Concern about US president Trump is up although still trails jobs/the economy as the top national issue of concern. The Liberals have a marginal advantage over the Conservatives but Carney leads Poilievre by 26 percentage points when Canadians are asked who they would prefer as PM. -Nik Nanos, Chief Data Scientist The Weekly Nanos Tracking… Continue Reading Liberals 39, Conservatives 35, NDP 12 – Jobs/the economy, Trump/US relations and inflation round out top national issues of concern of Canadians. (Nanos)
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Waiting to exhale: Canadian consumer confidence trapped in neutral (Bloomberg/Nanos)
For the past six months, consumer confidence has generally been in neutral territory as Canadians wait to see what the next steps in the Canada US trade relationship might bring. In this context people are neither exuberant or despondent. – Nik Nanos, Chief Data Scientist Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame (land- and cell-lines) telephone… Continue Reading Waiting to exhale: Canadian consumer confidence trapped in neutral (Bloomberg/Nanos)
About seven in ten Canadians would not buy American alcohol if it were put back on store shelves. (...
This research gauged the opinion of Canadians on how likely they would be to buy American alcohol if it were put back on the shelves. Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame (land- and cell-lines) hybrid telephone and online random survey of 1,077 Canadians, 18 years of age or older, between December 27th and December 29th,… Continue Reading About seven in ten Canadians would not buy American alcohol if it were put back on store shelves. (CTV News/Nanos)
Overall positivity continues under Carney – Residents of the Prairies are twice as likely to describ
Just over one in three Canadians report that optimism (34%) is the feeling that best describes their view with the federal government in Ottawa. Just under one in five say the feelings of pessimism (19%) and satisfaction (18%) best represent their feelings towards the federal government. Residents of British Columbia (44%) and Atlantic Canada (39%)… Continue Reading Overall positivity continues under Carney – Residents of the Prairies are twice as likely to describe themselves as feeling anger towards the federal government compared to residents of Quebec.
Liberals 39, Conservatives 36, NDP 11 – Carney ahead of Poilievre by 22 points on preferred PM track
Tight race between the two front-running parties continues in the federal weekly ballot tracking by Nanos. Poilievre trails Carney by 22 points, when Canadians are asked who they would prefer as PM. -Nik Nanos, Chief Data Scientist The Weekly Nanos Tracking is produced by the Nanos Research Corporation, headquartered in Canada, which operates in Canada… Continue Reading Liberals 39, Conservatives 36, NDP 11 – Carney ahead of Poilievre by 22 points on preferred PM tracking. (Nanos)
Canadians more likely to give positive rather than negative ratings of Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s p
The research gauged the opinions among Canadians on Doug Ford’s performance in dealing with the US trade dispute. Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame (land- and cell-lines) hybrid telephone and online random survey of 1,077 Canadians, 18 years of age or older, between December 27th and December 29th, 2025, as part of an omnibus survey.… Continue Reading Canadians more likely to give positive rather than negative ratings of Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s performance in dealing with the US trade dispute. (Bloomberg/Nanos)
Rejection of US-made goods on the rise. (Bloomberg/Nanos)
More than eight in ten Canadians report they are less likely to purchase US-made goods than before tariffs were put in place on Canadian exports to the US to one extent or another. This represents a noticeable increase over the past year. Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame (land- and cell-lines) hybrid telephone and online… Continue Reading Rejection of US-made goods on the rise. (Bloomberg/Nanos)
Majority of Canadians believe that keeping U.S. liquor out of government owned liquor stores is the ...
The research gauged the opinions among the U.S. calling for provinces to end the U.S. liquor product bans as part of the review of the North American free trade deal. Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame (land- and cell-lines) hybrid telephone and online random survey of 1,077 Canadians, 18 years of age or older, between… Continue Reading Majority of Canadians believe that keeping U.S. liquor out of government owned liquor stores is the best path forward for provincial governments. (Bloomberg/Nanos)
Consumer confidence stranded in neutral (Bloomberg/Nanos)
Canadian consumer confidence remains almost perfectly neutral as we open up 2026 with the environment neither encouraging positivity nor advancing negativity. – Nik Nanos, Chief Data Scientist Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame (land- and cell-lines) telephone random survey of 1,054 respondents in Canada. This report is based on the four waves of tracking ending… Continue Reading Consumer confidence stranded in neutral (Bloomberg/Nanos)
Young embrace Artificial Intelligence – More than eight in ten under 35 years of age report AI use.
This survey gauged the views of Canadians on how often they use Artificial Intelligence such as ChatGPT, CoPilot, Gemini, Grok, etc. in their daily activities. Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame (land- and cell-lines) hybrid telephone and online random survey of 1,009 Canadians, 18 years of age or older, between November 29th and December 2nd,… Continue Reading Young embrace Artificial Intelligence – More than eight in ten under 35 years of age report AI use. (CTV News/Nanos)