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Leader of the Official Opposition (Canada)

Position in the Parliament of Canada

Field	Value
post	Leader
body	the Official Opposition
native_name	Chef de l'Opposition officielle
image	Pierre Poilievre in 2023 (edited).jpg
incumbent	Pierre Poilievre
incumbentsince	August 18, 2025
department	{{plainlist
style	The Honourable
member_of	House of Commons
residence	Stornoway
seat	West Block (while Centre Block is under renovation)
termlength	While leader of the largest party not in government
inaugural	Alexander Mackenzie
formation	March 6, 1873
salary	$309,700 (2025)

Official Opposition
Parliament of Canada

The leader of the Official Opposition () is the member of Parliament (MP) who leads the Official Opposition in Canada. This is typically the leader of the party possessing the most seats in the House of Commons that is neither the governing party nor part of a governing coalition.

Pierre Poilievre, MP for Battle River—Crowfoot, has been the leader of the Official Opposition since August 2025. Poilievre previously served in the role from September 2022 to April 2025, when he lost his seat in Carleton in the 2025 federal election. He was elected to his current seat in an August by-election, once again becoming leader of the Opposition.

The office should not be confused with Opposition House leader, who is a frontbencher charged with managing the business of the Opposition in the House of Commons and is formally titled Leader of the Opposition in the House of Commons. There is also a leader of the Opposition in the Senate, who is usually of the same party as the leader of the Opposition in the house.

Name

The term leader of the opposition is used in the Parliament of Canada Act and the Standing Orders of the House of Commons, as is the term official opposition. The terms leader of the loyal opposition, his majesty's opposition, and loyal opposition are sometimes used, but are not in either the act or the standing orders. The word loyal is used to communicate the party's loyalty to monarch of Canadaas the nonpartisan personification of the nation and the state's authorityeven as its members oppose the governing party.

Privileges

The leader of the Opposition is entitled to the same levels of pay and protection as a Cabinet minister and is often made a member of the King's Privy Council, generally the only non-government member of the House of Commons afforded that privilege. The leader of the Opposition is entitled to reside at the official residence of Stornoway and ranks thirteenth on the Order of Precedence, after Cabinet ministers and before lieutenant governors of the provinces. In the House of Commons seating plan, the leader of the Opposition sits directly across from the prime minister.

History

During the 1st Canadian Parliament, the position of the leader of the opposition was not clearly established. The Liberal Party sat on the opposition benches, but it remained a loose coalition of various interests and chose not to name a leader until becoming a more united group. Several historians note that John Sandfield Macdonald was granted the seat reserved for the Opposition leader, though he was an ally of John A. Macdonald and the two had campaigned together in the preceding election. As Sandfield Macdonald was concurrently Premier of Ontario, he did not play a major role in holding the government to account. Instead, Alexander Mackenzie emerged as a prominent opponent of the government, with some historians describing him as the de facto leader of the Opposition from 1869. Mackenzie was recognized as Leader of the Opposition in 1873, after formally assuming the leadership of the Liberal Party.

Despite its importance in the Westminster system, the role was not enshrined in law until 1905. In proposing the measure, Prime Minister Wilfrid Laurier said "the leader of the opposition under our system is just as much a part of the constitutional system of government as the Prime Minister himself." The leader was also granted a $7,000 allowance, per session, in addition to his salary as MP. According to Dean E. Henry, this "made Canada the first entity in the British Empire, probably the first in the world, to pay a state salary to an opposition leader."

Two leaders of the Opposition have died in office: Wilfrid Laurier in 1919 and Jack Layton in 2011.

