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Had the National Assembly not been dissolved earlier and the federal and municipal elections remained as scheduled, the first fixed date election would have been held on October 3, 2016. However, on March 5, 2014, just over 18 months after the previous election, the assembly was dissolved by Lieutenant Governor Pierre Duchesne at the request of ...
Elections must be held at least every five years under section 4.. Section 4 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms is the second of three democratic rights sections in the Charter, enshrining a constitutional requirement for regular federal, provincial and territorial elections that cannot be arbitrarily delayed or suspended.
November 26: Municipal by-election for councillor #3, Portage-du-Fort, and for councillor #2, Saint-Bernard, Quebec; November 27: Municipal by-election in Mount Stewart, Prince Edward Island; November 30: Kitchener Centre, Ontario provincial by-election; Municipal by-election for Ward 20 Scarborough Southwest, Toronto, Ontario. [52]
2024 Elmwood—Transcona federal by-election; 2024 LaSalle—Émard—Verdun federal by-election; September 19: Provincial by-election in Bay of Quinte, Ontario; September 21: Municipal by-election in Cumberland, Kimberley [39] and Harrison Hot Springs, British Columbia [40] September 29: Mayoral by-election in La Motte, Quebec
6.1 Multiple-member districts replaced by single-member districts -- federal elections, all provinces, two territories various dates 6.2 1886, 1890 Ontario used Limited Voting in Toronto 6.3 1909-1921 Alberta partially adopted Block Voting system
Money.ca digs into dating Canadian-style to reinforce the 3-date rule, along with three ideas for a budget-conscious good time.
Section 56.1 establishes a fixed election date for federal general elections as the third Monday of October in the fourth calendar year following the last general election while retaining the power of the Governor General to dissolve Parliament earlier at their discretion. Its companion section 56.2 permits the Chief Electoral Officer (with the ...
The 2025 Canadian federal election will elect members of the House of Commons to the 45th Canadian Parliament.Under the fixed-date provisions of the Canada Elections Act, the election would be held on October 20, 2025, but it may be called earlier if the governor general dissolves Parliament on the recommendation of the prime minister, either for a snap election or after the government loses a ...