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The 2025 federal election campaign is on! | Click here for CANADIAN FEDERAL ELECTION 2025 NEWS COVERAGE & ANALYSIS
Campaigning started Monday March 24 and continues to election day April 28.
- Vote on campus – April 13 to 16
- Advance voting – April 18 to 21 (over the Easter long weekend)
- Election Day – Monday April 28
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| Campaign Day / Date | Leader/Party | Event / Location | Notes |
| Day 4 / Wed March 26 | Conservative – Pierre Poilievre | Hamilton | Seniors benefits. |
| Day 4 / Wed March 26 | Liberal – Mark Carney | Windsor, London, Kitchener | Protecting workers, fortify auto supply chain; buy Canadian vehicles. First mile fund; one window approval process. |
| Day 4 / Wed March 26 | NDP – Jagmeet Singh | Hamilton (2 pm ET), London (7 pm ET) | > Announcement 7 am PT – cut taxes & remove GST from daily essentials. > 5:30 pm ET – reaction to Trump’s auto tariffs. |
| Day 5 / Thurs March 27 | Liberal – Mark Carney | > Ottawa > Montreal | > Response to the US vehicle tariffs (& meeting with cabinet committee) in Ottawa. > Campaign rally at the old port in Montreal. |
| Day 5 / Thurs March 27 | Conservative – Pierre Poilievre | > Vsit to Coquitlam; rally in Surrey | Mostly a message about strengthening more businesses in Canada; promise of a good home in a safe neighbourhood. |
| Day 5 / Thurs March 27 | NDP – Jagmeet Singh | > Meeting with UNIFOR auto leadership in Windsor. > Also at Stellantis shift change in Windsor at 3 pm ET. | > Announcement at 1:45 ET (10:45 am PT) along with Brian Masse (Windsor West) and Shinade Allder (London West) with a focus on workers. |
| Day 5 / Thurs March 27 |
| Day 6 / Fri March 28 | LIBERAL – Mark Carney | > Announcement in Montreal | > Building a new economy; readout on first call with Trump. > BC Premier Eby’s comments on Carney-Trump conversation. |
| Day 6 / Fri March 28 | CONSERVATIVE – Pierre Poilievre | > Announcement in Nanaimo | > Announcement about new ‘tough on crime’ measures. |
| Day 6 / Fri March 28 | NDP – Jagmeet Singh | > Announcement in Toronto | > Announcement at 10 ET (7 am PT) – ban corporate landlords from buying affordable rental buildings; help non-profit purchase affordable apartments. |
| Day 6 / Fri March 28 | Green – Paul Manly, candidate (Nanaimo-Ladysmith) | Campaign launch, Cavallotti Hall, 2060 E Wellington Rd, Nanaimo. | > Green co-leaders Jonathan Pedneault & Elizabeth May will be in Nanaimo for this event. |
| Date | Leader/Party | Event | Notes |
| Day 7 / Sat March 29 | Liberal – Mark Carney | > Meet with supporters in Nepean, ON | In his home riding. No major announcement. |
| Day 7 / Sat March 29 | Conservative – Pierre Poilievre | > In Winnipeg. | “Workers first for a change” podium speech. Improve worker travel-expense deductions. Drop full write-offs for corporate jets. |
| Day 7 / Sat March 29 | NDP – Jagmeet Singh | > Announcement in Ottawa- 9:15 am ET (6:15 am PT) | > Visit to a local community program in Ottawa, announcement about a price cap on essential grocery items. > Campaigning in BC. |
| Day 7 / Sat March 29 | Green – Jonathan Pedneault & Elizabeth May, co-leaders | > ‘Rip & Ship’ Press Conference, 10 am, Nanaimo Harbour (Front St beside the Gabriola Ferry) | > Plans to protect Canada’s economic sovereignty and end raw resource exports. |
| Day 7 / Sat March 29 | Green – Jonathan Pedneault & 3 south Vancouver Island candidates | Events with Pedneault & Green candidates for: > Victoria (Michael Doherty), > Cowichan-Malahat-Langford (Kathleen Code), > Esquimalt-Saanich-Sooke (Ben Homer-Dixon) | > 11:30 am – passage through sustainable old growth forest > 2 pm – Outdoors at Royal Bay mall near Quality Foods at 345 Latoria Blvd, Colwood. > 4 pm – Harbour Room at the Dock, Centre for Social Impact at 722 Cormorant St, Victoria > 4:30 pm – Green Rally at Blanshard & Pandora in Victoria > 5:45 pm – Pizza party (open to public) at The Dock, Victoria |
| Green – Elizabeth May & candidate Tom Digby (Vancouver Quadra) | Private fundraiser. | ||
| Green – Jonathan Pedneault & candidate Lauren Greenlaw (West Vancouver-Sunshine Coast-Sea to Sky Country. | Campaign event, in Squamish BC. | ||
| Date | Leader/Party | Event | Notes |
| Day 8 / Sun March 30 | Liberal – Mark Carney | (Ontario) | (no campaign events) |
| Day 8 / Sun March 30 | Conservative – Pierre Poilievre | > In North York (in the Greater Toronto area) > Campaign stop in Mississauga. | Canada First Reinvestment Tax Cut: no capital gains tax when proceeds reinvested in Canada. |
| Day 8 / Sun March 30 | NDP – Jagmeet Singh | > 10 am PT – Announcement in Port Moody, along with NDP candidate Bonita Zarrillo (Port Moody-Coquitlam) > 2:30 pm PT – Campaign event in Burnaby with Sussanne Skidmore (president, BC Federation of Labour) and Mark Hancock (president, CUPE National) > 4:15 pm PT – Campaign event in Vancouver, at a local small business. | > Announcement that the NDP would push for Canada Mortgage & Housing Corp (CMHC) to issue low-interest fixed rate mortgages to first-time homebuyers (not just insure a portion of the downpayment). |
| Day 8 / Sun March 30 | Green – Jonathan Pedneault & Elizabeth May in Vancouver. | > On the orange carpet at the Juno Music Awards, Rogers Arena. 3:30 pm. | > Jonathan Pedneault with Lauren Greenlaw (West Vancouver-Sunshine Coast-Sea to Sky Country) in Squamish, 9 am PT; LNG & sustainable energy |
| Green – Elizabeth May, incumbent, Saanich-Gulf Islands | > Campaigning in her home riding of Saanich-Gulf Islands. | ||
| Day 8 / Sun March 30 | Bloc Quebecois – Yves-François Blanchet | > Campaign visit with seniors. | |
| Date | Leader/Party | Event | Notes |
| Day 9 / Mon March 31 | Liberal – Mark Carney | > Housing announcement Canada Build Canada Homes ($25B financing pre-fab homes) to build nearly 500,000 homes/year. | > including reducing municipal development charges for multi-unit residential housing. |
| Day 9 / Mon March 31 | Conservative – Pierre Poilievre | > Announcement 10 am AT – Saint John, NB – to create Canada First National Energy Corridor | > including fast-tracking of approvals (transmission lines, railways, pipelines, other critical infrastructure) |
