OTTAWA – The NDP’s leadership race to replace Jagmeet Singh will formally begin in September, with a six-month race to follow according to a rules framework adopted by the party’s national council.
A new leader will be chosen no later than March 29, when the party holds its 2026 convention in Winnipeg.
An entry fee of $100,000 has been set for candidates to show their “organizational and fundraising capacity.”
Debates and other leadership events hosted by the party will be streamed online in both official languages, according to the framework.
The formalized rules for the leadership contest will be posted on the party’s website prior to the official start.
The party plans to adopt new language around third parties operating in the leadership race “in light of troubling allegations on foreign interference” in other parties’ leadership contests.
Singh announced his resignation as NDP leader after he lost his seat in the April 28 election, where the NDP was reduced to just seven seats in the House of Commons.
B.C. NDP MP Don Davies is currently serving as interim leader.
Three people with knowledge of the process have verified the information with The Canadian Press.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published July 10, 2025.
