2017 Canadian electoral calendar explained

This is a list of elections in Canada scheduled to be held in 2017. Included are provincial, municipal and federal elections, by-elections on any level, referendums and party leadership races at any level.

January to February

• January 7: North Cedar, British Columbia Improvement District by-election.^[1]
• January 14: Radium Hot Springs, British Columbia municipal by-election.
• January 18: Naicam, Saskatchewan council by-election^[2]
• January 21:
  • School District 92 Nisga'a, British Columbia by-election.
  • School District 27 Cariboo-Chilcotin, British Columbia by-election.
• January 28: Mackenzie, British Columbia municipal by-election.
• February 5: Coaticook, Quebec District 1 municipal by-election.
• February 11: Salt Spring Island, British Columbia Fire Protection District trustee by-election.^[3]
• February 13:
  • Ward 42 by-election, Toronto City Council^[4]
  • Yukon Francophone School Board trustee by-election^[5]
• February 25: Warfield, British Columbia municipal by-election.
• February 27:
  • Drayton Valley, Alberta municipal by-election.^[6]
  • Taku River Tlingit First Nation clan director by-election.^[7]

March to April

• March 2:
  • Lax Kw'alaams Indian Band trustee by-election^[8]
  • Saskatoon Meewasin provincial by-election.
  • Nee-Tahi-Buhn Band councillor by-election.^[9]
• March 3: Wet'suwet'en First Nation: Broman Lake councillor by-election.^[10]
• March 4:
  • Wells, British Columbia municipal by-election.^[11]
  • McBride, British Columbia municipal by-election.^[12]
• March 9&12: Roseau River Anishinabe First Nation, Manitoba band council election and re-vote^[13]
• March 14: 2017 Bloc Québécois leadership election
• March 18:
  • 2017 Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta leadership election
  • Municipality of the District of St. Mary's, Nova Scotia District 3/5 special election.^[14]
• March 24: Peguis First Nation, Manitoba chief and council election.^[15]
• March 25:
  • Port Clements, British Columbia mayoral and municipal by-elections.^[16]
  • School District 27 Cariboo-Chilcotin, British Columbia trustee by-election.
  • Tsawwassen First Nation legislative by-election.^[17]
• March 27: Georgina, Ontario Ward 1 municipal by-election^[18]
• March 31: Lake Cowichan First Nation land code ratification vote.^[19]
• April 3: Federal by-elections in Ottawa—Vanier, Markham—Thornhill, Saint-Laurent, Calgary Heritage and Calgary Midnapore.^[20]
• April 6: Hupacasath First Nation general election.^[21]
• April 10: Iqaluit, Nunavut municipal by-election.^[22]
• April 12:
  • Chinook School Division school board trustee by-election.^[23]
  • Halalt First Nation general election.^[24]
• April 21: Sq'ewlets First Nation chief and council general election.^[25]
• April 22:
  • School District 74 Gold Trail, British Columbia trustee by-election.
  • Lower Nicola Indian Band by-election^[26]
• April 27: Frog Lake First Nation general election.^[27]
• April 29: School District 19 Revelstoke, British Columbia trustee by-election.

May to June

• May 1: Stratford, Prince Edward Island Stewart Cove Ward by-election.^[28]
• May 4: Seabird Island First Nation: Business plan and land use plane referendum.^[29]
• May 8: Gitwangak Indian Band: Chief and council general election.^[30]
• May 9: 2017 British Columbia general election
• May 10: Horizon School Division, Saskatchewan trustee by-election.^[31]
• May 12: Skin Tyee First Nation: Council by-election.^[32]
• May 15:
  • Kingston, Ontario District 1 municipal by-election^[33]
  • Municipal by-elections in Kedgwick, Le Goulet, Maisonnette, Shippagan, Salisbury and Saint-André, New Brunswick
  • Municipal election in Haut-Madawaska, New Brunswick
  • Plebiscites in the Local Service Districts of Cap-Bateau, Coteau Road, Haut-Lamèque, Miscou Island, Ste. Cecile, Petite-Lamèque, Pigeon Hill, Pointe-Alexandre, Pointe-Canot and Parish of Shippegan, New Brunswick^[34]
• May 27:
  • 2017 Conservative Party of Canada leadership election
  • Métis Nation—Saskatchewan general election^[35]
• May 29: Provincial by-election in Gouin, Quebec.
• May 30: 2017 Nova Scotia general election
• June 1: Provincial by-election in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
• June 2: McLeod Lake Band: Chief and council general election^[36]
• June 4: 2017 Alberta Liberal Party leadership election
• June 5: Rideau Lakes, Ontario municipal by-election in Bastard & South Burgess Ward. (Election had been planned for July, but was filled by acclamation on June 5.)^[37]
• June 8: Aamjiwnaang First Nation by-elections.^[38]
• June 10: Creston, British Columbia municipal by-election
• June 13: Provincial by-election in Point Douglas, Manitoba^[39]
• June 20: Ka:'yu:'k't'h'/Che:k:tlesʔet'h' legislative by-election.^[40]
• June 24:
  • Lake Country, British Columbia municipal by-elections^[41]
  • Temagami First Nation Land Code Ratification Vote^[42]

