Canada Federal Election 2029

What this countdown tracks

Canada's 46th federal general election, scheduled by the Canada Elections Act for the third Monday in October — 19 October 2029 — unless Parliament is dissolved earlier. Canadians elect 343 Members of Parliament to the House of Commons under the first-past-the-post system; the leader of the party able to command the confidence of the House is invited by the Governor General to form government.

About this election

The 2025 election returned Mark Carney's Liberals to a minority government on 28 April 2025, ending Justin Trudeau's decade-long leadership and producing a deeply polarised result against Pierre Poilievre's Conservatives. The fixed-date provision in section 56.1 of the Canada Elections Act sets 19 October 2029 as the default polling day, but the constitutional convention that the Prime Minister can advise dissolution earlier means an election before that date remains possible — particularly given the minority parliament arithmetic.

Boundary redistribution following the 2021 census added five seats (308 to 343), giving Ontario 122 seats, Quebec 78, British Columbia 43 and Alberta 37. The Bloc Québécois, NDP and Greens continue to hold the balance of power on key votes.

Key issues

The 2029 campaign is likely to centre on the cost-of-living legacy of post-pandemic inflation, the housing affordability crisis particularly in Toronto and Vancouver, Canada–US trade and tariff relations under the next US administration, climate policy and the carbon-pricing question, immigration intake levels reset after the 2024–25 cuts, and Indigenous reconciliation. Quebec sovereignty and the future of the Bloc Québécois will shape the 78 seats east of the Ottawa River.

Past results

• 2025: Liberal 168, Conservative 144, Bloc Québécois 23, NDP 7, Green 1 — Liberal minority under Mark Carney.
• 2021: Liberal 160, Conservative 119, Bloc Québécois 32, NDP 25, Green 2 — Liberal minority under Justin Trudeau.
• 2019: Liberal 157, Conservative 121, Bloc Québécois 32, NDP 24, Green 3 — Liberal minority.
• 2015: Liberal 184, Conservative 99, NDP 44, Bloc Québécois 10, Green 1 — Liberal majority under Justin Trudeau.
• 2011: Conservative 166, NDP 103, Liberal 34 — Stephen Harper's only majority.

How to follow

Elections Canada publishes official results at elections.ca on a riding-by-riding basis as polls close from east to west. CBC News, CTV, Global News and Radio-Canada anchor English- and French-language coverage; the CBC's Poll Tracker and 338Canada model the seat projections. Polls close in staggered windows so that results are not reported in the East before voting ends in BC.

Related countdowns

Canada's 2029 vote sits in the late-cycle Anglosphere cluster with the UK general election, Australia federal election and the US 2028 presidential election. For continental context see the Mexico federal election.

FAQ

When is the Canada 2029 election? The fixed date is Monday 19 October 2029; an earlier election is possible if the Carney minority government loses confidence or the Prime Minister advises dissolution. Who is running? The Liberals under Mark Carney; Conservatives under Pierre Poilievre; Bloc Québécois under Yves-François Blanchet; NDP under whoever succeeds Jagmeet Singh; Greens; and the People's Party. Why does this election matter globally? Canada is a G7 economy, NATO member and the United States' largest trading partner — its government's posture on tariffs, energy and Arctic security is consequential. Is voting compulsory? No — voting is voluntary in federal elections; turnout in 2025 was approximately 67 percent.