44th Canadian Parliament

The 44th Canadian Parliament is the session of the Parliament of Canada which began on 22 November 2021, with the membership of the House of Commons, having been determined by the results of the 2021 federal election held on 20 September. Parliament officially resumed on 22 November with the re-election of Speaker Anthony Rota, and the Speech from the Throne read by Governor General Mary Simon the following day.

44th Parliament of Canada
Minority parliament
22 November 2021 – present
Parliament leaders
Prime
Minister		Rt. Hon. Justin Trudeau
4 Nov 2015 – present
Cabinet29th Canadian Ministry
Leader of the
Opposition		Hon. Erin O'Toole
24 Aug 2020 – 2 Feb 2022
Hon. Candice Bergen
2 Feb 2022 – 10 Sep 2022
Hon. Pierre Poilievre
10 Sep 2022 – present
Party caucuses
GovernmentLiberal Party
OppositionConservative Party
RecognizedBloc Québécois
New Democratic Party
Independent Senators Group*
Canadian Senators Group*
Progressive Senate Group*
UnrecognizedGreen Party
* Only in the Senate.
House of Commons
Speaker of the
Commons		Hon. Anthony Rota
5 December 2019 – 27 September 2023
Louis Plamondon (interim)
27 September 2023 – 3 October 2023
Hon. Greg Fergus
3 October 2023 – present
Government
House Leader		Hon. Mark Holland
October 26, 2021 – July 26, 2023
Hon. Karina Gould
July 26, 2023 – present
Members338 MP seats
List of members
Senate

Seating arrangements of the Senate
Speaker of the
Senate		Hon. George Furey
3 December 2015 – 12 May 2023
Hon. Raymonde Gagné
12 May 2023 – present
Government
Senate Rep.		Hon. Marc Gold
24 January 2020 – present
Opposition
Senate Leader		Hon. Don Plett
5 November 2019 – present
Senators105 senator seats
List of senators
Sovereign
MonarchElizabeth II
6 Feb 1952 – 8 Sep 2022
Charles III
8 Sep 2022 – present
Governor
General		HE Rt. Hon. Mary Simon
26 July 2021 – present
Sessions
1st session
22 November 2021 – 2022
2nd session
2022 – 2023
3rd session
2023 – present
← 43rd → 45th
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It is led by a Liberal Party minority government under the premiership of Justin Trudeau. Six months into the first session on 22 March 2022 it was announced that the New Democratic Party would henceforth support the government with confidence and supply measures.[1][2]

Current leadership of the House of Commons

Presiding officer
Office Photo Party Officer Riding Since
Speaker of the House of Commons Liberal Greg Fergus Hull—Aylmer 3 October 2023

Government leadership (Liberal)
Office Photo Officer Riding Since
Leader Justin Trudeau Justin Trudeau Papineau 14 April 2013
Deputy Leader Chrystia Freeland Chrystia Freeland University-Rosedale 20 November 2019
House Leader Karina Gould Karina Gould Burlington 26 July 2023
Whip Steven MacKinnon Gatineau 28 October 2021
Caucus Chair Brenda Shanahan Châteauguay—Lacolle 28 November 2021

Opposition leadership (Conservative)
Office Photo Officer Riding Since
Leader Pierre Poilievre Pierre Poilivevre Carleton 10 September 2022
Deputy Leaders Melissa Lantsman Melissa Lantsman Thornhill 10 September 2022
Tim Uppal Tim Uppal Edmonton Mill Woods
House Leader Andrew Scheer Andrew Scheer Regina—Qu'Appelle 13 September 2022
Deputy House Leader Luc Berthold Luc Berthold Mégantic—L'Érable 13 September 2022
Whip Kerry-Lynne Findlay Kerry-Lynne Findlay South Surrey—White Rock 13 September 2022
Deputy Whip and question period Coordinator Chris Warkentin Chris Warkentin Grande Prairie—Mackenzie 13 September 2022
Caucus Chair Scott Reid Scott Reid Lanark—Frontenac—Kingston 13 September 2022
Caucus Party Liaison Eric Duncan Eric Duncan Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry 13 September 2022
Caucus Committee Coordinator Jake Stewart Miramichi—Grand Lake 13 September 2022
Québec Lieutenant Pierre Paul-Hus Pierre Paul-Hus Charlesbourg-Haute-Saint-Charles 13 September 2022

Current leadership of the Senate

Presiding officer
Office Photo Party Officer Province Since
Speaker of the Senate Non-affiliated Raymonde Gagné Manitoba 12 May 2023

Government leadership (non-affiliated)
Office Officer Province Since
Government Representative in the Senate Marc Gold Quebec 24 January 2020
Legislative Deputy to the Government Representative in the Senate Patti LaBoucane-Benson Alberta N/A

Opposition leadership (Conservative)
Office Photo Officer Province Since
Leader of the Opposition Don Plett Manitoba 5 November 2019
Deputy leader of the Opposition Yonah Martin British Columbia November 2015
Whip of the Opposition Judith Seidman Quebec N/A
Deputy Whip of the Opposition Leo Housakos Quebec N/A
Chair of the Conservative Caucus Rose-May Poirier New Brunswick December 2019

