An Ipsos poll shows 54 percent of Canadians surveyed support stronger trade ties with China. Photo: Screenshot from website of Ipsos

　　As Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney reportedly prepares to visit China and restore trade and diplomatic ties, a latest poll suggests that more than half of Canadians say they support more trade with China, according to media reports.

　　The Ipsos poll, conducted exclusively for Global News - the news and current affairs division of the Canadian Global Television Network - and released on Saturday local time, found that 54 percent of respondents expressed support for closer trade ties and economic agreements with China.

　　Ipsos contacted 2,001 Canadian adults in early December 2025 for the poll.

　　Darrell Bricker, CEO of Ipsos Public Affairs, said the new poll"s results show that people are thinking about who in the world we"re going to trade with. And the second-largest population in the world, and the second-largest economy, is probably a place that we need to have some sort of relationship with, per Global News.

　　Prime Minister Carney will begin a visit to China on January 13, the first in eight years for a Canadian leader, with aims to talk trade and rebuild ties after years of diplomatic tensions, AFP News reported. The visit has not been confirmed by the Chinese side yet.

　　The January 13-17 trip seeks to "strengthen cooperation in the areas of trade, energy, agriculture and international security", a Carney spokeswoman told AFP.

　　The last Canadian leader to visit China was Justin Trudeau, in December 2017, per the report.