July to August

• July 5: Tsawout First Nation: General election^[43]
• July 7:
  • Gwa'sala-'Nakwaxda'xw Nations

Chief and council general election^[44]

• • Gitsegukla Indian Band

General election.^[45]

• July 8: Nanaimo, British Columbia municipal by-election.
• July 19:
  • Rural Municipality of Ritchot, Manitoba: Mayoral and council by-elections^[46]
  • Municipality of Swan River, Manitoba reeve by-election^[47]
• July 20: Kispiox Band Council: Chief and council general election.^[48]
• July 25: Enoch Cree Nation: Chief and council general election^[49]
• July 29: Lunenburg, Nova Scotia special election^[50]
• July 2 to August 2: Long Plain First Nation: Community Ratification Vote - Land Code^[51]
• August 11: Tobacco Indian Band council by-election^[52]
• August 19: planned Central Coast Regional District Electoral Area B by-election. Election cancelled as no valid nomination received.
• August 30: Rural Municipality of South Qu'Appelle No. 157, Saskatchewan Division 2 council by-election.^[53]

September

• September 7:
  • Saskatoon Fairview provincial by-election
  • We Wai Kai Nation council by-election^[54]
• September 9: Fort St. John, British Columbia council by-election^[55]
• September 16:
  • 2017 Manitoba New Democratic Party leadership election^[56]
  • Wells, British Columbia municipal by-election.
• September 19: Lynn Lake, Manitoba by-election.^[57]
• September 20: Nipawin, Saskatchewan council by-election^[58]
• September 23: Saanich, British Columbia council by-election^[59]
• September 26: 2017 Newfoundland and Labrador municipal elections
• September 30:
  • Kamloops, British Columbia mayoral by-election.^[60]
  • Port Moody, British Columbia council by-election.^[61]
  • Cowichan Valley Regional District Area B (Shawnigan Lake) by-election^[62]

October

• October 1: 2017 New Democratic Party leadership election
• October 2: Louis-Hébert provincial by-election.
• October 14:
  • Vancouver City Council and Vancouver School Board by-elections^[63]
  • Municipality of Chester, Nova Scotia District 1 council by-election^[64]
• October 16: 2017 Alberta municipal elections
• October 17: Come By Chance, Newfoundland and Labrador by-election^[65]
• October 18: Eston, Saskatchewan council by-election^[66]
• October 20: 2017 Progressive Conservative Party of Prince Edward Island leadership election
• October 21:
  • 2017 Manitoba Liberal Party leadership election
  • Cranbrook, British Columbia council by-election^[67]
  • Lions Bay, British Columbia council by-election^[68]
  • Municipality of Colchester, Nova Scotia District 9 council by-election^[69]
• October 23:
  • Essex, Ontario Ward 3 by-election^[70]
  • Federal by-elections in Sturgeon River—Parkland and Lac-Saint-Jean
  • Municipal by-elections in Grande-Anse (mayor), McAdam, Nigadoo, Petit Rocher, Rexton and Saint-André (mayor), New Brunswick.^[71]
  • Municipal plebiscite in the local service districts of Keswick Ridge, Douglas, Bright, and portions Kingsclear and Queensbury, New Brunswick to form a new rural municipality.^[71]
• October 25: Osler, Saskatchewan municipal by-election
• October 27: 2017 New Brunswick New Democratic Party leadership election (planned date, cancelled due to having just one candidate)
• October 28:
  • 2017 United Conservative Party leadership election (Alberta)
  • Whistler, British Columbia council by-election^[72]
  • Ɂakisq̓nuk First Nation by-election^[73]
• October 30: 2017 Nunavut general election

