This list comprises persons who belong to the Jewish faith, who have been elected to the federal House of Commons, legislative assemblies of provinces and territories, and members appointed to the Senate.
The first Jewish Canadian politician elected after Confederation was Henry Nathan Jr., elected as a Liberal MP to the House of Commons in a by-election in 1871. Both George Benjamin and Selim Franklin were elected in pre-Confederation Canada and are therefore not listed.
There have been 45 Jewish Canadians who have served as Members of Parliament, as well as 20 who have been named Senators. After the 2015 Canadian election, the highest number of Jews were elected to Parliament in history – with 7 MPs (2.1% of the House of Commons). Elected in the 2021 Canadian Federal Election, Melissa Lantsman became the ninth currently-serving Jewish MP. Of the current federal Jewish politicians, 6 are Liberals (6 MPs, 0 Senators), 3 are Conservatives (2 MPs, 1 Senators), 1 is a New Democrat (1 MP, 0 Senators) and two sit as Independent (2 Senators).
Provincially, Jews have been elected to 9 of the 13 legislatures – with only New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Northwest Territories and Nunavut never having Jewish representation. There are currently four Jews serving in three provincial legislatures. Of those members, three are Conservative (two Progressive Conservative, one United Conservative) and one is Liberal (one Quebec Liberal).
Member of Parliament | Riding | Took office | Left office | Party | Note | ||||
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Henry Nathan Jr. (1842–1914) | Victoria District | Liberal | [1] | ||||||
Samuel William Jacobs (1871–1938) | Cartier | Liberal | [2] | ||||||
Abraham Albert Heaps (1885–1954) | Winnipeg North | CCF | [3] | Winnipeg City Councillor (1917–1925), founding member of the CCF (1932), previously Labour/Ginger Group (1925–1932) | |||||
Samuel Factor (1892–1962) | Spadina | Liberal | [4] | Toronto City Councillor (1926–1928) | |||||
Peter Bercovitch (1879–1942) | Cartier | Liberal | [5] | Quebec MNA (1916–1938) | |||||
Fred Rose (1907–1983) | Cartier | Labor-Progressive | [6] | ||||||
David Croll (1900–1991) | Spadina | Liberal | [7] | Mayor of Windsor (1931–1934, 1939–1940) Ontario MPP (1934–1943) Senator (1955–1991) | |||||
Maurice Hartt (1895–1950) | Cartier | Liberal | [8] | Quebec MLA (1939–1947) | |||||
Leon Crestohl (1900–1963) | Cartier | Liberal | [9] | ||||||
Herb Gray (1931–2014) | Windsor West | Liberal | [10] | Leader of the Opposition (1990) Deputy Prime Minister (1997–2002) Solicitor General (1993–1997) President of the Treasury Board (1982–1984) Minister of Industry (1980–1982) Minister of Consumer Affairs (1972–1974) Minister of National Revenue (1970–1972) | |||||
David Lewis (1909–1981) | York South | NDP | [11] | Leader of the NDP (1971–1975) | |||||
David Orlikow (1918–1998) | Winnipeg North | NDP | [12] | Manitoba MLA (1958–1962) Winnipeg School Trustee (1945–1950) Winnipeg City Councillor (1951–1958) | |||||
Marvin Gelber (1912–1990) | York South | Liberal | [13] | ||||||
Milton L. Klein (1910–2007) | Cartier | Liberal | [14] | ||||||
Max Saltsman (1921–1985) | Waterloo—Cambridge | NDP | [15] | ||||||
Barney Danson (1921–2011) | York North | Liberal | [16] | ||||||
Bob Kaplan (1936–2012) | York Centre | Liberal | [17] | Solicitor General (1980–1984) | |||||
Jack Marshall (1919–2004) | Humber—St. George's—St. Barbe | Conservative | [18] | Senator (1978–1994) | |||||
Simma Holt (1922–2015) | Vancouver Kingsway | Liberal | [19] | ||||||
David Berger (born 1950) | Saint-Henri—Westmount | Liberal | [20] | ||||||
