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The Senate Chamber, located in the Centre Block of Parliament Hill

This article provides an up-to-date list of the members of the Senate of Canada (Le Sénat du Canada), the upper house of the Parliament of Canada, including their names, provinces or territories, political affiliations, and appointment dates. The list reflects the latest official records and is presented in a sortable table format. The 105 senators are appointed by the governor general on the advice of the prime minister, unlike the elected members of the House of Commons. [1][2]

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.

As of 21 September 2025, there are 100 sitting senators: 44 are members of the Independent Senators Group, 20 are members of the Canadian Senators Group, 17 are members of the Progressive Senate Group, 13 are members of the senate caucus of the Conservative Party of Canada, and 6 are non-affiliated. There are five vacancies.[3] Current senators have been appointed on the advice of Justin Trudeau, Stephen Harper, and Jean Chrétien.

Regional allocation

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Senate seats are allocated on a regional basis:

Quebec is unique in having 24 constitutionally mandated Senate divisions. See Quebec Senate divisions for details. In other provinces, senators may choose a division name, but this has no constitutional significance.

Notable positions

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Pierrette Ringuette is the longest-serving current senator; she was appointed on the advice of Jean Chrétien in 2002.

Current senators

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See also: Lists of Canadian senators
Name[4] Senate affiliation Province or territory (Senate division)[5] Date nominated Appointed on the advice of Mandatory retirement Titles
Pierrette Ringuette ISG NB 2002-12-12 Chrétien 2030-12-31
Percy Downe CSG PE 2003-06-26 Chrétien 2029-07-08 Liaison (whip) of the CSG
Michael L. MacDonald CPC NS 2009-01-02 Harper 2030-05-04
Yonah Martin CPC BC 2009-01-02 Harper 2040-04-11 Deputy Opposition Leader
Pamela Wallin CSG SK 2009-01-02 Harper 2028-04-10
Patrick Brazeau NA QC (Repentigny) 2009-01-08 Harper 2049-11-11
Leo Housakos CPC QC (Wellington) 2009-01-08 Harper 2043-01-10 Leader of the Opposition in the Senate [a]
Claude Carignan CPC QC (Mille Isles) 2009-08-27 Harper 2039-12-04 [b]
Elizabeth Marshall CPC NL 2010-01-29 Harper 2026-09-07
Rose-May Poirier CPC NB 2010-02-28 Harper 2029-03-02
Salma Ataullahjan CPC ON 2010-07-09 Harper 2027-04-29
Fabian Manning CPC NL 2011-05-25 Harper 2039-05-21
Larry Smith CPC QC (Saurel) 2011-05-25 Harper 2026-04-28
Josée Verner CSG QC (Montarville) 2011-06-13 Harper 2034-12-30
Denise Batters CPC SK 2013-01-25 Harper 2045-06-18 Chair of the Conservative Caucus
David Wells CPC NL 2013-01-25 Harper 2037-02-28
Scott Tannas CSG AB 2013-03-25 Harper 2037-02-25 Leader of the CSG
Peter Harder PSG ON 2016-03-23 Trudeau, J. 2027-08-25 [c]
Raymonde Gagné NA MB 2016-04-01 Trudeau, J. 2031-01-07 Speaker of the Senate
Chantal Petitclerc ISG QC (Grandville) 2016-04-01 Trudeau, J. 2044-12-15 Chair of ISG Deliberations
Wanda Thomas Bernard PSG NS 2016-11-10 Trudeau, J. 2028-08-01
Gwen Boniface ISG ON 2016-11-10 Trudeau, J. 2030-08-05
René Cormier ISG NB 2016-11-10 Trudeau, J. 2031-04-27 Speaker pro tempore
Tony Dean ISG ON 2016-11-10 Trudeau, J. 2028-08-19
Marilou McPhedran NA MB 2016-11-10 Trudeau, J. 2026-07-22
Lucie Moncion ISG ON 2016-11-10 Trudeau, J. 2033-10-25
Kim Pate ISG ON 2016-11-10 Trudeau, J. 2034-11-10
Yuen Pau Woo ISG BC 2016-11-10 Trudeau, J. 2038-03-02 [d]
Éric Forest ISG QC (Gulf) 2016-11-21 Trudeau, J. 2027-04-06
Raymonde Saint-Germain ISG QC (De la Vallière) 2016-11-25 Trudeau, J. 2026-10-07 Facilitator of the ISG
Rosa Galvez ISG QC (Bedford) 2016-12-06 Trudeau, J. 2036-06-21
Mary Coyle ISG NS 2017-12-04 Trudeau, J. 2029-11-05
Mary Jane McCallum CPC MB 2017-12-04 Trudeau, J. 2027-05-01
Robert Black CSG ON 2018-02-15 Trudeau, J. 2037-03-27
Marty Deacon ISG ON 2018-02-15 Trudeau, J. 2033-04-23
