Opinion polling for the 2011 Canadian federal election
Introduction This article provides a list of scientific, nationwide public opinion polls that were conducted leading up to the 2011 Canadian federal election.
Graphical summary File:Opinion polling for the 2011 Canadian federal election.svg|Graph of polling from the 2008 election to the 2011 electionFile:ElectionPollingGraphCanada2011.png|Graph of polling during the 2011 election showing trends by polling firm and partyFile:2011FederalElectionPolls.png|Graph of polling during the 2011 election showing average trend line and margin of error
Campaign period  Polling firmLast day of survey Source CPC LPC NDP BQ GPC Other Type  '''''Election results'''''      '''39.6'''  18.9  30.6  6.0  3.9  0.9 ——  Forum Research      '''36'''  19  33  5  Phone (IVR) ±1.6 EKOS Research Associates      '''33.9'''  21.0  31.2  6.4  6.0  1.5  Phone (IVR) ±1.8 Nanos Research      '''37.1'''  20.5  31.6  5.7  3.8  1.4  Phone ±3.0 Harris-Decima      '''36'''  19  30  6  Phone ±3.1 EKOS Research Associates      '''34.6'''  20.4  31.4  5.4  6.3  1.8  Phone (IVR) ±1.8 Forum Research      2  '''35'''  19  33  5  Phone (IVR) ±1.6 Nanos Research      '''37.0'''  22.7  30.6  5.5  Phone ±3.0 Abacus Data      '''37'''  18  32  7  Online ±3.2 COMPAS      '''46'''  17  26  7  4   Phone  ±3.6 Nanos Research      '''38.0'''  23.3  29.6  5.2  Phone ±3.0 Angus Reid Public Opinion      '''37'''  19  33  6  4   Online  ±2.2 Leger Marketing      '''36'''  21  31  7  Online ±1.7 Ipsos Reid      '''38'''  18  33  6  4   Phone ±3.1 EKOS Research Associates      '''34.5'''  20.0  29.7  6.3  6.9  2.7  Phone (IVR) ±1.8 Nanos Research      '''36.4'''  22.0  31.2  5.7  Phone ±3.1 Harris-Decima      '''35'''  22  30  5  Phone ±3.1 EKOS Research Associates      '''34.8'''  22.3  27.5  6.1  6.8  2.5  Phone (IVR) ±1.9 Nanos Research      '''36.6'''  21.9  30.4  6.0  Phone ±3.1 EKOS Research Associates      '''34.0'''  22.9  28.1  6.6  6.5  1.9  Phone (IVR) ±1.9 Forum Research      '''34'''  22  31  6  Phone (IVR) ±1.8 Nanos Research      '''37.8'''  22.9  27.8  5.8  Phone ±3.1 Angus Reid Public Opinion      '''35'''  22  30  7  5  1  Online  ±2.2 EKOS Research Associates      '''33.9'''  24.0  27.9  6.0  6.8  1.4  Phone (IVR) ±2.0 Innovative Research Group      '''38.4'''  24.9  23.9  6.4  5.3   Phone ±2.49 EKOS Research Associates      '''33.7'''  23.7  28.0  6.2  7.2  1.2  Phone (IVR) ±1.9 Nanos Research      '''39.2'''  25.6  23.6  6.5  Phone ±3.1 Nanos Research      '''38.6'''  25.9  23.2  7.2  Phone ±3.1 Environics      '''39'''  22  25  7  6  1  Phone ±3.2 Nanos Research      '''37.8'''  26.1  23.7  7.4  Phone ±3.1 Ipsos Reid      '''43'''  21  24  6  4   Phone ±3.1 Forum Research      '''36'''  23  25  6  Phone (IVR) ±2.2 Nanos Research      '''39.0'''  26.7  22.1  7.5  Phone ±3.1 EKOS Research Associates      '''34.4'''  24.7  24.7  6.5  7.8  1.9  Phone (IVR) ±2.2 Nanos Research      '''39.1'''  28.4  19.8  7.7  