List of current senators of Canada
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. From 1867 to 2015, Prime ministers normally chose members of their own parties to be senators, though they sometimes nominated non-affiliated senators or members of opposing parties. The pattern of political affiliation in the Senate in the most recent era is distinct in several key respects from what has been the case historically. Since November 4, 2015, there has been no government caucus in the Senate because the Senate Liberal Caucus, which existed from 2014 until 2019, was not affiliated with the governing Liberal Party of Canada. On December 6, 2016, for the first time in Canadian history the number of senators without a partisan affiliation exceeded that of the largest caucus of senators with a partisan affiliation.
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 31 January 2021, there are 91 sitting senators. Of the sitting senators: 43 are members of the Independent Senators Group, 20 are members of the senate caucus of the Conservative Party of Canada, 12 are members of the Canadian Senators Group, 11 are members of the Progressive Senate Group, and 5 are non-affiliated.[5] 14 seats are currently vacant.[6]
Active senators have been appointed on the advice of four different prime ministers: Justin Trudeau, Stephen Harper, Paul Martin, and Jean Chrétien. George Furey is the longest-serving current senator; he was appointed on the advice of Jean Chretien in 1999. As of 25 January 2021, there are 45 women in the Senate.[7]
Current senators
[8] | Name | Senate political affiliation | Province (Division)[lower-alpha 1] | Date appointed | Appointed on the advice of | Mandatory retirement date | Titles and notes | |
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Margaret Dawn Anderson | Independent Senators Group | Northwest Territories | December 12, 2018 | Trudeau, J. | April 14, 2042 | |||
Salma Ataullahjan | Conservative | Ontario | July 9, 2010 | Harper | April 29, 2027 | |||
Denise Batters | Conservative | Saskatchewan | January 25, 2013 | Harper | June 18, 2045 | |||
Diane Bellemare | Independent Senators Group | Quebec (Alma) | September 6, 2012 | Harper | October 13, 2024 | Legislative Deputy to Government Representative Peter Harder until she joined the ISG, November 14, 2019. | ||
Wanda Thomas Bernard | Progressive Senate Group | Nova Scotia | November 10, 2016 | Trudeau, J. | August 1, 2028 | |||
Doug Black | Canadian Senators Group | Alberta | January 25, 2013 | Harper | May 10, 2027 | |||
Robert Black | Canadian Senators Group | Ontario (Centre Wellington) | February 15, 2018 | Trudeau, J. | March 27, 2037 | |||
Peter Boehm | Independent Senators Group | Ontario | October 3, 2018 | Trudeau, J. | April 26, 2029 | |||
Pierre-Hugues Boisvenu | Conservative | Quebec (La Salle) | January 29, 2010 | Harper | February 12, 2024 | |||
Gwen Boniface | Independent Senators Group | Ontario | November 10, 2016 | Trudeau, J. | August 5, 2030 | |||
Patricia Bovey | Progressive Senate Group | Manitoba | November 10, 2016 | Trudeau, J. | May 15, 2023 | |||
Yvonne Boyer | Independent Senators Group | Ontario | March 15, 2018 | Trudeau, J. | October 25, 2028 | |||
Patrick Brazeau | Non-affiliated | Quebec (Repentigny) | January 8, 2009 | Harper | November 11, 2049 | |||
Bev Busson | Independent Senators Group | British Columbia | September 24, 2018 | Trudeau, J. | August 23, 2026 | |||
Larry Campbell | Canadian Senators Group | British Columbia (Vancouver) | August 2, 2005 | Martin | February 28, 2023 | |||
Claude Carignan | Conservative | Quebec (Mille Isles) | August 27, 2009 | Harper | December 4, 2039 | |||
