The Conservative Party chipped away at the lead held by Mark Carney’s Liberals in the final days of Canada’s election campaign, though surveys still point to a probable Liberal victory in Monday’s vote.

Liberal party leader Mark Carney is pitted against Pierre Poilievre's Conservatives and opinion polls show Carneys Liberals have a narrow lead ahead of voting. Mark Carney has had a distinguished career.

The elections will determine the makeup of Canada’s House of Commons, which in turn will shape the formation of the next government and who will serve as prime minister. Carney, Trudeau’s successor at the helm of the Liberal Party,

Canadians will vote for a candidate from one of the political parties in their federal “riding,” or district. Whichever candidate gets the most votes in a riding will become a Member of Parliament (MP) in the House of Commons, and the party with the most MPs wins the election.

In their backgrounds and political styles, Canadian election front-runners Mark Carney and Pierre Poilievre are a study in contrasts.

Canada will hold a general election on Monday, with polls indicating Prime Minister Mark Carney's ruling Liberals ahead of the official opposition Conservatives of Pierre Poilievre. There are 343 seats in the elected House of Commons chamber.