2025 in Canada

Incumbents

The Crown

• Monarch – Charles III

  Federal government

• Governor General – Mary Simon
• Prime Minister – Justin Trudeau ; then Mark Carney
• Parliament – 44th, then 45th

  Provincial governments

Lieutenant Governors

• Lieutenant Governor of Alberta – Salma Lakhani
• Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia – Janet Austin ; then Wendy Lisogar-Cocchia
• Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba – Anita Neville
• Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick – Brenda Murphy ; then Louise Imbeault
• Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland and Labrador – Joan Marie Aylward
• Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia – Michael Savage
• Lieutenant Governor of Ontario – Edith Dumont
• Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island – Wassim Salamoun
• Lieutenant Governor of Quebec – Manon Jeannotte
• Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan – Russell Mirasty ; then Bernadette McIntyre

  Premiers

• Premier of Alberta – Danielle Smith
• Premier of British Columbia – David Eby
• Premier of Manitoba – Wab Kinew
• Premier of New Brunswick – Susan Holt
• Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador – Andrew Furey ; John Hogan ; then Tony Wakeham
• Premier of Nova Scotia – Tim Houston
• Premier of Ontario – Doug Ford
• Premier of Prince Edward Island – Dennis King ; Rob Lantz ; then Bloyce Thompson
• Premier of Quebec – François Legault
• Premier of Saskatchewan – Scott Moe

  Territorial governments

Commissioners

• Commissioner of Northwest Territories – Gerald W. Kisoun
• Commissioner of Nunavut – Eva Aariak
• Commissioner of Yukon – Adeline Webber

  Premiers

• Premier of Northwest Territories – R.J. Simpson
• Premier of Nunavut – P.J. Akeeagok ; then John Main
• Premier of Yukon – Ranj Pillai ; Mike Pemberton ; then Currie Dixon

  Events

January

• January 6 – Justin Trudeau announces his resignation as leader of the Liberal Party, effective following the selection of his successor.
• January 28
• *The Public Inquiry into Foreign Interference publishes its final report, saying that it had found “no evidence of traitors” in the Parliament of Canada, while warning that foreign actors were generating disinformation in traditional and social media to threaten the democratic system.
• *Tanner Fox is sentenced to life imprisonment of the Supreme Court of British Columbia for the 2022 murder of Sikh businessman Ripudaman Singh Malik, who was acquitted of involvement in the 1985 bombing of Air India Flight 182, in Surrey.
• January 29 – Ontario premier Doug Ford announces that a snap provincial election would be held on 27 February, citing the need for a stronger mandate to respond to threats of tariffs by US president Donald Trump.

  February

• February 1 – US president Donald Trump imposes a 10% tariff on energy imports from Canada and a 25% tariff for other Canadian goods, prompting Prime Minister Trudeau to declare a 25% on American imports in response.
• February 3
• *The provincial government of Ontario imposes a ban on American companies from bidding on government contracts and terminates an agreement with Starlink to provide internet to remote areas of northern Ontario as retailiation for the U.S. imposing tariffs.
• *The US suspends its increased tariffs on Canadian imports for a month following last-minute calls between Prime Minister Trudeau and President Trump.
• February 17 – A Bombardier CRJ900LR operated by Endeavor Air as Delta Connection Flight 4819 from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport crashes and overturns on landing at Toronto Pearson International Airport, injuring at least 17 people.
• February 19
• *Prime Minister Trudeau officially announces the establishment of Alto, a high-speed rail plan that will connect Quebec City to Toronto.
• *Activist Pat King is sentenced to three months' house arrest on charges related to the Canada convoy protest in 2022.
• February 20
• *Canada wins the 2025 4 Nations Face-Off after defeating the United States 3–2 in Boston.
• *Canada designates the Sinaloa Cartel, the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, the Carteles Unidos, the Cártel del Noreste, the Gulf Cartel, La Nueva Familia Michoacana Organization, Tren de Aragua and MS-13, as terrorist organizations.
• February 24 – Trudeau pledges to send $5 billion in aid to Ukraine, due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, using funds from seized Russian assets.
• February 25 – Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Andrew Furey announced his intentions to resign as both Premier and Leader of the Liberal Party, kicking off a leadership race.
• February 27 – 2025 Ontario general election: Doug Ford's Progressive Conservatives win a third straight majority, becoming the first party since 1959 to win three straight majorities in Ontario.

