Overview

• Prospective candidates must file 500 member signatures with at least half from people who do not identify as cisgender men, plus a minimum of 100 from equity‑seeking groups and 10% from youth.
• Signature packages must include at least 50 backers from each region: Atlantic, Quebec, Ontario, the Prairies, and British Columbia and the territories.
• Entrants must raise $100,000 in four $25,000 installments and pay a non‑refundable $1,500 vetting fee, with the first deposit due with signatures and the final payment due by the January 28, 2026 membership cutoff.
• Members will vote by preferential ballot in March 2026, with the winner to be announced at the Winnipeg convention on March 29; debates are expected in November 2025 and February 2026, or a single bilingual event if only one is held.
• The party has encouraged online member sign‑ups and is limiting paper forms, while not immediately explaining how it will verify self‑identified gender or equity‑group status for signatures.