| Day 9 / Mon March 31 | NDP – Jagmeet Singh | > Announcement at 9:30 am in Victoria west shore area to eliminate the consumer carbon tax & keep industrial carbon tax, keep the emissions cap, cut oil and gas subsidies, border carbon adjustment. | > Also at the morning announcement: NDP candidates Maja Tait (Esquimalt-Sanich-Sooke), Laurel Collins (Victoria), Alistair MacGregor (Cowichan-Malahat-Langford), and Colin Plant (Saanich-Gulf Islands). > Singh met with BC Premier David Eby > Outdoor campaign rally in downtown Victoria at 12:30 pm. > Event in Edmonton, AB (evening) |
| Day 9 / Mon March 31 | Green – Jonathan Pedneault with candidate Gabrielle Dupont (Yukon Territory) | In Whitehorse, Yukon | |
| Date | Leader/Party | Event | Notes |
| Day 10 / Tues April 1 | Liberal – Mark Carney | > Announcement in Winnipeg (9:30 am CT) – general repetition of the affordability message; lunch with local Filipino community (12 noon CT); Meeting with Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew (6 pm CT) | > Highlighting how the consumer carbon tax is cancelled. > Editorial: The carbon tax worked, until it didn’t |
| Day 10 / Tues April 1 | Conservative – Pierre Poilievre | > Canada First Rally in Borden-Carleton, PEI 6:30 pm AT | >Jeff Kibble, candidate (Cowichan-Malahat-Langford) – Langford campaign office opening. 3 to 6 pm, 124-2770 Leigh Rd, Langford |
| Day 10 / Tues April 1 | NDP – Jagmeet Singh | > In Edmonton, reinforcing support for health care workers and public health care (no specific announcement) | |
| Day 10 / Tues April 1 | Green – Elizabeth May | > Press conference in Victoria about NDP “backtracking on climate action”, 12:30 pm PT. | |
| Day 11 / Wed April 2 | Liberal – Mark Carney | > Agrifood announcement. > Statement from Carney as Prime Minister, about the tariffs, 6:30 pm ET: 3:30 pm PT. Carney says the Trump announcement changes the international trading system in a fundamental manner; some aspects of the US/Canadian trading relationship have been maintained but tariffs continue on aluminum & steel, and vehicle tariffs come into effect this evening, in addition to the so-called ‘fentanyl-related’ tariffs; still to come from the US: tariffs on pharmaceutical, lumber and semi-conductors. | > US Tariffs (as at 4 pm ET / 1 pm PT) > “We will fight these tariffs and protect our workers, and we will build the strongest economy in the G7.” > “In a crisis it’s important to be united and to act with strength and purpose.” |
| Day 11 / Wed April 2 | Conservative – Pierre Poilievre | > Canada First Rally in Kingston, Ontario, 6 pm ET (3 pm PT) | >Jeff Kibble, candidate (Cowichan-Malahat-Langford) – Duncan campaign office opening. 3 to 6 pm, 28 Station St. |
| Day 11 / Wed April 2 | NDP – Jagmeet Singh | > NDP announcement by Jagmeet Singh in Winnipeg, 9:30 am CT (7:30 am PT) | > 1:30 pm CT (11:30 am PT) Jagmeet Singh on picket line with local workers. |
| Day 11 / April 2 | Green – Elizabeth May | > Elizabeth May campaigning in her home riding of Saanich-Gulf Islands, at Broadmead Mall (11 am to 12:30 pm); canvassing in Saanich (1 to 3 pm); sign-waving at McKenzie & Blenkinsop (3:30 to 4:30 pm). > Virtual Q&A with Saanich-Gulf Islands voters, on Zoom (7 to 8 pm). | > Green Co-Leader Jonathan Pedneault in his home riding of Outremont-Montreal, campaigning and door knocking with supporters. |
| April 2 | UNITED STATES | > US President Donald Trump announces new trade relationship details. | > US tariff 25% on all “foreign-made” vehicles (as at midnight April 2, 2025 ET) > Reciprocal tariffs coming into place – combined tariffs & regulatory cost impacts – half of what they have been charging |
| Date | Leader/Party | Event | Notes |
| Day 12 / Thurs April 3 | Liberal – Mark Carney | > Press conference in Ottawa, 11:30 am ET (8:30 am PT) | > “If the United States no longer wants to lead, Canada will.” ~ Prime Minister Mark Carney, April 3. 2025. |
| Day 12 / Thurs April 3 | Conservative – Pierre Poilievre | > Press conference in Kingston, 10:30 am ET (7:30 am PT) | > Drop GST from sale of new cars made in Canada. > Canada First Rally in Oshawa at 6:30 pm ET |
| Day 12 / Thurs April 3 | NDP – Jagmeet Singh | > Announcement in Ottawa, 9:30 am ET (6:30 am PT) | > Announced idea of Canada Victory Bonds | Investing in Canadian Steelworkers | Protecting Workers and Families | National Strength and Economic Sovereignty > Singh participates in Radio Canada’s Cinq Chefs, une Election. 9:20 pm ET (6:20 pm PT) |
| Day 12 / Thurs April 3 | Green – Elizabeth May | > Elizabeth May in her home riding (Saanich-Gulf Islands) attending Sidney by the Sea Rotary Club breakfast, Shoal Centre, Sidney. 7 am to 8:30 am > Virtual Q & A session at Mary Winspear Centre, Sidney, 10:30 am. > Canvassing in Saanichton, 1 to 3:30 pm > Sign waving, Pat Bay Hwy at Mt Newton X Rd, Central Saanich. 4 to 5 pm. | > Co-Leader Jonathan Pedneault and Bisma Ansari, candidate (LaSalle-Emard-Verdun) discuss Green proposals to protect Canada;s economic sovereignty, in Montreal, 10:30 am ET (7:30am PT) |
| Day 13 / Fri April 4 | Liberal – Mark Carney | > Mark Carney Liberal Leader to make an announcement in Montreal, 9:30 am ET (6:30 am PT) > Mark Carney Liberal Leader will tour an auto manufacturing facility in Woodbridge ON at 4:15 pm ET (1:15 pm PT) > Mark Carney Liberal Leader will hold a rally in Scarborough, ON, joined by local candidates. 6 pm ET. | > Liberal government would immediately invest $150 million in the CBC as Canada’s public broadcaster, with more to come. |
| Day 13 / Fri April 4 | Conservative – Pierre Poilievre | > Announcement about reversing the catch and release laws: early bail, house arrest. Repeal C75, C5 and C83, and put victims first. New law about assault on an intimate partner; jail as a default for partner violence. | > Jeff Kibble, Conservative candidate (Cowichan-Malahat-Langford); drop-in meet-and-greet at Poncho’s Cafe in Langford, 12:30 to 2:30 pm |
| Day 13 / Fri April 4 | NDP – Jagmeet Singh | > NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh to make an announcement (stop tax havens) in Verdun at 9:30 am ET (6:30 am PT). | > NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh visits a local business in Montreal at 12:30 pm ET |
| Day 13 / Fri April 4 | Green – Elizabeth May (co-leader) | > Elizabeth May – Morning: Campaigning and door-knocking with supporters in her home riding Saanich-Gulf Islands. > Elizabeth May – 7 pm. Fundraising opera night in Comox, along with Green candidate Jessica Wegg (North Island-Powell River). | > Jonathan Pedneault, co-leader. In his home riding (Outrement-Montreal), campaigning with supporters. |