Timeline

2021

2022

2023

Changes in MPs
Changes in seats held (2021–present)
Seat Before Change
Date Member Party Reason Date Member Party
Spadina—Fort York 22 November 2021 Kevin Vuong █ Liberal Excluded from caucus[18] █ Independent
Mississauga—Lakeshore 27 May 2022 Sven Spengemann █ Liberal Resigned to accept a position with the United Nations[19][20] 12 December 2022[21] Charles Sousa █ Liberal
Richmond—Arthabaska 13 September 2022 Alain Rayes █ Conservative Left caucus[22] █ Independent
Winnipeg South Centre 12 December 2022 Jim Carr █ Liberal Died in office[23] 19 June 2023 Ben Carr █ Liberal
Calgary Heritage 31 December 2022 Bob Benzen █ Conservative Resigned to return to the private sector[24] 24 July 2023 Shuvaloy Majumdar █ Conservative
Oxford 28 January 2023 Dave MacKenzie █ Conservative Retiring[25] 19 June 2023 Arpan Khanna █ Conservative
Portage—Lisgar 28 February 2023 Candice Bergen █ Conservative Resignation[26] 19 June 2023 Branden Leslie █ Conservative
Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Westmount 8 March 2023 Marc Garneau █ Liberal Retiring[27] 19 June 2023 Anna Gainey █ Liberal
Don Valley North 22 March 2023 Han Dong █ Liberal Left caucus[28] █ Independent
Durham August 1, 2023 Erin O'Toole █ Conservative Resignation

Standings
Standings in the 44th Canadian Parliament
Affiliation House members Senate members
2021 election
results		 Current +/– On election
day 2021		 Current +/–
Liberal 160 158 Decrease 2 – – Steady
Conservative 119 117 Decrease 2 18 15 Decrease 3
Bloc Québécois 32 32 Steady – – Steady
New Democratic 25 25 Steady – – Steady
Green 2 2 Steady – – Steady
Independent 0 3 Increase 3 9 10 Increase 1
Independent Senators Group – – Steady 40 39 Decrease 1
Progressive Senate Group – – Steady 14 11 Decrease 3
Canadian Senators Group – – Steady 13 15 Increase 2
Total members 338 337 Decrease 1 94 91 Decrease 3
Vacant – 1 Increase 1 11 15 Increase 4
Total seats 338 – 105 –

Legislation

With the Liberal Party and NDP entering into a confidence and supply agreement on budgetary items and motions of confidence, the final component of the 2021 budget (Bill C-8) was adopted in June 2022. Among other provisions, Bill C-8 enacted the Underused Housing Tax Act, created a new tax credit to return carbon tax paid by farmers, created the COVID-19 Air Quality Improvement Tax Credit, and expanded both the School Supplies Tax Credit and the northern residents deduction amount.[29] Similarly, the 2022 budget was implemented in Bills C-19 and C-32. Among other provisions, Bill C-19 doubled the Home Accessibility Tax Credit, created the Labour Mobility Deduction for tradespeople, made vaping products subject to excise duties, removed excise duties from low-alcohol beer, removed the excise duty exemption that had applied to Canadian wine as directed by the WTO, and amended the Copyright Act as agreed to in the Canada-United States–Mexico Agreement, and criminalized Holocaust denial. Bill C-19 also enacted the Civil Lunar Gateway Agreement Implementation Act; the Prohibition on the Purchase of Residential Property by Non-Canadians Act; and the Select Luxury Items Tax Act to create a new sales tax applicable to luxury cars, planes and boats; and also repealed the Safe Drinking Water for First Nations Act.[30] Bill C-32 created the First Home Savings Account as a new registered savings plan and the Multigenerational Home Renovation Tax Credit; made income derived from house-flipping into business income for taxation purposes; created a temporary 15% tax on the taxable income of banks that exceeded $1 billion; and, in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, increased maximum financial assistance that can be provided to foreign states from US$5 billion to C$14 billion.[31] In other legislation, Bill C-11 adopted the Online Streaming Act.

On healthcare, the Canada Dental Benefit was created with Bill C-31 with the Liberals, NDP and Green Party in support, and Conservatives and Bloc opposed.[32] With all party support, Bill C-10 directed $2.5 billion be paid for COVID testing purposes; Bill C-12 amended guaranteed income supplements to exclude payments received from the Emergency Response Benefit, the Recovery Benefit and the Worker Lockdown Benefit.[33][34] With both the NDP and Conservatives opposing, Bill C-2 enacted the Canada Worker Lockdown Benefit Act and extended various other COVID-related benefit programs.[35] On public safety and crime, with all party support, Bill C-3 inserted a new offence into the Criminal Code regarding intimidation of a person seeking health services and obstruction of lawful access to a place at which health services are provided.[36] Bill C-28 was adopted in response to R v Brown (2022) addressing self-induced extreme intoxication.[37]

See also

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