPC 39, NDP 8 (Nanos)

Close race continues between the Liberals and the Conservatives in the post election period with only a three point gap between the front-runners. Canadians continue to be fixated on Trump as their top issue of concern and Carney continues lead as the person people would prefer as Prime Minister. -Nik Nanos, Chief Data Scientist The… Continue Reading Trump continues to dominate issue mindshare – LPC 42, CPC 39, NDP 8 (Nanos)

Only one in five Albertans believe it is likely auto insurance premiums will go down if the Governme...

Nanos conducted an online representative survey of 1087 Albertans, 18 years of age or older, between March 24th and April 1st, 2025. A margin of error cannot be calculated on a non-probability sample.  For comparison purposes, a probability sample of 1087 respondents would have a margin of error of ±3.0 percentage points, 19 times out… Continue Reading Only one in five Albertans believe it is likely auto insurance premiums will go down if the Government of Alberta creates a no-fault system that is run and administered by for-profit insurance companies (The Canadian Bar Association/Nanos)

After steady decline in consumer confidence, last week showed an uptick (Bloomberg/Nanos)

Overall consumer confidence remains in negative territory with a score below 50 on the 100 point diffusion scale in the Bloomberg Nanos Canadian Confidence Index. Compared to four weeks ago three of the four indicators showed an improvement with the exception of positive perceptions of the future value of real estate which continued to register… Continue Reading After steady decline in consumer confidence, last week showed an uptick (Bloomberg/Nanos)

Over six in ten Albertans think being part of Canada is the best option for Alberta’s economy, rest

A majority of Albertans believe Alberta being part of Canada would be best for creating a strong economy in Alberta in the long run (64%). On the other hand, those who lean more toward separation (29%) for a strong Alberta economy prefer Alberta being an independent country (20%) over Alberta being part of the US… Continue Reading Over six in ten Albertans think being part of Canada is the best option for Alberta’s economy, rest prefer separation or joining the US (The Globe and Mail/Nanos)

Views on Canadian investment climate continue to weaken since 2022, reaching another all-time low. (...

The AmCham-Nanos American Investment in Canda Index continues to decline, reaching an all-time low index score of 27 points points in October 2023 and 37 points compared to 34 in October 2022. The index score for the current business environment significantly declined from 41 points 2023 to 32 points in October in February 2025, while… Continue Reading Views on Canadian investment climate continue to weaken since 2022, reaching another all-time low. (AmCham Canada/Nanos)