| Day 13 / Fri April 4 | Bloc – Yves-Francois Blanchet | > Bloc leader says his party’s goal is to prevent a Liberal majority government. | |
| Date | Leader/Party | Event | Notes |
| Day 14 / Sat April 5 | Liberal – Mark Carney | > Announcement in Oakville, ON about funding support for apprentices (up to $8,000 per applicant for training; up to $10,000 to employers for each apprentice hired) in the trades, as part of building up the new Canadian economy; need to decouple Canada’s economy from the US. | > Carney says the level of immigration has been too high relative to the capacity of housing and social services to support the population influx. |
| Day 14 / Sat April 5 | Conservative – Pierre Poilievre | > Announcement: Conservatives would cut bureaucratic regulations by 25%. | > Campaigning in Oliver, BC > Rally in Penticton, BC |
| Day 14 / Sat April 5 | NDP – Jagmeet Singh | > NDP leader’s announcement in Halifax, about getting more doctors in Canada, through training and speeding up approvals of internationally-trained doctors, and 1% increase in Canada Health Transfer funding to provinces. | > Alistair MacGregor, NDP incumbent (Cowichan-Malahat-Langford; drop-in meet-and-greet at Poncho’s Cafe in Langford (#115-755 Goldstream Ave), 12:30 to 2:30 pm |
| Day 14 / Sat April 5 | Green – Elizabeth May | > Peninsula fundraiser for co-leaders campaign in Saanich-Gulf Islands in ‘snap election’. | > at First Unitarian Church of Victoria, 5575 W Saanich Rd, 5 pm |
| Day 15 / Sun April 6 | Liberal – Mark Carney | > Liberal Leader Mark Carney rally in Victoria at 6 pm | > The rally was attended by four south Vancouver Island Liberal candidates. |
| Day 15 / Sun April 6 | Conservative – Pierre Poilievre | ||
| Day 15 / Sun April 6 | NDP – Jagmeet Singh | > Jagmeet Singh in Halifax for announcement about national rent control, with Lisa Roberts, NDP candidate for Halifax. 10 am ET (7 am PT). | > Elbows Up, Canada! rally in Dartmouth, NS, 2 pm AT. > Jagmeet Singh in Montreal to be on Tout le monde en parle show, 8 pm ET. |
| Day 15 / Sun April 6 | Green – Elizabeth May |
| Date | Leader/Party | Event | Notes |
| Day 16 / Mon April 7 | Liberal | > Mark Carney press conference at 9 am (starts late approx 9:30 am) in Saanich Peninsula area of Greater Victoria; announced 10 new national parks & marine conservation areas, and 15 new national urban parks across Canada. | > Carney meeting with BC Premier David Eby at the BC Legislature around 11 am. |
| Day 16 / Mon April 7 | Conservative | > Poilievre press conference in Terrace, BC at 9 am PT – announcement expansion of LNG Canada. > Poilievre holding a Canada First Rally in Edmonton, at 7:30 pm MT | > Event with candidate Jeff Kibble (Cowichan-Malahat-Langford), 6 pm to 8 pm. Duncan Meadows Golf Course, 6705 North Rd, Duncan. RSVP. |
| Day 16 / Mon April 7 | NDP | > Jagmeet Singh in Toronto – campaign event at 9:15 am ET. > Jagmeet Singh makes campaign announcement / media questions; in Toronto at 11 am ET (8 am PT) | |
| Day 16 / Mon April 7 | > Seniors make an effort to vote because it matters (editorial) | ||
| Day 17 / Tues April 8 | Liberal | > Carney to make an announcement in Delta, BC, with press conference, 9:30 am PT (late start at about 10:15 am): “Canada Strong”… build more homes using Canadian lumber. Also there: candidate Jonathan Wilkinson (North Vancouver incumbent);Gregor Robertson (candidate, Vancouver Fraserview-South Burnaby); Jill McKnight (Delta candidate). | > Carney will visit a local business in New Westminster, 11 am PT. > Carney will hold a rally in Calgary at 6:30 pm MT; remarks; local candidates. |
| Day 17 / Tues April 8 | Conservative | > Poilievre press conference in Edmonton at 8:30 am MT: “Stop offshore tax havens; “stand up to the Americans from a position of strength”. | > Poilievre will hold a Canada First Rally in Sault St Marie, ON at 6:30 pm ET. |
| Day 17 / Tues April 8 | NDP | > Jagmeet Singh will make an announcement in Vancouver at 9:30 am PT alongside local NDP candidate: housing is for people, establish a permanent Canadian Homes Transfer. > Singh to visit a retirement residence in Vancouver. | > Singh visit to BCGEU LifeLabs Picket Line. 12:15 pm PT. > Jagmeet Singh to meet with UBCIC Grand Chief Stewart Philip, 5 pm PT > Laurel Collins gets endorsements from former Conservative candidate. |
| Day 17 / Tues April 8 | Green |
| Date | Leader/Party | Event | Notes |
| Day 18 / Wed April 9 | ELECTIONS CANADA INFO | Find the list of candidates running in your riding, use the Voter Information Service. | |
| Day 18 / Wed April 9 | Liberal | > Liberal Leader Mark Carney in Alberta and Saskatchewan. > Announcement in Calgary, 10 am MT (9 am PT); meet up with young supporters in Calgary, 11:30 MT. > Meet with community members in Saskatoon; deliver remarks, with local candidates, 4:30 pm CT. | |
| Day 18 / Wed April 9 | Conservative | > Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre will hold a press conference in Sault Ste Marie, ON at 9 am ET (6 am PT) > Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre will hold a Canada First rally in Brampton, ON. 6:30 pm ET (3:30 pm PT) | |
| Day 18 / Wed April 9 | NDP | > NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh will make an announcement in Vancouver at 9 am PT, then speak at a First Nations summit at 11:45 am PT. > Jagmeet Singh in Saskatoon at 7:30 pm CT for a campaign event. | > Cowichan-Malahat-Langford: Alistair MacGregor NDP incumbent at Vimy Ridge event at the Langford cenotaph (Goldstream Ave at Veterans Memorial Pkwy) |
| Day 18 / Wed April 9 | Green | ||
| Day 19 / Thurs April 10 | Liberal | > Mark Carney will make an announcement & media availability in Brampton, ON. 10:30 ET (7:30 am PT) – gun control & public safety; with candidate Bill Blair (Scarborough Southwest) who has served as a Liberal cabinet minister since 2015. > Mark Carney will meet with supporters in Hamilton, ON. 3 pm ET | > Mark Carney: Liberal plan to fight crime, protect Canadians and build safer communities. > “Canada is not America… we need to stand up for our values.” ~ Bill Blair (candidate, Scarborough Southwest) |
