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The political gap holds: The Liberals maintain their advantage over the Conservatives, as Mark Carney continues to lead Pierre Poilievre on preferred prime minister. (Nanos)

The Liberals retain the upper hand in federal politics, standing at 44% support against 28% for the Conservatives and 12% for the NDP. Mark Carney also leads the preferred-prime-minister measure, at ...
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Uneasy Equilibrium: Consumer confidence is broadly balanced, while more Canadians expect the economy to weaken than strengthen. (Bloomberg/Nanos)

The margin of error for a random survey of 1,011 Canadians is ±3.1 percentage points, 19 times out of 20. The research was commissioned by the Bloomberg and was conducted.
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Stuck in neutral: Canadian opinion on immigration steady since March, with a majority still wanting fewer arrivals (CTV News/Nanos)

The research gauged the opinions among Canada aiming to accept 380,000 new immigrants as permanent residents, and an additional 385,000 workers and students as temporary residents. Nanos conducted an ...
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Balancing the books and social needs: Canadians put deficit reduction and social programs atop priorities for extra gas tax revenue (Bloomberg/Nanos)

The research gauged the opinions of Canadians on the priorities they would like the federal government to focus on when spending extra gas tax revenue.
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Federal voting intentions continue to favour the Liberals: Worry about Trump-U.S. relations declining but remain top concern. (Nanos)

The Liberals lead the Conservatives 45.4% to 28.9% in federal ballot support, with the NDP at 13.6%. Mark Carney is the preferred prime minister for 56.4% of Canadians, compared with 21.5% for Pierre ...
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Political Package 9EZKA 2026-10-30 – FOR RELEASE

Political Package 9EZKA 2026-10-30 – FOR RELEASE 2026-11-02 Written by Nanos Research Reports ...
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Politics steady, priorities shift: Liberals remains ahead as concern over healthcare and national unity rises while Canada-U.S. relations and the economy recede. (Nanos)

Federal politics continues to favour the Liberals, who stand at 47.3%, followed by the Conservatives at 27.8% and NDP at 12.9%. Mark Carney leads as preferred prime minister at 57.7%. On issues, ...
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Optimism on hold: Economic confidence is steady, but expectations have yet to cross into positive territory. (Bloomberg/Nanos)

Canada’s economic mood remains finely balanced. The Bloomberg Nanos Canadian Confidence Index stands at 51.22, little changed from 50.88 four weeks ago. Household sentiment remains the stronger ...
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Confidence creeps, caution remains – Canada’s economic mood marginally up, but expectations have yet to turn decisively positive. (Bloomberg/Nanos)

October, with the Bloomberg-Nanos index rising to 51.68 from 49.86 four weeks earlier. The improvement was driven largely by brighter expectations: that sub-index climbed to 48.41 from 44.82.
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A nation looking south – Trump, US relations and economic concerns shape the political landscape. LPC 48.8, CPC 29.5, NDP 11.1. (Nanos)

The Liberals remain ahead in federal voting intentions, with 48.8% support among decided voters compared with 29.5% for the Conservatives and 11.1% for the NDP. Mark Carney is the first choice for ...
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A European pivot: Canadians place the EU ahead of the United States in future trade priorities and support an associate member arrangement (The Globe and Mail/Nanos)

Strong support for closer Canada-EU ties – Four in five Canadians want Canada to pursue much closer ties (60%) or somewhat closer ties (23%) with the EU, including new partnerships beyond trade. Nanos ...