Canadians are divided on financial commitments to foreign and humanitarian aid – Conservative voters most likely to want to see a decrease; Liberal voters more likely to favour status quo. (Globe and Mail/ CTV News/ Nanos)

Canadians are split in their views on Canada’s commitments to foreign and humanitarian aid. Forty-three percent would like aid to stay the same, 31 percent favour a decrease and 18 percent want to see an increase.

There are significant differences by party affiliation, with Conservative voters being over six times more likely than Liberal voters to say they want Canada’s financial commitments to foreign and humanitarian aid decrease (60% CPC; nine percent LPC).

In contrast, Liberal voters are about two times more likely than Conservative voters to say they want to see these financial commitments stay the same (60% LPC; 27% CPC).
Interestingly, younger voters are more likely than older voters to want to see aid decrease (38% for voters aged 18 to 34; 25% for voters aged 55 and over).

-Nik Nanos, Chief Data Scientist

The CTV News-Globe and Mail/Nanos nightly federal election tracking conducted by Nanos Research surveys 1,200 Canadians aged 18 years and over three days (400 interviews each day). Respondents are all randomly recruited through a dual-frame (cell- and land-line) RDD sample using live agents.  Three quarters of the sample are administered the questionnaire by telephone and one quarter is administered the same questionnaire online. The random sample may be weighted by age and gender according to the latest Canadian census data. Throughout the election, the interviews are compiled into a three-night rolling average of 1,200 interviews, with the oldest group of 400 interviews being replaced by a new group of 400 each evening. The current data covers the three-night period ending April 23, 2025.

A random survey of 1,307 Canadians is accurate ±2.7 percentage points, plus or minus, 19 times out of 20.

The full methodology is detailed in the technical note in this report. This research was conducted and released in accordance with the standards of the CRIC of which the firm is an accredited member.

Full data tables with weighted and unweighted number of interviews is here: by region age and gender; by vote profile.

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