2026 Canadian electoral calendar
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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:
- February 13: Quebec Liberal Party 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: 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 5, Lac-Frontière, councillor number 6, Mont-Saint-Grégoire, for councillor number 1, Pointe-Fortune, 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 13: Federal by-elections in Scarborough Southwest, Terrebonne and University—Rosedale
- April 15: Municipal by-election for councillor number 1, Saint-Cyrille-de-Wendover, Quebec
- April 19: Municipal by-election for councillors number 5 and 6 in Maricourt, for councillor number 4, Saint-Antoine-de-l'Isle-aux-Grues, for mayor and councillor number 4, Saint-Camille-de-Lellis, for councillor number 6, Saint-Philippe, for councillor number 6, Saint-Séverin, Chaudière-Appalaches, for councillors number 2, 5 and 6, Sainte-Élisabeth and for councillor number 3, Valcourt (township), Quebec
- April 20: Municipal by-election in Bonnyville, Alberta[7]
- April 26: Municipal by-election for councillors number 4 and 5 in Barraute and for councillor number 6, Moffet, Quebec
May–June
- May 3: Municipal by-elections for councillor number 3, Adstock, and in District 3, Hudson, Quebec[8]
- May 10: Municipal by-election for councillor number 3, Esprit-Saint and for councillors number 3 and number 4, Palmarolle, Quebec
- May 11: New Brunswick municipal elections
- May 30: Conservative Party of British Columbia leadership election
- June 21: Municipal by-election for councillor number 2, Saint-Paul-de-Montminy, Quebec
October
- October 17:
- October 19: 2026 Alberta referendum
- October 26: Ontario municipal elections[10]
- 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[11]
Unscheduled elections
- Chéticamp-Margarees-Pleasant Bay provincial by-election (2026)
- 2026 Scarborough Southwest provincial by-election (2026)
- 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
- ^ https://www.napaneetoday.ca/2026/01/28/95384/
- ^ https://www.cityofnb.ca/our-city-government/municipal-elections/2026-municipal-by-election/voter-information/
- ^ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/pei-ndp-president-leader-duties-february-convention-9.6953609
- ^ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/byelection-chicoutimi-9.7052813
- ^ https://www.brant.ca/en/council-and-council-administration/ward-5-by-election.aspx
- ^ "NDP to choose next party leader in March". The Globe and Mail. July 10, 2025 – via www.theglobeandmail.com.
- ^ https://town.bonnyville.ab.ca/general-municipal-election/
- ^ https://hudson.quebec/en/public-notice-of-by-election-poll-of-may-3-2026/
- ^ "2026 municipal election". Vancouver. Retrieved July 28, 2025.
- ^ "2026 Ontario Municipal Elections". Retrieved July 23, 2025.
- ^ "Election calendar". January 10, 2006.