Canadians are marginally more likely to trust Justin Trudeau than Pierre Poilievre to deal with the outcome of the upcoming US presidential election. Women are more likely to trust Justin Trudeau (45%) than men (31%). Residents of the Prairies are more likely to trust Pierre Poilievre (44%) than the national average (31%).

Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame (land- and cell-lines) hybrid telephone and online random survey of 1,093 Canadians, 18 years of age or older, between August 30th and September 2nd, 2024 as part of an omnibus survey. Participants were randomly recruited by telephone using live agents and administered a survey online.

The margin of error for this survey is ±3.0 percentage points, 19 times out of 20.

This study was commissioned by CTV News and the research was conducted by Nanos Research.

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