Yvonne Boyer ISG ON 2018-03-15 Trudeau, J. 2028-10-25
Mohamed-Iqbal Ravalia ISG NL 2018-06-01 Trudeau, J. 2032-08-15
Pierre Dalphond ISG QC (De Lorimier) 2018-06-06 Trudeau, J. 2029-05-01
Donna Dasko ISG ON 2018-06-06 Trudeau, J. 2026-08-19
Colin Deacon CSG NS 2018-06-15 Trudeau, J. 2034-11-01
Julie Miville-Dechêne PSG QC (Inkerman) 2018-06-20 Trudeau, J. 2034-07-10
Bev Busson ISG BC 2018-09-24 Trudeau, J. 2026-08-23
Marty Klyne PSG SK 2018-09-24 Trudeau, J. 2032-03-06
Peter Boehm ISG ON 2018-10-03 Trudeau, J. 2029-04-26
Patti LaBoucane-Benson NA AB 2018-10-03 Trudeau, J. 2044-02-20 Deputy Gov. Representative (GRO)
Paula Simons ISG AB 2018-10-03 Trudeau, J. 2039-09-07
Brian Francis PSG PE 2018-10-11 Trudeau, J. 2032-09-28 Leader of the PSG
Dawn Anderson CPC NT 2018-12-12 Trudeau, J. 2042-04-14
Pat Duncan NA YT 2018-12-12 Trudeau, J. 2035-04-08 Deputy Gov. Liaison (whip, GR0)
Stan Kutcher ISG NS 2018-12-12 Trudeau, J. 2026-12-16
Rosemary Moodie ISG ON 2018-12-12 Trudeau, J. 2031-11-24
Tony Loffreda ISG QC (Shawinegan) 2019-07-22 Trudeau, J. 2037-08-14
Bernadette Clement ISG ON 2021-06-22 Trudeau, J. 2040-05-17 Deputy Facilitator of the ISG
Jim Quinn CSG NB 2021-06-22 Trudeau, J. 2032-01-25
Hassan Yussuff ISG ON 2021-06-22 Trudeau, J. 2031-12-15
David Arnot ISG SK 2021-07-29 Trudeau, J. 2027-04-16 ISG Legislative Liaison
Michèle Audette PSG QC (De Salaberry) 2021-07-29 Trudeau, J. 2046-07-20
Amina Gerba PSG QC (Rigaud) 2021-07-29 Trudeau, J. 2036-03-14 Liaison (whip) of the PSG
Clément Gignac CSG QC (Kennebec) 2021-07-29 Trudeau, J. 2030-05-07
Karen Sorensen ISG AB 2021-07-29 Trudeau, J. 2034-05-20
Flordeliz (Gigi) Osler CSG MB 2022-09-26 Trudeau, J. 2043-09-09 Chair of the CSG
Margo Greenwood ISG BC 2022-11-10 Trudeau, J. 2028-09-02
Sharon Burey CSG ON 2022-11-21 Trudeau, J. 2032-12-04
Andrew Cardozo PSG ON 2022-11-21 Trudeau, J. 2031-03-21
Rebecca Patterson CSG ON 2022-11-21 Trudeau, J. 2040-06-15 Deputy Leader of the CSG
Jane MacAdam ISG PE 2023-05-03 Trudeau, J. 2032-03-01
Iris Petten NA NL 2023-05-03 Trudeau, J. 2034-02-05 Gov. Liaison (whip) (GRO)
Paul (PJ) Prosper CSG NS 2023-07-06 Trudeau, J. 2039-11-04
Judy White PSG NL 2023-07-06 Trudeau, J. 2039-01-11 Deputy Leader of the PSG
Réjean Aucoin CSG NS 2023-10-31 Trudeau, J. 2030-07-04
Rodger Cuzner PSG NS 2023-10-31 Trudeau, J. 2030-11-04
Joan Kingston ISG NB 2023-10-31 Trudeau, J. 2030-01-08
John McNair ISG NB 2023-10-31 Trudeau, J. 2032-06-03
Krista Ross CSG NB 2023-10-31 Trudeau, J. 2042-09-30 Deputy Liaison (whip) of the CSG
Marnie McBean ISG ON 2023-12-20 Trudeau, J. 2043-01-28
Paulette Senior ISG ON 2023-12-20 Trudeau, J. 2036-12-04
Toni Varone ISG ON 2023-12-20 Trudeau, J. 2033-06-20
Mary Robinson CSG PE 2024-01-22 Trudeau, J. 2045-08-03
Mohammad Al Zaibak CSG ON 2024-01-28 Trudeau, J. 2026-08-09
Manuelle Oudar ISG QC (La Salle) 2024-02-13 Trudeau, J. 2038-07-05
Victor Boudreau ISG NB 2024-06-28 Trudeau, J. 2045-05-03
Charles Adler CSG MB 2024-08-16 Trudeau, J. 2029-08-25
Tracy Muggli PSG SK 2024-08-16 Trudeau, J. 2040-09-18 Deputy Liaison (whip) and Caucus Chair of the PSG
Daryl Fridhandler PSG AB 2024-08-30 Trudeau, J. 2031-10-09
Kristopher Wells PSG AB 2024-08-30 Trudeau, J. 2046-10-07
Pierre Moreau NA QC (The Laurentides) 2024-09-10 Trudeau, J. 2032-12-12 Government Representative (GRO)
Suze Youance ISG QC (Lauzon) 2024-09-25 Trudeau, J. 2045-08-11
Nancy Karetak-Lindell ISG NU 2024-12-19 Trudeau, J. 2032-12-10
Allister Surette ISG NS 2024-12-19 Trudeau, J. 2036-09-21
Baltej Dhillon ISG BC 2025-02-07 Trudeau, J. 2041-11-13
Martine Hébert ISG QC (Victoria) 2025-02-07 Trudeau, J. 2040-10-07
Todd Lewis CSG SK 2025-02-07 Trudeau, J. 2036-07-21
Danièle Henkel PSG QC (Alma) 2025-02-14 Trudeau, J. 2031-01-16
Duncan Wilson PSG BC 2025-02-28 Trudeau, J. 2042-09-26
Dawn Arnold ISG NB 2025-03-07 Trudeau, J. 2041-04-23
Katherine Hay PSG ON 2025-03-07 Trudeau, J. 2036-01-16
Tony Ince CSG NS 2025-03-07 Trudeau, J. 2032-12-16
Farah Mohamed ISG ON 2025-03-07 Trudeau, J. 2045-07-05
Sandra Pupatello NA ON 2025-03-07 Trudeau, J. 2037-10-06 Chair of the GRO[6]

