PC leader Tim Hudak and his party are gaining ground where and when it counts, according to a new CP24/CTV Ipsos Reid poll released Thursday.

The poll suggests the progressive conservatives now have 37 per cent support from Ontario voters, leading the Liberals at 32 per cent, and the NDP, which has dropped to 27 per cent.

The PCs have developed a stronghold in the 905 and in southwestern Ontario but the Liberals are still leading in Toronto with 40 per cent support.

When the Liberals table their spring budget in just one week from now, an election could be triggered if both opposition parties do not support the document.

The poll shows that if an election were held tomorrow, Hudak’s PCs would win a majority.

The new survey also shows that a high percentage of Ontario voters, two in 10, remain undecided.

The poll’s author says the lingering gas plant scandal and allegations against Wynne and her office have sent voters running to the Tories.

Although the numbers indicate a fairly tight race, when analyzing the division of support among committed voters, the gap appears to widen.

Of the 813 Ontarians polled, 49 per cent said they are determined to cast their ballot barring some sort of emergency. Of those committed voters, 42 per cent would vote PC and only 27 per cent would vote Liberal.

The poll is accurate within plus or minus four percentage points.