Midterm results read as good news for Canada, poll finds, but trade hopes are split
A survey finds 72 per cent of Canadians see the US midterm results as good news for Canada, while 48 per cent expect easier trade terms.
Sources · Leger Polls
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Seventy-two per cent of Canadians say the results of the US midterm elections are good news for Canada, according to a survey conducted November 6 to 9, 2026. Eight per cent call them bad news.
Forty-eight per cent believe the results will make favourable Canada-US trade terms easier to negotiate. Seven per cent expect negotiations to become more difficult, 30 per cent expect no change, and 16 per cent say they do not know enough to assess the trade impact.
Sixty-six per cent of Canadians are pleased with the election results, and 7 per cent are disappointed. Seventy-nine per cent of Quebecers and 60 per cent of Albertans call the results good news. Among Quebecers, 53 per cent expect easier trade terms, against 38 per cent in Manitoba and Saskatchewan, where 16 per cent expect harder negotiations.
By age, 79 per cent of Canadians 55 and older call the results good news, compared with 67 per cent of those aged 35 to 54 and 66 per cent of those aged 18 to 34. Among those aged 18 to 34, 21 per cent say they do not know enough to have an opinion on the trade impact.
Views of the United States are divided. Thirty-eight per cent consider it an enemy country, 27 per cent neutral and 20 per cent an ally. Since an August 31, 2026 survey, the neutral view has risen from 22 to 27 per cent, and the enemy view has fallen from 41 to 38 per cent.
The survey is a snapshot of post-election sentiment and does not predict how negotiations will go.