| Day 19 / Thurs April 10 | Conservative | > Pierre Poilievre will hold a Canada First Rally in Woolwich, ON at 6:30 pm ET / housing and cost of living, will work with cities to cut development charges. | |
| Day 19 / Thurs April 10 | NDP | > Jagmeet Singh will make an announcement on health care in Saskatoon, 9:30 am CT (7:30 am PT), then meets with Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations at 11 am CT. | |
| Day 19 / Thurs April 10 | Green | ||
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| Date | Leader/Party | Event | Notes |
| Day 20 / Fri April 11 | Liberal | > Liberal Leader Mark Carney pauses his political campaign today so as to hold a meeting with the federal cabinet committee on Canada-U.S. relations. | Will Greaves, Liberal candidate (Victoria) is holding an office drop-in, 11 am to 12 noon; 1010 Fort St, Victoria. |
| Day 20 / Fri April 11 | Conservative | > Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre in St Catherine’s, ON for an announcement and media session. | > Jeff Kibble, Conservative candidate (Cowichan-Malahat-Langford), drop-in meet-and-greet at Poncho’s Cafe in Langford (#115-755 Goldstream Ave), 9:30 am to 11:30 am |
| Day 20 / Fri April 11 | NDP | > NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh will be in Ottawa — speaking at the Broadbent Institute’s 2025 Progress Summit (11:30 am ET), followed by speaking with media at 12:15 pm ET / 9:15 am PT) | |
| Day 20 / Fri April 11 | Green | > Green Co-Leader Elizabeth May will travel from the Maritimes to BC. > Elizabeth May will attend a Green fundraiser for Ben Homer-Dixon, 6 pm PT, Victoria Scottish Community Centre, View Royal. > Green co-leader Jonathan Pedneault will campaign in his home riding Outremont in Montreal. | > Kathleen Code, Green candidate (Cowichan-Malahat-Langford), drop-in meet-and-greet at Poncho’s Cafe in Langford (#115-755 Goldstream Ave), 12:30 to 2:30 pm > Rally for Ben Homer-Dixon, Green candidate, 6 to 8 pm PT, Victoria Scottish Community Centre, 1803 Admirals Rd, View Royal. |
| Day 20 / Fri April 11 | ELECTIONS CANADA INFO | If you didn’t get your voter information card or the information on it is incorrect, use the Online Voter Registration Service to check your registration, register or update your address, | Or call us at 1-800-463-6868 or 1-800-361-8935 (TTY) for assistance. |
| Day 21 / Sat April 12 | Liberal | [No campaign events by Liberal Leader Mark Carney today] | > Blair Herbert, Liberal candidate (Cowichan-Malahat-Langford), drop-in meet-and-greet at Poncho’s Cafe in Langford (#115-755 Goldstream Ave), 9:30 am to 11:30 am |
| Day 21 / Sat April 12 | Conservative | > Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre will hold a press conference in Nepean, ON at 11 am ET (8 am PT) about support for military veterans. | |
| Day 21 / Sat April 12 | NDP | > NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh will hold a campaign event in Timmins, ON, 7:30 pm ET (4:30 pm PT). |
| Day 21 / Sat April 12 | Greens | > Green Co-Leader Elizabeth May will be campaigning on Gabriola Island, joined by Green candidate Paul Manly (Nanaimo-Ladysmith). 10:40 am PT, corner of North Rd & Locknivar Lane (at the plaza). | > Green Co-Leader Elizabeth May will attend a community meeting about local and national issues, on Gabriola Island, joined by Green candidate Paul Manly (Nanaimo-Ladysmith). 4:30 pm PT, at Agi Hall, 465 South Rd. > Co-Leader Jonathan Pedneault will be campaigning in his riding of Outrement (in Montreal). |
| Day 21 / Sat April 12 | People’s Party of Canada | > PPC Party Leader Maxime Bernier will be in Summerland (10:30 am PT) and Osoyoos (4 pm PT) for local association meetings & social events. | |
| Date | Leader/Party | Event | Notes |
| Day 22 / Sun April 13 | ELECTIONS CANADA INFO | Vote on Campus is offered for four days, Check the list of participating campuses to find the one nearest you. | Sunday, April 13, from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m. Monday, April 14, Tuesday April 15, and Wednesday, April 16, from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. |
| Day 22 / Sun April 13 | Liberal | > Liberal Leader Mark Carney will appear on Radio-Canada. | |
| Day 22 / Sun April 13 | Conservative | > Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre will hold a press conference in Ottawa at 10 am ET (7 am PT) | |
| Day 22 / Sun April 13 | NDP | > NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh will make an announcement in Timmins, ON at 9 am ET (6 am PT); holding a campaign event in Toronto at 7:30 pm ET (4:30 pm PT) | > NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh will attend: Northern College Traditional Powwow, 12 pm ET; Vaisakhi celebrations in Timmins at 2:15 pm ET; Passover Seder at 6:15 pm in Toronto. |
| Day 22 / Sun April 13 | Green | > Green Co-Leader Elizabeth May will attend the Pender Island All Candidates debate, 3 to 5 pm, Pender Island Recreation and Agricultural Hall Assoc. | > Green Co-Leader Elizabeth May will attend church on Palm Sunday morning. |
| Day 22 / Sun April 13 | ESQUIMALT-SAANICH-SOOKE – all parties debate | All Candidates Meeting in Esquimalt-Saanich-Sooke at Sooke Community Hall, 1 pm. Sponsored by Sooke Region Chamber of Commerce and OPSRRA > News report & analysis about April 13 ESS All Candidates event. | > Photos & news analysis will be posted afterward in the Election 2025 section at IslandSocialTrends.ca; audio recording by SookeLive radio; and an audio/visual event presentation will be available. > What the candidates said about proposed cutbacks to CBC funding. |
| Day 22 / Sun April 13 | People’s Party of Canada | PPC Leader Maxime Bernier will be in Chilliwack (1 pm PT) and South Langley (6 pm PT) for meetings & local association social events. | |
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| Day 23 / Mon April 14 | ELECTIONS CANADA INFO | Vote on Campus is offered for four days, Check the list of participating campuses to find the one nearest you. | Sunday, April 13, from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m. Monday, April 14, Tuesday April 15, and Wednesday, April 16, from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. |
| Day 23 / Mon April 14 | ELECTIONS CANADA INFO | The Guide to the federal election is mailed to all households. | Keep it handy–it has all the information you need to vote. |
