This is a list of current members of the Senate of Canada (French: Le Sénat du Canada), the upper house of the Parliament of Canada. Unlike the members of Parliament in the House of Commons, the 105 senators are appointed by the governor general on the advice of the prime minister.[1] Senators originally held their seats for life; however, under the British North America Act, 1965, members may not sit in the Senate after reaching the age of 75.
Seats are allocated on a regional basis: each of the four major regions receives 24 seats, with 9 remaining seats assigned to jurisdictions outside those regions. The four major regions are Ontario, Quebec, the Maritime provinces (New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island), and the Western provinces (Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba and Saskatchewan). The seats for Newfoundland and Labrador (6), the Northwest Territories (1), Yukon (1), and Nunavut (1) are assigned apart from these regional divisions. The province of Quebec has 24 Senate divisions that are constitutionally mandated. In all other provinces, a Senate division is strictly an optional designation of the senator's own choosing, and has no real constitutional or legal standing. A senator who does not choose a special senate division is considered a senator for the province at large.[2]
, there are 96 sitting senators. Of the sitting senators: 43 are members of the Independent Senators Group, 18 are members of the Canadian Senators Group, 14 are members of the Progressive Senate Group, 12 are members of the senate caucus of the Conservative Party of Canada, and 11 are non-affiliated. 7 seats are currently vacant.[3]
Active senators have been appointed on the advice of three different prime ministers: Justin Trudeau, Stephen Harper, and Jean Chrétien. Jane Cordy is the longest-serving current senator; she was appointed on the advice of Jean Chrétien in 2000.
See also: Lists of Canadian senators.
| align=left class="unsortable" | [4] | Name | Senate political affiliation | width=10% | Province (Division) | Date nominated[5] | width=10% colspan=2 | Appointed on the advice of | width=10% | Mandatory retirement date | width=25% | Titles | Non-affiliated | Manitoba | Trudeau, J. | Canadian Senators Group | Ontario | Trudeau, J. | Progressive Senate Group | Northwest Territories | Trudeau, J. | Independent Senators Group | Saskatchewan | Trudeau, J. | Liaison (whip) of the Independent Senate Group | Conservative | Ontario (Toronto) | Harper | Canadian Senators Group | Nova Scotia | Trudeau, J. | Progressive Senate Group | Quebec (De Salaberry) | Trudeau, J. | Conservative | Saskatchewan | Harper | Progressive Senate Group | Quebec (Alma) | Harper | Progressive Senate Group | Nova Scotia (East Preston) | Trudeau, J. | Liaison (whip) of the Progressive Senate Group | Canadian Senators Group | Ontario (Centre Wellington) | Trudeau, J. | Independent Senators Group | Ontario | Trudeau, J. | Independent Senators Group | Ontario | Trudeau, J. | Non-affiliated | New Brunswick | Trudeau, J. | Independent Senators Group | Ontario | Trudeau, J. | Non-affiliated | Quebec (Repentigny) | Harper | Canadian Senators Group | Ontario | Trudeau, J. | Independent Senators Group | British Columbia | Trudeau, J. | Progressive Senate Group | Ontario | Trudeau, J. | Conservative | Quebec (Mille Isles) | Harper | Independent Senators Group | Ontario | Trudeau, J. | Deputy Facilitator of the Independent Senators Group | Progressive Senate Group | Nova Scotia | Chrétien | Progressive Senate Group Leader | Independent Senators Group | New Brunswick | Trudeau, J. | Independent Senators Group | Saskatchewan | Trudeau, J. | Independent Senators Group | Nova Scotia (Antigonish) | Trudeau, J. | Progressive Senate Group | Nova Scotia | Trudeau, J. | Canadian Senators Group | Quebec (Victoria) | Harper | Progressive Senate Group | Quebec (De Lorimier) | Trudeau, J. | Progressive Senate Group Deputy Leader | Independent Senators Group | Ontario | Trudeau, J. | Canadian Senators Group | Nova Scotia | Trudeau, J. | Independent Senators Group | Ontario (Waterloo Region) | Trudeau, J. | Independent Senators Group | Ontario | Trudeau, J. | Canadian Senators Group | Prince Edward Island (Charlottetown) | Chrétien | Liaison (whip) of the Canadian Senators Group | Independent Senators Group | Yukon | Trudeau, J. | Independent Senators Group | Quebec (Gulf) | Trudeau, J. | Progressive Senate Group | Prince Edward Island | Trudeau, J. | Caucus Chair and Deputy Liaison (whip) of the Progressive Senate Group | Non-affiliated | Manitoba | Trudeau, J. | Speaker | Independent Senators Group | Quebec (Bedford) | Trudeau, J. | Progressive Senate Group | Quebec (Rigaud) | Trudeau, J. | Progressive Senate Group | Quebec (Kennebec) | Trudeau, J. | Non-affiliated | Quebec (Stadacona) | Trudeau, J. | Representative of the Government in the Senate | Canadian Senators Group | Nova Scotia (Halifax — The Citadel) | Harper | Deputy Liaison (whip) of