Phone ±3.1 Nanos Research      '''39.8'''  30.2  17.3  8.6  Phone ±3.1 Innovative Research Group      '''39'''  28  17  9  6  1  Phone ±2.25 Environics      '''39'''  24  22  9  6  1  Phone ±3.2 EKOS Research Associates      '''37.4'''  24.9  20.0  7.8  8.4  1.5  Phone (IVR) ±2.2 Harris-Decima      '''36'''  28  19  8  Phone ±3.1 Nanos Research      '''39.8'''  29.8  17.4  8.6  Phone ±3.1 Leger Marketing      '''38'''  26  22  8  Online ±1.7 Angus Reid Public Opinion      '''36'''  25  25  9  5   Online  ±2.2 Nanos Research      '''39.0'''  28.3  18.4  9.6  Phone ±3.1 Abacus Data      '''37'''  29  20  8  Online ±3.2 Nanos Research      '''38.8'''  28.8  19.2  8.5  Phone ±3.1 Forum Research      '''36'''  25  22  7  Phone ±2.2 EKOS Research Associates      '''35.3'''  27.8  18.0  7.1  9.6  2.1  Phone (IVR) ±2.8 Nanos Research      '''38.7'''  28.8  18.6  9.0  Phone ±3.1 Nanos Research      '''38.9'''  31.1  18.3  7.5  Phone ±3.1 EKOS Research Associates      '''33.8'''  28.8  19.1  7.8  9.0  1.5  Phone (IVR) ±2.9 Nanos Research      '''39.9'''  30.4  16.3  9.1  Phone ±3.1 COMPAS      '''45'''  24  16  8  Phone ±2.1 Innovative Research Group      '''39'''  28  17  9  Online ±2.16 Nanos Research      '''39.7'''  31.2  16.8  7.8  Phone ±3.1 Harris-Decima      '''40'''  28  15  8  Phone ±3.1 Nanos Research      '''41.2'''  30.4  15.2  7.8  Phone ±3.1 Nanos Research      '''39.5'''  31.6  14.7  8.1  Phone ±3.1 TNS Canada      '''36'''  25  18  9  Phone ±3.1 Nanos Research      '''40.5'''  31.7  13.2  9.2  Phone ±3.1 Ipsos Reid      '''41'''  26  19  9  4   Phone ±3.1 EKOS Research Associates      '''36.2'''  27.7  16.6  8.3  8.5  2.8  Phone (IVR) ±2.1 Nanos Research      '''40.6'''  31.1  14.7  8.7  Phone ±3.1 Forum Research      '''38'''  26  20  8  Phone ±2.2 Nanos Research      '''39.6'''  30.4  17.2  8.3  Phone ±3.1 Environics      '''38'''  25  20  8  Phone ±3.1 Angus Reid Public Opinion      '''38'''  27  21  8  6   Online  ±2.2 EKOS Research Associates      '''37.0'''  27.8  16.1  6.9  9.3  2.9  Phone (IVR) ±3.0 Nanos Research      '''39.7'''  29.9  17.4  8.3  Phone ±3.1 Nanos Research      '''39.8'''  30.2  16.5  8.3  Phone ±3.1 Harris-Decima      '''35'''  28  17  10  Phone ±3.1 Nanos Research      '''42.3'''  28.4  16.4  8.0  Phone ±3.1 Leger Marketing      '''37'''  26  18  10  Online ±1.7 Nanos Research      '''40.7'''  29.4  16.9  8.0  Phone ±3.1 Nanos Research      '''41.3'''  30.3  16.0  8.5  Phone ±3.1 EKOS Research Associates      '''36.9'''  26.2  17.2  8.5  8.7  2.5  Phone (IVR) ±1.9 Nanos Research      '''39.4'''  31.7  16.1  8.5  Phone ±3.2 Nanos Research      '''39.1'''  32.7  15.9  8.7  Phone ±3.2 Nanos Research      '''38.4'''  28.7  19.6  9.1  Phone ±3.2 Abacus Data      '''36'''  27  20  9  Online ±3.2 Harris-Decima      '''38'''  24  19  10  Phone ±3.1 Forum Research      '''41'''  24  19  10  Phone ±2.2
