Three in four Canadians want to increase defense spending to at least two per cent
Close to seven in ten Canadians prefer increasing defense spending to reach the current two per cent NATO ally target...
Nik Nanos
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Ontario Nightly Tracking: PCs 45.7, Liberals 31.9, NDP 16.5, Greens 3.8
The CTV News/Nanos nightly provincial election tracking conducted by Nanos Research surveys 900 Ontarians aged 18 years and over three...
Ontario Nightly Tracking: PCs 46.4, Liberals 27.0, NDP 17.9, Greens 6.7
The CTV News/Nanos nightly provincial election tracking conducted by Nanos Research surveys 900 Ontarians aged 18 years and over three...
Forward looking expectations slide in wake of Trump steel and aluminum tariff threat
Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame (land- and cell-lines) telephone random survey of 1,018 respondents in Canada. This report is...
One in 20 Canadians say they are spending more this holiday season
Canadians are nine times more likely to say they will spend less this holiday season (48%) rather than more (five...
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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)
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
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
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
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
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)
The Weekly Nanos Tracking is produced by the Nanos Research Corporation, headquartered in Canada, which operates in Canada and the...
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
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
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
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
Canadians are over twice as likely to prefer that the names of MPs who have been found to be “semi-witting...
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
The research gauge the views of Canadians on their use of a food bank in the past year and the...
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
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
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.
A strong majority of Canadians who report working for large businesses* say they are proud of the work they do...
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.
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
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
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 with mean scores of 3.7 and 3.9 out...
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)
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
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
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.
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
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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 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 currently have a 16 point advantage over the Liberals. Likewise, Poilievre leads Trudeau by 14 points on preferred PM...