# Opinion polling for the 2008 Canadian federal election

Polls leading up to the 2008 Canadian federal election.

## Polls

The dates listed are normally the date the survey was concluded. Most news and political affairs sources use the convention of using the last date that the poll was conducted in order to establish the inclusion/exclusion of current events.
| Polling firm | Last date of polling | Source | CPC | LPC | NDP | BQ | GPC |
| Election 2008 | October 14, 2008 | HTML | 37.6 | 26.2 | 18.2 | 10.0 | 6.8 |
| Asking Canadians | October 13, 2008 | HTML | 38.0 | 22.6 | 22.6 | 9.5 | 7.1 |
| EKOS Research Associates | October 13, 2008 | HTML | 34.8 | 26.4 | 19.4 | 9.8 | 9.6 |
| Angus Reid Strategies | October 13, 2008 | PDF | 37 | 27 | 20 | 9 | 7 |
| Nanos Research | October 12, 2008 | PDF | 34.2 | 26.7 | 21.4 | 9.5 | 8.2 |
| EKOS Research Associates | October 12, 2008 | HTML | 34 | 26 | 18 | 10 | 11 |
| Harris-Decima | October 12, 2008 | PDF | 34 | 25 | 19 | 11 | 9 |
| Strategic Counsel | October 11, 2008 | HTML | 33 | 28 | 18 | 10 | 11 |
| Nanos Research | October 11, 2008 | PDF | 33 | 27 | 22 | 10 | 9 |
| Harris-Decima | October 11, 2008 | PDF | 35 | 26 | 18 | 10 | 9 |
| EKOS Research Associates | October 11, 2008 | HTML | 34 | 27 | 18 | 10 | 11 |
| Strategic Counsel | October 10, 2008 | HTML | 35 | 28 | 19 | 9 | 9 |
| Harris-Decima | October 10, 2008 | PDF | 35 | 25 | 18 | 9 | 11 |
| Nanos Research | October 10, 2008 | PDF | 32 | 28 | 22 | 10 | 8 |
| Angus Reid Strategies | October 10, 2008 | PDF | 38 | 28 | 19 | 9 | 6 |
| EKOS Research Associates | October 10, 2008 | HTML | 34 | 26 | 19 | 10 | 11 |
| Ipsos Reid | October 9, 2008 | HTML | 34 | 29 | 18 | 9 | 8 |
| Segma | October 9, 2008 | PDF | 35 | 23 | 21 | 10 | 10 |
| Nanos Research | October 9, 2008 | PDF | 33 | 27 | 22 | 10 | 8 |
| Harris-Decima | October 9, 2008 | PDF | 34 | 26 | 18 | 9 | 12 |
| EKOS Research Associates | October 9, 2008 | HTML | 36 | 24 | 19 | 10 | 11 |
| Nanos Research | October 8, 2008 | PDF | 33 | 29 | 20 | 10 | 7 |
| Harris-Decima | October 8, 2008 | PDF | 32 | 27 | 19 | 8 | 12 |
| EKOS Research Associates | October 8, 2008 | HTML | 35 | 24 | 20 | 10 | 11 |
| Nanos Research | October 7, 2008 | PDF | 33 | 29 | 20 | 11 | 7 |
| Angus Reid Strategies | October 7, 2008 | PDF | 35 | 27 | 18 | 9 | 10 |
| Harris-Decima | October 7, 2008 | PDF | 31 | 27 | 20 | 8 | 12 |
| EKOS Research Associates | October 7, 2008 | HTML | 34 | 25 | 20 | 10 | 11 |
| Harris-Decima | October 6, 2008 | PDF | 31 | 26 | 21 | 8 | 13 |
| Nanos Research | October 6, 2008 | PDF | 34 | 31 | 18 | 11 | 6 |
| EKOS Research Associates | October 6, 2008 | HTML | 33 | 26 | 19 | 10 | 12 |
| Harris-Decima | October 5, 2008 | PDF | 32 | 25 | 21 | 8 | 12 |
| Nanos Research | October 5, 2008 | PDF | 34 | 29 | 20 | 11 | 6 |
| EKOS Research Associates | October 5, 2008 | HTML | 35 | 25 | 19 | 10 | 10 |
| Harris-Decima | October 4, 2008 | PDF | 34 | 24 | 20 | 8 | 13 |
| Nanos Research | October 4, 2008 | PDF | 34 | 30 | 19 | 10 | 7 |