Pre-campaign period  Polling firmLast day of survey Source CPC LPC NDP BQ GPC  Angus Reid Public Opinion      '''39'''  25  19  10  7  ±2 pp Leger Marketing      '''39'''  23  19  9  7  ±1.7 pp EKOS Research Associates      '''35.3'''  28.1 14.2  9.7  10.6  ±2.0 pp (c-95%) Ipsos Reid      '''43'''  24  16  10  6  ±3.1 pp (c-95%) Harris-Decima      '''34'''  28  17  10  9  ±2.2 pp (c-95%) EKOS Research Associates      '''34.1'''  25.7  16.4  10.2  10.4  ±2.8 pp Nanos Research      '''38.6'''  27.6  19.9  10.1  3.8  ±3.2 pp Leger Marketing      '''36'''  23  18  10  10  ±2.1 pp Ipsos Reid      '''40'''  27  16  11  5  ±3.1 pp (c-95%) Angus Reid Public Opinion      '''39'''  23  17  9  9  ±3.1 pp EKOS Research Associates      '''35.2'''  27.8 14.9  8.8  10.1  ±2.0 pp Harris-Decima      '''36'''  28  15  9  9  ±2.2 pp (c-95%) Ipsos Reid      '''43'''  27  13  10  5  ±3.1 pp (c-95%) Abacus Data      '''38'''  23  19  11  8  ±3.1 pp (c-95%) EKOS Research Associates      '''32.4'''  27.3 14.8  10.5  11.9  ±2.0 pp Angus Reid Public Opinion      '''39'''  26  18  9  6  ±1.2 pp Nanos Research      '''39.7'''  26.6  18.9  9.9  4.9  ±3.4 pp Harris-Decima      '''37'''  27  14  10  10  ±3.1 pp (c=95%) Ipsos Reid      '''39'''  25  18  9  10  ±3.1 pp EKOS Research Associates      '''37.3'''  24.8 14.2  9.9  10.7  ±2.4 pp Ipsos Reid      '''34'''  29  16  11  10  ±3.1 pp EKOS Research Associates      '''35.4'''  27.9  14.8  9.7  9.8  ±1.4 pp (c=95%) Abacus Data      '''35'''  27  18  10  9  ±3.0 pp (c=95%) Pollara      '''35'''  28  19  10 8  not stated Harris-Decima      '''36'''  28  15  9  9  ±2.2 pp (c=95%) EKOS Research Associates      '''34.5'''  27.3  14.8  9.8  10.3  ±1.7 pp (c=95%) Angus Reid Public Opinion      '''34'''  28  17  11  8  ±3.1 pp EKOS Research Associates      '''32.0'''  26.5  17.1  10.6  10.9  ±2.0 pp (c=95%) Harris-Decima      '''31'''  29  15  9  11  ±2.2 pp (c=95%) Ipsos Reid      '''39'''  29  12  10  9  ±3.1 pp Angus Reid Public Opinion      '''38'''  26  18  10  7  ±3.1 pp EKOS Research Associates      '''33.7'''  29.2  14.4  9.8  10.4  ±2.7 pp (c=95%) Abacus Data      '''35'''  24  20  10  10  ±3.1 pp (c=95%) Nanos Research      '''38.1'''  31.2  17.2  10.2  3.2  ±3.6 pp (c=95%) EKOS Research Associates      '''32.6'''  27.4  15.8  9.9  10.9  ±2.2 pp (c=95%) EKOS Research Associates      '''33.3'''  27.1  16.6  9.5  9.5  ±2.2 pp (c=95%) EKOS Research Associates      '''32.4'''  28.7  16.3  9.9  9.8  ±2.5 pp (c=95%) EKOS Research Associates      '''29.4'''  28.6  19.3  9.3  10.7  ±2.3 pp (c=95%) Nanos Research      '''37.1'''  31.6  15.4  10.8  5.2  ±3.4 pp (c=95%) Ipsos Reid      '''35'''  29  16  8  11  ±3.1 pp (c=95%) Abacus Data      '''33'''  25  21  10  10  ±3.1 pp (c=95%) Harris-Decima      '''33'''  28  17  9  10  ±2.2 pp (c=95%) Angus Reid Public Opinion      '''37'''  26  19  10  6  ±3.1 pp (c=95%) EKOS Research Associates      '''33.9'''  27.8  15.1  9.3  11.6  ±3.0 pp (c=95%) EKOS Research Associates      '''30.9'''  29.4  13.9  11.2  11.6  ±2.5 pp (c=95%) Harris-Decima      '''32'''  