Prime Minister Carney is expected to formally request that Governor General Mary Simon dissolve Parliament on Sunday, triggering the start of a snap federal election.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney will call a snap federal election Sunday with voting as soon as April 28, according to Thursday Canadian media reports.

Prime Minister Mark Carney is poised to call a snap federal election Sunday for an expected vote on April 28, two sources say, kicking off a campaign that is almost certain to focus on U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade war and his talk of making Canada the 51st state.