Daniel Christmas | Independent Senators Group | Nova Scotia | December 6, 2016 | Trudeau, J. | September 10, 2031 | |||
Jane Cordy | Progressive Senate Group | Nova Scotia | June 9, 2000 | Chrétien | July 2, 2025 | Progressive Senate Group Leader | ||
René Cormier | Independent Senators Group | New Brunswick | November 10, 2016 | Trudeau, J. | April 27, 2031 | |||
Brent Cotter | Independent Senators Group | Saskatchewan | January 31, 2020 | Trudeau, J. | December 18, 2024 | |||
Mary Coyle | Independent Senators Group | Nova Scotia (Antigonish) | December 4, 2017[9] | Trudeau, J. | November 5, 2029 | |||
Jean-Guy Dagenais | Canadian Senators Group | Quebec | January 17, 2012 | Harper | February 2, 2025 | |||
Pierre Dalphond | Progressive Senate Group | Quebec (De Lorimier) | June 6, 2018 | Trudeau, J. | May 1, 2029 | |||
Donna Dasko | Independent Senators Group | Ontario | June 6, 2018 | Trudeau, J. | August 19, 2026 | |||
Dennis Dawson | Progressive Senate Group | Quebec (Lauzon) | August 2, 2005 | Martin | September 28, 2024 | Progressive Senate Group Deputy Leader | ||
Colin Deacon | Independent Senators Group | Nova Scotia | June 15, 2018 | Trudeau, J. | November 1, 2034 | |||
Martha Deacon | Independent Senators Group | Ontario (Waterloo) | February 15, 2018 | Trudeau, J. | April 23, 2033 | |||
Tony Dean | Independent Senators Group | Ontario | November 10, 2016 | Trudeau, J. | August 26, 2028 | |||
Percy Downe | Canadian Senators Group | Prince Edward Island (Charlottetown) | June 26, 2003 | Chrétien | July 8, 2029 | |||
Mike Duffy | Independent Senators Group | Prince Edward Island (Cavendish) | January 2, 2009 | Harper | May 27, 2021 | |||
Pat Duncan | Independent Senators Group | Yukon | December 12, 2018 | Trudeau, J. | April 8, 2035 | |||
Renée Dupuis | Independent Senators Group | Quebec (The Laurentides) | November 10, 2016 | Trudeau, J. | January 17, 2024 | |||
Éric Forest | Independent Senators Group | Quebec (Gulf) | November 21, 2016 | Trudeau, J. | April 6, 2027 | |||
Josée Forest-Niesing | Independent Senators Group | Ontario | October 11, 2018 | Trudeau, J. | December 18, 2039 | |||
Brian Francis | Progressive Senate Group | Prince Edward Island | October 11, 2018 | Trudeau, J. | September 28, 2032 | |||
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, 2032 | Legislative Deputy to Government Representative Marc Gold as of January 31, 2020[10] | ||
Rosa Galvez | Independent Senators Group | Quebec (Bedford) | December 6, 2016 | Trudeau, J. | June 21, 2042 | |||
Marc Gold | Non-affiliated | Quebec (Stadacona) | November 25, 2016 | Trudeau, J. | June 30, 2025 | Representative of the Government in the Senate as of January 24, 2020[11] | ||
Stephen Greene | Canadian Senators Group | Nova Scotia (Halifax — The Citadel) | January 2, 2009 | Harper | December 8, 2024 | |||
Diane Griffin | Canadian Senators Group | Prince Edward Island | November 10, 2016 | Trudeau, J. | March 18, 2022 | |||
Peter Harder | Progressive Senate Group | Ontario (Ottawa) | March 23, 2016 | Trudeau, J. | August 25, 2027 | Was the Representative of the Government in the Senate from March 23, 2016 to December 31, 2019. | ||
Nancy Hartling | Independent Senators Group | New Brunswick | November 10, 2016 | Trudeau, J. | February 1, 2025 | |||
Leo Housakos | Conservative | Quebec (Wellington) | January 8, 2009 | Harper | January 10, 2043 | former Speaker | ||
Mobina Jaffer | Independent Senators Group | British Columbia | June 13, 2001 | Chrétien | August 20, 2024 | |||
Judith Keating | Independent Senators Group | New Brunswick | January 31, 2020 | Trudeau, J. | March 19, 2032 | |||
Marty Klyne | Progressive Senate Group | Saskatchewan | September 24, 2018 | Trudeau, J. | March 6, 2032 | |||
