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After skirting into negative territory at the tail end of 2023, consumer confidence in Canada is in a positive zone. Factoring the past projective performance of the index this suggests a flat or marginally negative first part of 2024 followed by an improvement in the second part of the year. -Nik Nanos, Chief Data Scientist Nanos conducted an RDD dual...
Conservative have a 13 point lead. Although inflation, jobs/the economy and housing are top issues, environment and healthcare show upward movement over the past four weeks.
Canadian consumer confidence remains in marginally positive territory with a score just above 50 on the 100-point diffusion index. Of note current confidence is at a level not seen since September 2023. -Nik Nanos, Chief Data Scientist Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame (land- and cell-lines) telephone random survey of 1,055 respondents in Canada. This report is based on the...
Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame (land- and cell-lines) telephone random survey of 1,061 respondents in Canada. This report is based on the four waves of tracking ending January 12th, 2024. The margin of error for a random survey of 1,061 Canadians is ±3.0 percentage points, 19 times out of 20. The research was commissioned by the Bloomberg and was conducted by Nanos Research.
Overall, pessimism and anger continue to be the top emotions Canadians say best describe their views of the federal government in Ottawa. Feelings of satisfaction with the federal government hit an all time low at 12 per cent since tracking started. Feelings of disinterest are on the rise in Quebec (25%, compared to eight per cent in September 2023). Nanos...
The research gauged opinions of Canadians on whether the government is doing a good job at introducing affordable housing policies, and the top ranted actions that would have a positive impact on affordable housing in Canada. Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame (land- and cell-lines) hybrid telephone and online random survey of 1,006 Canadians, 18 years of age or older...
Conservatives continue to retain a comfortable double-digit advantage over the Liberals. Canadians are most likely to cite inflation and jobs/the economy as top unprompted national issues of concern.
The research gauged the views of Canadians on temporary foreign workers, specifically how important they are to the Canadian economy, support for employers bringing them into Canada to fill jobs, allowing them to become citizens or permanent residents, having more temporary foreign workers come to Canada for jobs and allowing them to change employers.
Forward-looking expectations have been trending upward over the past four weeks and moving from negative into neutral territory. The four-week gains have been driven by positive views on the future value of real estate and also on the future strength of the Canadian economy. -Nik Nanos, Chief Data Scientist Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame (land- and cell-lines) telephone random...
The research gauged the views of Canadians on the current federal government, the direction of the country, the relationship between the federal and provincial governments, and Canada’s international reputation. Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame (land- and cell-lines) hybrid telephone and online random survey of 1,006 Canadians, 18 years of age or older, between December 27th to 29th, 2023 as...
Close to one in two Canadians would prefer the next federal election take place as soon as possible (29%) or in 2024 (17%), while one in three would prefer 2025 (33%) and 17 per cent have no preference. Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame (land-and cell-lines) hybrid telephone and online random survey of 1,069 Canadians, 18 years of age or...
Nanos was retained by CTV News to conduct research among Canadians to gauge their views on the top priority for the House of Commons in 2024. Rising cost of living remains the top issue Canadians want the House of Commons to prioritize in 2024. Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame (land- and cell-lines) hybrid telephone and online random survey of...
Nanos tracking for 2023 closes out with the Conservatives enjoying a 13-point lead in ballot support and Poilievre with a 12-point advantage on preferred PM tracking.
Canadian consumer confidence continues to sputter in neutral as 2023 closes out. Of note, a year ago consumer confidence was net negative with a score below 50 on the 100-point diffusion index.
The federal Conservatives continue to enjoy a comfortable advantage over the Liberals in ballot support. Poilievre has registered the highest score on the preferred PM tracking compared to any other Conservative leader in the past 10 years.
While the close of 2022 Canadian consumer confidence was clearly in negative territory with a score of 45 points on the 100 point diffusion index that tracks sentiment, 2023 is closing out with neutral consumer confidence.
The research gauged Canadians’ preferences for Prime Minister of Canada, leader of the Liberal Party of Canada and leader of the Conservative Party of Canada. Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame (land-and cell-lines) hybrid telephone and online random survey of 1,069 Canadians, 18 years of age or older, between November 30th and December 2nd, 2023 as part of an omnibus...
After dipping into negative territory, consumer confidence in Canada has hit a neutral score on the index largely a result of greater positive views on the future value of real estate in the next six months. -Nik Nanos, Chief Data Scientist Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame (land- and cell-lines) telephone random survey of 1,062 respondents in Canada. This report...
Approximately two in three Canadians believe the next generation of Canadians will have a lower standard of living than they have today (66%) which is a 1-point drop compared to the last wave. Canadians aged 35 to 54 are more likely to say that the next generation will have a lower standard of living (71
The Federal Conservatives continue to enjoy a comfortable 14 point advantage over the Liberals in the weekly Nanos ballot tracking. Inflation, jobs and the cost of housing round out top three issues of concern.
Nanos was retained by CTV News to conduct research among Canadians to gauge their views on the effectiveness of the carbon tax to combat climate change or to encourage people to use less fuel, priorities regarding the carbon tax and the use of energy efficient and environmentally friendly alternatives.
The BNCCI, a composite of a weekly measure of financial health and economic expectations, registered at 49.84 compared with 48.68 four weeks ago. The twelve-month high stands at 53.12.