Nik Nanos

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Canadians twice as likely to prefer that the Liberal party have someone other than Justin Trudeau leading the party in the next election.

Canadians twice as likely to prefer that the Liberal party have someone other than Justin Trudeau leading the party in the next election.

Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame (land- and cell-lines) hybrid telephone and online random survey of 1,010 Canadians, 18 years...

Over three quarters of Canadians support or somewhat support the reduction in permanent resident targets

Over three quarters of Canadians support or somewhat support the reduction in permanent resident targets

The research gauged the opinions of Canadians on the federal government recent reduced target of new permanent residents for 202...

Conservatives lead Liberals by 16 points – Liberals pull ahead of New Democrats

Conservatives lead Liberals by 16 points – Liberals pull ahead of New Democrats

The Weekly Nanos Tracking is produced by the Nanos Research Corporation, headquartered in Canada, which operates in Canada and the...

Arts and cultural organizations continue to have about one tenth of the share of charitable giving among culture-goers – Expected donations for 2024 are about 12 per cent higher than in 2022.

Arts and cultural organizations continue to have about one tenth of the share of charitable giving among culture-goers – Expected donations for 2024 are about 12 per cent higher than in 2022.

Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame (land and cell-lines) hybrid telephone and online random survey of 1010 Canadians, 18 years...

Consumer confidence remains steady and in positive territory. Pocketbook sub-indice on job security and personal finances hits a 19-month high

Consumer confidence remains steady and in positive territory. Pocketbook sub-indice on job security and personal finances hits a 19-month high

Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame (land- and cell-lines) telephone random survey of 1,023 respondents in Canada. This report is...

Consumer confidence hits 30 month high

Consumer confidence hits 30 month high

Canadian consumer confidence has hit a new 30 month high. Sentiment is tracking upward on both the future-looking Expectations Sub-indice...

Most Canadians support or somewhat support extending Old Age Security benefits increase to seniors 65 to 74

Most Canadians support or somewhat support extending Old Age Security benefits increase to seniors 65 to 74

More than 3 in 4 Canadians support or somewhat support providing a 10% increase to benefits to seniors 65 to...

Positive views on the future strength of the economy up a significant six points in four weeks (Bloomberg/Nanos)

Positive views on the future strength of the economy up a significant six points in four weeks (Bloomberg/Nanos)

Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame (land- and cell-lines) telephone random survey of 1,046 respondents in Canada. This report is...

Consumer confidence hits 29 month high on easing of interest rates

Consumer confidence hits 29 month high on easing of interest rates

Canadian consumer confidence hit a 29-month high – largely on more positive views on the future strength of the Canadian...

Conservatives 42, Liberals 25, NDP 22

Conservatives 42, Liberals 25, NDP 22

The Weekly Nanos Tracking is produced by the Nanos Research Corporation, headquartered in Canada, which operates in Canada and the...

People over four times more likely to think the value of real estate will increase rather than decrease

People over four times more likely to think the value of real estate will increase rather than decrease

Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame (land- and cell-lines) telephone random survey of 1,093 respondents in Canada. This report is...

Poilievre and Trudeau tied in perception of who can best manage Canada-US relationship

Poilievre and Trudeau tied in perception of who can best manage Canada-US relationship

One in three Canadians believe that either Pierre Poilievre (33%) or Justin Trudeau (31%) would be the best choice for...

Conservatives 41, Liberals 26, NDP 16 (Nanos)

Conservatives 41, Liberals 26, NDP 16 (Nanos)

The Weekly Nanos Tracking is produced by the Nanos Research Corporation, headquartered in Canada, which operates in Canada and the...

Consumer confidence positively steady

Consumer confidence positively steady

Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame (land- and cell-lines) telephone random survey of 1,032 respondents in Canada. This report is...

Conservatives lead Liberals by 17 points

Conservatives lead Liberals by 17 points

The Weekly Nanos Tracking is produced by the Nanos Research Corporation, headquartered in Canada, which operates in Canada and the...

