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Prime Minister Carney announces three byelections for April 13

  • Alessia Passafiume

  • Canadian Press

  • March 8, 2026

Former Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau, centre, then-finance minister Chrystia Freeland, and Bill Blair, the former minister of defence speak at a news conference in Kyiv, Ukraine on Saturday, February 24, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette

OTTAWA -- Prime Minister Mark Carney has announced three byelection for ridings in Ontario and Quebec.

A statement posted on the prime minister's website says the votes will be cast on April 13 in the Toronto-area ridings of Scarborough Southwest and University-Rosedale and in the Quebec riding of Terrebonne.

The Supreme Court nullified the Liberal's one-vote federal election win in Terrebonne after the Bloc Quebecois candidate challenged the results when a supporter complained she tried to vote by mail using a special ballot that wasn't counted.

Former Liberal MP Chrystia Freeland's departure to become the adviser to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy left the riding of University--Rosedale vacant.

Bill Blair, also a former Liberal MP, left the riding of Scarborough Southwest vacant after being appointed Canada's high commissioner to the United Kingdom.

Those Toronto ridings are considered to be safe seats for the Liberals, while Terrebone was previously held by a Bloc Quebecois MP.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published March 8, 2026