Notes

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  1. ^ former speaker of the Senate of Canada
  2. ^ former government representative in the Senate and former leader of the opposition in the Senate (Canada)
  3. ^ former representative of the Government in the Senate
  4. ^ former facilitator of the ISG

Standings

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The Senate of Canada has 105 seats; As of 17 October 2025, 99 of these are filled and 6 are vacant.

Members of the Senate of Canada may sit as representatives of a group or political party, if agreed by both the senator and the group.

Current composition of the Senate by affiliation and province[7]
Affiliation AB BC MB NB NL NT NS NU ON PE QC SK YT Total
  ISG 2 4 0 6 1 0 3 1 15 1 9 1 0 43
  CSG 1 0 2 2 0 0 4 0 4 2 2 2 0 19
  PSG 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 3 1 4 2 0 16
  CPC 0 1 1 1 3 1 1 0 1 0 3 1 0 13
  Non-affiliated 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 8
  Vacant 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 6
Total: 6 6 6 10 6 1 10 1 24 4 24 6 1 105
Seating plan of the Canadian Senate
Seating plan of the Canadian Senate

Appointment breakdown

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Appointments by prime minister and current affiliation[8]
Prime Minister Term ISG CSG PSG CPC NA Total
Jean Chrétien 1993–2003 1 1 0 0 0 2
Stephen Harper 2006–2015 0 3 0 11 1 15
Justin Trudeau 2015–2025 42 15 16 2 7 82
Mark Carney 2025–present 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total: 43 19 16 13 8 99

Vacancies

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Province (Division) Seat last held by Affiliation Reason for vacancy Vacant since
  Manitoba Don Plett Conservative Mandatory retirement May 14, 2025 162 days
  Quebec (Stadacona) Marc Gold Non-affiliated Mandatory retirement June 30, 2025 115 days
  Quebec (De la Durantaye) Judith Seidman Conservative Mandatory retirement September 1, 2025 52 days
  Quebec (De Lanaudière) Paul Massicotte ISG Resigned September 9, 2025 44 days
  Quebec (Rougemont) Marie-Françoise Mégie ISG Mandatory retirement September 21, 2025 32 days
  New Brunswick David Adams Richards Conservative Mandatory retirement October 17, 2025 6 days

Longevity

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Furthest year of retirement of existing senators, by prime minister

  • Pierrette Ringuette, appointed by Jean Chrétien, is due to retire on December 31, 2030
  • Kristopher Wells, appointed by Justin Trudeau, is due to retire on October 7, 2046
  • Patrick Brazeau, appointed by Stephen Harper, is due to retire on November 11, 2049

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Senate of Canada – About the Senate. Retrieved March 25, 2025, from https://sencanada.ca/en/about/
  2. ^ Parliament of Canada – The Role of the Senate. Retrieved March 25, 2025, from https://learn.parl.ca/understanding-comprendre/en/how-parliament-works/the-role-of-the-senate
  3. ^ "Senators". Archived from the original on 30 March 2025. Retrieved 10 April 2025.
  4. ^ Source: Official Senate website
  5. ^ Represents the specific Senate division within Quebec for which the senator was appointed, as required by the Constitution Act, 1867. Senators for all other provinces and territories represent their respective province or territory at large.
  6. ^ "'Pivotal moment' — Windsor's Pupatello new chair of Canadian Senate office". Windsor Star. 1 October 2025. Retrieved 23 October 2025.
  7. ^ This table reflects the group affiliation and provincial representation of the 105 senators currently serving. It does not include retired or former senators.
  8. ^ This table includes only senators who are currently serving. Retired or former senators are not included.