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The following is a list of events affecting Canadian television in 2026. Events listed include television show debuts, finales, cancellations, and channel launches, closures and rebrandings.

Notable events

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February

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Date Event Source
6-22 The 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy airs broadcast networks on CBC, streaming on CBC Gem in English, Ici Télé, streaming on Ici TOU.TV in French and cable networks TSN & Sportsnet in English, and RDS in French.

Future events

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June

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Date Event Source
11–July 19 2026 FIFA World Cup will be held. It will be the 23rd edition of the tournament but the first to feature 48 teams. It will be jointly hosted by 16 cities in three North American countries: Canada, Mexico, and the United States. The tournament will be the first hosted by three nations and the first time ever in Canada as an co-host country including host cities are Toronto, and Vancouver. It is scheduled to air on all the Bell Media networks are CTV, TSN, streaming on Crave and TSN+ in English, and Noovo as broadcaster, RDS as cable in French.

Programs

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Programs debuting in 2026

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Start date Show Channel Source
January 6 Hoop Nations APTN [1]
January 7 Searchers
January 8 Animal Nation [2]
January 9 Pitago Stop [1]
January 22 Finding Her Edge CBC Television [3]
February 2 The Legacy Lounge CBC Gem [4]
February 8 The Borderline CTV, Crave [5]
March 19 Cirque Life CBC Television [6]
March 27 Blue Collar Crave [7]
April 3 The County HGTV [8]
April 9 Life Is Messy Home Network [9]
May 6 Small Town Escapes HGTV Canada [10]
May 7 Bon Cop, Bad Cop Crave [11]

Programs ending in 2026

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End date Show Channel First aired Status Source
February 27 The Way Home W Network 2023 Ended [12]
March 28 Family Law Global 2021 Ended [13][14]

Specials

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Date Show Channel Source
March 30 Juno Awards of 2026 CBC [15]
May 31 14th Canadian Screen Awards CBC
CTV
Global 		[16]
November 15 113th Grey Cup CTV, TSN
TBA 2026 Canadian Country Music Awards TBA
28th Quebec Cinema Awards Noovo

Deaths

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Date Name Age Notes Sources
January 1 André Provencher 76 Former head of programming for TVA [17]
January 30 Catherine O'Hara 71 Actress (Schitt's Creek, Second City Television, The Studio), Emmy winner (1982, 2019) [18]

See also

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Notes

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References

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  1. ^ a b Greg David, "Bold breakouts and familiar favourites: This winter on APTN". TV, eh?, November 18, 2025.
  2. ^ Greg David, "APTN docuseries Animal Nation, narrated by Tantoo Cardinal, features iconic wildlife through the eyes of Indigenous People who share their lands". TV, eh?, December 18, 2025.
  3. ^ Kelly Townsend, "Netflix, Radio-Canada to stream Finding Her Edge in Canada". Playback, January 8, 2026.
  4. ^ Jesse Whittock, "Amanda Brugel & ‘Dragon Den’s Wes Hall Set For ‘The Legacy Lounge’; Premiere Date Set". Deadline Hollywood, January 29, 2026.
  5. ^ Jamie Casemore, "The Borderline slated for post-Super Bowl slot on Crave, CTV". Playback, January 20, 2026.
  6. ^ Greg David, "Cineflix unveils first look at upcoming CBC docuseries Cirque Life". TV, eh?, October 9, 2025.
  7. ^ Greg David, "Dan Petronijevic puts his trades skills to work in the new Crave original docuseries, Blue Collar". TV, eh?, March 6, 2026.
  8. ^ Karen Valihora, "All Things County". Picton Gazette, March 25, 2026.
  9. ^ Greg David, "Corus’ original series Life is Messy premieres alongside a new season of Renovation Resort this spring on Home Network". TV, eh?, February 24, 2026.
  10. ^ Jen Taplin, "Colin and Justin’s new HGTV show dives into small-town Nova Scotia: ‘It's about living a big life in a small town’". Halifax Chronicle-Herald, May 4, 2026.
  11. ^ Craig Macrae, "'Bon Cop, Bad Cop' TV reboot is here sans Colm Feore, with Henry Czerny stepping into the role". Richmond News, May 6, 2026.
  12. ^ Heldman, Breanne (November 20, 2025). "The Way Home Season 4 Will Be Its Last: Here's When the Twisty Drama Returns for a 'Satisfying Close' (Exclusive)". People.
  13. ^ @susinnielsen; (December 11, 2025). "WE'RE BACK!! Finally, Canada will get to see the fourth and final season of @familylaw_global - starting January 8 at 9 pm. I'm so proud of this season, and of everyone involved. It's a GREAT ten episodes!". Retrieved January 17, 2026 – via Instagram.
  14. ^ @jewelstaite; (January 9, 2026). "Since I no longer have to avoid any spoilers (hallelujah), I thought I'd share some behind-the-scenes pics from my time on Family Law to commemorate this amazing show as we air the new season". Retrieved January 17, 2026 – via Instagram.
  15. ^ Megan Lapierre, "Mae Martin to Host the 2026 JUNO Awards". Exclaim!, January 15, 2026.
  16. ^ Barry Hertz, "CBC, Bell Media and Corus join forces to simulcast 2026 Canadian Screen Awards". The Globe and Mail, January 30, 2026.
  17. ^ Andrew Tracy, "Veteran media executive André Provencher dies at 76". Playback, January 6, 2026.
  18. ^ "Legendary actress Catherine O'Hara dead at 71". The Independent. January 30, 2026.
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