Nik Nanos

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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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

A strong major­i­ty of Cana­di­ans say it is impor­tant that telecom­mu­ni­ca­tions…

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…

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.…

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…

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…

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…

Most Cana­di­ans sup­port or some­what sup­port online plat­forms found to host hate…

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…

Cana­di­ans more like­ly to blame gro­cery stores than oth­ers for ris­ing food prices;…

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…

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…

Two in three Cana­di­ans are not con­fi­dent or some­what not con­fi­dent that the police…

Conservatives now have a 16-point advantage over the Liberals in terms of trust to responsibly manage federal government finances

Conservatives now have a 16-point advantage over the Liberals in terms of trust to responsibly…

The gap between trust in the Con­ser­v­a­tives and the Lib­er­als to best man­age the…

Former 20 point Conservative ballot advantage becomes a 12 point advantage.

Former 20 point Conservative ballot advantage becomes a 12 point advantage.

Nanos tracks unprompt­ed issues of con­cern every week. To access full week­ly nation­al…

Views on real estate values increasing hits a three-month low

Views on real estate values increasing hits a three-month low

Week over week data gen­er­al­ly remains mar­gin­al­ly pos­i­tive and sta­ble. Of note,…

Healthcare moves up as a first tier national issue of concern

Healthcare moves up as a first tier national issue of concern

Nanos tracks unprompt­ed issues of con­cern every week. To access full week­ly nation­al…

Consumer confidence positive for 15th week in succession

Consumer confidence positive for 15th week in succession

Con­sumer con­fi­dence is on a 15 week pos­i­tive streak thanks in large part to…

Pessimism grows among Canadians concerning the direction of the country on economic issues

Pessimism grows among Canadians concerning the direction of the country on economic issues

A grow­ing pro­por­tion of Cana­di­ans say Cana­da is mov­ing in the wrong direc­tion…

Federal Conservatives have 15 point ballot advantage over Liberals

Federal Conservatives have 15 point ballot advantage over Liberals

Cana­di­ans con­tin­ue to be focused on con­cerns such as infla­tion, hous­ing and jobs.…

Canadians are more likely to think that Trump rather than Biden will win the upcoming election – Majority hope Biden wins

Canadians are more likely to think that Trump rather than Biden will win the upcoming election –…

Cana­di­ans are more like­ly to think that Trump rather than Biden will win the upcom­ing…

Worry about housing on the decline compared to November 2023 – People still pessimistic about standing of living for future generations

Worry about housing on the decline compared to November 2023 – People still pessimistic about…

Just under three in ten Cana­di­ans are wor­ried or some­what wor­ried about pay­ing for…

Almost two in three prefer spending restraint over increasing spending or continuing as planned

Almost two in three prefer spending restraint over increasing spending or continuing as planned

Under 2 in 3 Cana­di­ans say the fed­er­al gov­ern­ment should either reduce…

Forward looking Expectations Index hits 21 month high.

Forward looking Expectations Index hits 21 month high.

Nanos con­duct­ed an RDD dual frame (land- and cell-lines) tele­phone ran­dom sur­vey of…

Majority uncomfortable/somewhat uncomfortable with schools not notifying parents when their child wants to go by a new preferred name or pronoun.

Majority uncomfortable/somewhat uncomfortable with schools not notifying parents when their child…

Cana­di­ans are near­ly twice as like­ly to report being not com­fort­able (53%) or…

Poilievre hits new 10 year high on preferred Prime Minister tracking compared to any previous Conservative leader

Poilievre hits new 10 year high on preferred Prime Minister tracking compared to any previous…

Nanos tracks unprompt­ed issues of con­cern every week. To access full week­ly nation­al…

Consumer confidence in Prairies reaches 20 month high.

Consumer confidence in Prairies reaches 20 month high.

Over­all Cana­di­an con­sumer con­fi­dence remains in mar­gin­al­ly pos­i­tive…

Culture-goers feel joy, comfort and excitement when thinking of attending art and cultural events – Expected spending in 2024 is now a net positive of +10 after a net negative of -6 in 2022

Culture-goers feel joy, comfort and excitement when thinking of attending art and cultural events –…

The Arts Response Track­ing Study is a reg­u­lar mon­i­tor of the envi­ron­ment in…

Conservatives ahead by 17 points – Gap between Liberals and NDP closing

Conservatives ahead by 17 points – Gap between Liberals and NDP closing

The fed­er­al Con­ser­v­a­tives remain in the dri­vers’ seat with a clear advan­tage…

Forward looking expectations hit one year high.

Forward looking expectations hit one year high.

Cana­di­an con­sumer con­fi­dence remains in pos­i­tive ter­ri­to­ry for the tenth week…