| EKOS Research Associates | October 4, 2008 | HTML | 36 | 25 | 18 | 10 | 10 |
| Angus Reid Strategies | October 3, 2008 | PDF | 40 | 25 | 19 | 11 | 6 |
| Harris-Decima | October 3, 2008 | PDF | 35 | 22 | 20 | 9 | 13 |
| Nanos Research | October 3, 2008 | PDF | 35 | 28 | 19 | 10 | 8 |
| EKOS Research Associates | October 3, 2008 | HTML | 36 | 25 | 19 | 10 | 10 |
| Ipsos Reid | October 2, 2008 | HTML | 37 | 23 | 19 | 11 | 10 |
| Harris-Decima | October 2, 2008 | PDF | 37 | 22 | 18 | 9 | 12 |
| Nanos Research | October 2, 2008 | PDF | 35 | 30 | 18 | 10 | 9 |
| EKOS Research Associates | October 2, 2008 | HTML | 36 | 24 | 19 | 10 | 11 |
| Harris-Decima | October 1, 2008 | PDF | 36 | 23 | 18 | 9 | 12 |
| Nanos Research | October 1, 2008 | PDF | 37 | 26 | 19 | 10 | 8 |
| EKOS Research Associates | October 1, 2008 | HTML | 34 | 25 | 19 | 10 | 11 |
| Harris-Decima | September 30, 2008 | PDF Archived 2009-03-27 at the Wayback Machine | 36 | 24 | 17 | 10 | 11 |
| Nanos Research | September 30, 2008 | PDF | 36 | 26 | 20 | 10 | 9 |
| EKOS Research Associates | September 30, 2008 | HTML | 34 | 25 | 20 | 10 | 11 |
| Strategic Counsel | September 29, 2008 | HTML | 39 | 24 | 19 | 10 | 9 |
| Harris-Decima | September 29, 2008 | PDF | 36 | 26 | 18 | 9 | 11 |
| Nanos Research | September 29, 2008 | PDF | 37 | 26 | 20 | 10 | 8 |
| EKOS Research Associates | September 29, 2008 | HTML | 34 | 27 | 19 | 9 | 10 |
| Harris-Decima | September 28, 2008 | PDF | 36 | 26 | 19 | 8 | 9 |
| Nanos Research | September 28, 2008 | PDF | 36 | 26 | 20 | 9 | 9 |
| EKOS Research Associates | September 28, 2008 | HTML | 34 | 26 | 20 | 10 | 10 |
| Nanos Research | September 27, 2008 | PDF | 36 | 27 | 19 | 9 | 9 |
| Harris-Decima | September 27, 2008 | PDF | 36 | 25 | 19 | 9 | 9 |
| Nanos Research | September 26, 2008 | PDF | 39 | 25 | 19 | 8 | 9 |
| Harris-Decima | September 26, 2008 | PDF | 38 | 23 | 19 | 9 | 9 |
| Angus Reid Strategies | September 25, 2008 | PDF | 40 | 21 | 21 | 10 | 7 |
| Ipsos Reid | September 25, 2008 | HTML | 39 | 23 | 18 | 9 | 11 |
| Nanos Research | September 25, 2008 | PDF | 39 | 24 | 19 | 9 | 8 |
| Harris-Decima | September 25, 2008 | PDF | 37 | 24 | 18 | 9 | 10 |
| EKOS Research Associates | September 25, 2008 | HTML | 35 | 25 | 20 | 10 | 10 |
| Nanos Research | September 24, 2008 | PDF | 40 | 25 | 19 | 9 | 8 |
| EKOS Research Associates | September 24, 2008 | HTML | 36 | 25 | 19 | 10 | 11 |
| Harris-Decima | September 24, 2008 | HTML | 36 | 23 | 17 | 9 | 12 |
| EKOS Research Associates | September 23, 2008 | HTML | 37 | 24 | 19 | 9 | 11 |
| Harris-Decima | September 23, 2008 | PDF | 37 | 24 | 16 | 9 | 12 |
| Nanos Research | September 23, 2008 | PDF | 37 | 26 | 21 | 9 | 7 |
| EKOS Research Associates | September 22, 2008 | HTML | 36 | 25 | 19 | 8 | 12 |
| Nanos Research | September 22, 2008 | PDF | 38 | 27 | 21 | 8 | 6 |
| Harris-Decima | September 22, 2008 | HTML | 37 | 24 | 17 | 8 | 11 |
| EKOS Research Associates | September 21, 2008 | HTML | 37 | 24 | 19 | 8 | 12 |
