2026 in Quebec

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

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Incumbents

• 43rd Quebec Legislature

Events

January

• January 6: Charles Milliard announces his candidacy for the leadership of the Quebec Liberal Party ^[1] .
• January 9: Following his arrest for impaired driving, Dubuc MNA François Tremblay withdraws from the Coalition Avenir Québec caucus. ^[2]
• January 14: Francois Legault announces his resignation as Premier of Quebec and leader of the Coalition Avenir Québec, triggering a leadership election. ^[3]
• January 18: The Minister Geneviève Guilbault announces that she will not be running in the fall election ^[4] .

Scheduled events

• 2026 Coalition Avenir Québec leadership election
• 2026 Quebec Liberal Party leadership election March 14, 2026
• 2026 Quebec general election On or before October 5, 2026

Deaths

• January 1: André Provencher (media manager) (b. 1950)
• January 12: Henri Dorion  [ fr ] (geographer) (b. 1935)
• January 17: Phil Goyette (hockey player) (b. 1933)

References

1. Charles Milliard se lance dans la course à la chefferie du Parti libéral du Québec
2. Le député François Tremblay se retire du caucus de la CAQ
3. Morris, Erika (January 14, 2026). "Legault resigns as Quebec premier". CTV News .
4. « Mes enfants passent en premier »: Guilbault ne sollicitera pas de nouveau mandat