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.
Overview of key electoral events General elections DateJurisdiction Party before First minister before Party after First minister afterSwingOctober 5QuebecCoalition Avenir QuebecChristine FréchetteParti QuébécoisPaul St-Pierre Plamondon +13.41%October 24British ColumbiaNew Democratic PartyDavid Eby
By-elections Date Electoral District Party before Member before Party after Member afterSwingFebruary 23QCChicoutimiCAQPQ +40.72%April 13FederalScarborough SouthwestLiberalLiberal +8.12%April 13FederalTerrebonneLiberal +0.72%April 13FederalUniversity—RosedaleLiberalLiberal -4.32%June 23NSCheticamp-Margarees-Pleasant Baycolspan="3" Progressive ConservativeClaude Bourgeois -5.29% July 13PEICornwall-MeadowbankProgressive ConservativeGreenTayte Willows +21.30%July 21MBThe Pas-KameesakNew DemocraticNew Democratic +9.45%August 31FederalBeaches–East YorkLiberalLiberal -15.51%August 31FederalChicoutimi—Le FjordConservativeLiberal +20.91%August 31FederalNorth Vancouver—CapilanoLiberalLiberal +1.63%September 3ONScarborough SouthwestNew DemocraticNew Democratic -4.89%September 3ONHamilton East—Stoney CreekProgressive ConservativeProgressive Conservative -9.25%September 3ONYork—SimcoeProgressive ConservativeProgressive Conservative -12.23%September 14ABCalgary-ShawUnited ConservativeNew Democratic +8.63%September 28NUHudson BayIndependentIndependent
Leadership contests Contest held while party in government, contest winner to be first minister-designate. Date Jurisdiction Party Status in Legislature Previous permanentleader (leadership) New leader February 7 PEI NewDemocratic Extra-parliamentary Michelle Neill(2022–25) Thomas Burleigh February 7 PEI ProgressiveConservative Majority government Dennis King(2019–25) Rob Lantz February 13 QC Liberal Official opposition Pablo Rodriguez(2025) Charles Milliard March 29 Federal NewDemocratic 4th party, without status Jagmeet Singh(2017–25) Avi Lewis April 12 QC Coalition Avenir Quebec Majority government François Legault(2011–26) Christine Fréchette May 30BC Conservative Official opposition John Rustad(2023–25) Kerry-Lynne Findlay October 7NB Progressive Conservative Official opposition Blaine Higgs(2016–24)October 25PEI Liberal Official oppositionRobert Mitchell(2025–26) Dan Kutcher November 9–21ON Liberal 3rd party, with status Bonnie Crombie(2023–26) November 14Federal Green 5th party, without status Elizabeth May(2022–26) Mike Morrice November 16–21NS Liberal 3rd party Zach Churchill(2022–24) December 5NB Green 3rd party, without status David Coon(2012–26) Megan Mitton
Scheduled elections January–February January 19: Municipal by-election in Ward 3, Greater Napanee, Ontario January 21: Municipal by-election in North Battleford, Saskatchewan February 7: New Democratic Party of Prince Edward Island leadership election Progressive Conservative Party of Prince Edward Island leadership election February 13: Quebec Liberal Party leadership election February 14: Municipal special election in Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia 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 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 6: Chippewas of Nawash chief by-election 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 March 22: Municipal by-election for councillor number 6, Saint-Luc-de-Bellechasse, Quebec By-election in Electoral Division 9, Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board, Quebec March 25: Municipal by-election in Outlook, Saskatchewan March 29: New Democratic Party leadership election 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: Greater Saskatoon Catholic Schools trustee by-election April 19: Municipal by-election for councillors number 5 and 6 in Maricourt; councillor number 4, Saint-Antoine-de-l'Isle-aux-Grues; mayor and councillor number 4, Saint-Camille-de-Lellis; councillor number 3, Saint-Paulin; councillor number 6, Saint-Philippe; councillor number 6, Saint-Séverin, Chaudière-Appalaches; councillors number 2, 5 and 6, Sainte-Élisabeth; councillor number 3, Valcourt (township), Quebec April 20: Municipal by-election in Bonnyville, Alberta April 26: Municipal by-elections for councillors number 4 and 5 in Barraute; councillor number 6, Moffet; councillors number 2 and 5, Saint-Léon-le-Grand, Mauricie; councillors number 4 and 6, Sainte-Florence; Du Vieux-Quai District, Sept-Îles, Quebec April 27: Commission scolaire francophone du Yukon by-election April 29: Municipal by-election in Leader, Saskatchewan
May May 3: Municipal by-elections for councillor number 3, Adstock; councillor number 1, Chute-aux-Outardes; councillor number 5, Clerval; Hudson Centre District, Hudson; councillor number 1, Laforce; councillor number 3, Saint-Edmond-de-Grantham; councillor number 1, Saint-Louis-de-Blandford; councillor number 3, Saint-Patrice-de-Beaurivage, Quebec May 10: Municipal by-election for councillor number 3, Esprit-Saint; Parent District, La Tuque; councillors number 3 and number 4, Palmarolle; Mayor and councillor number 2, Saint-Dominique-du-Rosaire; councillor number 3, Saint-Marc-de-Figuery, Quebec May 11: New Brunswick municipal elections May 20: Municipal by-election in Picture Butte, Alberta (cancelled due to acclamation) May 24: Municipal by-election for councillor number 2 and 3, Grosse-Île; councillor number 3 and 4, Port-Cartier, Quebec May 25: Municipal by-election in Bruderheim, Alberta May 30: Conservative Party of British Columbia leadership election Municipal special election in District 3, Victoria County, Nova Scotia May 31: Municipal by-election for councillor number 2, Lemieux; councillor number 5, Saint-Herménégilde; mayor of Sainte-Claire, Quebec