November to December

• November 4: Kaslo, British Columbia municipal by-election
• November 5: 2017 Quebec municipal elections
• November 18:
  • View Royal, British Columbia council by-election^[74]
  • Queen Charlotte, British Columbia municipal by-election
• November 21: Mount Pearl North, Newfoundland and Labrador provincial by-election.^[75]
• November 27: Charlottetown-Parkdale, Prince Edward Island provincial by-election.^[76]
• December 2: Oliver, British Columbia municipal by-election^[77]
• December 4: Nunavut municipal elections, 2017 (hamlets)
• December 11: Federal by-elections in Bonavista—Burin—Trinity, Scarborough—Agincourt, Battlefords—Lloydminster and South Surrey—White Rock.
• December 14: Provincial by-election in Calgary-Lougheed, Alberta.^[78]

External links

• Elections BC: Local by-elections
• Elections Quebec: By-elections in municipalities with 5,000 inhabitants or more

See also

• Municipal elections in Canada
• Elections in Canada

Notes and References

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2. Web site: January 18, 2017 By Election Results – Town of Naicam. townofnaicam.ca. 13 April 2018.
3. Web site: Amended notice of nomination. Salt Springfire. 2023-03-19. December 2016.
4. Web site: Page Not Found. toronto.ca. 13 April 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20170329091149/http://www1.toronto.ca/wps/portal/contentonly?vgnextoid=38ef9597a6347510VgnVCM10000071d60f89RCRD. 29 March 2017. dead.
5. Web site: Yukon Francophone School Board By-Election – Monday, February 13, 2017 Elections Yukon. www.electionsyk.ca. en. 2017-06-22.
6. Web site: By-Election 2017 Drayton Valley. www.draytonvalley.ca. en. 2017-06-22. https://web.archive.org/web/20170612030850/http://www.draytonvalley.ca/by-election-2017/. 2017-06-12. dead.
7. Web site: By-Election 2017. trtfn.com. en-US. 2017-06-22. 2017-02-15. https://web.archive.org/web/20170215024258/http://trtfn.com/?page_id=1079. dead.
8. Web site: Notice of Byelection for Trustee for Lax Kw'alaams Indian Band Settlement Agreement March 2, 2017 Lax Kw'alaams Band. laxkwalaams.ca. en-US. 2017-06-22. https://web.archive.org/web/20170104002126/http://laxkwalaams.ca/notice-of-byelection-for-trustee-for-lax-kwalaams-indian-band-settlement-agreement-march-2-2017/. January 4, 2017. dead.
9. Web site: OneFeather. onefeather.ca. 13 April 2018.
10. Web site: OneFeather. onefeather.ca. 13 April 2018.
11. Web site: By-Election March 4, 2017 District of Wells. wells.ca. en. 2017-06-22. https://web.archive.org/web/20170628112206/http://wells.ca/press-release/election-march-4-2017. June 28, 2017. dead.
12. Web site: Date for McBride by-election confirmed – The Rocky Mountain Goat News. www.therockymountaingoat.com. 29 December 2016. en-US. 2017-06-22.
13. Web site: Second band election yields new results for Roseau River - APTN NewsAPTN News. 13 March 2017. 2017-06-22.
14. Web site: Special Election District 3/5 March 18, 2017 News Municipality of the District of St. Mary's . 2017-03-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170320093902/http://www.saint-marys.ca/supreme-court-decision.html . 2017-03-20 . dead .
15. News: Election 2017 - Peguis First Nation. 2017-02-08. Peguis First Nation. 2017-06-22. en-US.
16. News: Two Port Clements councillors join mayor in stepping down - Haida Gwaii Observer. 2017-01-13. Haida Gwaii Observer. 2017-06-22. en-US.
17. Web site: First Notice of Election of Tsawwassen Government . 2017-03-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170325202206/http://www.tsawwassenfirstnation.com/pdfs/TFN-About/Information-Centre/Newsletters/Community-Notice/03.13.17_tfncommnotice.pdf . 2017-03-25 . dead .
18. Web site: 2017 Ward 1 By-Election Town of Georgina. www.georgina.ca. en. 2017-06-22.
19. Web site: OneFeather. onefeather.ca. 13 April 2018.
20. Web site: Trudeau Calls 5 Federal Byelections For April. HuffPost Canada. 2017-06-22.
