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

Seating arrangements of the House of Commons
Speaker of the
Commons		Hon. Anthony Rota
Government
House Leader		Hon. Mark Holland
Members338 MP seats
List of members
Senate

Seating arrangements of the Senate
Speaker of the
Senate		Hon. George Furey
3 December 2015 – 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 – 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
Anthony Rota official speaker portrait
Liberal Anthony Rota Nipissing—Timiskaming December 5, 2019

Liberal Leadership (Government)
Office Photo Officer Riding Since
Leader
Justin Trudeau
 Justin Trudeau Papineau April 14, 2013
Deputy Leader
Chrystia Freeland
 Chrystia Freeland University-Rosedale November 20, 2019
House Leader
Mark Holland
 Mark Holland Ajax October 26, 2021
Whip Steven MacKinnon Gatineau October 28, 2021
Caucus Chair Brenda Shanahan Châteauguay—Lacolle November 28, 2021

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

Timeline
House of Commons – Changes in seats held
Seat Before Change
Date Member Party Reason Date Member Party
Spadina—Fort York 22 November 2021 Kevin Vuong █ Liberal Excluded from caucus █ Independent
Mississauga—Lakeshore 27 May 2022 Sven Spengemann █ Liberal Resigned[a 1] 12 December 2022 Charles Sousa █ Liberal
Richmond—Arthabaska September 13, 2022 Alain Rayes █ Conservative Left caucus █ Independent
Winnipeg South Centre 12 December 2022 Jim Carr █ Liberal Death █ Vacant
Calgary Heritage December 31, 2022 Bob Benzen █ Conservative Resigned █ Vacant
Oxford January 27, 2023 Dave MacKenzie █ Conservative Resigned █ Vacant
Portage—Lisgar 1 February 2023 Candice Bergen █ Conservative Resigned █ Vacant
  1. to accept a position with the United Nations

2021

2022

2023

Standings
Standings in the 44th Canadian Parliament
Affiliation House members Senate members
2021 election
results		 Current +/– On election
day 2021		 Current +/–
Liberal 160 158 2 – –
Conservative 119 115 4 18 15 3
Bloc Québécois 32 32 – –
New Democratic 25 25 – –
Green 2 2 – –
Independent 0 2 2 9 11 2
Independent Senators Group – – 40 39 1
Progressive Senate Group – – 14 12 2
Canadian Senators Group – – 13 13
Total members 338 334 4 94 90 4
Vacant – 4 4 11 15 4
Total seats 338 – 105 –

See also

References
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