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Only 17 per cent of Americans want the U.S. to annex Canada: survey

A survey of 1,002 U.S. adults found 66% oppose annexing Canada and 56% want Greenland to remain autonomous, despite President Trump's expansionist agenda.

  • Between Jan. 13 and 15, Research Co. polled 1,002 U.S. adults and found 66 per cent want Canada independent and 56 per cent want Greenland autonomous.
  • U.S. President Donald Trump has aggressively pursued an expansionist agenda during his second term, citing national security while targeting Greenland and Canada as a potential 51st state.
  • Between Jan. 13 and 15, the online survey of 1,002 U.S. adults by Research Co., a Vancouver-based public opinion firm, had a margin of error of +/- 3.1 percentage points and was weighted to census figures.
  • Both Canada and Denmark have pushed back against Trump's expansionist ambitions, and the survey found there is really no group clamouring for annexation despite 66 per cent supporting Canada's independence.
  • As NATO members, the U.S., Canada and Denmark frame diplomatic stakes as the U.S. National Security Strategy seeks to restore American preeminence, while flags were displayed at the June 14, 2022 Hans Island signing ceremony.
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Nearly a fifth of Americans now ‘prefer’ that Canada become a U.S. state or territory, poll suggests

The poll also explored how Americans felt about conquering Greenland, Mexico, Cuba and more.

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Since the beginning of his second term, US President Donald Trump has repeatedly said that Canada should be the 51st state of the US. The authorities there treat

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The Hamilton Spectator broke the news in Hamilton, Canada on Tuesday, January 20, 2026.
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