| Day 23 / Mon April 14 | Liberal | > Liberal Leader Mark Carney announcement about further investment in the military industry and diversification of trade; 10 am ET (7 am PT). | > Victoria Liberal candidate Will Greaves visits Phillips Brewery, 2:30 pm PT. |
| Day 23 / Mon April 14 | Conservative | > Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre press conference, 9 am ET (6 am PT), in Ottawa. | |
| Day 23 / Mon April 14 | NDP | > NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh announcement in Toronto at 10:00 am ET (7 am PT) on national strategy to tackle the nursing shortage; along with candidate Clare Hackset (Toronto-Danforth). | > Jagmeet Singh on CTV’s Your Morning and on Breakfast Television. > Alistair MacGregor (incumbent, Cowichan-Malahat-Langford) weighs in on the public safety issue. |
| Day 23 / Mon April 14 | Green | > Green co-leader Elizabeth May at Royal Oak Berwick All Candidates Meet & Greet, 4680 Elk Lake Dr, Victoria. 10 am to 12 noon. | > Green co-leader Elizabeth May at fundraiser with candidate Michael Doherty (Victoria), 6:30 pm. > Green co-leader Jonathan Pedneault press conference on the need for climate action by municipalities, 10:30 am ET (7:30 am PT) in Montreal; followed by campaigning in his riding of Outremont. |
| Day 23 / Mon April 14 | Esquimalt-Saanich-Sooke | All-candidates meeting at 1575 Lyall St, Esquimalt, 7 pm; was attended by Liberal (Stephanie McLean), NDP (Maja Tait), and Green (Ben Homer-Dixon); no Conservative candidate. | |
| Date | Leader/Party | Event | Notes |
| Day 24 / Tues April 15 | ELECTIONS CANADA INFO | Vote on Campus is offered for four days, Check the list of participating campuses to find the one nearest you. | Tuesday April 15, and Wednesday, April 16 from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. |
| Day 24 / Tues April 15 | Liberal | > Liberal Leader Mark Carney announcement in Saint-Eustache, QC at 9 am ET (6 am PT) about mid-career new skills training ($15,000 to workers in priority sectors). | |
| Day 24 / Tues April 15 | Conservative | > Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre press conference in Montreal, 9 am ET (6 am PT) — banks & cell phone companies should do a better job detecting scams, alerting victims before they’re scammed, reporting/blocking suspected fraud in real-time. | |
| Day 24 / Tues April 15 | NDP | > NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh will announcement in Montreal, 9:15 am ET (6:15 am PT) about closing a tax loophole to gain more income from ‘ultra-rich’. | > Additional revenue would be used to support universal pPharmacare, family doctor for every Canadian, national rent control, build new homes, grocery price cap. |
| Day 24 / Tues April 15 | Green | > Green Party Co-Leader Elizabeth May will attend an all candidates debate at Reynolds High School (3963 Borden St, Saanich), 10 am to 11:30 am. > Green Party Co-Leader Elizabeth May will attend the Salt Spring Island All Candidates Debate, 4:30 to 6 pm, 2591 Fulford-Ganges Rd., Salt Spring Island. | > Green Party Co-Leader Elizabeth May will hold a press conference on Indigenous Issues, 12 noon, in Mount Doug Park (4550 Cordova Bay Rd, in the parking lot at the top. > Green Party housing policy advocates for prefab housing manufacturing to increase housing, reduce construction cost, provide jobs. > Green Party Co-Leader Jonathan Pedneault will spend the day campaigning in his riding (Outrement) |
| Day 24 / Tues April 15 | All Candidates Meeting about the COWICHAN-MALAHAT-LANGFORD federal riding | > In Chemainus, open to the public, evening (time tba). | public, evening (time tba). > Candidates confirmed to date: NDP incumbent Alistair MacGregor; Liberal candidate Blair Herbert. |
| Day 25 / Wed April 16 | ELECTIONS CANADA INFO | Vote on Campus is offered for four days, Check the list of participating campuses to find the one nearest you. | Wednesday, April 16 from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. |
| Day 25 / Wed April 16 | Liberal | > Liberal Leader Mark Carney will participate in the federal Leaders Debate in French, 6 pm ET (3 pm PT) | > Victoria Liberal candidate Will Greaves holds open office for residents to ask questions, 11 am to 12:30 pm, 1010 Fort St.; taking part in Greater Victoria Chamber event 5 pm at Spectrum Community School, 957 West Burnside Rd; then women’s issues discussion at his campaign office, 7:30 pm, 1010 Fort St. | AS IT HAPPENED: Business leaders & four federal candidates (April 16) |
| Day 25 / Wed April 16 | Conservative | > Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre will participate in the federal Leaders Debate in French, 6 pm ET (3 pm PT) | > Town hall with Cowichan-Malahat-Langford Conservative candidate Jeff Kibble with an outdoor lifestyle theme, 6 to 8 pm, at Westin Bear Mountain; RSVP recommended. > Conservative candidate Grant Cool participated in a Business leaders session with four federal candidates (April 16) |
| Day 25 / Wed April 16 | NDP | > NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh will participate in the federal Leaders Debate in French, 6 pm ET (3 pm PT); Singh will speak with the media at 8:25 pm ET (5:25 pm PT) | > Victoria NDP candidate Laurel Collins taking part in Greater Victoria Chamber event 5 pm at Spectrum Community School, 957 West Burnside Rd. | AS IT HAPPENED: Business leaders & four federal candidates (April 16) |
| Day 25 / Wed April 16 | Green | > Green Co-Leader Jonathan Pedneault was to participate in the federal Leaders Debate in French, 6 pm ET (3 pm PT) but was uninvited at the last minute. | > Green co-leader & Saanich-Gulf Islands candidate Elizabeth May taking part in Greater Victoria Chamber event 5 pm at Spectrum Community School, 957 West Burnside Rd. | AS IT HAPPENED: Business leaders & four federal candidates (April 16) |
| Day 25 / Wed April 16 | Federal Election Listening Session about the VICTORIA federal riding, hosted by the Greater Victoria Chamber of Commerce. | > Featuring Chamber leadership (Bruce Williams, Paul Nursey, Jeff Bray), Greater Victoria Harbour Authority, and Vancouver Island Construction Assoc; and four federal candidates (so far confirmed as attending): Elizabeth May, Green co-leader; Laurel Collins, NDP Victoria incumbent; Will Greaves, Liberal candidate Victoria; and Grant Cool, Conservative candidate (Esquimalt-Saanich-Sooke). | > Hosted by the Greater Victoria Chamber of Commerce, 5 pm to 7 pm, at Spectrum Community School, 957 West Burnside Rd; free; open to the public, register by email; Chamber members can register online. |