30  14  10  10  ±2.2 pp (c=95%) EKOS Research Associates      '''34.4'''  27.8  15.8  9.3  10.4  ±2.5 pp (c=95%) Nanos Research      '''36.6'''  32.4  16.3  9.8  4.9  ±3.4 pp (c=95%) EKOS Research Associates      '''31.8'''  27.6  16.5  9.7  11.2  ±2.0 pp (c=95%) Angus Reid Public Opinion      '''34'''  26  18  10  11  ±3.1 pp (c=95%) EKOS Research Associates      '''33.1'''  29.9  13.5  10.1  10.9  ±2.3 pp (c=95%) Ipsos Reid      '''35'''  29  12  11  12  ±3.1 pp (c=95%) EKOS Research Associates      '''31.7'''  29.3  14.6  9.7  11.8  ±2.5 pp (c=95%) Harris-Decima      '''33'''  30  14  10  11  ±2.2 pp (c=95%) EKOS Research Associates      '''32.4'''  28.9  16.6  8.9  10.7  ±2.3 pp (c=95%) Ipsos Reid      '''34'''  31  16  10  9  ±3.1 pp (c=95%) Environics      '''35'''  31  16  9  7  ±2.3 pp (c=95%) EKOS Research Associates      '''32.1'''  28.5  15.2  9.5  12.5  ±2.3 pp (c=95%) Nanos Research      '''33.3'''  32.8  15.6  12.1  6.2  ±3.4 pp (c=95%) EKOS Research Associates      '''29.4'''  29.1  15.7  10.9  13  ±2.7 pp (c=95%) EKOS Research Associates      '''31.1'''  27.6  16.9  11.2  10.7  ±2.5 pp (c=95%) Harris-Decima      '''33'''  30  16  9  10  ±2.2 pp (c=95%) EKOS Research Associates      '''32.5'''  27.9  17.4  9.2  10.3  ±1.8 pp (c=95%) Angus Reid Public Opinion      '''33'''  29  19  10  9  ±3.1 pp (c=95%) EKOS Research Associates      '''32.2'''  27.7  15.4  9.5  12.3  ±2.1 pp (c=95%) Ipsos Reid      '''34'''  31  15  9  9  payment required Harris-Decima      '''34'''  28  15  9  12  ±2.2 pp (c=95%) Leger Marketing      '''37'''  28  16  9  8  ±2.5 pp (c=95%) EKOS Research Associates      '''29.7'''  28.5  17.4  10.4  11.1  ±2.5 pp (c=95%) EKOS Research Associates      '''33.2'''  25.2  17.4  10.1  11.1  ±2.6 pp (c=95%) Harris-Decima      '''31'''  26  18  10  12  ±2.2 pp (c=95%) EKOS Research Associates      '''32.4'''  25.5  18.4  10.0  10.1  ±3.1 pp (c=95%) EKOS Research Associates      '''31.6'''  27.5  14.7  10.1  13.3  ±2.6 pp (c=95%) Angus Reid Public Opinion      '''36'''  27  20  10  7  ±2.2 pp (c=95%) Ipsos Reid      '''35'''  29  15  11  10  payment required Environics      '''35'''  32  15  9  6  ±2.2 pp (c=95%) EKOS Research Associates      '''32.1'''  25.8  17.5  9.7  12.2  ±1.7 pp (c=95%) EKOS Research Associates      '''31'''  27.7  16.5  9.3  13  ±2.4 pp (c=95%) Harris-Decima      '''34'''  27  17  11  10  ±2.2 pp (c=95%) EKOS Research Associates      '''30.5'''  26.3  17.4  10.5  12.3  ±2.4 pp (c=95%) Ipsos Reid      '''35'''  27  16  10  11  ±3.1 pp EKOS Research Associates      '''31.4'''  26.8  16.6  8.9  12.6  2.3 Nanos Research      '''35.6'''  29.2  20.7  9.4  5.1  3.6 EKOS Research Associates      '''31.7'''  26.2  17.4  10.3  11.5  2.0 Leger Marketing      '''37'''  25  17  11  8  2.7 Angus Reid Public Opinion      '''35'''  27  19  9  8  2.2 Environics      '''36'''  30  15  10  7  2.2 EKOS Research Associates      '''33.9'''  25.7  16.4  9.4  11.9  2.1 Harris-Decima      '''36'''  27  16  8  11  2.2 EKOS Research Associates      '''34.4'''  25.1  15.3  10.6  12  1.9 Harris-Decima      '''32'''  28  17  10  11  2.2 EKOS Research Associates      '''33.6'''  27.1  16.9  9.3  10.6  1.9 Ipsos Reid      '''35'''  29  16  10  9  payment required EKOS Research Associates      '''33.1'''  26.1  16  10.2  11.5  2.1 Nanos Research      '''37.2'''  33.2  16.2  9.6  3.8  3.1 Angus Reid Public Opinion      '''35'''  28  19  11  7  3.1 Leger Marketing      '''36'''  25  20  9  8  2.5 EKOS Research Associates      '''31.9'''  26.6  17.6  9.7  10.9  2.2 Harris-Decima      '''29'''  27  20  11  12  2.2 Ipsos Reid      '''35'''  29  16  9  10  payment required EKOS Research Associates      '''31.7'''  27.1  16.3  9.5  12.6  2.3 EKOS Research Associates      '''31.4'''  29  16.4  8.8  11.1  2.7 Ipsos Reid      '''37'''  27  15  10  10  3.1 EKOS Research Associates      '''33.6'''  27.3  15.9  9.6  11.73.3 Harris-Decima      '''32'''  29  17  9  11 EKOS Research Associates      '''32.2'''  27  16  9  12.72.1 Angus Reid Public Opinion      '''35'''  29  20  9  73.1 EKOS Research Associates      '''33.3'''  27.7  15.9  9.8  10.41.8 Ipsos Reid      '''34'''  28  18  9  10 EKOS Research Associates      '''33.1'''  28.9  15.7  9.2  10.82.0 Nanos Research      '''34.7'''  34.6  17.8  7.7  5.23.5 EKOS Research Associates      '''31.9'''  29.6  16  9.1  112.0 Harris-Decima      '''33'''  29  16  10  11 EKOS Research Associates      '''32.4'''  29.4  15.2  9.4  10.51.9 Harris-Decima      '''31'''  '''31'''  16  8  122.2 Angus Reid Public Opinion      '''33'''  29  20  9  93.1 Environics      '''31'''  30  16  9  133.1 EKOS Research Associates      '''33.4'''  30.3  15.8  8.2  10.41.8 Ipsos Reid      '''37'''  29  16  9  7 EKOS Research Associates      '''31.2'''  29.0  16.5  8.8  11.81.6 Harris-Decima      '''32'''  30  16  10  10 Angus Reid Public Opinion      '''34'''  30  18  9  82.2 Environics    33  '''37'''  13  8  93.2 EKOS Research Associates      '''31.0'''  29.0  15.5  10.3  11.31.8 Nanos Research  0    '''35.6'''  33.9  16.4  8.5  5.63.5 EKOS Research Associates    31.0  '''31.9'''  15.4  8.4  10.91.68 Harris-Decima      '''32'''  '''32'''  15  10  9 Angus Reid Public Opinion      '''33'''  29  19  10  73.1 EKOS Research Associates    31.1  '''31.6'''  14.6  9.1  111.7 Harris-Decima      '''32'''  31  15  10  103.1 Ipsos Reid      '''34'''  31  17  9  8 EKOS Research Associates      '''31.5'''  30.9  14.9  9.1  11.51.8 Angus Reid Public Opinion      '''34'''  28  19  9  83.0 EKOS Research Associates      '''30.9'''  29.3  15.3  10.2  11.91.6 Harris-Decima      '''34'''  30  16  9  9 Strategic Counsel      '''31'''  30  18  9  10 Angus Reid Public Opinion      '''36'''  29  17  10  8 EKOS Research Associates      '''33.1'''  27.8  16.0  9.8  13.4 EKOS Research Associates      '''35.9'''  26.7  17.0  9.2  11.2 Nanos Research      '''39.5'''  30.2  18.7  7.7  4 Angus Reid Public Opinion      '''36'''  29  16  