While nine in 10 would vote for their own province to stay in Canada, one quarter in Alberta and Quebec would vote to secede

February 27, 2026 – Toronto, Ontario – A new CityNews/Canada Pulse Insights poll finds that while nearly nine in ten Canadians (87%) say they would vote for their own province to remain in Canada if presented with a clear referendum choice, support for sovereignty is notably higher and virtually tied in Quebec (25%) and Alberta (24%). And, although only about one in five (22%) Canadians nationwide believe a hypothetical separation referendum held in either Alberta or Quebec within the next six months would pass, similar sizable minorities in those provinces themselves (27% in Alberta and 25% in Quebec) think such a vote would succeed.