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This is a list of current members of the Senate of Canada (French: Le Sénat du Canada), the upper house of the Canadian Parliament. 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. Prime ministers normally choose members of their own parties to be senators, though they sometimes nominate non-affiliated senators or members of opposing parties.

Seats are allocated on a regional basis, each of the four major regions receives 24 seats, and the remainder of the available seats being assigned to smaller 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, the Northwest Territories, Yukon, and Nunavut are assigned apart from these regional divisions.[2] 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] The distribution of seats has been criticized for not being proportional per region. For example, Ontario has 40 percent of Canada's population but only 24 seats, while the smaller Atlantic provinces have a combined 30,[3] and British Columbia, the third most populous province, only has six seats.[4]

As of 28 November 2016, there are 102 sitting senators and 3 vacancies. Of the 102 sitting senators, the Conservative Party currently holds 41 seats, there are 40 non-affiliated senators and 21 "Independent Liberals". As of 4 November 2015 there is no government caucus in the Senate because the Senate Liberal Caucus is not affiliated with the governing Liberal Party of Canada.

On October 27, 30 and November 2, 2016, with 21 vacancies in the Senate, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced the 21 names he intended to recommend for appointment to fill them. Eighteen of these new senators have now formally taken their seats, with three pending. One these three take their seats, there will be 43 senators without a partisan affiliation, making them the largest grouping for the first time in Canadian history.

Active senators have been appointed on the advice of six different prime ministers: Justin Trudeau, Stephen Harper, Paul Martin, Jean Chrétien, Brian Mulroney and Pierre Trudeau. Anne Cools is the longest-serving current senator; she was appointed on the advice of Pierre Trudeau in 1984. There are 41 women in the Senate.[5]

