Electoral map redraw in Quebec heading to Supreme Court

The Supreme Court of Canada, seen on Thursday, Jan. 16, 2020, in Ottawa. (The Canadian Press/Adrian Wyld)

The debate over Quebec’s electoral map revision is heading to the Supreme Court of Canada.

The country’s highest court said Monday it has agreed to hear the Legault government’s application for leave to appeal.

The Commission de la représentation électorale du Québec (CRE) introduced a new electoral map in 2023 that would eliminate one riding in the Gaspé region and another in eastern Montreal.

In exchange, two new ridings would be created: Marie-Lacoste-Gérin-Lajoie, in the Centre-du-Québec region, and Bellefeuille, in the Laurentians.

All parties represented in the National Assembly criticized the new map and passed legislation in May 2024 to suspend the redistribution process.

However, the Court of Appeal ruled the law “unconstitutional” and “inoperative” on Dec. 1, 2025.

The Legault government is challenging that decision and sought leave to appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada, which agreed on Monday to hear the case.

In the meantime, the new electoral map was finalized last month.

By Thomas Laberge

This report by The Canadian Press was first published in French on Feb. 16, 2026.