Conservatives lead by 15 points – Concern about housing on the upswing

Conservatives lead by 15 points – Concern about housing on the upswing

The Weekly Nanos Tracking is produced by the Nanos Research Corporation, headquartered in Canada, which operates in Canada and the...

Consumer confidence lower than four weeks ago and remains in marginally positive territory

Consumer confidence lower than four weeks ago and remains in marginally positive territory

Canadian consumer confidence continues to trend in marginally positive territory. Of note there has been some downward pressure on perceptions...

Nearly seven in ten Canadians want the public release of names of MPs accused of foreign interference and for them to publicly explain their actions – Majority want MPs found guilty of foreign interference criminally charged and jailed
People in Ontario and Quebec more sensitive to potential theft when purchasing a vehicle compared to people from other regions

People in Ontario and Quebec more sensitive to potential theft when purchasing a vehicle compared to people from other regions

Nanos research was retained by CTV News to conduct research among Canadians to gauge the level of importance in knowing...

State of the Region – Towns of Oakville, Milton and Halton Hills, and the City of Burlington

State of the Region – Towns of Oakville, Milton and Halton Hills, and the City of Burlington

Residents of the regions gave the top rating to their community as a place to raise a family (Oakville mean...

Conservatives have 14-point advantage over Liberals

Conservatives have 14-point advantage over Liberals

The Weekly Nanos Tracking is produced by the Nanos Research Corporation, headquartered in Canada, which operates in Canada and the...

Conservatives have 14-point advantage over Liberals – Inflation top unprompted national issue of concern

Conservatives have 14-point advantage over Liberals – Inflation top unprompted national issue of concern

The Weekly Nanos Tracking is produced by the Nanos Research Corporation, headquartered in Canada, which operates in Canada and the...

Capitalgains tax changes will influence the vote of four in ten Canadians in the next federal election

Capitalgains tax changes will influence the vote of four in ten Canadians in the next federal election

The research gauged the opinions among Canadians on the importance of changes to the capital gain tax influencing their vote...

Conservatives lead Liberals by 12 points – Inflation and jobs/the economy top concerns

Conservatives lead Liberals by 12 points – Inflation and jobs/the economy top concerns

The Weekly Nanos Tracking is produced by the Nanos Research Corporation, headquartered in Canada, which operates in Canada and the...

Consumer confidence hits a two year high

Consumer confidence hits a two year high

The increase in consumer confidence, which has now hit a two year high, has been largely driven by positive forward...

Three in four Canadians support or somewhat support the requirement for federal public servants to work in person a minimum of three days a week

Three in four Canadians support or somewhat support the requirement for federal public servants to work in person a minimum of three days a week

The research gauged Canadians’ opinions on work arrangements and the level of support for a mandated minimum of three days...

Majority of Canadians say there isn’t enough support for those unable to access or afford enough food; one in five say either they or someone they know has used a food bank in the last year.
Most Canadians are open or somewhat open to installing renewable energy generating devices in their home (Schneider Electric/Nanos)

Most Canadians are open or somewhat open to installing renewable energy generating devices in their home (Schneider Electric/Nanos)

Over eight in ten Canadians say they are open (58%) or somewhat open (27%) to installing renewable energy generating devices...

Tracking mental health and alcohol consumption post pandemic

Tracking mental health and alcohol consumption post pandemic

The proportion of Canadians who report that their mental health is better (eight per cent) or somewhat better (11%) now...

Conservatives lead Liberals by 15 points As Inflation top national issue of concern

Conservatives lead Liberals by 15 points As Inflation top national issue of concern

The Weekly Nanos Tracking is produced by the Nanos Research Corporation, headquartered in Canada, which operates in Canada and the...

Canadians who work for large businesses have pride in both their work and place of employment – They are six times more likely to have a negative view versus a positive view of politicians who criticize their employer.
Consumer confidence continue to track in marginally positive territory

Consumer confidence continue to track in marginally positive territory

Consumer confidence remains in marginally positive territory with views on the future as measured in in the Expectations Sub-indice scoring...

