2026 Canadian electoral calendar

2026 elections in Canada

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This is a list of elections in Canada that will be held in 2026. Included are municipal, provincial and federal elections, by-elections on any level, referendums and party leadership races at any level.

Scheduled elections

January–February

• January 19: Municipal by-election in Ward 3, Greater Napanee, Ontario ^[1]
• January 21: Municipal by-election in North Battleford, Saskatchewan ^[2]
• February 7:
  • New Democratic Party of Prince Edward Island leadership election ^[3]
  • Progressive Conservative Party of Prince Edward Island leadership election
• February 15: Municipal by-election for councillor number 1, Saint-Cyrille-de-Wendover, Quebec
• February 21: Municipal by-election in Electoral Area A, Cariboo Regional District, British Columbia
• February 22:
  • Mayoral by-election in Lac-Sergent, Quebec
  • Municipal by-election for councillor number 6, Lyster and for councillor number 3, Saint-Donat, Bas-Saint-Laurent, Quebec
• February 23: Chicoutimi provincial by-election, Quebec ^[4]
• February 28: Municipal by-election in Montrose, British Columbia

March

• March 1:
  • Municipal by-elections for councillor number 2, La Martre, for councillors number 4 and 5, Lac-Frontière, and for councillors 1 and 3, Saint-Marcel, Quebec
  • Mayoral by-election in Saint-Séverin, Chaudière-Appalaches, Quebec
• March 8: Mayoral by-election in Sainte-Félicité, Bas-Saint-Laurent, Quebec
• March 14:
  • Quebec Liberal Party leadership election
  • Municipal by-election in Peachland, British Columbia
• March 15: Municipal by-election for councillor number 2, Métis-sur-Mer, Quebec
• March 16: Municipal by-election in Ward 5, Brant County, Ontario ^[5]
• March 22: Municipal by-election for councillor number 6, Saint-Luc-de-Bellechasse, Quebec
• March 29:
  • New Democratic Party leadership election ^[6]
  • Municipal by-election for councillor number 6, Mont-Saint-Grégoire, for councillor number 6, Saint-Juste-du-Lac, and for councillor number 2, Saint-Omer, Quebec

April

• April 12: Coalition Avenir Québec leadership election
• April 15: Municipal by-election for councillor number 1, Saint-Cyrille-de-Wendover, Quebec
• April 19: Municipal by-election for councillor number 4, Saint-Antoine-de-l'Isle-aux-Grues, Quebec
• April 26: Municipal by-election for councillor number 6, Moffet, Quebec

May

• May 10: Municipal by-election for councillor number 3, Esprit-Saint, Quebec
• May 11: New Brunswick municipal elections
• May 30: Conservative Party of British Columbia leadership election

October

• October 17:
  • British Columbia municipal elections ^[7]
    • Vancouver
  • Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick leadership election
• October 26: Ontario municipal elections ^[8]
• October 28: Manitoba municipal elections

November

• November 2: Prince Edward Island municipal elections
• November 9: Saskatchewan municipal elections
• November 21: Ontario Liberal Party leadership election
• November 28: Nova Scotia Liberal Party leadership election

December

• December 14: Northwest Territories municipal elections ^[9]

Unscheduled elections

• 2026 Scarborough Southwest provincial by-election (2026)
• 2026 Scarborough Southwest federal by-election (2026)
• University—Rosedale federal by-election (must be held between March 2 and August 24)
• Quebec general election (must be held on or before October 5)

External links

• Government of Canada election calendar
• Elections BC – Local by-elections
• Elections Quebec – Current and upcoming elections
• Municipal by-elections on PEI

See also

• Canadian provincial elections – each province and their expected next election date

References

1. https://www.napaneetoday.ca/2026/01/28/95384/
2. https://www.cityofnb.ca/our-city-government/municipal-elections/2026-municipal-by-election/voter-information/
3. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/pei-ndp-president-leader-duties-february-convention-9.6953609
4. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/byelection-chicoutimi-9.7052813
5. https://www.brant.ca/en/council-and-council-administration/ward-5-by-election.aspx
6. "NDP to choose next party leader in March". The Globe and Mail. July 10, 2025 – via www.theglobeandmail.com.
7. "2026 municipal election". Vancouver . Retrieved July 28, 2025.
8. "2026 Ontario Municipal Elections" . Retrieved July 23, 2025.
9. "Election calendar". January 10, 2006.