Stan Kutcher | Independent Senators Group | Nova Scotia | December 12, 2018 | Trudeau, J. | December 16, 2026 | |||
Patti LaBoucane-Benson | Non-affiliated | Alberta | October 3, 2018 | Trudeau, J. | February 20, 2044 | Government Liaison (whip) as of January 31, 2020[10] | ||
Frances Lankin | Independent Senators Group | Ontario | April 1, 2016 | Trudeau, J. | April 16, 2029 | |||
Tony Loffreda | Independent Senators Group | Quebec | July 23, 2019 | Trudeau, J. | August 14, 2037 | joined the ISG on November 7, 2019[12] | ||
Sandra Lovelace Nicholas | Progressive Senate Group | New Brunswick | September 21, 2005 | Martin | April 15, 2023 | |||
Michael L. MacDonald | Conservative | Nova Scotia (Dartmouth) | January 2, 2009 | Harper | May 4, 2030 | |||
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 | Independent Senators Group | Ontario | November 10, 2016 | Trudeau, J. | July 12, 2026 | |||
Paul Massicotte | Independent Senators Group | Quebec (De Lanaudière) | June 26, 2003 | Chrétien | September 10, 2026 | |||
Mary Jane McCallum | Independent Senators Group | Manitoba | December 4, 2017[9] | Trudeau, J. | May 1, 2027 | |||
Marilou McPhedran | Independent Senators Group | Manitoba | November 10, 2016 | Trudeau, J. | July 22, 2026 | |||
Marie-Françoise Mégie | Independent Senators Group | Quebec (Rougemont) | November 21, 2016 | Trudeau, J. | September 25, 2025 | |||
Terry Mercer | Progressive Senate Group | Nova Scotia (Northend Halifax) | November 7, 2003 | Chrétien | May 6, 2022 | Whip of the Progressive Senate Group | ||
Julie Miville-Dechêne | Independent Senators Group | Quebec (Inkerman) | June 20, 2018 | Trudeau, J. | July 10, 2034 | |||
Percy Mockler | Conservative | New Brunswick (St. Leonard) | January 2, 2009 | Harper | April 14, 2024 | |||
Lucie Moncion | Independent Senators Group | Ontario | November 10, 2016 | Trudeau, J. | October 25, 2033 | |||
Rosemary Moodie | Independent Senators Group | Ontario | December 12, 2018 | Trudeau, J. | November 24, 2031 | |||
Jim Munson | Progressive Senate Group | Ontario (Ottawa/Rideau Canal) | December 10, 2003 | Chrétien | July 14, 2021 | |||
Thanh Hai Ngo | Conservative | Ontario | September 6, 2012 | Harper | January 3, 2022 | |||
Victor Oh | Conservative | Ontario | January 25, 2013 | Harper | June 10, 2024 | |||
Ratna Omidvar | Independent Senators Group | Ontario | April 1, 2016 | Trudeau, J. | November 5, 2024 | |||
Kim Pate | Independent Senators Group | Ontario | November 10, 2016 | Trudeau, J. | November 10, 2034 | |||
Dennis Patterson | Conservative | Nunavut | August 27, 2009 | Harper | December 30, 2023 | |||
Chantal Petitclerc | Independent Senators Group | Quebec (Grandville) | April 1, 2016 | Trudeau, J. | December 15, 2044 | |||
Don Plett | Conservative | Manitoba (Landmark) | August 27, 2009 | Harper | May 14, 2025 | Opposition Leader | ||
Rose-May Poirier | Conservative | New Brunswick (Saint-Louis-de-Kent) | February 28, 2010 | Harper | March 2, 2029 | |||
Mohamed-Iqbal Ravalia | Independent Senators Group | Newfoundland and Labrador | June 1, 2018 | Trudeau, J. | August 15, 2032 | |||
David Adams Richards | Canadian Senators Group | New Brunswick | August 30, 2017 | Trudeau, J. | October 17, 2025 | |||
Pierrette Ringuette | Independent Senators Group | New Brunswick | December 12, 2002 | Chrétien | December 31, 2030 | |||
Raymonde Saint-Germain | Independent Senators Group | 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 | Opposition Whip as of November 14, 2019 | ||
Paula Simons | Independent Senators Group | Alberta | October 3, 2018 | Trudeau, J. | September 7, 2039 | |||
