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The following is a list of events of the year 2026 in Canada, as well as events that are scheduled or predicted to take place during the year.
Incumbents
[edit]The Crown
[edit]Federal government
[edit]Provincial governments
[edit]Lieutenant Governors
[edit]- Lieutenant Governor of Alberta – Salma Lakhani
- Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia – Wendy Lisogar-Cocchia
- Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba – Anita Neville
- Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick – Louise Imbeault
- Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland and Labrador – Joan Marie Aylward
- Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia – Michael Savage
- Lieutenant Governor of Ontario – Edith Dumont
- Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island – Wassim Salamoun
- Lieutenant Governor of Quebec – Manon Jeannotte
- Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan – Bernadette McIntyre
Premiers
[edit]- Premier of Alberta – Danielle Smith
- Premier of British Columbia – David Eby
- Premier of Manitoba – Wab Kinew
- Premier of New Brunswick – Susan Holt
- Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador – Tony Wakeham
- Premier of Nova Scotia – Tim Houston
- Premier of Ontario – Doug Ford
- Premier of Prince Edward Island – Bloyce Thompson
- Premier of Quebec – François Legault
- Premier of Saskatchewan – Scott Moe
Territorial governments
[edit]Commissioners
[edit]- Commissioner of Northwest Territories – Gerald W. Kisoun
- Commissioner of Nunavut – Eva Aariak
- Commissioner of Yukon – Adeline Webber
Premiers
[edit]- Premier of Northwest Territories – R.J. Simpson
- Premier of Nunavut – John Main
- Premier of Yukon – Currie Dixon
Events
[edit]January
[edit]- January 1 – The Canadian Grocery Code of Conduct enters into effect.[4][5]
- January 4 – The Canada Revenue Agency says it is owed more than $10 billion CAD in COVID-19 benefits and had disbursed $83.5 billion in COVID benefits to Canadians as of November 30, 2025, and had been repaid more than $4 billion.[6][7][8]
- January 5
- Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy appoints former deputy prime minister and incumbent federal MP Chrystia Freeland as an economic development adviser, with Freeland announcing that she would resign as the Member of Parliament (MP) for University—Rosedale in the coming weeks.[9][10]
- 2026 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships: Canada defeats Finland 6-3, winning the bronze medal.[11]
- Premier of Ontario Doug Ford announces that the Liquor Control Board of Ontario will cease sales of Crown Royal in February 2026, advising people to "stock up".[12]
- A Ontario court rules that Premier Ford must release his personal cell phone logs.[13]
- January 5–6 – Carney travels to Paris, France to participate in peace negotiations with members of the coalition of the willing regarding the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine and meets with NATO secretary general Mark Rutte and Danish prime minister Mette Frederiksen.[14][15][16]
- January 7 – Ubisoft closes Ubisoft Halifax, impacting 71 positions.[17]
- January 9 – Chrystia Freeland resigns her seat as MP for University—Rosedale.[18]
- January 11 – Team Canada unveils the 2026 Olympic figure skating team.[19][20]
- January 12 – A new Urgent Care Centre opens in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador.[21][22]
- January 12–17 – Carney travels to China to meet with president Xi Jinping, premier Li Qiang and other government leaders for the first visit to China by a sitting Prime Minister since 2017.[23][24]
- January 13 – Statistics Canada announces 850 job cuts, with over 100 to happen in the following days.[25]
- January 14 – François Legault announces his pending resignation as Premier of Quebec and leader of the Coalition Avenir Québec, triggering a leadership election.[26]
- January 15
- A Canadian citizen dies in Iran amid protests according to Global Affairs.[27]
- Former Ubisoft Halifax workers reveal the company had since 2017 received over 977$ million CAD in tax breaks from the NS government,[28] on the same day workers filed a complaint and the Government of Nova Scotia said it was "deeply concerned".[29]
- January 16 – Canada reaches a trade deal with China that eliminates or lowers Chinese tariffs on canola and other products, with Canada allowing the import of a limited quantity of Chinese-made electric vehicles into the country.[30][31][32]
- January 17 – A protest organized by Aaju Peter occurs in Iqaluit in solidarity with the protests occurring in Denmark and Greenland.[33]
- January 18 – Carney traveled to Qatar to meet with emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani.[34]
- January 19–21 – Carney attended the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, giving a speech that received a standing ovation, and meeting with government and business leaders.[34]
- January 22 – Canadian alleged drug lord Ryan Wedding is arrested in Mexico after being on the FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives since 2025.[35][36]
- January 24 – U.S. President Donald Trump threatens 100% tariffs on Canada over the country’s potential deal with China.[37]
- January 26 – Carney announces a suite of affordability measures, including a revamp to the GST/HST credit by renaming it the Canada Groceries and Essentials Benefit, boosting it by 25 per cent for a period of five years, and providing an additional one-time top-up payment equivalent to 50 per cent of the 2025-26 total amount. Additionally announced were measures targeting Canada's food security, such as a $500 million allotment from the "Strategic Response Fund" to businesses along with various other measures.[38]