| Nanos Research | September 21, 2008 | PDF | 35 | 30 | 22 | 7 | 6 |
| Harris-Decima | September 21, 2008 | PDF | 38 | 23 | 17 | 8 | 12 |
| Nanos Research | September 20, 2008 | PDF | 36 | 31 | 20 | 7 | 7 |
| Harris-Decima | September 20, 2008 | PDF | 39 | 23 | 17 | 8 | 11 |
| Nanos Research | September 19, 2008 | PDF | 38 | 29 | 18 | 7 | 7 |
| Harris-Decima | September 19, 2008 | PDF | 38 | 23 | 17 | 8 | 12 |
| Angus Reid Strategies | September 18, 2008 | PDF | 38 | 24 | 19 | 9 | 10 |
| Ipsos Reid | September 18, 2008 | HTML | 40 | 27 | 15 | 8 | 10 |
| EKOS Research Associates | September 18, 2008 | HTML | 36 | 25 | 18 | 8 | 13 |
| Nanos Research | September 18, 2008 | PDF | 39 | 28 | 18 | 7 | 7 |
| Harris-Decima | September 18, 2008 | PDF | 38 | 25 | 15 | 8 | 12 |
| Nanos Research | September 17, 2008 | PDF | 39 | 30 | 18 | 7 | 6 |
| Harris-Decima | September 17, 2008 | PDF | 36 | 27 | 16 | 8 | 11 |
| EKOS Research Associates | September 17, 2008 | HTML | 38 | 24 | 18 | 8 | 12 |
| Nanos Research | September 16, 2008 | PDF | 38 | 31 | 17 | 7 | 7 |
| Harris-Decima | September 16, 2008 | PDF | 38 | 28 | 15 | 8 | 10 |
| EKOS Research Associates | September 16, 2008 | HTML | 38 | 24 | 19 | 8 | 11 |
| Nanos Research | September 15, 2008 | PDF | 38 | 31 | 17 | 6 | 8 |
| Harris-Decima | September 15, 2008 | PDF | 38 | 27 | 16 | 8 | 10 |
| EKOS Research Associates | September 15, 2008 | HTML | 38 | 23 | 19 | 9 | 11 |
| Segma | September 15, 2008 | PDF | 42 | 23 | 16 | 7 | 10 |
| Nanos Research | September 14, 2008 | PDF | 37 | 31 | 18 | 6 | 9 |
| Harris-Decima | September 14, 2008 | PDF | 38 | 27 | 16 | 8 | 9 |
| EKOS Research Associates | September 14, 2008 | HTML | 35 | 25 | 19 | 9 | 11 |
| Ipsos Reid | September 13, 2008 | HTML | 38 | 29 | 13 | 8 | 11 |
| Harris-Decima | September 13, 2008 | PDF | 40 | 26 | 15 | 8 | 9 |
| Nanos Research | September 13, 2008 | PDF | 38 | 30 | 17 | 6 | 9 |
| Angus Reid Strategies | September 12, 2008 | PDF | 39 | 23 | 18 | 9 | 10 |
| Nanos Research | September 12, 2008 | PDF | 38 | 30 | 15 | 9 | 9 |
| EKOS Research Associates | September 11, 2008 | HTML | 36 | 26 | 19 | 8 | 11 |
| Ipsos Reid | September 11, 2008 | HTML | 38 | 29 | 13 | 8 | 11 |
| Nanos Research | September 11, 2008 | HTML | 38 | 31 | 14 | 9 | 9 |
| Harris-Decima | September 11, 2008 | HTML | 41 | 26 | 14 | 8 | 9 |
| Nanos Research | September 10, 2008 | HTML | 37 | 32 | 13 | 9 | 9 |
| EKOS Research Associates | September 9, 2008 | HTML | 37 | 26 | 19 | 8 | 10 |
| Angus Reid Strategies | September 9, 2008 | PDF | 38 | 24 | 21 | 9 | 7 |
| Harris-Decima | September 8, 2008 | PDF | 36 | 28 | 15 | 9 | 9 |
| Segma | September 6, 2008 | PDF | 43 | 25 | 15 | 8 | 7 |
| EKOS Research Associates | September 4, 2008 | HTML | 38 | 26 | 15 | 10 | 11 |
| EKOS Research Associates | September 3, 2008 | HTML | 37 | 24 | 19 | 6 | 10 |
| Environics | September 2, 2008 | HTML | 38 | 28 | 19 | 8 | 7 |
| Strategic Counsel | August 31, 2008 | PDF Archived 2008-09-12 at the Wayback Machine | 37 | 29 | 17 | 8 | 9 |