| All Candidates Meeting about the COWICHAN-MALAHAT-LANGFORD federal riding | > In Lake Cowichan, open to the public, evening (time tba). | > Candidates confirmed so far: NDP incumbent Alistair MacGregor; Liberal candidate Blair Herbert. |
| Day 25 / Wed April 16 | BANK OF CANADA | Scheduled Interest Rate Announcement – Interest rate holding steady at 2.75% | > See Bank of Canada news section |
| Date | Leader/Party | Event | Notes |
| Day 26 / Thurs April 17 | Liberal | > Liberal Leader Mark Carney will visit a local small business in Montreal, 12:15 ET. > Liberal Leader Mark Carney will participate in the federal Leaders Debate in English, 7 pm ET (4 pm PT) | > Victoria Liberal candidate Will Greaves will participate in All Candidates Debate at Cook St Village Activity Centre, 6:45 pm to 9:15 pm, 1-380 Cook St. |
| Day 26 / Thurs April 17 | Conservative | > Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre will participate in the federal Leaders Debate in English, 7 pm ET (4 pm PT) | > Debate-watching party at the Langford Legion, with Conservative candidate Jeff Kibble, 3 to 5 pm; meet candidates Jeff Kibble (Cowichan-Malahat-Langford) and Grant Cool (Esquimalt-Saanich-Sooke), 6 to 8 pm. |
| Day 26 / Thurs April 17 | NDP | > NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh to visit a local market in Montreal, 10 am ET. > NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh will participate in the federal Leaders Debate in English, 7 pm ET (4 pm PT); was to address media at 9:25 pm ET but all post-debate scrums were cancelled by the organizing Commission; he instead held a media availability of his own in Montreal at 9:45 pm ET. | |
| Day 26 / Thurs April 17 | Green | > Green Co-Leader Jonathan Pedneault will participate in the federal Leaders Debate in English, 7 pm ET (4 pm PT) | |
| Day 27 / Fri April 18 / GOOD FRIDAY | Liberal | > Liberal Leader Mark Carney will hold a media availability in Niagara Falls, ON at 11:30 am ET (8:30 am PT); then he will visit a small local business in Port Colborne, ON at 1 pm ET; Carney will hold a meet and greet along with local candidates in Brantford, ON at 5:30 pm ET. | > Victoria Liberal candidate Will Greaves will be mainstreeting in Quadra Village (Hillside & Bay), 11 am to 12 noon. |
| Day 27 / Fri April 18 | Conservative | > Pierre Poilievre “Axe the Food Packaging Tax” announcement. | |
| Day 27 / Fri April 18 | NDP | > NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh will make a media announcement in Quebec, 10:15 am ET (7:15 am PT); then visit a local farm in Yamachiche, QC at 11:30 am ET (8:30 am PT). > Jagmeet Singh will vote in his home riding in the Advance Polls in Burnaby, BC, at 5:30 PT. > Jagmeet Singh will meet with local Muslim community leaders in Burnaby, 7 pm PT. | > Alistair MacGregor, NDP incumbent (Cowichan-Malahat-Langford), drop-in meet-and-greet at Poncho’s Cafe in Langford, 9:30 am to 11:30 am > Blair Herbert, Liberal candidate (Cowichan-Malahat-Langford), drop-in meet-and-greet at Poncho’s Cafe in Langford, 12:30 to 2:30 pm |
| Day 27 / Fri April 18 | ADVANCE VOTING | Advance Voting – April 18 to 21 (9 am to 9 pm) > Long lineups for Advance Voting on April 18. > Record turnout for Advance Voting over 4 days. | > Check your voter information card or use the Voter Information Service to find your polling station. |
| Date | Leader/Party | Event | Notes |
| Day 28 / Sat April 19 | ADVANCE VOTING | > April 18 to 21 (9 am to 9 pm) > Long lineups for Advance Voting on April 18. > Record turnout for Advance Voting over 4 days. | 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Check your voter information card or use the Voter Information Service to find your polling station. |
| Day 28 / Sat April 19 | Liberal – | > Mark Carney announcement & media availability in Whitby, ON, 9:30 am ET.; meet with a family in Newcastle, ON at 11:45 ET; rally in Peterborough, ON at 1:30 pm ET. | |
| Day 28 / Sat April 19 | NDP – | > NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh in Surrey for Vaisakhi Parade, 10:30 am PT; campaign rally at Beacon Drive-In in Victoria at 6:30 pm PT. | |
| Day 28 / Sat April 19 | Green – | > Green Co-Leaders Elizabeth May and Jonathan Pedneault along with Nanaimo-Ladysmith candidate Paul Manly in Nanaimo at 4 to 6 p m, Vancouver Island Conference Centre, 101 Gordon St, Nanaimo. | > Kathleen Code, candidate (Cowichan-Malahat-Langford). Drop-in meet-and-greet at Poncho’s Cafe in Langford, 9:30 am to 11:30 am |
| Day 29 / Sun April 20 – EASTER SUNDAY | ADVANCE VOTING | > April 18 to 21 (9 am to 9 pm) > Long lineups for Advance Voting on April 18. > Record turnout for Advance Voting over 4 days. | > Check your voter information card or use the Voter Information Service to find your polling station. > Editorial: Vote for candidate or party? |
| Day 29 / Sun April 20 | Liberal – | > Liberal Leader Mark Carney rally & announcement in Nepean, ON. | |
| Day 29 / Sun April 20 | Conservative – | > > Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre in Surrey, BC: announcement to cut $10 billion for consultants out of the federal budget. | |
| Day 29 / Sun April 20 | NDP – | > NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh announcement about capping grocery prices, 10 am PT in Victoria; then attends the Cowichan Spring Fair in Duncan at 1:15 pm PT; then a campaign event in Nanaimo at 3 pm. |
| Date | Leader/Party | Event | Notes |
| Day 30 / Mon April 21 / EASTER MONDAY | ADVANCE VOTING | > April 18 to 21 (9 am to 9 pm) > Long lineups for Advance Voting on April 18. > Record turnout for Advance Voting over 4 days. | > 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Check your voter information card or use the Voter Information Service to find your polling station. > Editorial: Vote for candidate or party? |
| Day 30 / Mon April 21 | Liberal | > Mark Carney in Charlottetown PEI for announcement about modernizing health care, at 9:30 am ADT; 2 pm ADT meet and greet in Truro, NS; 5:30 pm ADT rally in Fredericton, NB. | |
| Day 30 / Mon April 21 | Conservative | > Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre in Scarborough, ON, 9 am ET. | |