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 | Canadian Senators Group | Alberta | March 25, 2013 | Harper | February 25, 2037 | In an interview with The Hill Times in July 2017, Senator Tannas "...has made it clear he will stay no longer than a decade." which would put his retirement date no later than March 25, 2023.[13] | ||
Josée Verner | Canadian Senators Group | Quebec (Montarville) | June 13, 2011 | Harper | December 30, 2034 | |||
Pamela Wallin | Canadian Senators Group | Saskatchewan | January 2, 2009 | Harper | April 10, 2028 | |||
David Wells | Conservative | Newfoundland and Labrador | January 25, 2013 | Harper | February 28, 2037 | |||
Howard Wetston | Independent Senators Group | Ontario | November 10, 2016 | Trudeau, J. | June 3, 2022 | |||
Vernon White | Canadian Senators Group | Ontario | February 20, 2012 | Harper | February 21, 2034 | Upon his appointment, Senator White said that he would step down after nine years (no later than February 20, 2021).[14] | ||
Yuen Pau Woo | Independent Senators Group | British Columbia | November 10, 2016 | Trudeau, J. | March 2, 2038 | Facilitator of the Independent Senators Group |
Vacancies and pending appointments
Province (Division) | Seat last held by | Affiliation | Reason for vacancy | Vacant since | ||
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Quebec (Rigaud) | Jacques Demers | Independent Senators Group | Mandatory retirement | August 25, 2019 | 533 days | |
Quebec (De Salaberry) | André Pratte | Independent Senators Group | Resigned | October 21, 2019 | 476 days | |
British Columbia | Richard Neufeld | Conservative | Mandatory retirement | November 6, 2019 | 460 days | |
Ontario | Nicole Eaton | Conservative | Mandatory retirement | January 21, 2020 | 384 days | |
New Brunswick | Joseph A. Day | Progressive Senate Group | Mandatory retirement | January 24, 2020 | 381 days | |
Quebec (Kennebec) | Serge Joyal | Progressive Senate Group | Mandatory retirement | February 1, 2020 | 373 days | |
Saskatchewan | David Tkachuk | Conservative | Mandatory retirement | February 18, 2020 | 356 days | |
Nova Scotia | Tom McInnis | Conservative | Mandatory retirement | April 9, 2020 | 305 days | |
Alberta | Grant Mitchell | Non-affiliated | Resigned | April 24, 2020 | 290 days | |
Saskatchewan | Lillian Dyck | Progressive Senate Group | Mandatory retirement | August 24, 2020 | 168 days | |
Newfoundland and Labrador | Norman Doyle | Conservative | Mandatory retirement | November 11, 2020 | 89 days | |
Alberta | Elaine McCoy | Canadian Senators Group | Death | December 29, 2020 | 41 days | |
Ontario | Lynn Beyak | Non-affiliated | Resigned | January 25, 2021 | 14 days | |
Manitoba | Murray Sinclair | Independent Senators Group | Resigned | January 31, 2021 | 8 days |
Standings
Members of the Senate of Canada may sit[15] 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 | |
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Independent Senators Group | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 43 | |
Conservative | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | |
Canadian Senators Group | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
Progressive Senate Group | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | |
Non-affiliated | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
Vacant | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | |
Total | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 24 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 105 |
Party standings since the last election
Date | Name | Province | Affiliation before | Affiliation after | Reason | ||
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October 21, 2019 | André Pratte | Quebec (De Salaberry) | Independent Senators Group | vacant | Resigned | ||