Current senators

See also: Lists of Canadian senators
[6] Name Party Province (Division) Date appointed Appointed on the advice of Mandatory retirement Titles & notes
  Raynell Andreychuk Conservative Saskatchewan March 11, 1993 Mulroney August 14, 2019
  Salma Ataullahjan Conservative Ontario July 9, 2010 Harper April 29, 2027
  George Baker Liberal (Senate caucus)‡ Newfoundland and Labrador March 26, 2002 Chrétien September 4, 2017
  Denise Batters Conservative Saskatchewan January 25, 2013 Harper June 18, 2045
  Diane Bellemare Non-affiliated Quebec (Alma) September 6, 2012 Harper October 13, 2024 Legislative Deputy to Government Representative Peter Harder
  Wanda Thomas Bernard Non-affiliated Nova Scotia November 10, 2016 Trudeau, J. August 1, 2028
  Lynn Beyak Conservative Ontario January 25, 2013 Harper February 18, 2024
  Doug Black Non-affiliated Alberta January 25, 2013 Harper May 10, 2027
  Pierre-Hugues Boisvenu Conservative Quebec (La Salle) January 29, 2010 Harper February 12, 2024
  Gwen Boniface Non-affiliated Ontario November 10, 2016 Trudeau, J. August 5, 2030
  Patricia Bovey Non-affiliated Manitoba November 10, 2016 Trudeau, J. May 15, 2023
  Patrick Brazeau* Non-affiliated Quebec (Repentigny) January 8, 2009 Harper November 11, 2049 Suspended from the latter part of the 41st Parliament. Returned to the Senate on September 27, 2016 after being cleared of criminal charges.[7]
  Larry Campbell Non-affiliated British Columbia (Vancouver) August 2, 2005 Martin February 28, 2023
  Claude Carignan Conservative Quebec (Mille Isles) August 27, 2009 Harper December 4, 2039 Opposition Leader
  Anne Cools Non-affiliated Ontario (Toronto-Centre-York) January 13, 1984 Trudeau, P. E. August 12, 2018
  Jane Cordy Liberal (Senate caucus)‡ Nova Scotia June 9, 2000 Chrétien July 2, 2025
  René Cormier Non-affiliated New Brunswick November 10, 2016 Trudeau, J. April 27, 2031
  Jim Cowan Liberal (Senate caucus)‡ Nova Scotia (Halifax) March 24, 2005 Martin January 22, 2017 Liberal Caucus Leader
  Jean-Guy Dagenais Conservative Quebec January 17, 2012 Harper February 2, 2025
  Dennis Dawson Liberal (Senate caucus)‡ Quebec (Lauzon) August 2, 2005 Martin September 28, 2024
  Joseph A. Day Liberal (Senate caucus)‡ New Brunswick (Saint John-Kennebecasis) October 4, 2001 Chrétien January 24, 2020
  Tony Dean Non-affiliated Ontario November 10, 2016 Trudeau, J. August 26, 2028
  Jacques Demers Non-affiliated Quebec (Rigaud) August 27, 2009 Harper August 25, 2019
  Percy Downe Liberal (Senate caucus)‡ Prince Edward Island (Charlottetown) June 26, 2003 Chrétien July 8, 2029
  Norman Doyle Conservative Newfoundland and Labrador January 6, 2012 Harper November 11, 2020
  Mike Duffy Non-affiliated Prince Edward Island (Cavendish) January 2, 2009 Harper May 27, 2021
  Renée Dupuis Non-affiliated Quebec (The Laurentides) November 10, 2016 Trudeau, J. January 17, 2024
  Lillian Dyck Liberal (Senate caucus)‡ Saskatchewan (North Battleford) March 24, 2005 Martin August 24, 2020
  Nicole Eaton Conservative Ontario (Caledon) January 2, 2009 Harper January 21, 2020 Speaker Pro Tempore
  Art Eggleton Liberal (Senate caucus)‡ Ontario (Toronto) March 24, 2005 Martin September 29, 2018
  Tobias C. Enverga Conservative Ontario September 6, 2012 Harper December 2, 2030
  Éric Forest Non-affiliated Quebec (Gulf) November 21, 2016 Trudeau, J. April 6, 2027
  Joan Fraser Liberal (Senate caucus)‡ Quebec (De Lorimier) September 17, 1998 Chrétien October 12, 2019 Liberal Caucus Deputy Leader
  Linda Frum Conservative Ontario August 27, 2009 Harper January 13, 2038
  George Furey Non-affiliated Newfoundland and Labrador August 11, 1999 Chrétien May 12, 2023 Speaker
  Raymonde Gagné Non-affiliated Manitoba April 1, 2016 Trudeau, J. January 7, 2031
  Stephen Greene Conservative Nova Scotia (Halifax — The Citadel) January 2, 2009 Harper December 8, 2024
  Diane Griffin Non-affiliated Prince Edward Island November 10, 2016 Trudeau, J. March 18, 2022
  Marc Gold Non-affiliated Quebec (Stadacona) November 25, 2016 Trudeau, J. June 30, 2025
  Peter Harder Non-affiliated Ontario (Ottawa) March 23, 2016 Trudeau, J. August 25, 2027 Representative of the Government in the Senate
  Nancy Hartling Non-affiliated New Brunswick November 10, 2016 Trudeau, J. February 1, 2025
  Leo Housakos Conservative Quebec (Wellington) January 8, 2009 Harper January 10, 2043
  Elizabeth Hubley Liberal (Senate caucus)‡ Prince Edward Island March 8, 2001 Chrétien September 8, 2017
  Mobina Jaffer Liberal (Senate caucus)‡ British Columbia June 13, 2001 Chrétien August 20, 2024
  Serge Joyal Liberal (Senate caucus)‡ Québec (Kennebec) November 26, 1997 Chrétien February 1, 2020
  Colin Kenny Liberal (Senate caucus)‡ Ontario (Rideau) June 29, 1984 Trudeau, P. E. December 10, 2018
  Daniel Lang Conservative Yukon (Whitehorse) January 2, 2009 Harper April 3, 2023
  Frances Lankin Non-affiliated Ontario April 1, 2016 Trudeau, J. April 16, 2029
