BC election debate 2026

All-candidates debates by riding

1. Thursday Oct 8

   Kitimat

   7 p.m., Mount Elizabeth Theatre, Kitimat. Doors 6:15 p.m. Streamed live on the Chamber’s Facebook page.

   Kitimat Chamber of Commerce, with Mount Elizabeth Theatre: event page, checked October 6, 2026

   Riding: Skeena

2. Tuesday Oct 13

   Nanaimo

   5 to 7 p.m., Nanaimo Golf Club, 2800 Highland Boulevard, Nanaimo. Registration required, 170 seats.

   Greater Nanaimo Chamber of Commerce: event page, checked October 6, 2026

   Ridings: Nanaimo-Gabriola Island, Nanaimo-Lantzville

3. Wednesday Oct 14

   Ladysmith

   6:30 p.m., Aggie Hall, 1111 1st Avenue, Ladysmith. Free, doors 6 p.m., no registration. Questions are submitted ahead of time.

   Ladysmith Chamber of Commerce, with Ladysmith Downtown Business Association: event page, checked October 6, 2026

   Riding: Ladysmith-Oceanside

4. Wednesday Oct 14

   Chilliwack

   7 to 9 p.m., Chilliwack Cultural Centre, 9201 Corbould Street, Chilliwack. All registered candidates in both ridings are invited.

   Chilliwack Chamber of Commerce: event page, checked October 6, 2026

   Ridings: Chilliwack-Cultus Lake, Chilliwack North

5. Thursday Oct 15

   Comox Valley

   5:30 to 7:30 p.m., Stan Hagen Theatre, North Island College, 2300 Ryan Road, Courtenay. Free, advance registration required. Streamed live on the Chamber’s Facebook page.

   Comox Valley Chamber of Commerce: event page, checked October 6, 2026

6. Thursday Oct 15

   Surrey and White Rock

   5:30 to 8 p.m., Sheraton Vancouver Guildford Hotel, 15269 104 Avenue, Surrey. Free, registration required.

   Surrey & White Rock Board of Trade, with Cloverdale District Chamber of Commerce and White Rock BIA: event page, checked October 6, 2026

   Ridings: Surrey City Centre, Surrey-Cloverdale, Surrey-Fleetwood, Surrey-Guildford, Surrey-Newton, Surrey North, Surrey-Panorama, Surrey-Serpentine River, Surrey South, Surrey-White Rock

7. Thursday Oct 15

   Vernon

   6 to 8 p.m., Okanagan College, 7000 College Way, Vernon. Free to attend.

   Greater Vernon Chamber of Commerce, with Okanagan College: event page, checked October 6, 2026

   Riding: Vernon-Lumby

8. Friday Oct 16

   Campbell River

   7 to 9 p.m., Tidemark Theatre, 1220 Shoppers Row, Campbell River. Free, doors 6:30 p.m. Streamed live on the theatre’s website.

   Campbell River & District Chamber of Commerce, with Campbell River Mirror and Tidemark Theatre Society: event page, checked October 6, 2026

   Riding: North Island

9. Monday Oct 19

   Abbotsford

   5 to 8 p.m., Evered Hall, Student Union Building, University of the Fraser Valley, 33844 King Road, Abbotsford. Free and open to the public, with registration.

   Abbotsford Chamber of Commerce, with University of the Fraser Valley: event page, checked October 6, 2026

10. Tuesday Oct 20

    Kelowna

    4:30 to 6:30 p.m., Kelowna Events Centre, 2041 Harvey Avenue, Kelowna. Open to the public, doors 3:30 p.m., no registration.

    Kelowna Chamber of Commerce: event page, checked October 6, 2026

    Ridings: Kelowna Centre, Kelowna-Lake Country-Coldstream, Kelowna-Mission

11. Thursday Oct 22

    Port Moody

    Time and venue to be announced by the organiser, The Residents of Pleasantside Ioco Communities Association.

    TROPICA: announced at its council debate, checked October 4, 2026

    Riding: Port Moody-Burquitlam

The last leaders’ debate, 2024

• When Tuesday, October 8, 2024, 6:30 to 8 p.m., 11 days before Final Voting Day (October 19)
• Leaders David Eby (BC NDP), John Rustad (Conservative), Sonia Furstenau (BC Green)
• Moderator Shachi Kurl, president of the Angus Reid Institute; organised by the B.C. Broadcast Consortium
• Source CBC News, September 24, 2024