Sheila Finestone (1927–2009) | Mount Royal | Liberal | [21] | Minister for Multiculturalism (1993–1996) / Minister for Status of Women (1993–1996) / Senator (1999–2002) | |||||
Gerry Weiner (born 1933) | Pierrefonds—Dollard | Conservative | [22] | Mayor of Dollard-des-Ormeaux (1982–1984) Minister of Multiculturalism and Citizenship (1991–1993) | |||||
Dave Barrett (1930–2018) | Esquimalt—Juan de Fuca | NDP | [23] | Premier of British Columbia (1972–1975) British Columbia MLA (1960–1984) | |||||
Elinor Caplan (born 1944) | Thornhill | Liberal | [24] | Minister of Citizenship & Immigration (1999–2002) Minister of National Revenue (2002–2003) Ontario MPP (1985–1997) North York City Councillor (1978–1981) | |||||
Raymonde Folco (born 1940) | Laval—Les Îles | May 1, 2011 | Liberal | [25] | |||||
Richard Marceau (born 1970) | Charlesbourg | Bloc Quebecois | [26] | ||||||
Jacques Saada (born 1947) | Brossard—La Prairie | Liberal | [27] | Government House Leader (2003–2004) Minister of Democratic Reform (2003–2004) Minister for La Francophonie (2004–2006) Minister for Economic Development (Quebec) (2004–2006) | |||||
Irwin Cotler (born 1940) | Mount Royal | Liberal | [28] | Minister of Justice (2003–2006) | |||||
Anita Neville (born 1942) | Winnipeg South Centre | Liberal | [29] | ||||||
Susan Kadis (born 1953) | Thornhill | Liberal | [30] | ||||||
Tony Clement (born 1961) | Parry Sound-Muskoka | Conservative | [31] | Ontario MPP and Provincial Cabinet Minister (1995–2003) Minister of Health (2006–2008) Minister of Industry (2008–2011) President of the Treasury Board (2011–2015) | |||||
Mark Adler (born 1963) | York Centre | Conservative | [32] | ||||||
Joe Oliver | Eglinton—Lawrence | Conservative | [33] | Minister of Natural Resources (2011–2014) Minister of Finance (2014–2015) | |||||
Jim Carr (1951–2022) | Winnipeg South Centre | Liberal | [34] | Minister of Natural Resources (2015–current) Manitoba MLA (1988–1992) | |||||
Julie Dabrusin (born 1971) | Toronto—Danforth | Incumbent | Liberal | [35] | |||||
Karina Gould (born 1987) | Burlington | Incumbent | Liberal | [36] | Minister of Democratic Institutions (2016–current) | ||||
David de Burgh Graham (born 1981) | Laurentides—Labelle | Liberal | [37] | ||||||
Anthony Housefather (born 1971) | Mount Royal | Incumbent | Liberal | [38] | Mayor of Côte Saint-Luc (2005–2015) Côte Saint-Luc City Councillor (1994–2005) Hampstead Town Councillor (1988–1994) | ||||
Michael Levitt | York Centre | September 1, 2020 | Liberal | [39] | |||||
Dan Ruimy (born 1962) | Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge | Liberal | [40] | ||||||
Rachel Bendayan (born 1979) | Outremont | Incumbent | Liberal | [41] | |||||
Marty Morantz (born 1962) | Charleswood—St. James—Assiniboia—Headingley | Incumbent | Conservative | Winnipeg City Councillor (2014–2018) | |||||
Leah Gazan (born 1971 or 1972) | Winnipeg Centre | Incumbent | NDP | [42] | |||||
Ya'ara Saks (born 1973) | York Centre | October 26, 2020 | Incumbent | Liberal | |||||
Melissa Lantsman (born 1984) | Thornhill | Incumbent | Conservative | ||||||
Ben Carr (born 1986) | Winnipeg South Centre | Incumbent | Liberal | [43] |
Member of Legislative Assembly | Riding | Took office | Left office | Province | Note | ||||
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Ron Ghitter (born 1935) | Calgary Buffalo | Conservative | [62] | ||||||
Sheldon Chumir (1940–1992) | Calgary-Buffalo | Liberal | [63] | ||||||
Karen Leibovici (born 1952) | Edmonton Meadowlark | Liberal | [64] | ||||||
Stephen Mandel (born 1945) | Edmonton-Whitemud | Conservative | [65] | Minister of Health (2014–2015) Edmonton City Councillor (2001–2004) Mayor of Edmonton (2004–2013) | |||||
Richard Gotfried (born 1958) | Calgary-Fish Creek | Incumbent | Conservative | [66] | |||||