  Sandra Lovelace Nicholas Liberal (Senate caucus)‡ New Brunswick September 21, 2005 Martin April 15, 2023
  Michael L. MacDonald Conservative Nova Scotia (Dartmouth) January 2, 2009 Harper May 4, 2030
  Ghislain Maltais Conservative Quebec January 6, 2012 Harper April 22, 2019
  Fabian Manning Conservative Newfoundland and Labrador May 25, 2011 Harper May 21, 2039
  Elizabeth Marshall Conservative Newfoundland and Labrador January 29, 2010 Harper September 7, 2026
  Yonah Martin Conservative British Columbia (Vancouver) January 2, 2009 Harper April 11, 2040 Opposition Deputy Leader
  Sabi Marwah Non-affiliated Ontario November 10, 2016 Trudeau, J. July 12, 2026
  Paul J. Massicotte Liberal (Senate caucus)‡ Quebec (De Lanaudière) June 26, 2003 Chrétien September 10, 2026
  Elaine McCoy Non-affiliated Alberta (Calgary) March 24, 2005 Martin March 7, 2021
  Tom McInnis Conservative Nova Scotia September 6, 2012 Harper April 9, 2020
  Paul McIntyre Conservative New Brunswick September 6, 2012 Harper November 2, 2019
  Marilou McPhedran Non-affiliated Manitoba November 10, 2016 Trudeau, J. July 22, 2026
  Marie-Françoise Mégie Non-affiliated Quebec (Rougemont) November 25, 2016 Trudeau, J. September 25, 2025
  Terry Mercer Liberal (Senate caucus)‡ Nova Scotia (Northend Halifax) November 7, 2003 Chrétien May 6, 2022
  Pana Merchant Liberal (Senate caucus)‡ Saskatchewan December 12, 2002 Chrétien April 2, 2018
  Don Meredith Non-affiliated Ontario December 20, 2010 Harper July 13, 2039
  Grant Mitchell Non-affiliated Alberta (Edmonton) March 24, 2005 Martin July 19, 2026 Government Whip and Liaison
  Percy Mockler Conservative New Brunswick (St. Leonard) January 2, 2009 Harper April 14, 2024
  Lucie Moncion Non-affiliated Ontario November 10, 2016 Trudeau, J. October 25, 2033
  Wilfred P. Moore Liberal (Senate caucus)‡ Nova Scotia (Stanhope St./Bluenose) September 26, 1996 Chrétien January 14, 2017
  Jim Munson Liberal (Senate caucus)‡ Ontario (Ottawa/Rideau Canal) December 10, 2003 Chrétien July 24, 2021 Liberal Caucus Whip
  Nancy Ruth Conservative Ontario (Toronto) March 24, 2005 Martin January 6, 2017
  Richard Neufeld Conservative British Columbia (Charlie Lake) January 2, 2009 Harper November 6, 2019
  Thanh Hai Ngo Conservative Ontario September 6, 2012 Harper January 3, 2022
  Kelvin Ogilvie Conservative Nova Scotia (Annapolis Valley - Hants) August 27, 2009 Harper November 6, 2017
  Victor Oh Conservative Ontario January 25, 2013 Harper June 10, 2024
  Ratna Omidvar Non-affiliated Ontario April 1, 2016 Trudeau, J. November 5, 2024
  Kim Pate Non-affiliated Ontario November 10, 2016 Trudeau, J. November 10, 2034
  Dennis Patterson Conservative Nunavut August 27, 2009 Harper December 30, 2023
  Chantal Petitclerc Non-affiliated Quebec (Grandville) April 1, 2016 Trudeau, J. December 15, 2044
  Don Plett Conservative Manitoba (Landmark) August 27, 2009 Harper May 14, 2025 Opposition Whip
  Rose-May Poirier Conservative New Brunswick (Saint-Louis-de-Kent) February 28, 2010 Harper March 2, 2029
  André Pratte Non-affiliated Quebec (De Salaberry) April 1, 2016 Trudeau, J. May 12, 2032
  Nancy Greene Raine Conservative British Columbia (Sun Peaks) January 2, 2009 Harper May 11, 2018
  Pierrette Ringuette Non-affiliated New Brunswick December 12, 2002 Chrétien December 31, 2030
  Bob Runciman Conservative Ontario January 29, 2010 Harper August 10, 2017
  Raymonde Saint-Germain Non-affiliated Quebec (De la Vallière) November 25, 2016 Trudeau, J. October 7, 2026
  Judith Seidman Conservative Québec (De la Durantaye) August 27, 2009 Harper September 1, 2025
  Nick Sibbeston Non-affiliated Northwest Territories September 2, 1999 Chrétien November 21, 2018
  Murray Sinclair Non-affiliated Manitoba April 2, 2016 Trudeau, J. January 24, 2026
  Larry Smith Conservative Quebec (Saurel) May 25, 2011 Harper April 28, 2026
  Carolyn Stewart Olsen Conservative New Brunswick August 27, 2009 Harper July 27, 2021
  Scott Tannas Conservative Alberta March 25, 2013 Harper February 25, 2037
  Claudette Tardif Liberal (Senate caucus)‡ Alberta (Edmonton) March 24, 2005 Martin July 27, 2023
  David Tkachuk Conservative Saskatchewan June 8, 1993 Mulroney February 18, 2020
  Betty Unger Conservative Alberta January 6, 2012 Harper August 8, 2018
  Josée Verner Conservative Quebec (Montarville) June 13, 2011 Harper December 30, 2034
  John D. Wallace Non-affiliated New Brunswick (Rothesay) January 2, 2009 Harper March 26, 2024
  Pamela Wallin Non-affiliated Saskatchewan (Kuroki Beach) January 2, 2009 Harper April 10, 2028
  Charlie Watt Liberal (Senate caucus)‡ Quebec (Inkerman) January 16, 1984 Trudeau, P. E. June 29, 2019
  David Wells Conservative Newfoundland and Labrador January 25, 2013 Harper February 28, 2037
  Howard Wetston Non-affiliated Ontario November 10, 2016 Trudeau, J. June 3, 2022
  Vernon White Conservative Ontario February 20, 2012 Harper February 21, 2034
  Yuen Pau Woo Non-affiliated British Columbia November 10, 2016 Trudeau, J. March 2, 2038

