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Canada in the European Union? Poll suggests broad openness to the idea
A Spark Advocacy survey of 4,000 people found 58% think the idea is worth exploring, while one in four called it a good idea.
- A survey of 4,000 people conducted by Spark Advocacy in March found 25% of Canadians believe joining the European Union is a good idea, while 58% say the proposal is worth exploring.
- France's Barrot suggested Canada could join the European Union while speaking at a conference in Berlin last month, citing the bloc's growing appeal to new candidate countries.
- Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney dismissed the idea of formal membership during a June 23, 2025 summit in Brussels, preferring to seek broader trade and security ties with the continent.
- Spark Advocacy chief strategy officer Bruce Anderson says the findings suggest Canadians are increasingly open to reducing reliance on the United States following tariffs under President Donald Trump's second administration.
- Because the survey of 4,000 respondents was conducted online, it lacks a standard margin of error, making the results suggestive rather than definitive regarding public sentiment on European Union membership.
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Canada in the European Union? Poll suggests broad openness to the idea
OTTAWA - New polling suggests a majority of Canadians think Canada ought to explore joining the European Union at a fraught time for geopolitical relations.
·Toronto, Canada
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Total News Sources32
Leaning Left21Leaning Right0Center5Last UpdatedBias Distribution81% Left
Bias Distribution
- 81% of the sources lean Left
81% Left
L 81%
C 19%
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