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Alberta General Election
2019-04-16 | ON
The 2019 general election in Alberta, Canada will elect members to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta. It will take place on Tuesday, April 16, 2019.
The Advance Poll Days are:
Tuesday, April 9
Wednesday, April 10
Thursday, April 11
Friday, April 12
Saturday, April 13
For more information, visit Elections Alberta website: https://www.elections.ab.ca/current-election-information/

Debate: Canada's Federal Election from a Catholic Perspective (Archdiocese of Toronto)
2019-10-03 07:30 - 21:00 (America/Toronto) | ON
We are excited to share that the Archdiocese of Toronto will be hosting a federal election debate on October 3rd, so that Canada’s Catholic community can hear directly from the political parties about issues of deep concern to Catholics.
This is a great opportunity for the Catholic community to make our voices heard in politics. We are so excited to be there! We are proud to have played a small role in this idea and look forward to the world seeing how engaged and diverse our community is.
We hope to see you on October 3rd! Tickets (which are free) will be available starting September 3rd. And stay tuned for details about our Catholic Action election program, which we will be running over the course of the federal election—supporting Catholics as they fulfill their duty to vote and engage in political action.

Canadian Federal Election 2019
2019-10-21 | ON
The 43rd Canadian federal election is scheduled to take place on or before October 21, 2019. The October 21 date of the vote is determined by the fixed-date procedures in the Canada Elections Act[1] but the Act does not preclude the Governor General of Canada from issuing the writs of election at an earlier date.

Saskatchewan Provincial Election
2020-10-26 | ON
Saskatchewan goes to the polls on October 26. Here’s what Catholics ought to know.

Federal By-elections 2020
2020-10-26 | ON
Federal by-elections for:

Toronto Centre (Ontario)
York Centre (Ontario)

The Beauty of Creation: Green Thomism
2021-11-18 19:00 - 20:30 | ON
Professor Christopher Thompson of the Saint Paul Seminary School of Divinity explores his new idea of Green Thomism, which “seeks to integrate the wisdom of St. Thomas Aquinas with the questions of environmental stewardship, sustainability, and awareness… [and] interprets the signs of the times to indicate the need for a renewal of some of the most basic principles of Thomistic thought: the goodness of created things, the purposive structure of created being, the inescapable embodied character of human existence, the capacity of reason to discern an order of creation which is to be respected, the contemplative nature of human happiness… All of these claims are rooted in St. Thomas’ vision of creation, the human person, and God; each of them has the capacity to enliven the best of what is happening in the ever-growing movement of environmental concern.”

Alberta Election
2023-05-29 - 2023-05-30 | ON
Alberta’s 31st general election will take place May 29, 2023. The election will offer voters an opportunity to ensure that the province is governed by practical and efficient leaders who bear the good of all in mind – including the unborn, the elderly, the young, families, and those who are too often forgotten by society – as well as workers, farmers, business owners, and all future generations. This is an important opportunity for Catholics. We are called to participate, in accordance with the full measure of talents entrusted to us by God.
An explanation of our duty, and the ways in which we can exercise it, is provided in our election resource page. This page will guide you toward resources and starting points to assist you in these efforts, whether you are Catholic or simply a good person interested in a better world.

2023 Manitoba general election
2023-10-03 | ON

Northwest Territorial General Election 2023
2023-10-03 | ON

British Columbia Election 2024
2024-10-19 | ON
British Columbia’s provincial election is set to take place Saturday, October 19, 2024. We have updated our voter resources to include materials published since the last election, and will work to include new platforms as they are released. As always, elections are a work in progress. We will update as best we can as the date approaches.

Nova Scotia Provincial Election 2024
2024-11-26 | ON
An election has been called seven months early, being pulled ahead to November 26, 2024 from July 2025. We have posted our initial guide using available materials, and will attempt to update it as the election approaches. Read, pray, and vote confidently!

Canada Federal Election 2025
2025-04-28 | ON
Canada’s next federal election is set to take place on April 28, 2025. Our guide to the election is posted at and is being updated as parties release confirmed policy statements.

Thanksgiving Rosary in the Park
2025-10-13 13:00 - 14:30 | Love Park, Toronto, 96 Queens Queen West, Toronto, ON, M5J 2Y2, Canada
Bring your Rosary for a quiet, informal, and devout praying of the Joyful Mysteries on Thanksgiving Day at Toronto’s Love Park, 1pm Eastern, Monday 13 October 2025. The park is located on York Street between Queens Quay and Harbour, two blocks from Union Station. On the 108th Anniversary of the Miracle of the Sun, we will pray for peace, justice, and good government. We will also make an act of Consecration of this park to the Immaculate Heart of Mary.

Newfoundland and Labrador Provincial Election
2025-10-14 | ON

Nunavut General Election 2025
2025-10-27 | ON

Yukon General Election 2025
2025-11-03 | ON

Gold Mass 2025
2025-11-18 19:00 - 21:30 | Newman Centre Catholic Chaplaincy, 89 George Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
2025 Gold Mass, Toronto. This year the Society of Catholic Scientists invites you to celebrate the memorial of Saint Albert the Great, patron of Scientists. November 18, 7PM, at the Newman Centre at the University of Toronto. Reception to follow. RSVP is encouraged but not required at https://shorturl.at/5JyYW

Conversation with Brian Stewart: Journalism & the Role of Religion in the News
2026-08-12 18:30 - 20:00 | University of St Michael’s College, 81 Saint Mary Street, Toronto, ON, Canada
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Join us in person for an eye-opening session with Brian Stewart as he dives into his career in journalism and his observations about how religion shapes the news.
During his time as a foreign correspondent and senior reporter with the CBC in the 1980s to early 2000s, Stewart kept bumping into religion. Whether that was interviewing world leaders, such as Nelson Mandela and Lech Walesa, reporting from El Salvador, or the Ethiopian famine of 1984-85, religion was not far away.
“I was surprised to see how relevant religion was for my reporting,” he said, noting that, like many other journalists at that time, he had come to believe that religion was an outmoded and spent force.
“I came to see that religion was part of many major stories, although it took a lot to convince my editors that was true,” he said.
Stewart will be speaking about his life as a foreign journalist, how religion was often part of the story, and about the role religion plays in world events today at an Aug. 12 public event, presented by Canadian Catholic News and the Metropolitan Andrey Sheptytsky Institute, at Charbonnel Lounge, 81 St. Mary Street, at the University of St. Michael’s College. It begins at 6:30 p.m. Doors will open at 6 p.m.
He will be in conversation with John Longhurst, faith page columnist at the Winnipeg Free Press and former religion reporter at that publication.
A social with refreshments will follow.
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Quebec Provincial Election 2026
2026-10-06 | ON
A guide to this election is currently being prepared. Our guide to the prior election (2022) is found at https://catholicconscience.org/canada/quebec/october2022/.

Prince Edward Island Provincial Election 2027
2027-10-04 | ON

Manitoba Provincial Election 2027
2027-10-05 | ON

Northwest Territories General Election 2027
2027-10-05 | ON
