44th Canadian Parliament

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[a]
Independent Senators Group*
Canadian Senators Group*
Progressive Senate Group*
UnrecognizedGreen Party
* Only in the Senate.
House of Commons
Speaker of the
Commons
Hon. Anthony Rota
5 Dec 2019 – 27 Sep 2023
Louis Plamondon (interim)
27 Sep 2023 – 3 Oct 2023
Hon. Greg Fergus
3 Oct 2023 – present
Government
House Leader
Hon. Mark Holland
26 Oct 2021 – 26 Jul 2023
Hon. Karina Gould
26 Jul 2023 – present
Opposition
House Leader
Gérard Deltell
2 Sep 2020 – 4 Feb 2022
John Brassard
5 Feb 2022 – 12 Sep 2022
Andrew Scheer
13 Sep 2022 – present
Members338 MP seats
List of members
Senate

Seating arrangements of the Senate
Speaker of the
Senate
Hon. George Furey
3 Dec 2015 – 12 May 2023
Hon. Raymonde Gagné
12 May 2023 – present
Government
Senate Rep.
Hon. Marc Gold
24 Jan 2020 – present
Opposition
Senate Leader
Hon. Don Plett
5 Nov 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 Jul 2021 – present
Sessions
1st session
22 November 2021 – present
← 43rd → 45th

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.

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] The support was contingent on the government implementing a pharmacare program and a dental care program. The temporary Canada Dental Benefit was established in December 2022, and the permanent Canadian Dental Care Plan began rolling out in December 2023.[3][4]


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  1. ^ Blatchford, Andy (22 March 2022). "Trudeau will be prime minister until 2025". POLITICO.
  2. ^ Scherer, Steve; Shakil, Ismail (22 March 2022). "Canada's Trudeau strikes surprise deal to keep power until 2025". Reuters. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
  3. ^ Wilson, Jim (19 January 2024). "11.4 million uninsured Canadians to be excluded from national public dental care plan: Report". Canadian HR Reporter. KM Business Information Canada. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  4. ^ Rachini, Mouhamad (12 December 2023). "Canada's new dental care plan could impact nearly 9 million Canadians — are you one of them?". CBC News. Retrieved 31 January 2024.