44th Canadian Parliament
The 44th Canadian Parliament is the current session of the Parliament of Canada, which began on 22 November 2021, with the membership of its Lower House, the House of Commons of Canada, having been determined by the results of the 2021 federal election held on 20 September 2021. Parliament officially resumed on 22 November 2021, with the re-election of Speaker, Anthony Rota, followed by a Speech from the Throne by the Governor-General the following day.
| 44th Parliament of Canada | |||
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| Minority parliament | |||
| 22 November 2021 – present | |||
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| Parliament leaders | |||
| Prime Minister (cabinet) | Rt. Hon. Justin Trudeau (29th Canadian Ministry) 4 November 2015 – present | ||
| Leader of the Opposition | Hon. Erin O'Toole 24 August 2020 – present | ||
| Party caucuses | |||
| Government | Liberal Party | ||
| Opposition | Conservative Party | ||
| Recognized | Bloc Québécois | ||
| New Democratic Party | |||
| Independent Senators Group* Canadian Senators Group* Progressive Senate Group* | |||
| Unrecognized | Green Party | ||
| * Only in the Senate. | |||
| House of Commons | |||
 Seating arrangements of the House of Commons | |||
| Speaker of the Commons | Hon. Anthony Rota | ||
| Government House Leader | Hon. Mark Holland | ||
| Members | 338 MP seats List of members | ||
| Senate | |||
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| Speaker of the Senate | TBD | ||
| Government Senate Rep. | Hon. Marc Gold 24 January 2020 – present | ||
| Opposition Senate Leader | TBD | ||
| Senators | 105 senator seats List of senators | ||
| Sessions | |||
| 1st Session 22 November 2021 – | |||
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Timeline
2021
- 20 September 2021: In the 44th Canadian federal election, the incumbent Liberal Party won most seats in the House of Commons, but failed to reach a majority government.[1]
- 26 October 2021: The new Cabinet was sworn-in, the first overseen by Governor General Mary Simon.[2]
- 22 November 2021: The Honourable Anthony Rota elected Speaker of the House of Commons.[3]
Standings
| Affiliation | House Members | Senate Members | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Election Results |
Current | +/– | On Election Day 2021 |
Current | +/– | ||
| Liberal | 160 | 159 |  1[4] |
– | – |  | |
| Conservative | 119 | 119 | |
18 | 18 | | |
| Bloc Québécois | 32 | 32 | |
– | – | | |
| New Democratic | 25 | 25 | |
– | – | | |
| Green | 2 | 2 | |
– | – | | |
| Independent | 0 | 1 |  1 |
9 | 6 | 3 | |
| Independent Senators Group | – | – | |
40 | 43 | 3 | |
| Progressive Senate Group | – | – | |
14 | 14 | | |
| Canadian Senators Group | – | – | |
13 | 12 | 1 | |
| Total members | 338 | 338 | |
94 | 93 | 1 | |
| Vacant | – | – | |
11 | 12 | 1 | |
| Total seats | 338 | – | 105 | – | |||
References
- Tasker, John Paul (20 September 2021). "Canadians have re-elected a Liberal minority government". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
- Catharine Tunney (25 October 2021). "Anand to defence, Joly to foreign affairs: Trudeau announces major cabinet shakeup". CBC. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
- "NewsAlert: MPs re-elect Liberal Anthony Rota to be House of Commons Speaker". INFOnews. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
- Burke, Ashley (22 September 2021). "Expelled Liberal candidate says he'll sit as an Independent as angry voters call for byelection". cbc.ca. Archived from the original on 10 October 2021.
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