Quebec election parties make final pitch as voting day nears With less than a week until the Quebec election, the main parties are intensifying their campaigns. The CAQ and Conservatives are focusing on immigration reduction, while the PQ promises increased sovereignty. Complaints have arisen over unilingual French voter guides, and advance voting shows high participation. Each leader has a busy schedule, including attending events for National Truth and Reconciliation Day. The leaders of Quebec's main political parties are continuing to appeal to voters with less than a week to go in the provincial election campaign. Quebec Parties Target Advance VotesThe Coalition Avenir Québec (CAQ), the Quebec Liberal Party (PLQ), the Parti Québécois (PQ), Québec solidaire and the Quebec Conservatives (PCQ) are all expecting to win seats in the election. See the CTVNewsMontreal.ca Quebec Election 2026 page for complete coverage What you need to know ahead of election day in Quebec Follow the party platform tracker How to watch the Quebec 2026 election live on CTV Élections Québec said Tuesday that nearly a quarter of all eligible voters had cast their ballots in advance polls.Immigration has dominated much of the campaign, and was a flashpoint for the Coalition Avenir Québec and the Conservatives on Tuesday. Both parties also promised to reduce the number of temporary immigrants and asylum seekers admitted in the province. The PQ has made the same pledges. Quebecers go to the polls on Oct. 5.Key details: Elections Quebec receives 160 complaints about unilingual voter guides in five days. Follow along for the latest updates: Elections Quebec receives 160 complaints in 5 days Documents released through access to information legislation reveal Élections Québec received 160 complaints over five days after the agency announced it was sending the unilingual voter guides.READ MORE: French-only Quebec election voter guides prompted 160 complaints over five days In one of the complaints, a person who identified themselves as an English-speaking Quebecer noted how they were part of a minority forced to fight hard to have their rights respected. - The Canadian Press.Quebec Party Leaders Begin Campaign DayDay 35 Here is where the party leaders are planning to start their day, in order of first appearance: Ruba Ghazal (Québec Solidaire) QS Spokesperson Ruba Ghazal is set to participate in a walkabout and leafleting activity at the Saint-Henri Metro station at 8:45 a.m. She will then visit the Montreal SPCA at 10:30 a.m. before heading to Westmount Park at 12:30 p.m. to make an announcement and participate in the Every Child Counts march for National Truth and Reconciliation Day. She will attend a screening of Pauline Julien: Femme pays at 5:45 p.m. at the Beaubien Cinema.Meanwhile, QS Spokesperson Sol Zanetti will participate in activities starting at 2 p.m. to mark Truth and Reconciliation Day in Quebec City. Charles Milliard (Quebec Liberal Party) Liberal Leader Charles Milliard is expected to remain in Greater Montreal to make an announcement at 9 a.m. about telehealth at the Laval region's campaign headquarters.He will then have lunch at Rôtisserie Panama around noon and stop by Pâtisserie Afroditi at 1:15 p.m. At 1:50 p.m., he will take a walk along Jarry Street. Paul St-Pierre Plamondon (Parti Québécois) PQ Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon is slated to hold a press conference at 9:05 a.m. at Parc des Pionniers in Rouyn-Noranda.He will then hold another press conference at 1:45 p.m. at Place Hauterive in Baie-Comeau before attending a rally at the Musée de la Gaspésie at 4:25 p.m. in Gaspé. Christine Fréchette (Coalition Avenir Québec) CAQ Leader Christine Fréchette is set to meet with residents at 10:05 a.m. at Le Saint Sau Pub Gourmand in Saint-Sauveur. She will then attend a campaign lunch at 11:45 a.m. at the St-Hubert restaurant and bar in Sainte-Adèle.Final Election Day Leader AppearancesAt 2:30 p.m., she will meet with residents at Domaine Lafrance - Les vergers in Saint-Joseph-du-Lac. Éric Duhaime (Quebec Conservative Party) Conservative Party Leader Éric Duhaime is expected to hold a press conference at 11 a.m. to present the party's vision for Indigenous nations at the Fontaine de Tourny in Quebec City.He will hold another press briefing at 3:30 p.m. at the Villa des jeunes in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures and participate in a campaign event at 5:35 p.m. at the St-Bernard pub and restaurant in Beaupré. The leaders Coalition Avenir Québec Leader Christine Fréchette hopes to stay premier Parti Québécois Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon brings party back from the brink Quebec Liberal Leader Charles Milliard promises to renew party Québec solidaire's Ruba Ghazal enters first campaign as spokesperson Conservative Party of Quebec Leader Éric Duhaime vying for seats