One in three Canadians want any additional money from economic growth to be spent on strengthening the healthcare system; rank improved standard of living as the most important benefit of economic growth (Coalition for a Better Future/Nanos)

Asked to rank the importance of potential spending priorities for the government with additional money in the budget generated from economic growth, close to one in three ranked making our health care system stronger first (29%), followed by affordable housing (17%) and reducing the deficit (14%).

Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame (land- and cell-lines) random telephone and online survey of 1010 Canadians, 18 years of age or older, between November 4th and 6th, 2024, as part of an omnibus survey. Participants were randomly recruited by telephone using live agents and administered a survey online. The sample is geographically stratified to be representative of Canada. Individuals were randomly called using random digit dialing with a maximum of five call backs.

The margin of error for a random survey of 1010 Canadians is ±3.1 percentage points, 19 times out of 20.

The research was commissioned by Coalition for a Better Future and was conducted by Nanos Research.

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