Voters will cast their ballots on Monday in three federal byelections in North Vancouver-Capilano, Beaches-East York, and Chicoutimi-Le Fjord, located in British Columbia, Ontario, and Quebec, respectively.
With the Liberals holding 170 seats in the House of Commons and opposition parties collectively having 166 seats due to various vacancies, the Liberals need to secure at least two wins to maintain control of the legislative agenda once all seats are filled.
The most closely contested race is anticipated in Chicoutimi-Le Fjord, where former Conservative MP Richard Martel resigned after being appointed to the Senate. The Liberals and Bloc Québécois are vying for the seat, with polls indicating a tight race between the two parties. Daniel Gobeil represents the Liberals, while Caroline Dubé is the Bloc candidate.
Other 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 succeed former Liberal MP Nathaniel Erskine-Smith, who won the riding 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.
In North Vancouver-Capilano, candidates are vying to replace former Liberal MP Jonathan Wilkinson, who won by a substantial margin in the 2025 federal election but vacated the seat to become Canada’s ambassador to the European Union. The candidates in 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.
CBC News will provide special coverage of the byelections 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 more opportunities in the future to secure the two wins needed for a majority.
The prime minister has yet to call three byelections in Quebec ridings and one in Ontario. Additionally, Conservative MP Cathay Wagantall is expected to officially resign from her seat in the Saskatchewan riding of Yorkton-Melville, while Conservative MP Larry Brock will step down from his seat in the Ontario riding of Brantford-Brant South-Six Nations next month.