Three Federal Byelections Set for April 13, 2026

Prime Minister Mark Carney announced three federal byelections set for April 13, 2026, in the ridings of Terrebonne in Quebec and University-Rosedale and Scarborough Southwest in Toronto, as the Liberal Party seeks to secure the seats needed for a majority in the House of Commons.

The byelections stem from recent vacancies in all three ridings, which the Liberals won in the April 2025 federal election. In Terrebonne, a Montreal-area riding previously held by the Bloc Québécois, the Supreme Court of Canada annulled the Liberals' one-vote victory on February 13, 2026, following a challenge by Bloc candidate Nathalie Sinclair-Desgagné. The court ruled that an Elections Canada error involving an incorrect postal code had prevented a mail-in ballot from being counted, casting doubt on the result after a judicial recount confirmed Liberal Tatiana Auguste's narrow win. Both parties have renominated their candidates for the rematch, setting up a closely watched contest in the French-speaking province.

The Toronto ridings became vacant due to resignations from prominent Liberal figures. Chrystia Freeland, a longtime member of Parliament for University-Rosedale and former deputy prime...