The latest federal voter intention numbers. (EKOS)

The Conservatives and Liberals remain in a virtual tie for support for a third week in a row, a new EKOS poll suggests.

The poll, released exclusively to CBC News on Thursday, asked Canadians which party they would vote for if an election were held tomorrow. It found 31.9 per cent would support the Liberals, compared with 31 per cent who would back the Conservatives.

The poll also found that 15.4 per cent of Canadians would vote for the NDP, 10.9 per cent for the Green Party and 8.4 per cent for the Bloc Quebecois.

While the Tories remain strong in the West, the Liberals have more support in Ontario (40.6 per cent to 32.4 per cent) and in Quebec (27 per cent to 17.8 per cent).

The poll also suggested that slightly more Canadians believe the government is headed in the wrong direction (45.7 per cent) than the right direction (42.6 per cent), although the difference falls within the margin of error.

Alberta residents are most likely to agree that the government is headed in the right direction (51.4 per cent) compared with those living in Quebec, where 53.7 per cent said it's headed in the wrong direction.

The random survey of 3,406 Canadians aged 18 and over Jan. 27-Feb. 2 claims a margin of error of plus or minus 1.7 percentage points, 19 times out of 20.

Full report: EKOS poll, Feb. 4, 2010