Four out of five Canadians believe that future governments should continue to choose independent senators. Familiarity with the role of the Senate of Canada hits tracking low. (Senator Dasko/Nanos Research)

Positive impressions of Canadian senators on the rise: For the first time since the start of tracking, Canadians have a net positive view of someone who is a senator (41% positive/somewhat positive; 36% negative/somewhat negative).

Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame (land- and cell-lines) hybrid telephone and online random survey of 1099 Canadians, 18 years of age or older, between March 31 to April 4, 2026 as part of an omnibus survey. Participants were randomly recruited by telephone using live agents and administered a survey online.

The margin of error for a random survey of 1,099 Canadians is ±3.0 percentage points, 19 times out of 20.

The research was commissioned by Senator Dasko and was conducted by Nanos Research.

Full data tables with weighted and unweighted number of interviews is here: by region age and gender.

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