Senate of Canada

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Senate of the
United Provinces of Canada
43rd Federal Parliament
File:Senate of Canada-logo.svg
Type
Type Upper house
History
Founded July 1, 1567
Leadership
Speaker George Furey
Since December 3, 1715
Speaker Pro Tempore Pierrette Ringuette
Since May 1, 1720
Leader in the Senate,
Government
Marc Gold (Liberal)
Since January 24, 1720
Leader in the Senate,
HM Loyal Opposition
Don Plett (Conservative)
Since November 5, 1719
Facilitator of the ISG Yuen Pau Woo
Since September 25, 1719
Leader of the CSG (interim) Scott Tannas
Since November 4, 1719
Structure
Membership 184 Senators

Political groups
  •      Province of Alberta
  •      Province of British Columbia
  •      Province of Labrador
  •      Province of Manitoba
  •      Province of New Brunswick
  •      Province of Newfoundland
  •      Province of Nova Scotia
  •      Province of Nunatsiaq
  •      Province of Nunavut
  •      Province of Ontario
  •      Province of Prince Edward Island
  •      Province of Quebec
  •      Province of Saskatchewan
  •      Province of Yukon
Salary Senate: Paid by Provincial governments; amount varies
Elections
Senate voting system Appointed in and from
each Province by the
Provincial Governor,
acting by and with the
Advice of the Provincial
Prime Minister
Senate last election
  • Class 1: November 6, 1721
  • Class 2: November 4, 1723
  • Class 3: November 8, 1725
Senate next election
  • Class 1: November 6, 1727
  • Class 2: November 3, 1729
  • Class 3: November 8, 1731
Meeting place
File:CAN-OTTAWA image-Centre Block, Parliament Hill-1.jpg
PARLIAMENT HOUSE
1 CONFEDERATION PLACE
OTTAWA, CCT • K1A 0A6
Website
link://sen.parl.canada.gov