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83% of Canadians want an immediate end to the war with Iran.

The war was never popular with Canadians but the economic impacts are now driving a desire to see it come to an end.

Jun 16, 2026

As rumours about potential resolution to the war that has been going on for more than three months, Canadians want to see a quick end to it. In our latest Spark Insights polling (June 7-12, 4462 adults across Canada), here is what we found.

  • Asked “As you may know, the United States and Israel launched attacks on Iran, arguing the need to end the repression of Iranians and to keep Iran from developing nuclear weapons..in general do you support or oppose this action by the US and Israel?” 21% said they support the war, 50% oppose and 29% are undecided. (In March, we found essentially the same result, 20% support and 52% opposition)


  • Asked what they would like to see happen now, opinion is much more unequivocal: 8#% say “the war should be stopped immediately so that the economy of the world is not more disrupted”, while just 17% say “the US and Israel should continue with the war until Iran agrees to their terms”.

There are few meaningful differences of opinion, large majorities in every region and across generations want to see an immediate end. Conservative voters are a little more divided, but two thirds would also like to see the war conclude now.

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