List of federal political parties in Canada
The following is a list of political parties which run for national federal office in Canada.
House of Commons
Political parties represented in the House of Commons
| Name | Founded | Ideology | Leader | MPs as of 2021[update] | Largest MP caucus | Political position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Party of Canada Parti libéral du Canada |
1867 | Liberalism, social liberalism | Justin Trudeau | 159 / 338
|
179 / 245 (1940)[a] |
Centre to centre-left | |
| Conservative Party of Canada Parti conservateur du Canada |
2003 | Conservatism, economic liberalism | Pierre Poilievre | 119 / 338
|
166 / 308 (2011)
|
Centre-right to right-wing | |
| Bloc Québécois | 1991 | Quebec sovereignty, social democracy, regionalism | Yves-François Blanchet | 32 / 338
|
54 / 295 (1993)[b] |
Centre-left | |
| New Democratic Party Nouveau Parti démocratique |
1961 | Social democracy | Jagmeet Singh | 25 / 338
|
103 / 308 (2011)
|
Centre-left to left-wing | |
| Green Party of Canada Le Parti Vert du Canada |
1983 | Green politics | Amita Kuttner (interim) | 2 / 338
|
3 / 338 (2019)
|
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Other parties
Other parties registered with Elections Canada
- Animal Alliance Environment Voters Party of Canada (founded in 2005) - environmentalist, animal liberationist
- Canadian Action Party (founded in 1997) - populist, anti-globalization
- Christian Heritage Party of Canada (founded in 1987) - social conservative
- Communist Party of Canada (founded in 1921) - communist
- Communist Party of Canada (Marxist-Leninist) (founded in 1970) - Marxist-Leninist
- Libertarian Party of Canada (founded in 1975) - right-libertarian
- Marijuana Party of Canada (founded in 2000) - pro-cannabis legalization
- Rhinoceros Party (founded in 2006) - satirical party
- Party for Accountability, Competency and Transparency (founded in 2010) - direct democracy
- Pirate Party of Canada (founded in 2009) copyright reform, privacy, network neutrality, open government
- Progressive Canadian Party (founded in 2004) - progressive conservative, Red Tory
- United Party of Canada (founded in 2009) - centrist
Unregistered parties that have been active in recent years
- Western Block Party (founded in 2005) - western separatist and paleoconservative/libertarian conservative
- First Peoples National Party of Canada (founded in 2005) - Aboriginal rights advocacy
- Freedom Party of Canada (founded in 2001)
- Nationalist Party of Canada (founded in 1977)
- National-Socialist Party of Canada (founded in 2006)
- Newfoundland and Labrador First Party (founded in 2007) - Newfoundland and Labrador advocacy
- People's Political Power of Canada (founded in 2006)- feminist, centrist, populist
- Work Less Party (founded in 2007) - Labour rights
- Natural Law Party of Canada (founded in 1992)
Notes
- ↑ In 2015, the Liberal Party held 184 seats; the most in its history. However, at that time there were 338 seats total, so the proportion of seats held by the party was smaller than it was in 1940.
- ↑ The Bloc Québécois also won 54 seats in the 2004 election, but at the time there were 308 seats total, so the proportion of seats held by the party was smaller than it was in 1993.