21. Web site: OneFeather. onefeather.ca. 13 April 2018.
22. News: City of Iqaluit calls byelection to fill empty council seats. CBC News. 2017-06-22. en.
23. Web site: Election - Chinook School Division. www.chinooksd.ca. en-US. 2017-06-22.
24. Web site: OneFeather. onefeather.ca. 13 April 2018.
25. Web site: OneFeather. onefeather.ca. 13 April 2018.
26. Web site: LNIB List of Candidates for April 22, 2017 By-Election for One Councillor - Lower Nicola Indian Band. lnib.net. 13 April 2018.
27. Web site: OneFeather. onefeather.ca. 13 April 2018.
28. Web site: Stratford announces byelection date - CBC News. cbc.ca. 13 April 2018.
29. Web site: OneFeather. onefeather.ca. 13 April 2018. 14 April 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180414010929/https://onefeather.ca/nations/seabirdisland/elections/referendum2017. dead.
30. Web site: OneFeather. onefeather.ca. 13 April 2018.
31. Web site: Election Information - Horizon School Division. www.horizonsd.ca. 13 April 2018.
32. Web site: OneFeather. onefeather.ca. 13 April 2018.
33. Web site: Nominations open to fill council seat. nurun.com. The Kingston Whig-Standard. 13 April 2018.
34. Web site: Municipal By-Elections & Plebiscites. Elections New Brunswick. Canada. www.electionsnb.ca. 13 April 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180826111538/http://www.electionsnb.ca/content/enb/en/May15-2017.html. 26 August 2018. dead.
35. Web site: Meet Google Drive – One place for all your files. drive.google.com. 13 April 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20170104001256/https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B1h9Od9JZ_xjWGREZ09YQ3N5c0k/view. 4 January 2017. dead.
36. Web site: OneFeather. onefeather.ca. 13 April 2018.
37. Web site: Township of Rideau Lakes - By-Election . 2017-05-31 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170815210400/http://www.twprideaulakes.on.ca/by-election.html . 2017-08-15 . dead .
38. Web site: By-Election 2017 - Aamjiwnaang First Nation. www.aamjiwnaang.ca. 13 April 2018.
39. Web site: Province of Manitoba - News Releases - Province Announces Byelection Set for June 13 in Point Douglas. gov.mb.ca. 13 April 2018.
40. Web site: OneFeather. onefeather.ca. 13 April 2018.
41. Web site: By-election set for Lake Country. KelownaNow. kelownanow.com. 13 April 2018.
42. Web site: OneFeather. onefeather.ca. 13 April 2018.
43. Web site: OneFeather. onefeather.ca. 13 April 2018.
44. Web site: OneFeather. onefeather.ca. 13 April 2018.
45. Web site: OneFeather. onefeather.ca. 13 April 2018.
46. Web site: Ritchot Municipality, Manitoba - Government. www.ritchot.com. 13 April 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180103151039/http://www.ritchot.com/main.aspx?CategoryCode=BE0B3259-5572-4DEA-9D08-6072C1F49D90&pageCode=BB92AA54-78AB-4621-B245-727A03D7237F. 3 January 2018. dead.
47. Web site: A By-Election In Swan Valley West. Craig. Wallebeck. gx94radio.com. 13 April 2018.
48. Web site: OneFeather. onefeather.ca. 13 April 2018.
49. Web site: OneFeather. onefeather.ca. 13 April 2018.
50. Web site: Special Election Held Today in Lunenburg - CKBW 98.1 94.5 93.1 Fm. ckbw.ca. 13 April 2018. 8 September 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170908201325/http://ckbw.ca/news/1919250245/special-election-held-today-lunenburg. dead.
51. Web site: OneFeather. onefeather.ca. 13 April 2018.
52. Web site: Notice of By-election. Tobocco Plains. 2023-03-19. December 2017.
53. Web site: 2017 By-Election – Notice of Poll - RM of South Qu'Appelle #157. RM of South Qu'Appelle #157. 13 April 2018. 9 September 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170909020214/http://rm157.ca/2017/08/2017-by-election-notice-of-poll/. dead.
54. Web site: 2017 By-Election - Wei Wai Kum First Nation . 2017-09-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170908200813/https://www.weiwaikum.ca/members/governance/2017-by-election/ . 2017-09-08 . dead .
