2026 in Quebec
The following is a list of events of the year 2026 in Quebec, as well as events that are scheduled or predicted to take place during the year.
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Incumbents
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].
- January 23: Simon Jolin-Barrette declines to run in the 2026 Coalition Avenir Québec leadership election despite receiving caucus endorsements.[5]
- January 19: The Minister Sonia LeBel announces that she will not be running for re-election[6].
- January 24: Bernard Drainville announces his candidacy for the leadership of the Coalition Avenir Québec[7].
- January 25: Christine Fréchette also announces her candidacy for the leadership of the Coalition Avenir Québec[8].
- January 26: Benoit Charette returns as Minister of the Environment. Jean Boulet becomes Minister of the Economy. They replace Bernard Drainville and Christine Fréchette, who have entered the leadership race[9].
- January 28: Doug Ford, Premier of Ontario, declares that a Parti Québécois victory in the next election would be a "disaster" for Canada[10].
February
- February 13: Charles Milliard was acclaimed as party leader of the Liberal party on as no other candidates qualified on the ballot.
- February 23: The 2026 Chicoutimi provincial by-election is held. Parti Québécois wins the election.
Scheduled events
- 2026 Coalition Avenir Québec leadership election, April 12 2026
- 2026 Quebec general election On or before October 5, 2026
Deaths
- January
- January 4: Céline Bellot (lawyer, criminologist and academic) (b. 1970)
- January 12: Henri Dorion (geographer) (b. 1935)
- January 17: Phil Goyette (hockey player) (b. 1933)
- January 23: Jean Dorion, politician, sociologist, and Quebec nationalist leader (b. 1942)
- February
- February 2: Jacques Tremblay, politician (b. 1942)
- February 3: Fernand Ouellette, writer (b. 1930)
- February 8: Franco Nuovo, journalist and television presenter (b. 1953)
- February 21: Raymond Bouchard, actor (b. 1945)
- February 26: André Vanasse, writer (b. 1942)
- March
- March 5: Jacques Michel, singer (b. 1941)
- March 20: Rodger Brulotte, broadcaster (b. 1947)
References
- ^ Charles Milliard se lance dans la course à la chefferie du Parti libéral du Québec
- ^ Le député François Tremblay se retire du caucus de la CAQ
- ^ Morris, Erika (January 14, 2026). "Legault resigns as Quebec premier". CTV News.
- ^ « Mes enfants passent en premier »: Guilbault ne sollicitera pas de nouveau mandat
- ^ https://globalnews.ca/news/11635816/jolin-barrette-bows-out-caq-race-frechette/
- ^ Sonia Le Bel quittera la vie politique à la fin de son mandat
- ^ Bernard Drainville se lance dans la course à la chefferie de la CAQ
- ^ Christine Fréchette se lance officiellement dans la course à la chefferie de la CAQ
- ^ François Legault réajuste son Cabinet et confie deux ministères à Boulet et Charette
- ^ L'élection du Parti québécois serait un « désastre » , dit Doug Ford