Concern about Trump/US relations has been on the rise and is now tied as the top national issue of concern with jobs/the economy. The federal Liberals are maintaining a 10-point advantage over the Conservatives. -Nik Nanos, Chief Data Scientist The Weekly Nanos Tracking is produced by the Nanos Research Corporation, headquartered in Canada, which operates… Continue Reading Jobs/economy and Trump/US relations now tied as the top national issue of concern. (Nanos)
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Consumer confidence in holding pattern as the only certainty in the trade negotiations with US is un...
Perhaps the only certainty in the trade discussions with the United States is uncertainty. In this environment, Canadian consumer confidence remains in a marginally positive holding pattern. – Nik Nanos, Chief Data Scientist Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame (land- and cell-lines) telephone random survey of 1,027 respondents in Canada. This report is based on… Continue Reading Consumer confidence in holding pattern as the only certainty in the trade negotiations with US is uncertainty. (Bloomberg/Nanos)
Appetite for Canada to increase defense spending on the rise. (CTV News/Nanos)
Over four in five Canadians prefer increasing defense spending either to the NATO ally target of two per cent (52%) of GDP or to increase it further to five per cent (32%) of the GDP. Nine per cent prefer Canada maintain its current defense spending and three per cent would prefer to spend less than… Continue Reading Appetite for Canada to increase defense spending on the rise. (CTV News/Nanos)
Canadians sour on automobile companies that shut production in Canada. (CTV News/Nanos)
Canadians lean toward being less likely (45%) or somewhat less likely (11%) to purchase a car from a company in the future that shut down its production in Canada, compared to those that say they are more likely (nine per cent) or somewhat more likely (three per cent) to purchase a car from this company… Continue Reading Canadians sour on automobile companies that shut production in Canada. (CTV News/Nanos)
Canadians most concerned about jobs/the economy and US trade/Trump. (Nanos)
The gap is narrowing when it comes to the top national issues of concern which are jobs/the economy and Trump/US relations. The Liberals have a 10-point advantage over the Conservatives federally and Carney a 26-point advantage over Poilievre on who Canadians would prefer as prime minister. -Nik Nanos, Chief Data Scientist The Weekly Nanos Tracking… Continue Reading Canadians most concerned about jobs/the economy and US trade/Trump. (Nanos)
Consumer confidence hits high not seen since November 2024. (Bloomberg/Nanos)
Consumer confidence in Canada remains in positive territory and is at 34 week high. Of note, the weekly Bloomberg Nanos Index is lower in British Columbia and Ontario compared to other regions in Canada. – Nik Nanos, Chief Data Scientist Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame (land- and cell-lines) telephone random survey of 1,026 respondents… Continue Reading Consumer confidence hits high not seen since November 2024. (Bloomberg/Nanos)
Canada Looks to the Old Continent: Canadians Eye Easing EU Trade Barriers to Reduce Dependence on th...
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)
Borrowing for Battle: Canadians Prefer Debt to Taxes in Military Spending (Globe and Mail/Nanos)
Forty-nine percent of Canadians report that they would either support (15%) or somewhat support (34%) increasing the national debt if the funds were used to increase Canada’s military capacity. Conversely, 46 percent say they would somewhat oppose (22%) or oppose (24%) increasing the national debt to fund an increase in Canada’s military capacity. Respondents aged… Continue Reading Borrowing for Battle: Canadians Prefer Debt to Taxes in Military Spending (Globe and Mail/Nanos)
Concern about US relations/Trump increasing. (Nanos)
The top two issues of concern among Canadians are jobs/the economy and US relations/Trump. Of note, concern about US relations/Trump has been on the upswing over the past four weeks. The Carney Liberals continue to have a double-digit lead over the Poilievre Conservatives. -Nik Nanos, Chief Data Scientist The Weekly Nanos Tracking is produced by… Continue Reading Concern about US relations/Trump increasing. (Nanos)
Consumer confidence in holding pattern as Canadians await trade discussions. (Bloomberg/Nanos)
With a primary focus of Canadians jobs/the economy and US relations/Trump according to the Nanos issue tracking, consumer confidence remains in a marginally positive holding pattern. Of note the post election period realized an initial improvement in consumer confidence and this improvement has held. – Nik Nanos, Chief Data Scientist Nanos conducted an RDD dual… Continue Reading Consumer confidence in holding pattern as Canadians await trade discussions. (Bloomberg/Nanos)