| Ipsos Reid | August 28, 2008 | HTML | 34 | 31 | 14 | - | 10 |
| Angus Reid Strategies | August 28, 2008 | PDF | 36 | 28 | 18 | 9 | 8 |
| Ipsos Reid | August 28, 2008 | HTML | 33 | 31 | 16 | 9 | 10 |
| Nanos Research | August 27, 2008 | PDF | 33 | 35 | 17 | 8 | 7 |
| Harris-Decima | August 24, 2008 | PDF | 33 | 34 | 15 | 7 | 9 |
| Ipsos Reid | August 14, 2008 | HTML | 36 | 30 | 14 | 9 | 10 |
| Harris-Decima | August 10, 2008 | PDF | 32 | 33 | 15 | 6 | 13 |
| Ipsos Reid | July 31, 2008 | HTML | 34 | 30 | 14 | 9 | 11 |
| Angus Reid Strategies | July 30, 2008 | PDF | 35 | 30 | 17 | 9 | 8 |
| Ipsos Reid | July 10, 2008 | HTML | 33 | 32 | 13 | 11 | 10 |
| Environics | July 5, 2008 | HTML | 35 | 30 | 17 | 10 | 8 |
| Harris-Decima | June 29, 2008 | PDF | 30 | 31 | 16 | 10 | 12 |
| Angus Reid Strategies | June 24, 2008 | PDF | 33 | 30 | 19 | 9 | 7 |
| Strategic Counsel | June 9, 2008 | HTML | 32 | 30 | 18 | 10 | 10 |
| Harris-Decima | June 8, 2008 | HTML | 32 | 31 | 15 | 6 | 12 |
| Ipsos-Reid | May 29, 2008 | HTML | 36 | 29 | 14 | 9 | 11 |
| Angus Reid Strategies | May 19, 2008 | HTML | 34 | 27 | 18 | 11 | 8 |
| Nanos Research | May 11, 2008 | PDF | 33 | 34 | 15 | 11 | 8 |
| Strategic Counsel | May 11, 2008 | HTML | 34 | 31 | 16 | 9 | 10 |
| Ipsos-Reid | May 8, 2008 | HTML | 35 | 32 | 14 | - | 9 |
| Ipsos-Reid | May 1, 2008 | HTML | 34 | 29 | 17 | - | 11 |
| Angus Reid Strategies | April 23, 2008 | PDF | 33 | 30 | 20 | 8 | 8 |
| Harris-Decima | April 21, 2008 | HTML | 32 | 33 | 14 | - | - |
| Harris-Decima | April 13, 2008 | HTML | 30 | 33 | 16 | 9 | 11 |
| Strategic Counsel | April 13, 2008 | HTML | 36 | 30 | 15 | 8 | 10 |
| Ipsos-Reid | April 10, 2008 | HTML | 35 | 30 | 16 | - | 10 |
| Segma | April 9, 2008 | HTML | 36 | 30 | 15 | 9 | 9 |
| Nanos Research | April 9, 2008 | PDF | 36 | 36 | 14 | 8 | 6 |
| Environics | April 7, 2008 | HTML | 35 | 28 | 17 | 13 | 7 |
| Harris-Decima | April 6, 2008 | HTML | 31 | 32 | 15 | 9 | 12 |
| Harris-Decima | March 30, 2008 | HTML | 32 | 30 | 13 | 9 | 12 |
| Angus Reid Strategies | March 28, 2008 | HTML | 36 | 26 | 18 | 9 | 9 |
| Ipsos-Reid | March 20, 2008 | HTML | 35 | 33 | 13 | 10 | 8 |
| Harris-Decima | March 16, 2008 | HTML | 32 | 32 | 17 | 9 | 8 |
| Strategic Counsel | March 16, 2008 | HTML | 38 | 27 | 14 | 10 | 12 |
| Ipsos-Reid | March 6, 2008 | HTML | 35 | 31 | 15 | 9 | 9 |
| Harris-Decima | March 2, 2008 | HTML | 31 | 30 | 17 | 8 | 13 |
| Angus Reid Strategies | March 2, 2008 | HTML | 34 | 28 | 18 | 10 | 9 |
| Nanos Research | February 20, 2008 | PDF | 34 | 34 | 14 | 10 | 8 |
| Angus Reid Strategies | February 18, 2008 | HTML | 34 | 31 | 17 | 9 | 8 |
| Harris-Decima | February 17, 2008 | PDF | 35 | 33 | 13 | 8 | 9 |
| Strategic Counsel | February 17, 2008 | HTML | 39 | 27 | 12 | 10 | 12 |
| Ipsos-Reid | February 14, 2008 | HTML | 36 | 29 | 13 | 9 | 10 |
| Léger Marketing | February 10, 2008 | PDF | 37 | 32 | 16 | 8 | 7 |
| Nanos Research | February 4, 2008 | PDF | 31 | 33 | 19 | 10 | 8 |