11  6 EKOS Research Associates      '''35.6'''  26.5  16.7  9.9  11.3 EKOS Research Associates      '''36.9'''  27.1  15.3  9.4  11.4 Ipsos Reid      '''37'''  24  19  9  10 Angus Reid Public Opinion      '''38'''  23  17  11  10 Nanos Research      '''38'''  28.8  17.9  9.3  5.9 EKOS Research Associates      '''36.6'''  26.6  16.8  8.8  11.2 EKOS Research Associates      '''37.4'''  26.8  16.3  9.4  10.0 EKOS Research Associates      '''38.4'''  26.8  16.7  8.2  9.9 Angus Reid Strategies      '''40'''  26  17  9  7 Ipsos Reid      '''40'''  25  13  11  11 Environics      '''38'''  26  16  8  10 EKOS Research Associates      '''38.3'''  27.1  14.5  9.0  11.0 Nanos Research      '''39.8'''  30  16.6  8.9  4.6 Angus Reid Strategies      '''41'''  27  16  8  6 EKOS Research Associates      '''40.7'''  25.5  14.3  9.1  10.5 Harris-Decima      '''35'''  28  15  10  10 Ipsos Reid      '''39'''  29  13  10  8 EKOS Research Associates      '''39.7'''  25.7  15.2  9.7  9.7 Strategic Counsel      '''41'''  28  14  9  9 Angus Reid Strategies      '''37'''  27  17  11  6 EKOS Research Associates      '''36.0'''  29.7  13.9  9.8  10.5 Angus Reid Strategies      '''37'''  29  16  9  8 EKOS Research Associates      '''37.0'''  29.9  13.8  9.1  10.2 EKOS Research Associates      '''35.1'''  29.9  16.5  9.6  9.0 Angus Reid Strategies      '''36'''  29  17  10  7 Harris-Decima      '''34'''  30  15  9  10 Ipsos Reid      '''39'''  30  12  9  8 EKOS Research Associates      '''34.2'''  30.8  14.8  10  10.1 Harris-Decima      '''34'''  31  15  8  10 Strategic Counsel      '''35'''  30  14  12  9 Nanos Research      '''37.5'''  33.4  14.8  9.7  4.6 Angus Reid Strategies      '''33'''  32  19  9  7 EKOS Research Associates      '''32.6'''  '''32.6'''  16.5  8.3  9.9 Pollara      '''36'''  '''36'''  16  8  3 Angus Reid Strategies      '''34'''  30  18  8  9 EKOS Research Associates      '''32.6'''  30.9  15.7  9.5  11.3 Harris-Decima      31  '''32'''  16  9  11 Ipsos Reid      '''39'''  28  14  8  10 EKOS Research Associates      '''32.0'''  30.2  17.3  8.7  11.0 EKOS Research Associates      '''32.7'''  31.0  16.5  9.0  10.1 EKOS Research Associates      '''34.9'''  31.9  13.8  8.6  10.8 Nanos Research      31.3  '''33.8'''  18.7  9.2  7.0 Angus Reid Strategies      33  '''34'''  16  10  7 EKOS Research Associates      32.5  '''34.1'''  14.5  8.6  10.4 EKOS Research Associates      '''32.8'''  32.5  14.8  8.4  11.5 Angus Reid Strategies      '''33'''  30  18  11  6 EKOS Research Associates      '''34.1'''  32.4  15.2  8.7  9.6 EKOS Research Associates      31.8  '''32.2'''  16.0  9.3  10.7 Angus Reid Strategies      '''36'''  30  16  10  7 EKOS Research Associates      31.0  '''32.2'''  16.2  9.0  11.5 EKOS Research Associates      '''34.8'''  32.6  14.3  9.0  9.3 Nanos Research      32.2  '''36.3'''  16.8  9.8  4.8 Angus Reid Strategies      '''32'''  31  18  11  7 EKOS Research Associates      32.4  '''33.7'''  16.3  8.4  9.0 EKOS