A recent Abacus Data poll conducted online with 1,686 respondents from across Canada reveals that Prime Minister Mark Carney maintains a positive net approval rating of +19% nationally, despite a slight cooling in popularity during the summer. Regional approval varies, with Carney enjoying his highest support in Quebec at +41%, followed by British Columbia (+20%) and Ontario (+18%), while Alberta shows a negative rating of -11%. Gender-wise, Carney's approval stands at +21% among men and +18% among women. In contrast, Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre's net approval is marginally positive at +1% nationally, with strong support in Alberta (+28%) and Saskatchewan/Manitoba (+20%), but a notable deficit in Quebec (-21%). Among demographic groups, Poilievre is favored by men (+7%) but less so by women (-5%). The federal party polling from the same survey indicates the Liberal Party of Canada (LPC) leading with 43% of decided voters, a 1% decrease since the 2025 federal election, closely followed by the Conservative Party of Canada (CPC) at 40%, also down by 1%. The New Democratic Party (NDP) has increased its share by 2% to 8%, the Bloc Québécois (BQ) remains steady at 6%, and the Green Party of Canada (GPC) rises by 1% to 2%. Globally, Morning Consult's net approval ratings place Carney at +25, ranking him among the top approved world leaders, behind Narendra Modi (+51) and Lee Jae-myung (+28). Pollster Nate Silver has noted that Carney's approval rating has stabilized after a previous decline.
Pollster Nate Silver said the president's approval rating had steadied after a period of decline. https://t.co/E08t89vOrf
The Abacus poll suggests that if an election were held today, the Liberals would secure 43 per cent of votes from decided voters and Conservatives would land 40 per cent #cdnpoli https://t.co/MWpVlbQqka
Morning Consult - Global Leaders net approval 🇮🇳 Narendra Modi: +51 🇰🇷 Lee Jae-myung: +28 🇨🇦 Mark Carney: +25 🇦🇺 Anthony Albanese: +24 🇲🇽 Claudia Sheinbaum: +17 🇦🇷 Javier Milei: +15 —— 🇺🇸 Donald Trump: -4 (was -6 in July) 🇨🇭 Karin Keller-Sutter: -5 🇧🇪 Bart De Wever: -7 🇮🇹 https://t.co/Stj91RLlYH