# 2016 Canadian electoral calendar

This is a list of elections in Canada in 2016. Included are provincial, municipal and federal elections, by-elections on any level, referendums and party leadership races at any level.

## January

* January 9: Coast Mountains School District, British Columbia by-election.
* January 11: Pincher Creek, Alberta municipal by-election.
* January 13: Norfolk Treherne, Manitoba municipal by-election for Ward 1 councillor.
* January 16:
** Arrow Lakes School District, British Columbia by-election.
** Montrose, British Columbia municipal by-election
* January 18: Brooks, Alberta mayoral and municipal by-election.
* January 23: Halifax, Nova Scotia municipal by-election for District 6 on Halifax Regional Council.
* January 25:
** Toronto District School Board trustee by-election in Scarborough—Rouge River.
** Pickering, Ontario municipal by-election for Ward 1 councillor.
* January 31: Granby, Quebec municipal by-election for District 6.

## February

* February 1:
** Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario municipal by-election for Ward 2 councillor.
** Barrie, Ontario municipal by-election for Ward 7 councillor.
** Badger, Newfoundland and Labrador municipal by-election.
** High Prairie, Alberta municipal by-election.
* February 2: Provincial by-elections in the ridings of Vancouver-Mount Pleasant and Coquitlam-Burke Mountain, British Columbia.
* February 8:
** Netsilik, Nunavut territorial by-election.
** Wood Buffalo, Alberta municipal by-election in Ward 2
* February 11:
** Irricana, Alberta municipal by-election.
** Provincial by-election in Whitby—Oshawa, Ontario.
* February 14: Longueuil, Quebec municipal by-election for District 8.
* February 20:
** Arrow Lakes School District, British Columbia by-election.
** Zeballos, British Columbia municipal by-election
* February 21:
** Mayoral by-election in Victoriaville, Quebec
** Municipal by-election in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec
** Municipal by-election in Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec in District 7.
* February 22: Edmonton Ward 12 municipal by-election to Edmonton City Council.
* February 23: St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador Ward 4 municipal by-election
* February 24: Saskatoon Public Schools trustee by-election in Ward 9.
* February 27:
** 2016 Nova Scotia New Democratic Party leadership election
** Langley, British Columbia (city) municipal by-election.
* February 28:
** Gaspé, Quebec municipal by-election in Ward 4.
** Gatineau, Quebec municipal by-election in Lac-Beauchamp District.
** Le Rocher-Percé Regional County Municipality prefect by-election.
* February 29: County of Vermilion River, Alberta municipal election in Division 4.

## March

* March 6:
** Lorraine, Quebec mayoral by-election and municipal by-elections for districts 3 and 6.
** Saint-Philippe, Quebec District 1 by-election
* March 8: Grand Falls-Windsor, Newfoundland and Labrador municipal by-election.
* March 10: Rural Municipality of Morris, Manitoba municipal by-election.
* March 20:
** Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Quebec District 4 by-election
** Sainte-Brigitte-de-Laval, Quebec District 3 by-election
* March 21:
** Hamilton, Ontario municipal by-election for Ward 7 on Hamilton, Ontario City Council.
** Slave Lake, Alberta municipal by-election.

## April

* April 4: 2016 Saskatchewan general election
* April 9:
** Warfield, British Columbia municipal by-election
** Pouce Coupe, British Columbia mayoral by-election
* April 10: Côte-Saint-Luc, Quebec municipal by-election
* April 11:
** Oakville, Ontario municipal by-election in Ward 2.
** Chicoutimi provincial by-election.
* April 17:
** Carignan, Quebec District 4 by-election.
** Victoriaville, Quebec District 9 by-election.
** Chandler, Quebec East Sector by-election.
* April 19: 2016 Manitoba general election
* April 24:
** Montreal North borough mayoral by-election.
** Saint-Hippolyte, Quebec District 4 by-election
* April 25: Seguin, Ontario Ward 4 municipal by-election.

## May

* May 1: Sainte-Adèle, Quebec Mayoral and municipal by-elections
* May 2:
** Thorsby, Alberta municipal by-election.
** County of Grande Prairie No. 1, Alberta municipal by-election in Division 8.
* May 9:
** 2016 New Brunswick municipal elections
** Nunavut municipal land referendums
* May 14: Stikine School District by-election.
* May 15:
** Baie-Comeau, Quebec District 5 by-election.
** Val-d'Or, Quebec District 2 by-election.
* May 18: Brandon, Manitoba municipal by-election in Riverview Ward
* May 22:
** Brownsburg-Chatham, Quebec mayoral and municipal by-elections.
** Calgary-Greenway, Alberta provincial by-election.
* May 28:
** Pictou County, Nova Scotia amalgamation plebiscite. and District 3 by-election.
** Grand Forks, British Columbia council by-election.

