Poll: 1 in 4 Canadians are either open to consider or definitely want Canada to join the United States
Summary
Past Abacus Data polling has consistently shown that younger Canadians are more inclined to say they face economic precarities—particularly around housing affordability, job security, and student debt. Some younger people may see closer integration with the United States, or even outright membership, as opening doors to larger job markets, potentially lower housing costs in certain regions, and a more fluid exchange of human capital across the border. As political leaders or interest groups seek to mobilize Canadians around issues of trade policy, they can draw on this widely shared concern—though they should note that the intensity of this concern is not uniform, and a sizeable bloc sees it as damaging but not necessarily catastrophic. That more than one in five Canadians (combining those ‘open’ and those ‘in favour’) would even consider it suggests that concerns around economic opportunities, housing affordability, or political alignment in certain segments of the population warrant closer examination. Ultimately, the data illuminates a crossroads in Canadian public opinion: while the vast majority remain committed to Canada’s sovereignty, a meaningful minority wonders whether deeper ties with the U.S., perhaps extending to union, could help solve pressing economic concerns.