The overall status of the Canadian population of Dark-eyed Junco is best measured by the continental Christmas Bird Count (CBC), given that coverage of the wintering range is high, nearly two-thirds of the population breeds in Canada, and many of the rest migrate through or winter in Canada. The CBC indicates a gradual decline from the 1970s to early 1990s, followed by modest fluctuations around a relatively stable level, around 16% below the early 1970s, but within the range of little change. The Breeding Bird Survey (BBS) also provides some information about Dark-eyed Junco populations but reliability at the national level is low because it has limited coverage of northern regions where the majority of the population breeds. South-central Ontario and Quebec, the Maritimes, and southwestern interior British Columbia are the only regions where long-term coverage by the BBS has been sufficient to generate medium reliability trends. In all these regions there have been moderate to large decreases, but these trends may at least in part reflect a northward shift in the breeding range. Overall, all available data indicate at least a modest decline over the long-term, so although there is medium confidence that the population is within the range of little change, confidence is only medium as there is some evidence indicating a moderate decrease.

The goal for Dark-eyed Junco is to maintain its population at or above the level it was at in the early 1970s, based on the Christmas Bird Count. Recent data show that the population is within its goal range.