June–August June 1: Municipal by-election in High Level, Alberta June 2: Lax Kwʼalaams Band Trustee by-election June 7: Municipal by-elections for councillor number 1, Baie-Trinité, councillor number 2 and 4, Grandes-Piles, and for councillor number 1, Saint-Léandre, Quebec June 14: Warden by-election, Les Basques Regional County Municipality, Quebec; Councillor number 3, Dupuy, councillors number 1 and 5, Godbout, councillor number 3, Lac-Saguay, mayoral by-election in Notre-Dame-de-Lorette, councillor number 4, Saint-Fabien, for councillor number 4, Saint-Nazaire-d'Acton, and for councillor number 5, Saint-Raphaël, Quebec June 21: Municipal by-election for councillor number 1, Laurier-Station, mayor and councillor number 1, Notre-Dame-de-Ham, councillor number 4, Piopolis, councillor number 4, Saint-Apollinaire, councillor number 5, Sainte-Hélène-de-Mancebourg, for councillor number 2, Saint-Paul-de-Montminy, and for councillor number 3, Trois-Rives, Quebec June 22: Municipal by-election in Ward 3, Saint Andrews, (deferred from May 11 due to the death of a candidate) Ward 2, Grand Bouctouche, Ward 2 Grand Lake, and Wards 2 and 7, Nashwaak, New Brunswick June 23: Cheticamp-Margarees-Plesant Bay provincial by-election, Nova Scotia June 28: Municipal by-election for councillor number 4, Bristol, and mayoral by-election in L'Ascension-de-Patapédia, councillor number 3, Saint-Antoine-de-l'Isle-aux-Grues, for councillor number 4, Sainte-Mélanie, and for councillor number 5, Saint-Liguori July 5: Municipal by-election for councillor number 3, Saint-Edmond-de-Grantham, for councillor number 5, Saint-Georges-de-Windsor, and for mayor and councillor number 6, Saint-Norbert-d'Arthabaska, Quebec July 12: Mayoral and councillor number 1 by-election, Aucalir, Louis-S.-St-Laurent District, Compton, Sud District (Post 1), Huntingdon, Quebec, councillor number 4, Maskinongé, and councillor number 6, Saint-Venant-de-Paquette, Quebec July 13: Cornwall-Meadowbank provincial by-Election July 21: The Pas-Kameesak provincial by-Election July 26: Municipal by-election for councillor number 5, Sainte-Euphémie-sur-Rivière-du-Sud August 2: Municipal by-election for councillor number 2, Matagami; councillor number 3, Saint-Denis-De La Bouteillerie; councillor number 2, Sainte-Sabine, Chaudière-Appalaches, Quebec August 9: Municipal by-election for councillor number 3, Esprit-Saint; councillor number 3, Notre-Dame-des-Neiges; councillor number 5, Saint-Léandre, Quebec August 16: Municipal by-election for councillor number 1, 4 and 6, Armagh, Quebec August 23: Municipal by-election for councillor number 2, Otter Lake; councillor number 1 and 2, Saint-André-de-Restigouche; mayor of Saint-Lucien, Quebec August 27: Municipal by-election in Hinton, Alberta August 30: Municipal by-election for councillor number 4 and 6, Saint-Barthélemy, Quebec August 31: Federal by-elections in Beaches—East York, Chicoutimi—Le Fjord and North Vancouver—Capilano
September–October September 3: Provincial by-elections in Hamilton East—Stoney Creek, York—Simcoe and Scarborough Southwest, Ontario September 6: Municipal by-election for councillor number 3, Mayo; councillor number 3 and 4, Sainte-Madeleine-de-la-Rivière-Madeleine, Quebec September 13: Municipal by-election for councillor number 6, Laverlochère-Angliers; councillor number 3, Murdochville, Quebec September 14: Provincial by-election in Calgary-Shaw, Alberta September 20: Municipal by-election for councillor number 4, Chichester; councillor number 2, Lejeune; councillor number 6, Nantes; councillor number 5, Saint-Adalbert; councillor number 5, Saint-Hilaire-de-Dorset; councillor number 1, Saint-Siméon, Capitale-Nationale; mayor of Sainte-Brigitte-des-Saults, Quebec September 27: Municipal by-election for councillor number 3, Saint-Antoine-de-l'Isle-aux-Grues; councillor number 6, Saint-Louis-de-Blandford, Quebec September 28: Territorial by-election in Hudson Bay, Nunavut October 5: Quebec general election October 11: Municipal by-election for councillor number 1, Saint-René-de-Matane October 17: British Columbia municipal elections Vancouver Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick leadership election October 18: Municipal by-election for councillor number 4, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Quebec October 19: 2026 Alberta referendums and independence referendum October 24: 2026 British Columbia general election October 25: Prince Edward Island Liberal Party leadership election Municipal by-election for councillor number 3, Newport, Quebec October 26: Ontario municipal elections October 28: Manitoba municipal elections
November November 1: Municipal by-election for councillor number 1, 3, 4 and 6, La Bostonnais, Quebec November 2: Prince Edward Island municipal elections November 9: Saskatchewan municipal elections November 14: Green Party of Canada leadership election November 21: Ontario Liberal Party leadership election