| Day 30 / Mon April 21 | NDP | > Announcement by Jagmeet Singh in Nanaimo, 9 am PT; campaign events in Comox (11:45 am, 12:30 pm, 1:15 pm); event in Port Moody at 7:30 pm. | |
| Day 31 / Tues April 22 EARTH DAY | ELECTIONS CANADA INFO – Special Ballot Deadline | Deadline to apply to Vote by Mail | Electors can vote by special ballot at any local Elections Canada office, until April 22, 6 p.m. | > This is the deadline to apply to vote by mail and to vote using the special ballot process. > Editorial: Vote for candidate or party? |
| Day 31 / Tues April 22 | Liberal | > Liberal Leader Mark Carney will visit a small business in Quebec City at 8:45 am ET; 11 am announcement (8 am PT) in Trois-Rivieres; visit a small business in Shefford, QC at 2 pm ET; visit a small business in Saint-Bruno, QC at 3:45 pm ET; rally in Laval, QC at 6:30 pm ET. | |
| Day 31 / Tues April 22 | Conservative | > Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre press conference in Woodbridge ON at 10 am ET; Canada First rally in Vaughan, ON at 6:30 pm ET. | > Cowichan-Malahat-Langford Conservative candidate Jeff Kibble at Pacific Gateway Marina in Port Renfrew, informal drop-in, 10 am to 12 noon. |
| Day 31 / Tues April 22 | NDP | > NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh in Vancouver 9 am for an announcement; in Burnaby at 10:15 am for a campaign event; om Edmonton AB at 7:30 pm MT for a campaign event with Rachel Notley. |
| Day 31 / Tues April 22 | Green | > Green Co-Leader Elizabeth May to outline Green economic proposals, 9:15 am in Victorial then campaigning in Saanich-Gulf Islands for the rest of the day. > Green Co-Leader Jonathan Pedneault will travel to Ottawa for a debate on Radio-Canada about francophone issues (also with Steven McKinnon -Liberal; Joel Godin (Conservative); Martin Champoux (Bloc), and Francois Choquette (NDP), 8 pm ET. | |
| Tuesday April 22 | Earth Day | > City of Langford Earth Day event at Porcher Park, 822 Wren Place, 11 am to 12 noon. | |
| Date | Leader/Party | Event | Notes |
| Day 32 / Wed April 23 | Liberal | > Liberal Leader Mark Carney will deliver remarks and hold a media availability in Victoria, BC, 11:15 am PT; then holding a meet and greet in Victoria at 12:15 pm. > Liberal Leader Mark Carney will hold a meet and greet in White Rock, BC, 4:30 pm PT; visit a local small business in New Westminster, 5:30 pm PT; rally in Surrey, 7:30 pm. | |
| Day 32 / Wed April 23 | Conservative | > Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre will hold a press conference in Stoney Creek, ON, 9 am ET (6 am PT). | > Conservative candidate Jeff Kibble (Cowichan-Malahat-Langford) road trip — visit the candidate at these locationsL Honeymoon Bay Food & Grocery (11 am); Mesachie Lake Baseball Field (1 pm); Price Community Park in Youbou (3:30 pm); Saywell Park in Lake Cowichan (6 pm). |
| Day 32 / Wed April 23 | NDP | > NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh announcement in Edmonton at 10 am MT (9 am PT); virtual forum with Assembly of First Nations at 1 pm MT; campaign event in Winnipeg at 7:45 pm CT. | > Cowichan-Malahat-Langford All Candidates Meeting in Brentwood/Shawnigan, evening. |
| Day 32 / Wed April 23 | Green | ||
| Day 33 / Thurs April 24 | Liberal | > Liberal Leader Mark Carney media availability in Port Moody, BC, 9 am PT (theme: supporting workers); rally in Winnipeg, 5:30 pm CT. | > “In a crisis, a plan beats no plan.” ~ Mark Carney (April 23 in Victoria), as he outlines the key components of the Liberal Party platform. |
| Day 33 / Thurs April 24 | Conservative | > Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre press conference in Halifax, 8:30 am AT. | > Campaign trail altercation in Sooke. |
| Day 33 / Thurs April 24 | NDP | > NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh announcement in Winnipeg, 9:30 am CT; meeting with Mohamad Fakih in Toronto at 6 pm ET; campaign event in Toronto at 7:45 pm ET. | > Singh reinforces NDP support for workers with 4 days left in campaign |
| Day 33 / Thurs April 24 | Green | > Green Party Co-Leader Elizabeth May attends local Sidney by the Sea Rotary Club Breakfast, 7 am to 8:30 am, Shoal Centre, Sidney. > Green Party Co-Leader Elizabeth May will participate in an online dialogue with the BC Real Estate Association (10 am to 11:30 am); then support supporters & volunteers in Gordon Head, 1 to 4 pm. > Green Party Co-Leader Jonathan Pedneault will campaign with his team in Outremont (Montreal). | > Green candidate Ben Homer-Dixon says Green MPs in Parliament are important for democracy (feature interview, Apr 24, 2025) |
| Date | Leader/Party | Event | Notes |
| Day 34 / Fri April 25 | Liberal – | ||
| Day 34 / Fri April 25 | Conservative – | >Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre will hold a press conference in Saskatoon at 9 am CT; holding a rally in Nanoose Bay, BC at 7 pm PT. | |
| Day 34 / Fri April 25 | NDP | > NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh will be in Toronto 10 am ET for a campaign announcement; 11:30 attends 2025 OPSEU Convention in Toronto; then campaign events in Hamilton – 1:45 pm ET & 2:25 pm ET; then in London at 6:30 pm ET for a campaign event. | |
| Day 34 / Fri April 25 | Green | > Green Co-Leader Elizabeth May and candidate Paul Manly (Nanaimo-Ladysmith) press conference on fighting poverty, in Victoria, 10:45 am. > Green Co-Leader Elizabeth May canvassing in Saanich, 1 to 4 pm; sign waving at 3:30 to 4 pm at Mckenzie and Blenkinsop, then 4:30 to 5 pm at Mckenzie & Shelbourne. | > Green Co-Leader Jonathan Pedneault will be canvassing in his home riding of Outrement (Montreal). > Greens articulate poverty elimination for a better Canadian economy and society |
| Day 35 / Sat April 26 | Liberal | > Liberal Leader Mark Carney remarks & media availability in King City, ON (GTA) at 9 am ET; visit to a small business in Newmarket, ON, 10:30 at ET; meet and greet in Aurora, ON with local candidates, 11:45 am ET; visit a small business in Markham, ON, 1 pm ET; rally with local candidates in Mississauga, ON, 3 pm ET; rally & remark,s with local candidates, in Windsor, ON, 7 pm ET. | > Liberal campaign brings Marc Miller to door-knock in Langford with Blair Herbert (April 26) |
| Day 35 / Sat April 26 | Conservative | > Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre will hold a Canada First Rally in Delta, BC, 11 am PT. | |