| UniMarketing | January 31, 2008 | HTML | 33 | 33 | 18 | 8 | 8 |
| Harris-Decima | January 27, 2008 | HTML | 29 | 32 | 16 | 9 | 12 |
| Ipsos-Reid | January 24, 2008 | HTML | 37 | 29 | 14 | - | 10 |
| Strategic Counsel | January 13, 2008 | PDF | 36 | 30 | 14 | 11 | 10 |
| Ipsos-Reid | January 10, 2008 | HTML | 33 | 35 | 13 | 9 | 9 |
| Harris-Decima | January 6, 2008 | PDF | 37 | 30 | 13 | 10 | 9 |
| Environics | January 3, 2008 | HTML | 36 | 22 | 17 | 13 | 7 |
| Ipsos-Reid | December 20, 2007 | HTML | 35 | 33 | 15 | 8 | 8 |
| Harris-Decima | December 17, 2007 | HTML | 30 | 32 | 15 | 11 | 12 |
| Angus Reid Strategies | December 14, 2007 | PDF | 33 | 28 | 17 | 10 | 10 |
| Strategic Counsel | December 9, 2007 | PDF | 32 | 29 | 16 | 10 | 13 |
| Ipsos-Reid | December 6, 2007 | HTML | 35 | 29 | 16 | 10 | 9 |
| Harris-Decima | December 2, 2007 | HTML | 36 | 28 | 17 | 8 | 11 |
| Ipsos-Reid | November 22, 2007 | HTML | 39 | 29 | 15 | 8 | 8 |
| Harris-Decima | November 19, 2007 | PDF | 36 | 28 | 17 | 8 | 9 |
| Strategic Counsel | November 13, 2007 | PDF | 34 | 31 | 16 | 11 | 8 |
| Harris-Decima | November 12, 2007 | HTML | 33 | 29 | 17 | 8 | 12 |
| Strategic Counsel | November 11, 2007 | PDF | 32 | 32 | 12 | 11 | 13 |
| SES Research | November 8, 2007 | PDF | 35 | 34 | 17 | 9 | 6 |
| Ipsos-Reid | November 8, 2007 | HTML | 42 | 28 | 15 | 8 | 7 |
| Ipsos-Reid | November 1, 2007 | HTML | 39 | 28 | 13 | 12 | 7 |
| Harris-Decima | October 29, 2007 | HTML | 33 | 29 | 17 | 9 | 10 |
| Ipsos-Reid | October 25, 2007 | HTML | 39 | 27 | 17 | 9 | 8 |
| Unimarketing | October 18, 2007 | HTML | 36 | 25 | 19 | 10 | 9 |
| Ipsos-Reid | October 18, 2007 | HTML | 40 | 27 | 14 | 9 | 8 |
| Angus Reid Strategies | October 17, 2007 | HTML | 34 | 29 | 17 | 9 | 9 |
| Environics | October 14, 2007 | HTML | 33 | 29 | 19 | 7 | 11 |
| Strategic Counsel | October 14, 2007 | HTML | 34 | 29 | 15 | 10 | 12 |
| Ipsos-Reid | October 13, 2007 | HTML | 40 | 28 | 16 | 8 | 7 |
| Harris-Decima | October 9, 2007 | HTML | 35 | 28 | 17 | 8 | 10 |
| Harris-Decima | October 3, 2007 | HTML | 33 | 31 | 16 | 7 | 10 |
| Harris-Decima | September 18, 2007 | HTML | 32 | 29 | 17 | 5 | 14 |
| Angus Reid Strategies | August 23, 2007 | HTML | 33 | 29 | 19 | 9 | 9 |
| SES Research | August 14, 2007 | PDF | 36 | 33 | 13 | 10 | 8 |
| Strategic Counsel | August 12, 2007 | PDF | 33 | 33 | 17 | 10 | 8 |
| Ipsos-Reid | July 27, 2007 | HTML | 34 | 32 | 17 | 8 | 8 |
| Angus Reid Strategies | July 18, 2007 | PDF | 33 | 28 | 19 | 9 | 8 |
| Strategic Counsel | July 15, 2007 | HTML | 31 | 31 | 17 | 10 | 10 |
| Environics | June 30, 2007 | HTML | 37 | 28 | 17 | 7 | 11 |
| Angus Reid Strategies | June 18, 2007 | PDF | 34 | 27 | 19 | 10 | 8 |
| Decima | June 11, 2007 | HTML | 29 | 32 | 18 | 9 | 9 |
| Ipsos Reid | May 31, 2007 | HTML | 34 | 31 | 16 | 10 | 9 |
| Léger Marketing | May 27, 2007 | PDF | 37 | 30 | 14 | 8 | 9 |
| Ipsos Reid | May 24, 2007 | HTML | 37 | 31 | 16 | 7 | 9 |
| Angus Reid Strategies | May 23, 2007 | HTML | 35 | 28 | 18 | 9 | 9 |
