2026 in Canada

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The following is a list of events of the year 2026 in Canada, as well as events that are scheduled or predicted to take place during the year.

Incumbents

The Crown

• Monarch – Charles III ^[1]

Federal government

• Governor General – Mary Simon ^[2]
• Prime Minister – Mark Carney ^[3]
• Parliament – 45th

Provincial governments

Lieutenant Governors

• Lieutenant Governor of Alberta – Salma Lakhani
• Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia – Wendy Lisogar-Cocchia
• Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba – Anita Neville
• Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick – Louise Imbeault
• Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland and Labrador – Joan Marie Aylward
• Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia – Michael Savage
• Lieutenant Governor of Ontario – Edith Dumont
• Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island – Wassim Salamoun
• Lieutenant Governor of Quebec – Manon Jeannotte
• Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan – Bernadette McIntyre

Premiers

• Premier of Alberta – Danielle Smith
• Premier of British Columbia – David Eby
• Premier of Manitoba – Wab Kinew
• Premier of New Brunswick – Susan Holt
• Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador – Tony Wakeham
• Premier of Nova Scotia – Tim Houston
• Premier of Ontario – Doug Ford
• Premier of Prince Edward Island – Bloyce Thompson
• Premier of Quebec – François Legault
• Premier of Saskatchewan – Scott Moe

Territorial governments

Commissioners

• Commissioner of Northwest Territories – Gerald W. Kisoun
• Commissioner of Nunavut – Eva Aariak
• Commissioner of Yukon – Adeline Webber

Premiers

• Premier of Northwest Territories – R.J. Simpson
• Premier of Nunavut – John Main
• Premier of Yukon – Currie Dixon

Events

January

• January 1 – The Canadian Grocery Code of Conduct enters into effect. ^{[4] [5]}
• January 4 – The Canada Revenue Agency says it is owed more than $10 billion CAD in COVID-19 benefits and had disbursed $83.5 billion in COVID benefits to Canadians as of November 30, 2025, and had been repaid more than $4 billion. ^{[6] [7] [8]}
• January 5
  • Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy appoints former deputy prime minister and incumbent federal MP Chrystia Freeland as an economic development adviser, with Freeland announcing that she would resign as the Member of Parliament (MP) for University—Rosedale in the coming weeks. ^{[9] [10]}
  • 2026 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships: Canada defeats Finland 6-3, winning the bronze medal. ^[11]
  • Premier of Ontario Doug Ford announces that the Liquor Control Board of Ontario will cease sales of Crown Royal in February 2026, advising people to "stock up". ^[12]
  • A Ontario court rules that Premier Ford must release his personal cell phone logs. ^[13]
• January 5–6 – Carney travels to Paris, France to participate in peace negotiations with members of the coalition of the willing regarding the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine and meets with NATO secretary general Mark Rutte and Danish prime minister Mette Frederiksen. ^{[14] [15] [16]}
• January 7 – Ubisoft closes Ubisoft Halifax, impacting 71 positions. ^[17]
• January 9 – Chrystia Freeland resigns her seat as MP for University—Rosedale. ^[18]
• January 11 – Team Canada unveils the 2026 Olympic figure skating team. ^{[19] [20]}
• January 12 – A new Urgent Care Centre opens in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador. ^{[21] [22]}
• January 12–17 – Carney travels to China to meet with president Xi Jinping, premier Li Qiang and other government leaders for the first visit to China by a sitting Prime Minister since 2017. ^{[23] [24]}
• January 13 – Statistics Canada announces 850 job cuts, with over 100 to happen in the following days. ^[25]
• January 14 – François Legault announces his resignation as Premier of Quebec and leader of the Coalition Avenir Québec, triggering a leadership election. ^[26]
• January 15
  • A Canadian citizen dies in Iran amid protests according to Global Affairs. ^[27]
  • Former Ubisoft Halifax workers reveal the company had since 2017 received over 977$ million CAD in tax breaks from the NS government, ^[28] on the same day workers filed a complaint and the Government of Nova Scotia said it was "deeply concerned". ^[29]
• January 16 – Canada reaches a trade deal with China that eliminates or lowers Chinese tariffs on canola and other products, with Canada allowing the import of a limited quantity of Chinese-made electric vehicles into the country. ^{[30] [31] [32]}

