2026 in Quebec
The following is a list of events of the year 2026 in Quebec, as well as events that are scheduled or predicted to take place during the year.
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Incumbents
Events
January
- January 6: Charles Milliard announces his candidacy for the leadership of the Quebec Liberal Party[1].
- January 9: Following his arrest for impaired driving, Dubuc MNA François Tremblay withdraws from the Coalition Avenir Québec caucus.[2]
- January 14: Francois Legault announces his resignation as Premier of Quebec and leader of the Coalition Avenir Québec, triggering a leadership election.[3]
- January 18: The Minister Geneviève Guilbault announces that she will not be running in the fall election[4].
- January 23: Simon Jolin-Barrette declines to run in the 2026 Coalition Avenir Québec leadership election despite receiving caucus endorsements.[5]
Scheduled events
- 2026 Coalition Avenir Québec leadership election
- 2026 Chicoutimi provincial by-election February 23, 2026
- 2026 Quebec Liberal Party leadership election March 14, 2026
- 2026 Quebec general election On or before October 5, 2026
Deaths
- January 4: Céline Bellot (lawyer, criminologist and academic) (b. 1970)
- January 12: Henri Dorion (geographer) (b. 1935)
- January 17: Phil Goyette (hockey player) (b. 1933)
References
- ^ Charles Milliard se lance dans la course à la chefferie du Parti libéral du Québec
- ^ Le député François Tremblay se retire du caucus de la CAQ
- ^ Morris, Erika (January 14, 2026). "Legault resigns as Quebec premier". CTV News.
- ^ « Mes enfants passent en premier »: Guilbault ne sollicitera pas de nouveau mandat
- ^ https://globalnews.ca/news/11635816/jolin-barrette-bows-out-caq-race-frechette/