Ricardo Miranda (born 1976) | Calgary-Cross | NDP | [67] |
Member of Legislative Assembly | Riding | Took office | Left office | Province | Note | ||||
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Dave Barrett (1930–2018) | Dewdney | NDP | Premier of British Columbia (1972–1975) Federal MP (1988–1993) | ||||||
Coquitlam | |||||||||
Vancouver East | |||||||||
David Chudnovsky (born 1949) | Vancouver-Kensington | NDP | [68] | ||||||
Judy Darcy (born 1949) | New Westminster | NDP | [69] | Minister of Mental Health and Addictions of British Columbia (2017–2020) | |||||
George Heyman | Vancouver-Fairview | Incumbent | NDP | [70] | Minister of Environment and Climate Change Strategy (2017–present) | ||||
Selina Robinson | Coquitlam-Maillardville | Incumbent | Independent | [71] [72] | Minister of Post-Secondary Education and Future Skills (2022–2024) Minister of Finance (2020–2022) Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing (2017–2020) |
Member of Legislative Assembly | Riding | Took office | Left office | Province | Note | ||||
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Solomon Hart Green (1885–1969) | Winnipeg North | Liberal | |||||||
William Tobias (1892–1941) | Winnipeg | Conservative | |||||||
Marcus Hyman (1883–1938) | Winnipeg | Independent Labour | |||||||
Morris Gray (1889–1966) | Inkster | NDP | Winnipeg Alderman (1930–1942) | ||||||
David Orlikow (1918–1998) | St. Johns | NDP | Manitoba MP (1962–1988) Winnipeg School Trustee (1945–1950) Winnipeg City Councillor (1951–1958) | ||||||
Saul Cherniack (1917–2018) | St. Johns | NDP | Minister of Finance (1969–1972, 1973–1975) Winnipeg City Councillor (1959–1962) | ||||||
Maitland Steinkopf (1912–1970) | River Heights | Conservative | Minister for Public Utilities (1963–1964) | ||||||
Sidney Green (born 1929) | Inkster | Progressive | Minister of Health (1969) Minister of Natural Resources (1969–1972) Minister of Urban Affairs (1971–1972) Minister for Manitoba Development (1973–1977) NDP MLA (1966–1979) Winnipeg City Councillor (1962–1965) | ||||||
Saul Miller (1917–1993) | Seven Oaks | NDP | Minister of Colleges and University Affairs (1971–1973) Minister of Urban Affairs (1973–1974), (1974–1976) Minister of Health and Social Development (1974–1974) Minister of Finance (1976–1977) | ||||||
Sidney Spivak (1928–2002) | River Heights | Conservative | Manitoba PC Leader (1971–1975) Minister of Industry and Commerce (1966–1969) Minister of Government Services (1978–1979) | ||||||
Cy Gonick (born 1936) | Crescentwood | NDP | |||||||
Izzy Asper (1932–2003) | Wolseley | Liberal | [73] | Leader of the Manitoba Liberals (1970–1975) | |||||
Marty Dolin (born 1939) | Kildonan | NDP | |||||||
Jim Carr (1951–2022) | Crescentwood | Liberal | Deputy Leader of the Manitoba Liberals (1988–1992) Federal MP (2015–current) |
Member of Legislative Assembly | Riding | Took office | Left office | Province | Note | ||||
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Percy Gaum (1915–1994) | Cape Breton North | PC | [77] | ||||||
Howard Epstein (born 1949) | Halifax Chebucto | NDP | [78] | Halifax City Councillor (1994–1998) |
Member of Provincial Parliament | Riding | Took office | Left office | Province | Note | ||||
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Ephraim Frederick Singer (1889–1953) | St. Andrew | PC | [79] | ||||||
David Croll (1900–1991) | Windsor—Walkerville | Liberal | Mayor of Windsor (1931–1934, 1939–1940) Federal MP (1945–1955) Senator (1955–1991) | ||||||
John Judah Glass (1895–1973) | St. Andrew | Liberal | [80] | ||||||
J. B. Salsberg (1902–1998) | St. Andrew | Labor-Progressive | [81] | ||||||
