Prime Minister Mark Carney will ask the Governor General to dissolve Parliament and call a federal election this Sunday, Radio-Canada has learned. The election campaign will kick off barely a week after Carney was sworn in as prime minister and appointed his cabinet.

New Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is poised to call a snap federal election on Sunday for April 28, the Globe and Mail reported on Thursday, citing sources. Liberal Party sources had told Reuters Carney would call an election soon after he won the party race to replace Justin Trudeau on March 9,

Ottawa: Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is likely to ask Governor General Mary Simon to dissolve the parliament and call for a federal election on Sunday, CBC News reported. This comes within a week after Mark Carney was sworn in as the Prime Minister after Justin Trudeau stepped down from the post.