| Decima | May 20, 2007 | HTML | 33 | 31 | 17 | 8 | 10 |
| Strategic Counsel | May 17, 2007 | HTML | 34 | 31 | 16 | 10 | 9 |
| Ipsos Reid | May 17, 2007 | HTML | 36 | 32 | 14 | 9 | 7 |
| Ipsos Reid | May 10, 2007 | HTML | 31 | 32 | 17 | 9 | 9 |
| SES Research | May 3, 2007 | HTML | 32 | 33 | 17 | 9 | 10 |
| Ipsos Reid | May 3, 2007 | HTML | 35 | 34 | 14 | 9 | 7 |
| Decima | April 29, 2007 | HTML | 30 | 31 | 15 | 9 | 13 |
| Ipsos Reid | April 26, 2007 | HTML | 38 | 31 | 14 | 8 | 8 |
| Strategic Counsel | April 24, 2007 | PDF | 36 | 30 | 13 | 9 | 12 |
| Decima Research | April 21, 2007 | HTML | 30 | 29 | 18 | 8 | 11 |
| Ipsos Reid | April 19, 2007 | HTML | 39 | 29 | 16 | 9 | 7 |
| Decima Research | April 15, 2007 | HTML | 34 | 31 | 15 | 7 | 11 |
| Ipsos Reid | April 12, 2007 | HTML | 38 | 32 | 14 | 8 | 8 |
| SES Research | April 5, 2007 | PDF | 36 | 33 | 16 | 10 | 6 |
| Decima Research | April 5, 2007 | HTML | 39 | 30 | 13 | 8 | 8 |
| Environics | April 3, 2007 | HTML | 36 | 28 | 16 | 8 | 12 |
| Ipsos Reid | March 28, 2007 | HTML | 36 | 31 | 15 | 8 | 9 |
| Angus Reid Strategies | March 28, 2007 | PDF | 39 | 22 | 17 | 10 | 11 |
| Decima Research | March 25, 2007 | HTML | 35 | 31 | 13 | 8 | 10 |
| Léger Marketing | March 25, 2007 | HTML | 41 | 27 | 14 | 9 | 6 |
| Ipsos-Reid | March 22, 2007 | HTML | 40 | 29 | 14 | 9 | 7 |
| Strategic Counsel | March 21, 2007 | HTML | 39 | 31 | 13 | 8 | 9 |
| Ipsos-Reid | March 15, 2007 | HTML | 36 | 34 | 12 | 9 | 8 |
| Strategic Counsel | March 13, 2007 | HTML | 36 | 31 | 15 | 9 | 10 |
| Angus Reid Strategies | March 7, 2007 | HTML | 38 | 28 | 15 | 10 | 8 |
| Decima Research | March 4, 2007 | HTML Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine | 35 | 29 | 15 | 7 | 11 |
| Ipsos-Reid | March 3, 2007 | HTML | 36 | 32 | 15 | 8 | 8 |
| Angus Reid Strategies | February 27, 2007 | HTML | 40 | 26 | 15 | 10 | 8 |
| Decima Research | February 26, 2007 | HTML | 36 | 27 | 13 | 8 | 13 |
| Ipsos-Reid | February 24, 2007 | HTML | 36 | 34 | 13 | 9 | 8 |
| Decima Research | February 18, 2007 | HTML | 32 | 30 | 15 | 9 | 11 |
| Strategic Counsel | February 18, 2007 | HTML | 34 | 29 | 14 | 11 | 12 |
| Decima Research | February 12, 2007 | HTML | 32 | 33 | 15 | 9 | 8 |
| SES Research | February 8, 2007 | PDF | 33 | 33 | 17 | 10 | 7 |
| Léger Marketing | February 4, 2007 | PDF | 38 | 31 | 14 | 8 | 7 |
| Decima Research | January 22, 2007 | HTML | 32 | 33 | 13 | 13 | 9 |
| Léger Marketing | January 21, 2007 | HTML | 35 | 32 | 13 | 8 | 9 |
| Ipsos-Reid | January 18, 2007 | HTML | 33 | 37 | 13 | - | - |
| Decima Research | January 15, 2007 | HTML | 32 | 33 | 13 | 10 | 9 |
| Strategic Counsel | January 14, 2007 | HTML | 31 | 35 | 15 | 11 | 8 |
| Environics | December 30, 2006 | HTML | 34 | 32 | 14 | 8 | 11 |
| Decima Research | December 30, 2006 | HTML | 34 | 31 | 15 | 10 | 8 |
| Ipsos-Reid | December 14, 2006 | HTML | 34 | 36 | 13 | 10 | 5 |
| Decima Research | December 13, 2006 | HTML | 32 | 35 | 12 | 11 | 7 |
| EKOS | December 9, 2006 | HTML | 33 | 40 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
