Surveys • Statistics

		To help us better understand the perceptions Canadians and Americans generally have of one another, we must turn our attention to professional research companies. This page offers the full array of existing studies that have been conducted over recent years. If you are interested in finding out more about the changing nature of Canada-US relations, you may be interested to check out some or all of the reports below. By consolidating studies that relate to Canada-US relations on this page, we hope to help North Americans get a clearer picture of how this relationship is doing. And as you will discover, our relationship has it's ups and it's downs, just like any normal interpersonal relationship. A lot of people I know ask me the question: Why promote this idea now? Aren't relations are their lowest in recent memory?
		It is a valid question, to which I always respond in the same way: The best time to invest in a stock is when it is undervalued.

Do not be deceived by temporary chills: Aside from the regional traits that differentiate us, Canadians and Americans share a closeness and compatibility that few other nations can understand. If you ever doubt that daring assertion, take the test, and plan your next trip in the other's country. By meeting people up front, the false stereotypes that develop over time dissolve as they are confronted with reality. This is why we also need to keep in mind the limited use statistics play in defining our understanding of this unique relationship.  Statistics are certainly a useful tool: they give us the people's pulse at a specific moment in time. But statistics also have their limits, and informed citizens of both our countries fully grasp and understand the strong bounds of friendship and mutual respect that continue to define the prosperous co-existence of our peoples. Our relationship is persistent because our peoples interact together more than with anyone else. The result of this communication is a free-flowing cultural exchange that harmonizes our attitudes and brings us ever closer; Our close cultural relationship is possible because our countries share the largest and strongest trade relationship the world has ever seen.
2001				A Study of How Canadians perceive Canada US Relations		The interesting thing to note about this survey is that is was taken in August 2001, just before the events of 9/11. In a sense, this is perhaps the only surviving snapshot of pre-911 mentalities in the context of Canada-US relations.
2002				Values & Identities in North America		Although very interesting, this survey was done while including perceptions and opinions of Mexicans. I want to reaffirm the commitment to a bilateral discussion between Canadians and Americans only. Annexation.ca does not support an integration of Mexico, and opposes the creation of an undemocratic North American Union that would supplant the national sovereignty of it's member countries.
2004				Broadcasting, Canada US Relations & Canadian Public Opinion		Although only a part of this report is relevant to the topic at hand, it was included here anyway. It is of limited value, yet I deemed it useful considering the surprisingly small overall amount of research that has gone into understanding Canadian-American relations.
2004				Canada US Relations		This is a good report, similar to the one produced in 2001. Notice the steep decrease in support for an annexation on both sides of the border. This is very likely due to the timing of the survey, which happened during the coldest chill of Canadian-American relations in recent memory, largely due to the divide created by the Iraq war.
2006				Canada US Relations and the Emergence of Cross Border Regions		The most recent research was conducted by the Canadian government itself. To resume the situation, ever-increasing ties between Canadians and Americans have spilled across the political borders and provide new challenges for the Canadian government when setting national policy.