## June to August

* June 11:
** Winnipeg, Manitoba school trustee by-elections.
** New Westminster School District by-election.
* June 12: Municipal by-election in District 3, Rigaud, Quebec.
* June 16: Municipal by-election in North Ward, Whitby, Ontario.
* June 18: Greenwood, British Columbia council by-election.
* June 19:
** Mayoral by-election and municipal by-election in North Ward, Delson, Quebec.
** Municipal by-election in District 5, Mount Royal, Quebec.
** Municipal by-election in District 1, Mont-Joli, Quebec.
** Mayoral by-election in Donnacona, Quebec.
** Municipal by-election in District 3, Boucherville, Quebec.
** Mayoral by-election in Beaupré, Quebec.
* June 20: Toronto District School Board by-election in Toronto Centre—Rosedale.
* June 21: Sundre, Alberta municipal by-election.
* June 25: Cache Creek, British Columbia council by-election.
* July 18: Hinton, Alberta municipal by-election
* July 20: Conseil scolaire francophone de la Colombie-Britannique by-election.
* July 25:
** Toronto City Council by-election in Ward 2.
** Toronto District School Board by-elections in York Centre and Etobicoke North.
* July 30: Municipal elections in Saskatchewan's resort villages.
* August 18: Temagami, Ontario municipal by-election.
* August 21: Saint-Félicien, Quebec municipal by-election in District 3.
* August 22: Black Diamond, Alberta mayoral and municipal by-elections.
* August 29: West Lincoln, Ontario municipal by-election in Ward 3.
* August 30: Provincial by-election in Halifax Needham, Nova Scotia.

## September to October

* September 1: Provincial by-election in Scarborough—Rouge River, Ontario.
* September 2: Brock, Ontario municipal by-election in Ward 2.
* September 10: Lytton, British Columbia municipal by-election.
* September 17: Ashcroft, British Columbia municipal by-election.
* September 18: Oka, Quebec municipal by-election in District 2.
* September 19: Greater St. Albert Catholic Schools trustee by-election.
* September 25: Saint-Lazare, Quebec municipal by-election in District 4.
* October 1: Regional District of Fraser-Fort George, British Columbia municipal by-election.
* October 2: Yukon Francophone School Board trustee election.
* October 7: 2016 Parti Québécois leadership election
* October 8: Central Coast Regional District, British Columbia municipal by-election.
* October 14: Tecumseh, Ontario municipal by-election in Ward 2
* October 15: 2016 Nova Scotia municipal elections
* October 17:
** Newmarket, Ontario municipal by-election in Ward 5
** Provincial by-election in Summerside-Wilmot, Prince Edward Island
** High River, Alberta municipal by-election.
* October 22
** 2016 Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick leadership election
** Parksville, British Columbia municipal by-election.
** Zeballos, British Columbia municipal by-election.
** Port Hardy, British Columbia municipal by-election.
* October 23:
** Wentworth, Quebec municipal by-election in Seat #3.
** McMasterville, Quebec municipal by-election in District 6.
* October 24: Federal by-election in Medicine Hat—Cardston—Warner, Alberta.
* October 26: 2016 Saskatchewan municipal elections
* October 29: Castlegar, British Columbia municipal by-election.
* October 30: Windsor, Quebec District 1 municipal by-election.

## November to December

* November 5:
** School District 53 Okanagan Similkameen, British Columbia by-election.
** Winnipeg School Division Ward 7 trustee by-election.
* November 6:
** Cantley, Quebec de la Rive district municipal by-election.
** Prévost, Quebec District 3 municipal by-election.
* October 26-November 7: 2016 Prince Edward Island electoral reform referendum
* November 7: 2016 Yukon general election
* November 12: Fraser Lake, British Columbia municipal by-election.
* November 14:
** Municipal by-elections in New Brunswick: Baker Brook, Clair, Drummond, Maisonnette, Meductic (councillor, at-large); Miramichi (mayor and councillor at-large); Moncton (Ward 4 councillor); Saint-André (Ward 5 councillor)
** Haut-Madawaska, New Brunswick rural community amalgamation plebiscite.
* November 17: Provincial by-elections in Ottawa—Vanier and Niagara West—Glanbrook, Ontario.
* November 19:
** West Vancouver, British Columbia municipal by-election
** Houston, British Columbia municipal by-election
** Armstrong, British Columbia municipal by-election
** Lions Bay, British Columbia municipal by-election and loan authorization bylaw referendum
* November 20:
** Nicolet, Quebec mayoral and district 5 municipal by-election.
** Outremont, Quebec places of worship ban on Bernard Avenue referendum.
* December 3: Midway, British Columbia municipal by-election
* December 5: Provincial by-elections in Marie-Victorin, Saint-Jérôme, Arthabaska and Verdun
* December 10:
** Burns Lake, British Columbia municipal by-election
** Fort St. James, British Columbia municipal by-election
* December 11: Sainte-Anne-des-Monts, Quebec mayoral by-election
* December 18: Saint-Félix-de-Valois, Quebec District 2 municipal by-election