List of federal political parties in Canada facts for kids
The following is a list of political parties which run for national federal office in Canada.
Contents
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) |
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) |
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) |
||
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
- 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)
See also
In Spanish: Anexo:Partidos federales de Canadá para niños
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