Middle-Class Optimism Plummeting in Canada, Survey Suggests

Middle-Class Optimism Plummeting in Canada, Survey Suggests
A rider takes a subway train at a Toronto Transit Commission station in downtown Toronto on April 1, 2023. Cole Burston/The Canadian Press
Andrew Chen
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Less than a third of the population is optimistic about the future of Canada’s middle class, according to a new poll, which found that optimism has plummeted since 2020.

Released by Pollara Strategic Insights on Dec. 17, the survey said that only 31 percent of respondents expressed confidence in the future of the country’s middle class, reflecting a 22 percent decline from the 53 percent reported in 2020.