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
| Party | Founded | Leader | Ideology | Position | MPs | Largest caucus | |
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| Liberal Party of Canada Parti libéral du Canada |
1867 | Mark Carney | 169 / 343
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179 / 245 (1940)
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| Conservative Party of Canada Parti conservateur du Canada |
2003 | Pierre Pollievre | 144 / 343
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166 / 308 (2011)
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| Bloc Québécois | 1991 | Yves-François Blanchet | 22 / 343
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54 / 295 (1993)
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| New Democratic Party Nouveau Parti démocratique |
1961 | Don Davies (acting) | 7 / 343
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103 / 308 (2011)
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| Green Party of Canada Le Parti Vert du Canada |
1983 | Elizabeth May | — | 1 / 343
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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)