| Day 35 / Sat April 26 | NDP | > NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh campaign event in London ON, 10:15 am ET; attends Unifor’s Protect Canadian Jobs rally, 1 pm in Windsor ON; attends Lapu Lapu Day Block Party in Vancouver, 7 pm PT; attends Eid Dinner at Metrotown Islamic Society, 8:15 pm PT. | > Vehicle drove into people at the Lapu Lapu festival; deaths & injuries say Vancouver Police. |
| Day 35 / Sat April 26 | Green | > Green Co-Leader Elizabeth May visits Norgarden Retirement Home, 11 to 11:30 am PT, Sidney, BC; canvassing in Central Sanich, 2 to 4 pm; sign waving Pat Bay Hwy at Mt Newton X Rd 4:30 to 5:30 pm. > Green Co-Leader Jonathan Pedneault campaigning in his home riding of Outrement. | > Greens articulate poverty elimination for a better Canadian economy and society > Greens call for full transparency on fossil fuel subsidies, |
| Day 35 / Sat April 26 |
| Day 36 / Sun April 27 | > VANCOUVER TRAGEDY | > Leader campaigns have changed on Sunday April 27 as a result of a crowd attacked in Vancouver on April 26 (see below). | > Vehicle drove into people at the Lapu Lapu festival; deaths & injuries say Vancouver Police (April 26) > Vancouver Police update on vehicle-impact crowd attack: 11 deaths, more expected (April 27) |
| > BC Premier David Eby to address media at approximately 12:30 pm PT, in the area of Vancouver where the April 26 incident happened. | |||
| Date | Leader/Party | Event | Notes |
| Day 36 / Sun April 27 | Liberal | PREVIOUS SCHEDULE: > Liberal Leader Mark Carney crossing four provinces: Meet with volunteers in Hamilton ON, 8 am ET; meet with volunteers & supporters in Saskatoon at 10:45 CT; meet with volunteers and supporters in Edmonton at 2:30 pm MT; meet with volunteers and supporters in Calgary at 5:30 pm MT; meet with volunteers and supporters in Metro Vancouver at 8:30 pm PT; meet with volunteers and supporters in Victoria, 11 pm PT. | NEW SCHEDULE: > Liberal Leader Mark Carney crossing four provinces: Remarks as prime minister about the Vancouver tragedy; meet with volunteers in Hamilton ON, 8 am ET; [may be cancelled – meet with volunteers & supporters in Saskatoon at 13:15 CT; meet with volunteers and supporters in Edmonton at 5 pm MT]; 9:20 pm meet with volunteers in Richmond; 11 pm meet with volunteers and supporters in Victoria. |
| Day 36 / Sun April 27 | Conservative | > Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre will hold a Canada First rally for change, in Oakville, ON, 11 am ET. | > Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre delivered remarks at a Filipino Church in Toronto (Sunday morning). |
| Day 36 / Sun April 27 | NDP | > NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh media event in Penticton, BC at 9 am PT. > NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh attends vigil in Vancouver, 5 pm PT. [CANCELLED; 11 am Vaisakhi Parade in Oliver, BC; campaign event in New Westminster, BC at 3:30 pm; campaign event at 4:30 pm in Vancouver; campaign event in Coquitlam at 6:30 pm.] | > NEW SCHEDULE: NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh 9 am media event in Penticton, BC; Singh returns to Vancouver (previously scheduled campaign events for the day have been cancelled); Singh will attend mass at St Mary’s Church in Vancouver at 3 pm PT April 27. > NDP candidate Maja Tait heads toward election night in Esquimalt-Saanich-Sooke |
| Day 36 / Sun April 27 | Green | > Green Party Co-Leader Elizabeth May at Holy Trinity Church in North Saanich, BC, 10 am to 11:30 am PT; in Victoria 1 to 2 pm for Yom Hashoah Commemoration; sign waving at McKenzie & Blenkinsop in Saanich, 2:30 to 3:15 pm PT. | > Green Party Co-Leader Jonathan Pedneault will spend the day campaigning with his team in Outremont. |
| ELECTION DAY / Mon April 28 | ELECTIONS CANADA INFO > Bring accepted ID. > If you haven’t registered yet, you can do so at your assigned polling station. > Check your voter information card or use the online Voter Information Service to find your assigned polling station. | > Mobile polls will serve electors in long-term care facilities and seniors’ residences. Times vary for each institution. > Editorial: Vote for candidate or party? | |
| ELECTION DAY / Mon April 28 | Liberal | ||
| ELECTION DAY / Mon April 28 | Conservative | ||
| ELECTION DAY / Mon April 28 | NDP | > NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh campaign event in Port Moody, BC, 8 am PT. > NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh attends Day of Mourning Event, 11 am PT (private). > NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh election night event in Burnaby, BC, 7 pm PT. | > NDP candidates Maja Tait (Esquimalt-Saanich-Sooke) and Laurel Collins (Victoria) election night event at Swan’s Pub, Victoria. |
| ELECTION DAY / Mon April 28 | Green | > Green Party sign-waving with Co-Leader Elizabeth May at Quadra St & McKenzie Ave, 7:30 to 8:15 am; sign-waving at Mt Newton X Rd & Pat Bay Hwy, 9 to 9:45 am PT; Voting at 10 am at St Elizabeth Catholic Church, Sidney; mainstreeting in Sidney, 11 am to 12 noon; sign waving at Quadra St & McKenzie Ave. (along with Esquimalt-Saanich-Sooke candidate Ben Homer-Dixon), 4:30 to 5:30 pm PT. | > Green Party Co-Leader Elizabeth May will host her election night watch party in riding of Saanich-Gulf Islands, joined by supporters 6 pm to 9 pm PT, at Church & State Winery, Brentwood Bay. > Green Party Co-Leader Jonathan Pedneault will host an election night event to watch results with volunteers, team and supporters; statement and address media as results start coming in; 8 pm to midnight, Le Depanneur Cafe, Montreal. |
| ELECTION NIGHT NOTES: | |||
Election on Monday April 28, 2025:
The 45th Federal General Election is on Monday April 28, 2025.
- To vote, visit your local Voting Place
- If you have not received a Voter Identification card by postal mail, check for voting locations ElectionsCanada.ca and bring valid ID with you to the voting place.
- Voting places are open 9 am to 9 pm at all locations across Canada (local time).
Returning officers validate the election results, usually in the first two or three days after election day (including all Special Ballots cast at Electoral District Offices across the country). The validated results will be posted online at ElectionsCanada.ca.
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