  March

• March 3 – Trudeau meets with King Charles III, at his Sandringham estate, to discuss "matters of importance to Canada."
• March 4 – President Trump reimposes expanded tariffs on Canada.
• March 7
• *BC MLA Dallas Brodie is expelled from the Conservative Party of British Columbia caucus.
• *Twelve people are injured in a shooting at a bar in Scarborough, Ontario.
• March 9 – The Liberal Party chooses Mark Carney as their new leader and next prime minister in an election.
• March 11 – 2025 United States trade war with Canada and Mexico: Following Doug Ford's decision to respond to Trump's tariffs with a 25% receptional tariff on electricity exports to the United States, Trump imposes an additional 25% tariff on Canadian steel and aluminum, bringing total tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum to 50%.
• March 14
• * Liberal leader Carney is sworn in as the 24th prime minister, following Trudeau's resignation.
• * Hudson's Bay Company announced it will be forced to close all stores but six in the Greater Toronto Area and Montreal, in addition to liquidating all inventory. The company later filed for creditor protection.
• March 16 – Carney, in his first international prime ministerial trip, visits Emmanual Macron, the president of France in Paris. Following this, Carney visits Keir Starmer, the prime minister of the United Kingdom, and King Charles III.
• March 17 – The 2025 Terrebonne provincial by-election in Quebec is held.
• March 18 – The 2025 Transcona provincial by-election in Manitoba is held.
• March 20 – Global Affairs Canada announces that four Canadian-Chinese nationals had been executed in China earlier in the year for drug offences.
• March 25 – The Globe and Mail reports that the Canadian Security Intelligence Service believed that agents affiliated with the Indian government assisted Pierre Poilievre's leadership bid in the 2022 Conservative Party of Canada leadership election by fundraising and organizing support for him.

  April

• April 3 – Tamara Lich and Chris Barber are convicted of mischief in their role as organizers of the Canada convoy protest in 2022.
• April 4 – Global Affairs Canada announces that Canada will donate $9.75 million to the Canadian Red Cross, the World Food Programme, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, and the Humanitarian Coalition for humanitarian assistance in respond to the 2025 Myanmar Earthquake.
• April 5 – A man is arrested for entering Parliament Hill in Ottawa and locking himself for hours inside the East Block.
• April 24 – A man is shot dead by police following a security incident at Toronto Pearson International Airport.
• April 26 – A car rams into pedestrians at a street festival in Vancouver, killing 11 people.
• April 28 – 2025 Canadian federal election: The Liberals win a plurality of seats in the House of Commons, to form a minority government.

  May

• May 1 – Andrew Parsons announces that he would resign his seat of Burgeo-LaPoile and his portfolio of Industry, Energy and Technology. He had implied earlier in the year that he would stay on until the next election, and then not run again.
• May 2 – Conservative MP Damien Kurek announces his intention to resign his seat of Battle River-Crowfoot to allow Pierre Poilievre to run in a by-election so he could return to Parliament after losing his seat.
• May 3 – John Hogan wins the 2025 Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador leadership election, becoming Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador on May 9.
• May 5 – Alberta Premier Danielle Smith announces that her government would hold a referendum on Alberta's separation from Canada if citizens gathered enough signatures to prompt a referendum.
• May 9 – John Hogan forms a new government and the Hogan ministry is sworn in.
• May 13 – Carney announces a cabinet reshuffle for the 30th Canadian Ministry. The cabinet consists of 38 members, including 24 new members.
• May 16 – Carney and 13 other MPs travel to Vatican City to attend Pope Leo XIV's inaugural mass. Along the way, Carney holds bilateral meetings with German chancellor Friedrich Merz, Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni, and Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy. He later has a brief audience with the pope, concluding his visit on May 18.
• May 23
• * Conservative candidate Jonathan Rowe wins the riding of Terra Nova—The Peninsulas in a judicial recount. Originally, it was believed he had lost to Liberal Anthony Germain by 12 votes. However, Rowe ended up winning by 12 votes after the recount.
• * A group of U.S. Senators visit Ottawa to meet with Prime Minister Mark Carney in a effort to maintain the relationship between the two countries amidst Trump's tariffs on the country and calls to make it the 51st state.
• May 26 – Jeffrey Wood is sentenced to two years' imprisonment by a court in Ottawa for stealing Yousuf Karsh's photograph of Winston Churchill, The Roaring Lion, from the Château Laurier in Ottawa in 2022.
• May 27 – 2025 royal tour of Canada:
• *King Charles III visits Canada along with Queen Camilla on Prime Minister Mark Carney's advice. He also read the Speech from the Throne, the first reigning monarch to do so since 1977. The visit is seen as a reinforcement of Canadian sovereignty in light of US president Donald Trump's rhetoric on threatening to annex Canada.
• * The National Assembly of Quebec votes for a motion calling on Quebec to abolish all ties with the monarchy.
• May 28 – 2025 Canadian wildfires:
• * Wildfires near Flin Flon cause a declaration of a state of emergency in Manitoba and the evacuation of over 17,000 people.
• * A state of emergency is declared in Saskatchewan due to wildfires.