55. Web site: City of Fort St. John - 2017 Municipal By-Election. www.fortstjohn.ca. 13 April 2018.
56. Web site: Lambert. Steve. Greg Selinger target of blame for NDP defeat in Manitoba. CTV News. June 25, 2016. April 20, 2016.
57. Web site: LYNN LAKE BY-ELECTION – SEPTEMBER 19,2017 – The Town of Lynn Lake. lynnlake.ca. 13 April 2018.
58. Web site: Nipawin by-election 2017 Candidate profiles. nurun.com. Nipawin Journal. 13 April 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20170909004339/http://www.nipawinjournal.com/2017/09/05/nipawin-by-election-2017-candidate-profiles. 9 September 2017. dead.
59. Web site: 2017 By-Election. saanich.ca. 13 April 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20171219051911/http://www.saanich.ca/EN/main/local-government/elections/2017-by-election.html. 19 December 2017. dead.
60. Web site: No byelection needed in SD73 if trustee wins Kamloops council seat. Andrea. Klassen. kamloopsthisweek.com. 13 April 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20170909004332/https://www.kamloopsthisweek.com/no-byelection-needed-sd73-trustee-wins-kamloops-council-seat/. 9 September 2017. dead.
61. Web site: City of Port Moody : Elections. www.portmoody.ca. 13 April 2018.
62. Web site: 2017 By-Election Electoral Area B- Shawnigan Lake Cowichan Valley Regional District . 2017-09-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170908201826/https://www.cvrd.bc.ca/2889/2017-By-Election---Shawnigan-Lake . 2017-09-08 . dead .
63. Web site: 2017 by-election. City of. Vancouver. 15 January 2018. vancouver.ca. 13 April 2018.
64. Web site: District 1 Special Election. Municipality of the District of Chester. 13 April 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20170908202520/http://www.chester.ca/engage/council/district-1-by-election. 8 September 2017. dead.
65. Web site: Come By Chance to hold October by-election. The Packet. 13 April 2018.
66. Web site: Election.
67. Web site: 2017 By-Election . https://web.archive.org/web/20170908201214/https://www.cranbrook.ca/our-city/city-departments/corporate-services/2017-by-election/ . 2017-09-08 . City of Cranbrook.
68. Web site: By-Election 2017 . The Village of Lions Bay . 2017-09-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170908201144/https://www.lionsbay.ca/government/election-2017 . 2017-09-08 . dead .
69. Web site: Municipal By-Election . Municipality of the County of Colchester. 13 April 2018.
70. Web site: By-Election 2017. www.essex.ca. 13 April 2018. 8 September 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170908201640/http://www.essex.ca/en/townhall/by-election-2017.asp. dead.
71. Web site: Advance polls for upcoming municipal byelections, and plebiscite. Elections New Brunswick, Canada . 13 October 2017. 13 April 2018.
72. Web site: Candidate Information. 18 August 2014. whistler.ca. 13 April 2018.
73. Web site: Candidates for the 2017 By-election. Civicweb. 2023-03-19. December 2017.
74. Web site: View Royal - Town of View Royal to hold by-election on November 18, 2017 . 2017-10-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171004035119/http://www.viewroyal.ca/EN/meta/new/2017-latest-news/town-of-view-royal-to-hold-by-election-on-november-18-2017.html . 2017-10-04 . dead .
75. Web site: VOCM - Date Set for Mount Pearl North By-Election. VOCM. 13 April 2018. 30 October 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171030041232/http://vocm.com/news/date-set-for-mount-pearl-north-by-election/. dead.
76. Web site: Charlottetown-Parkdale byelection set for Nov. 27 - CBC News. cbc.ca. 13 April 2018.
77. Web site: Election Information - Town of Oliver, BC. www.oliver.ca. 13 April 2018. 4 May 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180504092615/http://www.oliver.ca/election-information. dead.
78. Web site: Braid: NDP sets early byelection for riding Kenney needs to win. 16 November 2017. edmontonjournal.com. 13 April 2018.