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The Senate of Canada (French: Sénat du Canada) is the upper house of the Parliament of Canada. Together with the Crown and the House of Commons , they compose the bicameral legislature of Canada. The Senate is modelled after the British House of Lords , with its members appointed by the governor general on the advice of the prime minister . [ 1 ]
The Senate Chamber, located in the Centre Block of Parliament Hill. This is a list of current members of the Senate of Canada (French: Le Sénat du Canada), the upper house of the Parliament of Canada. Unlike the members of Parliament in the House of Commons, the 105 senators are appointed by the governor general on the advice of the prime ...
The 2025 Canadian federal election will elect members of the House of Commons to the 45th Canadian Parliament.The election will be called after the governor general dissolves parliament (via request from the prime minister) but, under the fixed-date provisions of the Canada Elections Act, must be held no later than October 20, 2025
Senator Lifespan Party [1] Prov. Entered Left Appointed by Left due to For life? Raymonde Saint-Germain: 1951–present: NA: QC: 25 November 2016 — Trudeau, J. — John Sewell Sanborn
Senator Lifespan Party [1] Prov. Entered Left Appointed by Left due to For life? John Abbott: 1821–1893: L: QC: 12 May 1887: 30 October 1893: Macdonald: Death: Y Michael Adams
At various points both the House of Commons and Senate have included non-party parliamentary groups, also called caucuses.These groups are unaffiliated with registered political parties, are not registered with Elections Canada, and do not run candidates in Canadian federal elections.
The following are lists of members of the Senate of Canada: List of current senators of Canada; List of Senate of Canada appointments by prime minister;
Members of the Senate of Canada are appointed by the Governor General of Canada on the recommendation of his or her prime minister. This list is broken down by party and further sorted into three categories: senators appointed who sat in the government caucus , senators appointed who sat in opposition caucuses, and senators appointed who sat in ...