^ † Quebec is the only province with 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]

^ * Duffy, Wallin and Brazeau were suspended during the 41st Parliament and removed from the Conservative caucus. While suspended, they were unpaid and unable to debate or vote in the Senate. Their suspensions ended upon dissolution of the 41st Parliament on August 2, 2015. Brazeau was on a leave of absence with pay until charges against him were withdrawn in July 2016; he returned to the Senate on September 27, 2016.[7] Duffy's suspension ended on April 21, 2016 when he was acquitted on all counts.

^ ‡ On January 29, 2014, Liberal Party leader Justin Trudeau announced all Liberal senators were removed from the Liberal parliamentary caucus, and asked to sit as independents;[8] however, the senators retained their party membership, and refer to themselves as Senate Liberals.[9]

Pending appointments

Name Party Province (Division) Nominated by
  Harvey Chochinov Non-affiliated Manitoba Trudeau, J.
  Daniel Christmas Non-affiliated Nova Scotia Trudeau, J.
  Rosa Galvez Non-affiliated Quebec Trudeau, J.

Standings

Seating plan of the Canadian Senate

Members of the Senate of Canada may sit 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 Tot
Conservative   3 2 3 1 10 8 4 4 0 4 1 0 1 41
Non-affiliated Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Independents |   2 3 1 4 11 10 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 40
Independent Liberal1 Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal |   1 1 2 0 3 5 2 4 2 1 0 0 0 21
Vacant   0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3
Total 6 6 6 6 24 24 10 10 4 6 1 1 1 105

1On January 29, 2014, Liberal Party leader Justin Trudeau announced all Liberal Senators were removed from the Liberal caucus, and would continue sitting as Independents. According to then-Senate Opposition leader James Cowan, the Senators will still refer to themselves as Liberals even if they are no longer members of the parliamentary Liberal caucus.[9]

Appointment breakdown

Prime Minister Term Cons. N.A. Lib. Total

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Pierre Trudeau 1980–1984 0 1 2 3

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Brian Mulroney 1984–1993 2 0 0 2

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Jean Chrétien 1993–2003 0 3 13 16

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Paul Martin 2003–2006 1 3 6 10
  Stephen Harper 2006–2015 38 8 0 46

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Justin Trudeau 2015–present 0 25 0 25
Total 41 40 21 102

