The poll found only 33 per cent of Canadians viewed the United States favourably — a drop from 34 per cent in 2025 and a steep decline from the 54 per cent recorded when that question was asked in 2024.
Trump has rattled the Canada-U.S. relationship with tariffs and ongoing threats of annexation. He has continued to threaten new tariffs on Canada and has called Prime Minister Mark Carney a “governor.” Earlier this month, his administration intervened in the opening of the Gordie Howe International Bridge connecting Ontario to Michigan — a bridge Canada paid to build.
The Pew survey says only 35 per cent of Canadians polled said the U.S. is a reliable partner, down from 83 per cent from a similar poll conducted in 2022.
“Canadians, of course, being our neighbours to the north, that’s especially striking to see,” Fagan said.
She said the poll tracked sharp drops in appraisals of the United States and Trump among respondents in places with which the U.S. has long-standing economic and security ties, including Sweden, Germany, Australia and Italy.
Pew, a Washington-based non-partisan think tank, surveyed 42,151 adults across 36 countries — not including the United States — from Feb. 8 to May 13 by phone, online and in person.
It found confidence in Trump’s leadership in world affairs has dropped in most nations since last year. Pew’s report said the president got “poor marks” for his handling of foreign policy issues like tariffs, Gaza, Iran, the future of Greenland and the Russia-Ukraine war.
The study found a median of 74 per cent of people across all the countries surveyed disapproved of Trump’s handling of Iran. Only 35 per cent said the U.S. contributes to global peace and stability.
