U.S. Economic Confidence Improves; Canada Highest, Britain Lowest
Since December 2012, the level of concern with specific financial challenges has subsided in the United States. The post U.S. Economic Confidence Improves; Canada Highest, Britain Lowest appeared first...
View ArticleCanadians’ optimism about their fortunes for the year ahead hits four-year low
Manitobans are currently more buoyant about improvement to their standard of living in the year ahead than Canadians in other parts of the country; but a four-year trend shows an overall national...
View ArticleOn promoting economic growth and innovation, Canadians say government, not...
A majority of Canadians say government, rather than the business community, should be primarily responsible for promoting economic growth and innovation in this country. That is the finding of an Angus...
View ArticleThree-in-four Canadians call airlines’ new checked baggage fees...
Canada’s major airlines are on the hot seat as a result of recently announced $25 fees for the first checked bag for flights in Canada. The most recent Angus Reid Institute online survey of Canadian...
View ArticleThree-in-ten Canadians say they’ve been sexually harassed at work, but very...
14% of Canadians, both men and women, say they’ve been sexually touched, or worse, while on the job December 5, 2014 – Three-in-ten Canadians (28%) say they have been on the receiving end of unwelcome...
View ArticleHalf of working Canadians call overtime a “choice”, but the vast majority are...
Managers, executives say they burn the midnight oil most; union members more likely to be compensated As Canadians in several provinces mark the last day of a long weekend, new research from the Angus...
View ArticleRetirement in Canada: Lots to enjoy about ‘golden years,’ but financial...
Most Canadians report retiring earlier or later because of circumstances beyond their control. Who is retiring? When in their lives are they doing it? How are they funding it? Are they satisfied with...
View ArticleElection 2015: One-third of Canadians say they’re “falling behind”, embrace...
Party choice tied heavily to personal economic circumstances August 28, 2015 – As party leaders spar over deficits and stimulus spending, they do so with good reason: the latest public opinion poll...
View ArticleElection 2015: To Have and Have Not; Canadians’ Economic Anxiety Shapes...
Those who say they’re “Haves” back the Conservative Party; “Have-Nots” size up opposition alternatives September 14, 2015 – The economy continues to be the dominating issue of this federal election...
View ArticleElection 2015: Promises, Promises – Canadians weigh in on the economic...
Poll asking Canadians to rate party’s fiscal promises finds soft, committed CPC voters on different tracks September 16, 2015 – In an election campaign dominated by economic issues, which party’s...
View ArticleTrans-Pacific Partnership: Canadians say trade deal is good for consumers,...
Canadian opinion dominated by uncertainty as full text of twelve-country agreement still under wraps October 22, 2015 – The Trans-Pacific Partnership – the 12-country trade agreement between nations...
View ArticleCanadians open to bigger trade relationships, but uncertainty lingers over...
Nearly half of Canadians say they don’t know enough about the proposed TPP to have an opinion. Canadians appear to be increasingly bullish about building closer ties with trading partners in the...
View ArticleSluggish economy could make TPP trickier for Trudeau
By Shachi Kurl News the Trudeau Liberals will sign the Trans-Pacific Partnership – the 12-country trade deal involving nations that line the Pacific Rim – has the potential to take a different tone...
View ArticleSinking dollar has Canadians vowing to eliminate or cut way back on...
Majority express pessimism, anxiety about low dollar’s impact on the economy January 29, 2016 – More than two-in-five Canadians say the declining value of the loonie against the U.S. dollar has them...
View ArticleEconomy and the Budget: Nearly half of Canadians want Ottawa to stand pat on...
Three-quarters of Canadians say they’re worried about the economy; three-in-five think it will get worse February 3, 2016 – With low oil prices wreaking havoc on the nation’s resource sector, the stock...
View ArticleTrans-Pacific Partnership: Uncertainty reigns among half of Canadians as...
Canadians expect the deal to have a positive effect on consumer choices, less so on the economy, jobs February 4, 2016 – As the federal government moves Canada another step closer to joining the Trans...
View ArticleAs First Ministers ready for national summit, economy dwarfs all other issues...
Anxiety palpable ahead of March 22 budget February 23, 2016 – When Prime Minister Justin Trudeau meets with provincial and indigenous leaders in Vancouver next week to discuss climate change, he does...
View ArticleRising food prices: Canadians – regardless of income level – say it’s getting...
Two-in-three say the issue receives “too little attention” from government April 4, 2016 – The rising cost of groceries has left the majority of Canadians finding it harder to afford to feed their...
View ArticleCanadians feel confident that marine shipping is safe, but they have...
Majorities oppose expanded oil shipping in the Bay of Fundy and around B.C.’s south coast April 5, 2016 – Canadians see their nation as a sea-faring one and have mostly positive views about shipping...
View ArticleDespite government focus on middle-class relief, Canadians’ economic anxiety...
Alberta and Newfoundland residents continue to be most frustrated by economic issues May 27, 2016 – While Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s legislative agenda has drawn both praise and prompted debate...
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