| Ipsos-Reid | December 7, 2006 | HTML | 32 | 38 | 13 | 11 | 5 |
| Decima Research | December 3, 2006 | PDF | 31 | 35 | 12 | 10 | 11 |
| Strategic Counsel | December 3, 2006 | HTML | 31 | 37 | 14 | 11 | 7 |
| Léger Marketing | November 26, 2006 | HTML | 34 | 32 | 15 | 10 | 6 |
| Decima Research | November 13, 2006 | HTML | 31 | 33 | 15 | 10 | 10 |
| SES Research | November 9, 2006 | PDF | 34 | 32 | 16 | 13 | 5 |
| Environics | November 6, 2006 | HTML | 33 | 32 | 19 | 9 | 5 |
| Decima Research | November 5, 2006 | HTML | 31 | 28 | 18 | 10 | 9 |
| Ipsos-Reid | November 2, 2006 | HTML | 37 | 29 | 19 | 9 | 5 |
| Decima Research | October 16, 2006 | HTML | 32 | 30 | 15 | 11 | 10 |
| Strategic Counsel | October 15, 2006 | HTML | 32 | 32 | 17 | 11 | 9 |
| EKOS | October 12, 2006 | HTML | 36 | 31.7 | 16.2 | 9.9 | 6.2 |
| Environics | October 12, 2006 | | 37 | 28 | 18 | 9 | 7 |
| Strategic Counsel | September 17, 2006 | HTML | 35 | 26 | 19 | 12 | 8 |
| EKOS | September 14, 2006 | PDF | 38.7 | 28.8 | 17.0 | 8.4 | 7.0 |
| Decima Research | September 4, 2006 | | 34 | 30 | 14 | 11 | 10 |
| Decima Research | August 28, 2006 | PDF | 33 | 28 | 19 | 10 | 8 |
| Ipsos-Reid | August 24, 2006 | | 38 | 29 | 17 | 10 | 5 |
| SES Research | August 23, 2006 | PDF | 36 | 30 | 18 | 11 | 5 |
| Decima Research | August 13, 2006 | PDF | 36 | 29 | 15 | 10 | 7 |
| Decima Research | July 31, 2006 | PDF | 32 | 31 | 16 | 11 | 8 |
| Strategic Counsel | July 30, 2006 | HTML | 38 | 29 | 15 | 11 | 8 |
| Ipsos-Reid | July 27, 2006 | HTML | 39 | 27 | 17 | 10 | 7 |
| Decima Research | July 23, 2006 | HTML | 36 | 30 | 17 | - | - |
| Decima Research (without Greens) | July 16, 2006 | PDF | 36 | 30 | 19 | 11 | - |
| Decima Research (with Greens) | July 16, 2006 | PDF | 36 | 29 | 16 | 10 | 8 |
| Strategic Counsel | July 16, 2006 | HTML | 37 | 26 | 18 | 11 | 8 |
| Environics | June 23, 2006 | HTML | 39 | 25 | 21 | 9 | 4 |
| Decima Research | June 18, 2006 | HTML | 38 | 28 | 19 | 10 | - |
| Strategic Counsel | June 8, 2006 | PDF Archived 2008-09-12 at the Wayback Machine | 36 | 27 | 19 | 9 | 9 |
| Decima Research | May 28, 2006 | PDF | 38 | 29 | 21 | 8 | - |
| Ipsos-Reid | May 18, 2006 | HTML | 43 | 25 | 15 | 9 | 5 |
| SES Research | May 9, 2006 | PDF | 38 | 28 | 19 | 9 | 6 |
| Strategic Counsel | May 3, 2006 | HTML | 35 | 31 | 16 | 10 | 9 |
| Decima Research | April 23, 2006 | HTML | 41 | 26 | 19 | 10 | - |
| Strategic Counsel | April 9, 2006 | HTML | 39 | 29 | 14 | 11 | 5 |
| Environics | March 31, 2006 | HTML | 41 | 22 | 21 | 10 | 5 |
| Decima Research | March 26, 2006 | HTML | 39 | 28 | 19 | 11 | - |
| Ipsos-Reid | March 23, 2006 | HTML | 38 | 28 | 19 | 9 | 5 |
| Decima Research | March 13, 2006 | HTML | 37 | 28 | 19 | 10 | - |
| Decima Research | February 27, 2006 | HTML | 35 | 28 | 21 | 10 | - |
| Ipsos-Reid | February 23, 2006 | HTML | 39 | 27 | 20 | 8 | 5 |
| Strategic Counsel | February 21, 2006 | HTML | 39 | 28 | 19 | 8 | - |
| Decima Research | February 13, 2006 | PDF | 35 | 25 | 24 | 8 | - |
