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The federal Liberals continue to maintain a slight lead in public support, according to a new Forum Research poll.

With an election to be held in or before October, the Liberals have the support of 37 per cent of Canadian voters, with the Tories holding onto 33 per cent, the survey, found.

The New Democrats are at 20 per cent support.

The Liberals saw a slight drop in fortunes, down from last months total of 41 per cent support, while the Conservatives remained steady at 33 per cent.

The NDP jumped slightly from 17 per cent in December.

While the Liberals still lead, its a more modest kind of parity than weve seen recently, Forum Research president Lorne Bozinoff said in a statement.

He said the 30 new seats being added to the House of Commons for the next election favour the Conservatives, who, according to Bozinoff stand to win a small minority despite trailing slightly in the popular vote, based on the latest poll results.

In the last half year the Conservatives have eaten into the previously large lead the Liberals enjoyed since choosing Justin Trudeau as their leader in 2013.

The two parties have been virtually neck and neck since this past fall.

The official Opposition New Democrats, however, have seen no more than 23 per cent support from respondents since last May.

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Federal Liberals hold onto slight lead, poll shows