Upcoming retirements

Twenty-one senators will reach the mandatory retirement age of 75 before the end of 2019:

  1. Nancy Ruth, January 6, 2017, Conservative, (Martin) - Ontario (Cluny)
  2. Wilfred P. Moore, January 14, 2017, Independent Liberal, (Chrétien) - Nova Scotia (Stanhope St./South Shore)
  3. Jim Cowan, January 22, 2017, Independent Liberal, (Martin) - Nova Scotia
  4. Bob Runciman, August 10, 2017, Conservative, (Harper) - Ontario
  5. George Baker, September 4, 2017, Independent Liberal, (Chrétien) - Newfoundland and Labrador
  6. Elizabeth M. "Libbe" Hubley, September 8, 2017, Independent Liberal, (Chrétien) - Prince Edward Island
  7. Kelvin Ogilvie, November 6, 2017, Conservative, (Harper) - Nova Scotia
  8. Pana Merchant, April 2, 2018, Independent Liberal, (Chrétien) - Saskatchewan
  9. Nancy Greene Raine, May 11, 2018, Conservative, (Harper) - British Columbia (Sun Peaks)
  10. Betty Unger, August 8, 2018, Conservative, (Harper) - Alberta
  11. Anne Cools, August 12, 2018, Independent, (P. E. Trudeau) - Ontario (Toronto Centre-York)
  12. Art Eggleton, September 29, 2018, Independent Liberal, (Martin) - Ontario
  13. Nick Sibbeston, November 21, 2018, Independent, (Chrétien) - Northwest Territories
  14. Colin Kenny, December 10, 2018, Independent Liberal, (P. E. Trudeau) - Ontario (Rideau)
  15. Ghislain Maltais, April 22, 2019, Conservative (Harper) - Quebec (Shawinigan)
  16. Charlie Watt, June 29, 2019, Liberal (P. E. Trudeau) - Quebec (Inkerman)
  17. Raynell Andreychuk, August 14, 2019, Conservative (Mulroney) - Saskatchewan
  18. Jacques Demers, August 25, 2019, Conservative (Harper) - Quebec (Rigaud)
  19. Joan Fraser, October 12, 2019, Independent Liberal (Chrétien) - Quebec (De Lorimier)
  20. Paul McIntyre, November 2, 2019, Conservative (Harper) - New Brunswick
  21. Richard Neufeld, November 6, 2019, Conservative (Harper) - British Columbia (Charlie Lake)

Longevity

Furthest year of retirement of existing senators, by prime minister

  • Charlie Watt, appointed by Pierre Trudeau, is due to retire on June 29, 2019
  • Grant Mitchell, appointed by Paul Martin, is due to retire on July 19, 2026
  • Pierrette Ringuette, appointed by Jean Chrétien, is due to retire on December 31, 2030
  • Chantal Petitclerc, appointed by Justin Trudeau, is due to retire on December 15, 2044
  • Patrick Brazeau, appointed by Stephen Harper, is due to retire on November 11, 2049

See also

References

  1. ^ Makarenko, Jay (June 1, 2007). "The Canadian Senate: Role, Powers & Operation". MapleLeafWeb. Retrieved November 24, 2008.
  2. ^ a b c "A Legislative and Historical Overview of the Senate of Canada". Parliament of Canada. May 2001. Retrieved November 24, 2008.
  3. ^ "Western premiers urge further Senate reform". The Globe and Mail. May 30, 2006. Retrieved November 24, 2008.
  4. ^ Knox, Jack (November 27, 2008). "Barack hasn't called, so I'm aiming for Canadian Senate seat". Times-Colonist. Retrieved November 27, 2008.
  5. ^ "Women in the Senate". Parliament of Canada. Retrieved June 21, 2012.
  6. ^ "Senators: 42nd Parliament of Canada". Parliament of Canada. Retrieved November 5, 2015.
  7. ^ a b http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/brazeau-senate-legal-saga-1.3780361
  8. ^ http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/justin-trudeau-removes-senators-from-liberal-caucus-1.2515273
  9. ^ a b "Trudeau's expulsion catches Liberal senators by surprise". Globe and Mail. January 29, 2014. Retrieved January 29, 2014.

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