| SES Research | February 9, 2006 | PDF | 33 | 34 | 18 | 9 | 7 |
| Election 2006 | January 23, 2006 | HTML | 36.3 | 30.2 | 17.5 | 10.5 | 4.5 |

## 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 firm | Last date of polling | Source | Stephen Harper | Stéphane Dion | Jack Layton | Gilles Duceppe | Elizabeth May |
| Nanos Research | October 5, 2008 | PDF | 33 | 18 | 21 | 3 | 4 |
| Nanos Research | October 4, 2008 | PDF | 32 | 20 | 19 | 3 | 4 |
| Nanos Research | October 3, 2008 | PDF | 32 | 17 | 19 | 4 | 4 |
| Nanos Research | October 2, 2008 | PDF | 32 | 18 | 17 | 5 | 5 |
| Nanos Research | September 28, 2008 | PDF | 35 | 14 | 18 | 4 | 4 |
| Angus Reid Strategies | September 25, 2008 | PDF | 33 | 9 | 18 | 3 | 2 |
| Angus Reid Strategies | September 20, 2008 | PDF | 32 | 8 | 19 | 4 | 5 |
| Nanos Research | September 18, 2008 | PDF | 38 | 14 | 17 | 3 | 3 |
| Nanos Research | September 15, 2008 | PDF | 36 | 14 | 18 | 3 | 3 |
| Nanos Research | September 14, 2008 | PDF | 34 | 14 | 18 | 4 | 4 |
| Angus Reid Strategies | September 12, 2008 | PDF | 36 | 9 | 16 | 4 | 3 |
| Decima Research | September 8, 2008 | PDF | 43 | 22 | - | - | - |
| Segma | September 6, 2008 | PDF | 42 | 15 | 16 | 4 | 4 |
| EKOS Research Associates | September 4, 2008 | HTML | 32 | 12 | 19 | 3 | 5 |
| Angus Reid Strategies | August 28, 2008 | PDF | 36 | 13 | - | - | - |
| Nanos Research | August 27, 2008 | PDF | 36 | 15 | 17 | 5 | 4 |
| Ipsos-Reid | February 14, 2008 | HTML | 41 | 25 | 18 | 6 | - |
| Léger Marketing | February 10, 2008 | HTML | 32 | 15 | 18 | - | - |
| Nanos Research | February 8, 2008 | PDF | 35 | 14 | 21 | 6 | 8 |
| Nanos Research | January 3, 2008 | HTML | 42 | 12 | 16 | 5 | 4 |
| Nanos Research | November 8, 2007 | PDF | 37 | 13 | 17 | 6 | 5 |
| Segma | October 18, 2007 | HTML | 40 | 10 | 16 | 1 | 4 |
| Angus Reid Strategies | October 17, 2007 | PDF | 30 | 10 | - | - | - |
| Environics | October 17, 2007 | HTML | 37 | 12 | 19 | 5 | 4 |
| Nanos Research | August 4, 2007 | PDF | 31 | 23 | 18 | 6 | 5 |
| Angus Reid Strategies | July 16, 2007 | HTML | 33 | 14 | - | - | - |
| Angus Reid Strategies | June 18, 2007 | PDF | 33 | 17 | - | - | - |
| Nanos Research | April 5, 2007 | HTML | 42 | 17 | 16 | 7 | 4 |
| Ipsos-Reid | February 19, 2007 | HTML | 46 | 29 | - | - |
Sometimes the information is further broken down, as in this Strategic Counsel poll conducted from February 15 to February 18, 2007:
| Leader | Clearest Vision for Canada | Most Decisive Leader | Most Charismatic |
| Stephen Harper | 50 | 53 | 35 |
| Stéphane Dion | 22 | 19 | 20 |
| Jack Layton | 20 | 20 | 36 |
| Gilles Duceppe | 8 | 8 | 10 |
The Strategic Counsel also conducts occasional polls of the overall impression of the party leaders: favourable or not favourable (favourable percentage shown).
| Date of Polling | Stephen Harper | Stéphane Dion | Jack Layton | Gilles Duceppe | Elizabeth May |
| January 13, 2008 | 58 | 39 | 55 | 62 | 56 |
| January 14, 2007 | 54 | 59 | 59 | 63 | 58 |