This article provides a list of scientific, nationwide public opinion polls that were conducted leading up to the 2011 Canadian federal election.
Graph of polling from the 2008 election to the 2011 election
Graph of polling during the 2011 election showing trends by polling firm and party
Graph of polling during the 2011 election showing average trend line and margin of error
Note 1: Based on a three-day rolling sample. To update the tracking, a new day of interviewing is added and the oldest day dropped.
Aside from conducting the usual opinion surveys on general party preferences, polling firms also survey public opinion on who would make the best Prime Minister: