Canadian R&B singer Jully Black's modified version of "O Canada" has had a profound impact on viewers across the country.

In February, Black changed a single word in the lyrics of Canada's national anthem at the NBA All-Star game, and it got mixed reactions from Canadians.

"O Canada! Our home on native land," she sang, rather than the traditional lyrics, "our home and native land."

Many voiced their support for the singer, but there was just as much hate directed at her.

A new survey released by Research Co. reveals just how divided Canadians are on updates to "O Canada."

According to the online survey, which was conducted from July 20 to 24, 41 per cent of English-speaking Canadians would agree to change the first line of "O Canada" from "our home and native land" to "our home on native land," while 44 per cent disagree.

The report found that over half (55 per cent) of younger respondents ages 18 to 34 agree with modifying the lyrics, while only 28 per cent of those ages 55 and over would support the change.

Research Co.'s survey is also broken down by ethnicity.

"Majorities of English-speaking Canadians of South Asian (68 per cent), Indigenous (64 per cent) and East Asian heritage (51 per cent) endorse the proposed change to the national anthem," said Mario Canseco, president of Research Co. "Only 36 per cent of English-speaking Canadians of European descent concur."

"O Canada" has already gone through an update. In 2018, the lyrics to the English version of the national anthem were changed from "in all thy sons command" to "in all of us command" to promote gender inclusivity.

Even that lyric split the country, with 48 per cent of English-speaking Canadians agreeing with the modification, while 34 per cent disagreed.

Whether the lyrics are officially changed in the future or not, Black was honoured in April for making an impactful change to the national anthem.

During an interview on The Brandon Gomez Show, Black explained why she chose to sing the anthem the way that she did.

"I didn't change the anthem; I spoke the truth. That's it. It wasn't written correctly," she said. "How about that? Let's go back to the songwriter."

With files from Irish Mae Silvestre and Al Sciola