Allan Grossman (1910–1991) | St. Andrew—St. Patrick | PC | [82] | Minister of Reform Institutions (1963–1968) Minister of Correctional Services (1968–1971) Minister of Trade (1971–1972) Minister of Revenue (1972–1974) | |||||
Vernon Singer (1930–2018) | York Centre | Liberal | [83] | ||||||
Downsview | |||||||||
Wilson Heights | |||||||||
Stephen Lewis (born 1937) | Scarborough West | NDP | [84] | Ontario NDP Leader (1970–1978) Leader of the Opposition (1975–1977) | |||||
Morton Shulman (1925–2000) | High Park | NDP | [85] | ||||||
Larry Grossman (1943–1997) | St. Andrew—St. Patrick | PC | [86] | Ontario PC Leader (1985–1987) Minister of Consumer Relations (1977–1978) Minister of Industry (1978–1982) Minister of Health (1982–1983) Minister of Economics (1983–1985) Minister of Education (1985) | |||||
Stuart Lyon Smith (born 1938) | Hamilton West | Liberal | [87] | Liberal Party Leader (1976–1982) | |||||
David Rotenberg (born 1930) | Wilson Heights | Liberal | [88] | Minister of Urban Affairs (1985) | |||||
Elinor Caplan (born 1944) | Oriole | Liberal | [89] | Minister of Government Services (1985–1986) Minister of Health (1987–1990) Federal MP (1997–2004) | |||||
Monte Kwinter (born 1931) | York Centre | Liberal | [90] | Minister of Consumer Relations (1985–1987) Minister of Financial Institutions (1986–1987) Minister of Community Safety (2003–2007) | |||||
Chaviva Hošek (born 1946) | Oakwood | Liberal | [91] | Minister of Housing (1987–1989) | |||||
Charles Harnick (born 1950) | Willowdale | PC | [92] | Attorney General & Minister Responsible for Native Affairs (1995–1999) | |||||
Steve Owens (1956–2016) | Scarborough Centre | NDP | [93] | Minister for Education and Training (1994–1995) | |||||
Tony Clement (born 1961) | Brampton West—Mississauga Brampton South (1995–1999) | PC | Canadian MP and Cabinet Minister (2006–2019) Minister of Transportation (1997–1999) Minister of Environment (1999–2000) Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing (1999–2001) Minister of Health and Long-Term Care (2001–2003) | ||||||
David Caplan (born 1964) | Don Valley East | Liberal | [94] | Minister of Infrastructure (2003–2008) Minister of Health (2008–2009) | |||||
Peter Shurman (born 1947) | Thornhill | PC | [95] | ||||||
Jonah Schein (born 1974) | Davenport | NDP | [96] | ||||||
Gila Martow (born 1961) | Thornhill | May 3, 2022 | PC | [97] | |||||
Roman Baber (born 1980) | York Centre | May 3, 2022 | Independent Progressive Conservative (until January 15, 2021) | ||||||
Rima Berns-McGown | Beaches—East York | May 3, 2022 | NDP | ||||||
Andrea Khanjin (born 1987) | Barrie—Innisfil | Incumbent | PC | Minister of Environment, Conservation and Parks (2023–present) | |||||
Michael Kerzner | York Centre | June 2, 2022 | Incumbent | PC | Solicitor General (2022–present) |
Member of National Assembly | Riding | Took office | Left office | Province | Note | ||||
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Peter Bercovitch (1879–1942) | Montréal–Saint-Louis | Liberal | [98] | Federal MP (1938–1942) | |||||
Joseph Cohen (1891–1973) | Montréal–Saint-Laurent | Liberal | [99] | ||||||
Maurice Hartt (1895–1950) | Montréal–Saint-Louis | Liberal | [100] | Federal MP (1947–1950) | |||||
Harry Blank (born 1925) | Saint-Louis | Liberal | [101] | ||||||
Victor Goldbloom (1923–2016) | D'Arcy-McGee | Liberal | [102] | Minister of Municipal Affairs (1973–1976) | |||||
Robert Libman (born 1960) | D'Arcy-McGee | Independent | [103] | Leader of the Equality Party (1989–1994) Equality Party MNA (1989–1994) | |||||
Lawrence Bergman (born 1940) | D'Arcy-McGee | Liberal | [104] | ||||||
Russell Copeman (born 1960) | Notre-Dame-de-Grâce | Liberal | [105] | ||||||
David Birnbaum (born 1956) | D'Arcy-McGee | Incumbent | Liberal | [106] |