- January 27
- The State Council of South Korea approves the sharing of military intelligence with Canada.[39]
- Canada reaches an agreement with India to expand the export of oil and gas to the country.[40]
- January 28 –
- South Korea and Canada sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) regarding the auto sector, intended to bring the manufacturing of South Korean vehicles to Canada as well as to encourage South Korean investment in the country.[41]
- Two people are killed in a shooting at the Cree Nation of Mistissini in Quebec.[42]
- January 29 – Trump threatens to impose a 50% tariff on Canadian-made aircraft such as those manufactured by Quebec company Bombardier Inc. subsidiary Bombardier Aviation as well as to have the Federal Aviation Administration decertify said aircraft, based on the alleged lack of certification by Transport Canada of certain aircraft manufactured by American aircraft company Gulfstream Aerospace.[43][44]
- January 29–31 – Conservative Party of Canada leader Pierre Poilievre undergoes a leadership review at the 2026 Conservative convention in Calgary to determine whether he has the support of party members to continue leading the party following its defeat in the 2025 Canadian federal election,[45] earning 87.4% support from delegates.[46]
February
[edit]- February 2 – Bill Blair resigns his seat as MP for Scarborough Southwest due to his appointment to the role of High Commissioner to the United Kingdom by Carney.[47][48]
- February 5 –
- Carney announces a new strategy for Canada's automotive sector, eliminating the Electric Vehicle Availability Standards (EVAS) system implemented under the previous government led by former Prime Minster Justin Trudeau and re-introducing sale rebates for electric vehicles (EVs) priced under $50,000 that are sold in Canada, alongside $3 billion being allocated from the Strategic Response Fund to help the sector withstand the various impacts suffered as a result of the tariffs enacted in the second Trump administration.[49][50]
- Authorities announce the arrest of eight serving and retired members of the Toronto Police Service as part of an organized crime investigation involving bribery, conspiracy to commit murder and drug trafficking.[51]
- 2026 Winter Olympics: The Canadian women's hockey team postpones a game with the Finnish women's hockey team due to an outbreak of norovirus.[52][53] The game has now been postponed to February 12.
Scheduled events
[edit]February
[edit]- TBD – Canada will begin formal discussion talks on trade with the United Arab Emirates.[54]
- February 7
- February 23
March
[edit]- TBD – Carney will travel to Australia, where he will address the Parliament of Australia and meet with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.[55] A trip to India by Carney is also expected.[56]
- March 27–29 – The members of the New Democratic Party of Canada will vote for the next leader of the party as part of the 2026 New Democratic Party leadership election during the 2026 NDP convention held in Winnipeg.[57]
May
[edit]- The 2026 Canadian census is scheduled to take place.[58]
- May 30 – 2026 Conservative Party of British Columbia leadership election
June
[edit]- June 11 – July 19 – 2026 FIFA World Cup[59]
September
[edit]- September 24 – October 4 – Calgary International Film Festival
October
[edit]- By October 5 – 2026 Quebec general election
- October 7 – 2026 Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick leadership election[60]
- October 26 – 2026 Toronto municipal election
November
[edit]- November 15 – The 113th Grey Cup will be played in Calgary, Alberta.
Art and entertainment
[edit]- List of Canadian films of 2026
- 2025-26 NHL season
- 2026 in Canadian soccer
- 2026 in Canadian music
- 2026 in Canadian television
- List of Canadian submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film
Holidays
[edit]- January 1 – New Year's Day
- February 17 – Family Day
- April 3 – Good Friday
- May 18 – Victoria Day
- July 1 – Canada Day
- September 7 – Labour Day
- September 30 – National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
- October 12 – Thanksgiving Day
- November 11 – Remembrance Day
- December 25 – Christmas Day
Deaths
[edit]January
[edit]- January 1 – Brian Doyle, writer (b. 1935)[63]
- January 2 – Evan Hammond, radio show host, ice hockey broadcaster, and blogger (b. 1980 or 1981)[64]
- January 4
- David Branch, ice hockey administrator (b. 1948)[65]
- Ralph L. Thomas, Brazilian-born film director and screenwriter (b. 1939)[66]
- January 7
- Glenn Hall, ice hockey player (b. 1931)[67]
- Kim Thorson, lawyer and politician (b. 1932)[68]
- January 8 – Jim Furlong, football player (b. 1940)[69]
- January 12
- Henri Dorion, geographer and academic (b. 1935)
- John A. Pollock, businessman and chancellor of Wilfrid Laurier University (b. 1936)
- January 13
- Jesse Flis, politician (b. 1933)
- Jason Lafreniere, ice hockey player (b. 1966)[70]
- January 14 – Ernestine Russell, gymnast and college gymnastics coach (b. 1938)
- January 16 – Evelyn Gigantes, politician (b. 1942)[71]
- January 17 – Phil Goyette, ice hockey player (b. 1933)[72]
- January 23 – Jean Dorion, politician, sociologist, and Quebec nationalist leader (b. 1942)[73]
- January 26
- Kirsty Duncan, politician and medical geographer (b. 1966)
- Chuck Lefley, ice hockey player (b. 1950)
- Ian McDougall, musician (b. 1938)
- Len Simms, politician (b. 1943)
- January 29 – Eric Cameron, English-born artist (b. 1935)
- January 30 – Catherine O'Hara, actress, comedian, and screenwriter (b. 1954)[74]
February
[edit]- February 3
- George LeBlanc, politician and Mayor of Moncton (b. 1955)
- Jim Morrison, ice hockey player (b. 1931)
- Fernand Ouellette, writer (b. 1930)
See also
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