November 2, 2019 | Paul McIntyre | New Brunswick | Conservative | Mandatory retirement | |||
November 4, 2019 | Doug Black | Alberta | Independent Senators Group | Canadian Senators Group | Joined new caucus group | ||
Robert Black | Ontario (Centre Wellington) | ||||||
Larry Campbell | British Columbia (Vancouver) | ||||||
Stephen Greene | Nova Scotia (Halifax — The Citadel) | ||||||
Diane Griffin | Prince Edward Island | ||||||
Elaine McCoy | Alberta (Calgary) | ||||||
Josée Verner | Quebec (Montarville) | ||||||
David Adams Richards | New Brunswick | Non-affiliated | |||||
Scott Tannas | Alberta | Conservative | |||||
Pamela Wallin | Saskatchewan | ||||||
Vernon White | Ontario | ||||||
November 6, 2019 | Richard Neufeld | British Columbia | vacant | Mandatory retirement | |||
November 7, 2019 | Diane Bellemare | Quebec (Alma) | Non-affiliated | Independent Senators Group | Changed affiliation | ||
November 14, 2019 | Jane Cordy | Nova Scotia | Senate Liberal Caucus | Progressive Senate Group | Joined new caucus group | ||
Dennis Dawson | Quebec (Lauzon) | ||||||
Joseph A. Day | New Brunswick (Saint John-Kennebecasis) | ||||||
Percy Downe | Prince Edward Island (Charlottetown) | ||||||
Lillian Dyck | Saskatchewan (North Battleford) | ||||||
Serge Joyal | Quebec (Kennebec) | ||||||
Sandra Lovelace Nicholas | New Brunswick | ||||||
Terry Mercer | Nova Scotia (Northend Halifax) | ||||||
Jim Munson | Ontario (Ottawa/Rideau Canal) | ||||||
November 18, 2019 | Percy Downe | Prince Edward Island (Charlottetown) | Progressive Senate Group | Canadian Senators Group | Changed affiliation | ||
Jean-Guy Dagenais | Quebec (Victoria) | Conservative | |||||
January 21, 2020 | Nicole Eaton | Ontario | vacant | Mandatory retirement | |||
January 24, 2020 | Joseph A. Day | New Brunswick (Saint John-Kennebecasis) | Progressive Senate Group | ||||
January 24, 2020 | Marc Gold | Quebec (Stadacona) | Independent Senators Group | Non-affiliated | Change in parliamentary group affiliation following appointment to Representative of the Government in the Senate | ||
January 31, 2020 | Raymonde Gagné | Manitoba | Change in parliamentary group affiliation following appointment as Legislative Deputy to the Government Representative | ||||
Patti LaBoucane-Benson | Alberta | Change in parliamentary group affiliation following appointment as Government Liaison | |||||
Brent Cotter | Saskatchewan | vacant | Non-affiliated | Appointed to Senate | |||
Judith Keating | New Brunswick | ||||||
February 1, 2020 | Serge Joyal | Quebec (Kennebec) | Progressive Senate Group | vacant | Mandatory retirement | ||
February 6, 2020 | Brent Cotter | Saskatchewan | Non-affiliated | Independent Senators Group | Changed affiliation | ||
Judith Keating | New Brunswick | ||||||
February 18, 2020 | David Tkachuk | Saskatchewan | Conservative | vacant | Mandatory retirement | ||
April 9, 2020 | Tom McInnis | Nova Scotia | |||||
April 24, 2020 | Grant Mitchell | Alberta | Non-affiliated | vacant | Resigned | ||
May 8, 2020 | Patricia Bovey | Manitoba | Independent Senators Group | Progressive Senate Group | Changed affiliation | ||
May 14, 2020 | Peter Harder | Ontario (Ottawa) | Non-affiliated | ||||
May 21, 2020 | Pierre Dalphond | Quebec (De Lorimier) | Independent Senators Group | ||||
July 8, 2020 | Wanda Thomas Bernard | Nova Scotia | Independent Senators Group | ||||
August 24, 2020 | Lillian Dyck | Saskatchewan | Progressive Senate Group | vacant | Mandatory retirement | ||
September 2, 2020 | Marty Klyne | Saskatchewan | Independent Senators Group | Progressive Senate Group | Changed affiliation | ||
September 14, 2020 | Brian Francis | Prince Edward Island | Independent Senators Group | ||||
Patrick Brazeau | Quebec (Repentigny) | Independent Senators Group | Non-affiliated | ||||