the Canadian Senators Group | Independent Senators Group | British Columbia | Trudeau, J. | Progressive Senate Group | Ontario (Ottawa) | Trudeau, J. | Independent Senators Group | New Brunswick | Trudeau, J. | Conservative | Quebec (Wellington) | Harper | Opposition Deputy Whip | Independent Senators Group | New Brunswick | Trudeau, J. | Progressive Senate Group | Saskatchewan | Trudeau, J. | Independent Senators Group | Nova Scotia | Trudeau, J. | Non-affiliated | Alberta | Trudeau, J. | Deputy Representative of the Government in the Senate | Independent Senators Group | Ontario | Trudeau, J. | Independent Senators Group | Quebec (Shawinegan) | Trudeau, J. | Independent Senators Group | Prince Edward Island | Trudeau, J. | Conservative | Nova Scotia (Cape Breton) | Harper | Conservative | Newfoundland and Labrador | Harper | Conservative | Newfoundland and Labrador | Harper | Conservative | British Columbia (Vancouver) | Harper | Deputy Opposition Leader | Independent Senators Group | Quebec (De Lanaudière) | Chrétien | Independent Senators Group | Ontario | Trudeau, J. | Non-affiliated | Manitoba | Trudeau, J. | Independent Senators Group | New Brunswick | Trudeau, J. | Non-affiliated | Manitoba | Trudeau, J. | Independent Senators Group | Quebec (Rougemont) | Trudeau, J. | Independent Senators Group | Quebec (Inkerman) | Trudeau, J. | Independent Senators Group | Ontario | Trudeau, J. | Independent Senators Group | Ontario | Trudeau, J. | Non-affiliated | Saskatchewan | Trudeau, J. | Independent Senators Group | Ontario | Trudeau, J. | Canadian Senators Group | Manitoba | Trudeau, J. | Caucus Chair of the Canadian Senators Group | Independent Senators Group | Quebec (La Salle) | Trudeau, J. | Independent Senators Group | Ontario | Trudeau, J. | Canadian Senators Group | Ontario | Trudeau, J. | Deputy Leader of the Canadian Senators Group | Independent Senators Group | Quebec (Grandville) | Trudeau, J. | Chair of Independent Senators Group Deliberations | Independent Senators Group | Newfoundland and Labrador | Trudeau, J. | Conservative | Manitoba (Landmark) | Harper | Opposition Leader | Conservative | New Brunswick (Saint-Louis-de-Kent) | Harper | Chair of the Conservative Caucus | Canadian Senators Group | Nova Scotia | Trudeau, J. | Canadian Senators Group | New Brunswick | Trudeau, J. | Independent Senators Group | Newfoundland and Labrador | Trudeau, J. | Non-affiliated | New Brunswick | Trudeau, J. | Independent Senators Group | New Brunswick | Chrétien | Deputy Speaker | Canadian Senators Group | Prince Edward Island | Trudeau, J. | Canadian Senators Group | New Brunswick | Trudeau, J. | Independent Senators Group | Quebec (De la Vallière) | Trudeau, J. | Facilitator of the Independent Senators Group | Conservative | Québec (De la Durantaye) | Harper | Opposition Whip | Non-affiliated | Ontario | Trudeau, J. | Independent Senators Group | Alberta | Trudeau, J. | Canadian Senators Group | Quebec (Saurel) | Harper | Independent Senators Group | Alberta | Trudeau, J. | Canadian Senators Group | Alberta | Harper | Leader of the Canadian Senators Group. | Independent Senators Group | Ontario | Trudeau, J. | Canadian Senators Group | Quebec (Montarville) | Harper | Canadian Senators Group | Saskatchewan | Harper | Conservative | Newfoundland and Labrador | Harper | Progressive Senators Group | Newfoundland and Labrador | Trudeau, J. | Independent Senators Group | British Columbia | Trudeau, J. | Independent Senators Group | Ontario | Trudeau, J. |
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Members of the Senate of Canada may sit[6] as representatives of a political party if agreed by themselves and their party.
The current party standings in the Senate of Canada are as follows:
| Party | BC | AB | SK | MB | ON | QC | NB | NS | PE | NL | YT | NT | NU | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 42 | |||
| Canadian Senators Group | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Progressive Senate Group | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | ||
| Conservative | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Non-affiliated | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | ||
| Vacant | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | ||
| Total | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 24 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 105 | ||
| align=left class="sortable" | Prime Minister | Term | ISG | CSG | PSG | Cons. | N-A | Total | Jean Chrétien | 1993–2003 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | Stephen Harper | 2006–2015 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 20 | Justin Trudeau | 2015–present | 40 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 72 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 42 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 95 |
Twenty-one current senators are scheduled to retire before the end of 2026:
Furthest year of retirement of existing senators, by prime minister