Conservatives have the lead over the NDP and the Liberals on the appeal of their policy platform.

Conservatives have the lead over the NDP and the Liberals on the appeal of their policy platform.

Overall, Canadians are more likely to say the Conservative Party has the most appealing policy platform to them than the...

Content and products offered are most important part of relationship culture-goers have with arts and culture organizations – personal or cultural connection is most likely to influence attendance

Content and products offered are most important part of relationship culture-goers have with arts and culture organizations – personal or cultural connection is most likely to influence attendance

Asked to rank the most important parts of the relationship they might have with an arts or cultural organization, culture-goers...

Consumer confidence remains marginally positive

Consumer confidence remains marginally positive

Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame (land- and cell-lines) telephone random survey of 1,152 respondents in Canada. This report is...

Both Justin Trudeau and Pierre Poilievre score poorly in terms of credibility.

Both Justin Trudeau and Pierre Poilievre score poorly in terms of credibility.

Both Justin Trudeau and Pierre Poilievre score poorly in terms of credibility with mean scores of 3.7 and 3.9 out...

Conservatives ahead of Liberals by 20 points – Poilievre hits new high as preferred PM

Conservatives ahead of Liberals by 20 points – Poilievre hits new high as preferred PM

The Conservatives, federally, continue to enjoy a comfortable advantage of 20 percentage points over the Liberals. In the post federal...

Conservatives ahead of Liberals by 20 points – Poilievre hits new high as preferred Prime Minister (Nanos)

Conservatives ahead of Liberals by 20 points – Poilievre hits new high as preferred Prime Minister (Nanos)

The Conservatives, federally, continue to enjoy a comfortable advantage of 20 percentage points over the Liberals. In the post federal...

Views on personal finances and future strength of the economy continue to decline

Views on personal finances and future strength of the economy continue to decline

Canadian consumer confidence continues to decline shifting from being positive towards a neutral state of sentiment. Downward pressure has been...

Federal Conservatives lead Liberals by 18 points > Support for NDP on the decline

Federal Conservatives lead Liberals by 18 points > Support for NDP on the decline

Conservative continue to enjoy a comfortable lead over the Liberals. Of note, in the past number of weeks support for...

Majority of Canadians continue to lack confidence that housing will become more affordable in five years.

Majority of Canadians continue to lack confidence that housing will become more affordable in five years.

Similarly to the previous wave of research, the majority of Canadians are not confident or somewhat not confident that housing...

Positivity on personal finance Canadians report breaks record – hits new 16 year low

Positivity on personal finance Canadians report breaks record – hits new 16 year low

In the most recent wave of Bloomberg Nanos confidence tracking, which Nanos has been monitoring since 2008, only 10 percent...

Canadians are almost four times more likely to oppose rather than support a total ban on the use of gas-powered vehicles as of 2035

Canadians are almost four times more likely to oppose rather than support a total ban on the use of gas-powered vehicles as of 2035

Canadians are nearly four times more likely to oppose (50%) rather than support (13%) a total ban on the use...

Majority support or somewhat support building natural gas and hydrogen export facilities

Majority support or somewhat support building natural gas and hydrogen export facilities

A majority of Canadians support (29%) or somewhat support (36%) building Canada’s first natural gas export facilities or building new...

Majority of Canadians strongly agree or agree that ocean health is important to them

Majority of Canadians strongly agree or agree that ocean health is important to them

Nearly nine in ten Canadians strongly agree (44%) or agree (45%) that ocean health is important for them. More than...

Jobs/the economy top issue, deficit concern on rise in post budget period - Conservatives lead Liberals by 20 points

Jobs/the economy top issue, deficit concern on rise in post budget period - Conservatives lead Liberals by 20 points

The Weekly Nanos Tracking is produced by the Nanos Research Corporation, headquartered in Canada, which operates in Canada and the...

