Voters are set to participate in three federal byelections on Monday, taking place in North Vancouver-Capilano in British Columbia, Beaches-East York in Ontario, and Chicoutimi-Le Fjord in Quebec.
With the current vacant seats, the Liberals hold 170 seats in the House of Commons, while the opposition parties collectively have 166 seats. To secure control of the legislative agenda, the Liberals must win at least two of the byelections.
The most closely watched race is anticipated in Chicoutimi-Le Fjord, where the former Conservative MP Richard Martel recently resigned after being appointed to the Senate. The Liberals and Bloc Québécois are vying for the seat, with polls indicating a close contest between the two parties. Daniel Gobeil is the Liberal candidate, and Caroline Dubé is representing the Bloc.
Additional candidates in Chicoutimi-Le Fjord include Régis Gaudreault for the Conservatives, Raphaël Émond for the New Democratic Party, and Nathe Perrone for the Green Party.
In Beaches-East York, candidates are competing to fill the seat left vacant by former Liberal MP Nathaniel Erskine-Smith, who won by a significant margin in the 2025 federal election. The candidates in this riding are Tanveer Shahnawaz for the Liberals, Jim Syrbos for the Conservatives, Shannon Devine for the NDP, and Bruce Livesey for the Green Party.
Meanwhile, in North Vancouver-Capilano, candidates are seeking to replace former Liberal MP Jonathan Wilkinson, who resigned to become Canada’s ambassador to the European Union. The candidates for this riding are Braeden Caley for the Liberals, Stephen Curran for the Conservatives, Stephen Tweedale for the NDP, and Shelley Luce for the Green Party.
The byelections will be covered by CBC News with chief political correspondent Rosemary Barton and Power & Politics host David Cochrane starting at 9:30 p.m. ET. If the Liberals lose all three byelections, they will have future opportunities to secure the two wins necessary for a majority.
Prime Minister Mark Carney has yet to call three additional byelections in Quebec and one in Ontario. Conservative MP Cathay Wagantall is expected to officially resign from her seat in the Saskatchewan riding of Yorkton-Melville, and Conservative MP Larry Brock plans to step down from his seat in the Ontario riding of Brantford-Brant South-Six Nations next month.
