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Of these elections, the longest election campaign, in terms of days from dissolution to election day, was that of 1926 election, [27] following the King–Byng Affair, which lasted 74 days. In terms of days from writ to election day, the longest campaign had been the 1980 election, which lasted 66 days.
July 3 – Canada first demands that its territorial waters be extended to 200 nautical miles (370 km; 230 mi). Vote of no-confidence in parliament forces election. July 8 – Federal election: Pierre Trudeau's Liberals win a majority. July 31 – Bill 22 is passed making French the official language of government and business in Quebec.
The 2021 Canadian federal election was held on September 20, 2021, to elect members of the House of Commons to the 44th Canadian Parliament.The writs of election were issued by Governor General Mary Simon on August 15, 2021, when Prime Minister Justin Trudeau requested the dissolution of parliament for a snap election.
The 2024 British Columbia general election was held on October 19, 2024, to elect 93 members (MLAs) of the Legislative Assembly to serve in the 43rd parliament of the Canadian province of British Columbia. The election was the first to be held since a significant redistribution of electoral boundaries was finalised in 2023. The Legislative ...
The election was described as being "like a game of tug of war in which the rope won." [1] The remarkable similarity of the seat results and those in 2019 may have reinforced voters' sentiments that the early election was unnecessary, and its meagre outcome has left its mark on the electorate. Both the Liberals and Conservatives saw marginal ...
Last year, Canada welcomed more than 437,000 new permanent residents, along with more than 604,000 temporary workers, according to a message from Marc Miller, Canada's Minister of Immigration ...
The election in the Montreal parliamentary constituency of LaSalle—Emard—Verdun was called to replace a Liberal legislator who quit. Normally Trudeau's party could count on an easy win there ...
September 12 – Quebec election, the Parti Québécois defeats the Parti libéral du Québec, which had been in power for nine years. September 26 – Jacques Parizeau (Parti Québécois) is sworn in as premier of Quebec, replacing Daniel Johnson, Jr. October 5 and October 6 – Members of the Solar Temple cult commit mass suicide.