Three weeks left until election day. Candidate nominations close today. Live updates here.

Three weeks are left until Canadians head to the polls on April 28. The Liberals remain ahead of the Conservatives, but their lead has narrowed, according to the latest Nanos Research survey. Liberal Leader Mark Carney is spending his day in British Columbia, where he will make an announcement in Victoria, meet Premier David Eby and hold a rally.

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is campaigning in Edmonton while NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is canvassing in Toronto, where he will make an announcement this morning. Follow along as CTVNews.ca and CTV News journalists on campaign trails provide live updates throughout the day.



Candidate nominations closed at 2 p.m. EDT People from diverse backgrounds from all across the country are campaigning for seats in the House of Commons – and some of them had high profiles well before they took the leap into federal politics.

Nominations close today at 2 p.m. A large number of star federal candidates are current and former politicians.

Several former provincial politicians are also now federal candidates. This is an excerpt from a full story. Continue reading here.

The Canadian Press What new citizens need to know about voting for the first time Since the last federal election in Sept. 2021, Canada has welcomed roughly two million new citizens. They come from more than 200 countries and territories, with more than half being born in India, the Philippines, Nigeria, China, Pakistan, Syria, Iran, the U.

S., and France. According to Elections Canada, the government agency responsible for administering federal elections, new Canadian citizens tend to vote less often than the general population, usually due to issues related to the electoral process.

To help, CTVNews.ca has created a guide so newcomers can better understand how Canada’s elections work in advance of voting day. This is an excerpt from a full story.

Continue reading here. Daniel Otis, CTVNews.ca journalist -- Meanwhile, here’s a recap of what happened this weekend: Will Mark Carney’s early missteps cost him crucial votes? CTV News national correspondent Judy Trinh, who has been following the Liberal leader, provides a look at Carney’s campaign so far, including how it’s been forced to pivot so he could deal with U.

S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs and how he’s been responding to questions about his previous job at Brookfield Management. You can read more here.

What NDP supporters in Atlantic Canada say about polls On the campaign trail with Singh’s NDP, CTV News national correspondent Rachel Aiello spoke to the party’s supporters in Atlantic Canada, where the leader campaigned this weekend. New Democrats told CTV News that they weren’t yet putting too much stock into polls, which show that the party is a distant third from the Liberals and the Conservatives, saying, “These polls are a snapshot in time.” You can read more here.

What promises were made? Conservatives: This weekend, Poilievre announced a plan to fund recovery treatment for people facing addiction and cut bureaucratic red tape by 25 per cent in two years. Liberals: Carney pledged to support skilled workers through a new apprenticeship grant , increase access to union-led training initiatives, and a capital funding stream for colleges to help new training spaces for apprenticeships. NDP: Singh vowed to implement national rent control , pass a renter’s bill of rights, and ban renovictions and fixed-term leases.

He also promised that every Canadian would have access to a family doctor by 2030 . You can track all the campaign promises here. A look into eight battlegrounds Canadians will vote in the shadow of an escalating trade war.

In a stunning turnaround, the Liberal Party is polling ahead of the Conservative Party, once widely seen as the favourite by pollsters as recently as January. The race also marks the first federal election under a reconfigured electoral map, redrawn in recent years to reflect shifting demographics. Here’s a closer look at eight ridings where the race is expected to be tight.

This is an excerpt from a full story. Continue reading Owen Guo’s piece here. Bryann Aguilar, CTVNews.

ca federal election journalist. With files from CTVNews.ca election desk and The Canadian Press.