2026 in Canadian television

The following is a list of events affecting Canadian television in 2026. Events listed include television show debuts, finales, cancellations, and channel launches, closures and rebrandings.

Future events

February

Date	Event	Source
6-22	The 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy airs broadcast networks on CBC, streaming on CBC Gem in English, Ici Télé, streaming on Ici TOU.TV in French and cable networks TSN, Sportsnet in English, and RDS in French.

June

Date	Event	Source
11–July 19	2026 FIFA World Cup will be held. It will be the 23rd edition of the tournament but the first to feature 48 teams. It will be jointly hosted by 16 cities in three North American countries: Canada, Mexico, and the United States. The tournament will be the first hosted by three nations and the first time ever in Canada as an co-host country including host cities are Toronto, and Vancouver. It is scheduled to air on all the Bell Media networks are CTV, TSN, streaming on Crave and TSN+ in English, and Noovo as broadcaster, RDS as cable in French.

Programs

Programs debuting in 2026

Start date	Show	Channel	Source
January 6	Hoop Nations	APTN	[1]
January 7	Searchers
January 8	Animal Nation		[2]
January 9	Pitago Stop		[1]
January 22	Finding Her Edge	CBC Television	[3]
February 8	The Borderline	CTV, Crave	[4]
March 19	Cirque Life	CBC Television	[5]

Programs ending in 2026

End date	Show	Channel	First aired	Status	Source
February 27	March 7	The Way Home	W Network	Ended	[6]

Deaths

Date	Name	Age	Notes	Sources
January 1	André Provencher	76	Former head of programming for TVA	[7]

See also

• List of Canadian films of 2026

References

1. Greg David, "Bold breakouts and familiar favourites: This winter on APTN". TV, eh?, November 18, 2025.
2. Greg David, "APTN docuseries Animal Nation, narrated by Tantoo Cardinal, features iconic wildlife through the eyes of Indigenous People who share their lands". TV, eh?, December 18, 2025.
3. Kelly Townsend, "Netflix, Radio-Canada to stream Finding Her Edge in Canada". Playback , January 8, 2026.
4. Jamie Casemore, "The Borderline slated for post-Super Bowl slot on Crave, CTV". Playback , January 20, 2026.
5. Greg David, "Cineflix unveils first look at upcoming CBC docuseries Cirque Life". TV, eh?, October 9, 2025.
6. Heldman, Breanne (November 20, 2025). "The Way Home Season 4 Will Be Its Last: Here's When the Twisty Drama Returns for a 'Satisfying Close' (Exclusive)". People .
7. Andrew Tracy, "Veteran media executive André Provencher dies at 76". Playback , January 6, 2026.