Perceptions that real estate will increase in value hits 100 week high

Perceptions that real estate will increase in value hits 100 week high

Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame (land- and cell-lines) telephone random survey of 1,105 respondents in Canada. This report is...

Over two in five Canadians have either been a victim of vehicle theft or know someone who has

Over two in five Canadians have either been a victim of vehicle theft or know someone who has

Nanos was retained by the Globe and Mail to conduct research among Canadians to gauge their views on important issues...

Majority of Canadians still prefer increasing our defence spending to reach the 2% NATO ally target

Majority of Canadians still prefer increasing our defence spending to reach the 2% NATO ally target

Similar to previous waves, nearly two in three Canadians prefer increasing spending to reach the 2% NATO ally target. Older...

No lift for federal Liberals coming out of budget – Conservatives ahead by 19 points

No lift for federal Liberals coming out of budget – Conservatives ahead by 19 points

In the wake of the federal Liberal budget and an increase in concern about the economy/jobs, the Conservatives have a...

Young Canadians hit a 14 month low in consumer confidence

Young Canadians hit a 14 month low in consumer confidence

Canadian consumer confidence has begun to decline. Of note confidence among Canadians that are under 30 years of age has...

Majority of Canadians support requiring telecom companies and their employees to continue providing services in the event of a labour dispute; nearly two in three support companies employing temporary workers to ensure consistent service

Majority of Canadians support requiring telecom companies and their employees to continue providing services in the event of a labour dispute; nearly two in three support companies employing temporary workers to ensure consistent service

A strong majority of Canadians say it is important that telecommunications services remain operational without disruptions (95%). In the past...

Feelings of anger toward the federal government hit new high – Satisfaction reaches new all-time low

Feelings of anger toward the federal government hit new high – Satisfaction reaches new all-time low

Feelings of anger toward the federal government have increased or held steady in every region, with the largest increases among...

Conservative lead Liberals by 16 points – Jobs/the economy and inflation numerically top concerns (

Conservative lead Liberals by 16 points – Jobs/the economy and inflation numerically top concerns (

Conservative currently have a 16 point advantage over the Liberals. Likewise, Poilievre leads Trudeau by 14 points on preferred PM...

Liberals less trusted than Conservatives, New Democrats or no party at all on the issue of housing.

Liberals less trusted than Conservatives, New Democrats or no party at all on the issue of housing.

The research gauged the opinions among Canadians on housing including which federal party they trust the most on the issue...

Conservatives lead Liberals by 12 points – Bloc top in Quebec and hits a 10 year high

Conservatives lead Liberals by 12 points – Bloc top in Quebec and hits a 10 year high

Nanos tracks unprompted issues of concern every week. To access full weekly national and regional tracking visit the Nanos subscriber...

Strong support for forcing online pornography sites to verify their users are 18 and older and requiring websites remove any hateful content posted within 24 hours

Strong support for forcing online pornography sites to verify their users are 18 and older and requiring websites remove any hateful content posted within 24 hours

Most Canadians support or somewhat support online platforms found to host hate speech being required to remove the content within...

Canadians more likely to blame grocery stores than others for rising food prices; nearly one in five say they or someone they know has used a food bank in past year

Canadians more likely to blame grocery stores than others for rising food prices; nearly one in five say they or someone they know has used a food bank in past year

Canadians more likely to blame grocery stores than others for rising food prices; nearly one in five say they or...

Forward-looking Expectations Sub-indice hits 23 month high

Forward-looking Expectations Sub-indice hits 23 month high

The Nanos Bloomberg tracking has traditionally been a leading indicator of the state of the Canadian economy. With expectations at...

Two thirds of Canadians say they are not confident or somewhat not confident in police finding stolen vehicles (CTV/Nanos)

Two thirds of Canadians say they are not confident or somewhat not confident in police finding stolen vehicles (CTV/Nanos)

Two in three Canadians are not confident or somewhat not confident that the police can find stolen vehicles. Younger Canadians...