Research Associates      30.3  '''35.0'''  15.1  9.2  10.4 Harris-Decima      31  '''35'''  15  9  8 Strategic Counsel      30  '''34'''  16  9  11 Ipsos Reid      33  '''36'''  12  9  9 Nanos Research      31.8  '''37.2'''  15.7  8.0  7.4 Angus Reid Strategies      31  '''33'''  17  9  7 EKOS Research Associates      32.3  '''33.5'''  15.1  8.7  10.4 Ipsos Reid      '''35'''  33  14  9  8 Strategic Counsel      30  '''35'''  16  9  11 Harris-Decima      29  '''34'''  15  9  11 Nanos Research      33  '''36'''  15  9  7 Ipsos Reid      33  '''36'''  13  9  8 Angus Reid Strategies      '''33'''  '''33'''  15  10  6 Harris-Decima      29  '''32'''  16  9  11 EKOS Research Associates      30.2  '''36.7'''  15.5  9.4  8.1 Strategic Counsel      32  '''34'''  15  10  9 Leger Marketing      34  '''35'''  14  9  6 Nanos Research      33  '''36'''  13  10  8 Angus Reid Strategies      '''35'''  31  16  10  7 Harris-Decima      32  '''33'''  14  9  10 Strategic Counsel      '''35'''  31  16  9  10 Ipsos Reid      '''37'''  33  12  10  8 Harris-Decima      '''33'''  '''33'''  15  10  7 Strategic Counsel      32  '''33'''  17  5  13 Harris-Decima      '''33'''  31  15  10  10 Ipsos Reid      '''37'''  31  14  10  7 Nanos Research      '''34'''  33  16  10  7 Angus Reid Strategies      '''38'''  29  18  8  6 EKOS Research Associates      '''36.2'''  32.6  14.3  7.9  9.1 Angus Reid Strategies      '''39'''  30  17  9  5 Strategic Counsel      '''36'''  29  18  8  8 Ipsos Reid      '''39'''  28  15  9  9 Nanos Research      33  '''34'''  19  7  7 COMPAS      '''43'''  30  13  6  8 Angus Reid Strategies      '''37'''  31  15  9  8 Ipsos Reid      '''45'''  26  12  10  7 Angus Reid Strategies      '''42'''  22  18  10  7 Praxicus Public Strategies      '''47'''  24  14  8  8 COMPAS      '''51'''  20  10  8  6 EKOS Research Associates      '''42.2'''  23.6  15.0  10.2  9.0 Strategic Counsel     PDF   '''45'''  24  14  10  8 Ipsos Reid      '''46'''  23  13  9  8 EKOS Research Associates      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Leadership polls Aside from conducting the usual opinion surveys on general party preferences, polling firms also survey public opinion on who would make the best prime minister: Polling firmLast day of survey Source Stephen Harper Michael Ignatieff Jack Layton Gilles Duceppe Elizabeth May Angus Reid Public Opinion      '''31''' 11 29 3 1Ipsos Reid  April 28, 2011  42 13 Angus Reid Public Opinion      '''28''' 13 27 3 3 Angus Reid Public Opinion      '''30''' 14 21 3 3Ipsos Reid  March 26, 2011   '''49''' 17
See also * Opinion polling in the Canadian federal election, 2006* Opinion polling in the Canadian federal election, 2008* Opinion polling in the Canadian federal election, 2015
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References
External links *  Abacus Data*  Angus Reid Public Opinion Title*  EKOS Research Associates*  Harris-Decima*  Ipsos Canada*  Leger Marketing *  Nanos Research