November 11, 2020 | Norman Doyle | Newfoundland and Labrador | Conservative | vacant | Mandatory retirement | ||
December 29, 2020 | Elaine McCoy | Alberta | Canadian Senators Group | vacant | Death | ||
January 25, 2021 | Lynn Beyak | Ontario (Northwestern Ontario) | Non-affiliated | vacant | Resigned from Senate | ||
January 31, 2021 | Murray Sinclair | Manitoba | Independent Senators Group | vacant | Resigned from Senate |
Number of members per group by date |
2019 | 2020 | 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Oct 21 | Nov 2 | Nov 4 | Nov 6 | Nov 7 | Nov 14 | Nov 18 | Jan 21 | Jan 24 | Jan 31 | Feb 1 | Feb 6 | Feb 18 | Apr 9 | Apr 24 | May 8 | May 14 | May 21 | Jul 8 | Aug 24 | Sep 2 | Sep 14 | Nov 11 | Dec 29 | Jan 25 | Jan 31 | ||
Independent Senators Group | 57 | 49 | 50 | 51 | 50 | 48 | 50 | 49 | 48 | 47 | 46 | 44 | 43 | ||||||||||||||
Conservative | 29 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||
Senate Liberal Caucus | 9 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Non-affiliated | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
Canadian Senators Group | 0 | 11 | 13 | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Progressive Senate Group | 0 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | |||||||||||||||
Total members | 102 | 101 | 100 | 99 | 98 | 100 | 99 | 98 | 97 | 96 | 95 | 94 | 93 | 92 | 91 | ||||||||||||
Vacant | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
Appointment breakdown
Prime Minister | Term | ISG | Cons. | CSG | PSG | N-A | Total | |
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Jean Chrétien | 1993–2003 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | |
Paul Martin | 2003–2006 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
Stephen Harper | 2006–2015 | 2 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 30 | |
Justin Trudeau | 2015–present | 38 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 50 | |
Total | 43 | 20 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 91 |
Upcoming retirements
Twelve current senators are scheduled to retire before the end of 2023:
- Mike Duffy, May 27, 2021, Independent Senators Group, (Harper) - Prince Edward Island (Cavendish)
- Jim Munson, July 14, 2021, Progressive Senate Group, (Chrétien) - Ontario (Ottawa/Rideau Canal)
- Carolyn Stewart-Olsen, July 27, 2021, Conservative (Harper) - New Brunswick
- Thanh Hai Ngo, January 3, 2022, Conservative (Harper) - Ontario
- Diane Griffin, March 18, 2022, Independent Senators Group (J. Trudeau) - Prince Edward Island
- Terry Mercer, May 6, 2022, Progressive Senate Group (Chrétien) - Nova Scotia (Northend Halifax)
- Howard Wetston, June 3, 2022, Independent Senators Group (J. Trudeau) - Ontario
- Larry Campbell, February 28, 2023, Canadian Senators Group (Martin) - British Columbia (Vancouver)
- Sandra Lovelace Nicholas, April 15, 2023, Progressive Senate Group (Martin) - New Brunswick
- George Furey, May 12, 2023, Non-affiliated (Chrétien) - Newfoundland and Labrador
- Patricia Bovey, May 15, 2023, Progressive Senate Group (J. Trudeau) - Manitoba
- Dennis Patterson, December 30, 2023, Conservative (Harper) - Nunavut
Longevity
Furthest year of retirement of existing senators, by prime minister
- Dennis Dawson, appointed by Paul Martin, is due to retire on September 28, 2024
- 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
- List of Canadian Senate appointments by Prime Minister
- List of senators in the 43rd Parliament of Canada
- List of current Senators of Canada by age
- Senate of Canada seating plan
Notes
- 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.
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