Scheduled events

January

• January 18 – Carney will travel to Qatar to meet with emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani. ^[33]
• January 19–21 – Carney is scheduled to attend the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, as well as meet with government and business leaders. ^[33]
• January 29–31 – Pierre Poilievre, the leader of the Conservative Party of Canada, will undergo a leadership review at the 2026 Conservative convention in Calgary to determine whether he has the support of party members to continue leading the party following its election defeat in the 2025 Canadian federal election. ^[34]

February

• Canada will begin formal discussion talks on trade with the United Arab Emirates. ^[35]
• February 7
  • 2026 New Democratic Party of Prince Edward Island leadership election
  • 2026 Progressive Conservative Party of Prince Edward Island leadership election

March

• March 27–29 – The members of the New Democratic Party of Canada will vote for the next leader of the party as part of the 2026 New Democratic Party leadership election during the 2026 NDP convention held in Winnipeg. ^[36]

May

• The 2026 Canadian census is scheduled to take place. ^[37]

June

• June 11 – July 19 – 2026 FIFA World Cup ^[38]

September

• September 24 – October 4 – Calgary International Film Festival

October

• By October 5 – 2026 Quebec general election
• October 7 – 2026 Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick leadership election ^[39]
• October 26 – 2026 Toronto municipal election

November

• November 15 – The 113th Grey Cup will be played in Calgary, Alberta.

Art and entertainment

• List of Canadian submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film

Holidays

Further information: Public holidays in Canada

Source: ^{[40] [41]}

• January 1 – New Year's Day
• February 17 – Family Day
• April 3 – Good Friday
• May 18 – Victoria Day
• July 1 – Canada Day
• September 7 – Labour Day
• September 30 – National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
• October 12 – Thanksgiving Day
• November 11 – Remembrance Day
• December 25 – Christmas Day

Deaths

Main article: Deaths in 2026

Further information: Category:2026 deaths

January

• January 1 – Brian Doyle, writer (b. 1935) ^[42]
• January 2 – Evan Hammond, radio show host, ice hockey broadcaster, and blogger (b. 1980 or 1981) ^[43]
• January 4
  • David Branch, ice hockey administrator (b. 1948) ^[44]
  • Ralph L. Thomas, Brazilian-born film director and screenwriter (b. 1939)
• January 7
  • Glenn Hall, ice hockey player (b. 1931) ^[45]
  • Kim Thorson, lawyer and politician (b. 1932)
• January 8 – Jim Furlong, football player (b. 1940)
• January 13
  • Jesse Flis, politician (b. 1933)
  • Jason Lafreniere, ice hockey player (b. 1966)
• January 14 – Ernestine Russell, gymnast and college gymnastics coach (b. 1938)
• January 16 – Evelyn Gigantes, politician (b. 1942)
• January 17 – Phil Goyette, ice hockey player (b. 1933)

See also

• 2026 in Quebec
• 2025–26 NHL season
• 2025–26 NBA season
• 2026 FIFA World Cup

References

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26. Morris, Erika (January 14, 2026). "Legault resigns as Quebec premier". CTV News .
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31. "Carney reaches 'landmark' tariff-quota deal with China on EVs, canola". CTVNews. January 16, 2026. Retrieved January 16, 2026.
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37. "The road to the 2026 Census". Statistics Canada . Retrieved May 2, 2024.
38. "World Cup 2026: Canada, US & Mexico joint bid wins right to host tournament". BBC Sport. June 13, 2018. Retrieved May 5, 2025.
39. Perry, Brad. "PCs to elect new leader in October 2026". Country 94. Retrieved October 7, 2025.
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42. Saxberg, Lynn (January 2, 2026). "Brian Doyle, celebrated Ottawa author, dies at age 90". Ottawa Citizen . Retrieved January 2, 2026.
43. Wiwchar, David. "In memory of Evan 'The Hammer' Hammond". NanaimoNewsNOW. Retrieved January 3, 2026.
44. Rossi, Bob (January 5, 2026). "David Branch, influential Canadian junior hockey executive, dies at 77" . The New York Times . ISSN   1553-8095 . Retrieved January 7, 2026.
45. "Hall, ironman goaltender with record 502 consecutive starts, dies at 94". NHL.com . January 8, 2026. Archived from the original on January 8, 2026. Retrieved January 8, 2026.

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