Leaders of the Official Opposition

Portrait	Name
Electoral district
(Birth–Death)	Term of office	Party	Prime minister
Party	Term start	Term end
[[File:Alexander Mackenzie-portrait.jpg	100px]]	Alexander Mackenzie
MP for Lambton
(1822–1892)	March 6,
1873	November 5,
1873	CA	Liberal}}; "		Liberal	CA	Liberal-Conservative}}; "
[[File:Brady-Handy John A Macdonald - cropped.jpg	100px]]	Sir John A. Macdonald
MP for Kingston
(1815–1891)	November 6,
1873	October 16,
1878	CA	Conservative (historical)}}; "		Liberal-Conservative	CA	Liberal}}; "
[[File:Alexander Mackenzie-portrait.jpg	100px]]	Alexander Mackenzie
MP for Lambton
(1822–1892)	October 17,
1878	April 27,
1880	CA	Liberal}}; "		Liberal	CA	Conservative (historical)}}; "
Vacant
April 27 – May 3, 1880
[[File:Edward Blake.jpg	100px]]	Edward Blake
MP for Durham West
(1833–1912)	May 4,
1880	June 2,
1887	CA	Liberal}}; "		Liberal
Vacant
June 3 – 22, 1887
[[File:The Honourable Sir Wilfrid Laurier Photo C (HS85-10-16873) - tight crop.jpg	100px]]	Wilfrid Laurier
MP for Quebec East
(1841–1919)	June 23,
1887	July 10,
1896	CA	Liberal}}; "		Liberal
CA	Conservative (historical)}}; "		Sir John Abbott
Liberal-Conservative
CA	Conservative (historical)}}; "		Sir John Thompson
Liberal-Conservative
CA	Conservative (historical)}}; "		Sir Mackenzie Bowell
Conservative
CA	Conservative (historical)}}; "		Sir Charles Tupper
Conservative
[[File:Tupper Portrait.jpg	100px]]	Sir Charles Tupper
MP for Cape Breton
(1821–1915)	July 11,
1896	February 5,
1901	CA	Conservative (historical)}}; "		Conservative	CA	Liberal}}; "
[[File:Borden-sm (cropped).jpg	100px]]	Robert Borden
MP for Halifax (until 1904, from 1908)
MP for Carleton (1905–1908)
(1854–1937)	February 6,
1901	October 9,
1911	CA	Conservative (historical)}}; "
[[File:The Honourable Sir Wilfrid Laurier Photo C (HS85-10-16873) - tight crop.jpg	100px]]	Sir Wilfrid Laurier
MP for Quebec East
(1841–1919)	October 10,
1911	February 17,
1919	CA	Liberal}}; "		Liberal	CA	Conservative (historical)}}; "
[[File:DanielDuncanMcKenzie-crop.jpg	100px]]	Daniel Duncan McKenzie
MP for Cape Breton North and Victoria
(1859–1927)	February 17,
1919	October 20,
1919	CA	Liberal}}; "
[[File:Wm Lyon Mackenzie King.jpg	100px]]	William Lyon Mackenzie King
MP for Prince
(1874–1950)	October 20,
1919	December 28,
1921	CA	Liberal}}; "
CA	Conservative (historical)}}; "		Arthur Meighen
Conservative
Vacant
December 29, 1921 – January 25, 1922	CA	Liberal}}; "		William Lyon
Mackenzie King
Liberal
[[File:Former PM Arthur Meighen.jpg	100px]]	Arthur Meighen
MP for Grenville (1922–1925)
MP for Portage la Prairie (from 1925)
(1874–1960)	January 26,
1922	June 28,
1926	CA	Conservative (historical)}}; "		Conservative
[[File:Wm Lyon Mackenzie King.jpg	100px]]	William Lyon Mackenzie King
MP for Prince Albert
(1874–1950)	June 29,
1926	September 24,
1926	CA	Liberal}}; "		Liberal	CA	Conservative (historical)}}; "
Vacant
September 25 – October 10, 1926	CA	Liberal}}; "		William Lyon
Mackenzie King
Liberal
[[File:Hugh Guthrie (cropped).png	100px]]	Hugh Guthrie
MP for Wellington South
(1866–1939)	October 11,
1926	October 11,
1927	CA	Conservative (historical)}}; "		Conservative
[[File:Richard Bedford Bennett.jpg	100px]]	R. B. Bennett
MP for Calgary West
(1870–1947)	October 12,
1927	August 6,
1930	CA	Conservative (historical)}}; "
[[File:Wm Lyon Mackenzie King.jpg	100px]]	William Lyon Mackenzie King
MP for Prince Albert
(1874–1950)	August 7,
1930	October 22,
1935	CA	Liberal}}; "		Liberal	CA	Conservative (historical)}}; "
[[File:Richard Bedford Bennett.jpg	100px]]	R. B. Bennett
MP for Calgary West
(1870–1947)	October 23,
1935	July 6,
1938	CA	Conservative (historical)}}; "		Conservative	CA	Liberal}}; "
Vacant
July 6, 1938 – November 15, 1938
[[File:Robert Manion.jpg	100px]]	Robert James Manion
MP for London
(1881–1943)	November 15,
1938	May 13,
1940	CA	Conservative (historical)}}; "		Conservative
[[File:Richard Hanson 1940.jpg	100px]]	Richard Hanson
MP for Fredericton
(1879–1948)	May 14,
1940	January 1,
1943	CA	Conservative (historical)}}; "
CA	Progressive Conservative}}; "		Progressive
Conservative
	Gordon Graydon
MP for Peel
(1896–1953)	January 1,
1943	June 10,
1945	CA	Progressive Conservative}}; "		Progressive
Conservative
[[File:John Bracken circa 1941.jpg	100px]]	John Bracken
MP for Neepawa
(1883–1969)	June 11,
1945	July 20,
1948	CA	Progressive Conservative}}; "
Vacant
July 21 – December 20, 1948
[[File:GeorgeDrew.jpg	100px]]	George A. Drew
MP for Carleton
(1894–1973)	December 20,
1948	November 1,
1954	CA	Progressive Conservative}}; "		Progressive
Conservative
CA	Liberal}}; "		Louis St. Laurent
Liberal
[[File:William Earl Rowe.jpg	100px]]	William Earl Rowe
MP for Dufferin—Simcoe
(1894–1984)	November 1,
1954	February 1,
1955	CA	Progressive Conservative}}; "
[[File:GeorgeDrew.jpg	100px]]	George A. Drew
MP for Carleton
(1894–1973)	February 1,
1955	August 1,
1956	CA	Progressive Conservative}}; "
[[File:William Earl Rowe.jpg	100px]]	William Earl Rowe
MP for Dufferin—Simcoe
(1894–1984)	August 1,
1956	December 13,
1956	CA	Progressive Conservative}}; "
[[File:John G. Diefenbaker.jpg	100px]]	John Diefenbaker
MP for Prince Albert
(1895–1979)	December 14,
1956	June 20,
1957	CA	Progressive Conservative}}; "
[[File:Louis St. Laurent portrait.jpg	100px]]	Louis St. Laurent
MP for Quebec East
(1882–1973)	June 21,
1957	January 16,
1958	CA	Liberal}}; "		Liberal	CA	Progressive Conservative}}; "
[[File:Lester B. Pearson (1963 ABC press photo).jpg	100px]]	Lester B. Pearson
MP for Algoma East
(1897–1972)	January 16,
1958	April 22,
1963	CA	Liberal}}; "
[[File:John G. Diefenbaker.jpg	100px]]	John Diefenbaker
MP for Prince Albert
(1895–1979)	April 22,
1963	September 9,
1967	CA	Progressive Conservative}}; "		Progressive
Conservative	CA	Liberal}}; "
[[File:Michael Starr (cropped).jpg	100px]]	Michael Starr
MP for Ontario
(1910–2000)	September 9,
1967	November 6,
1967	CA	Progressive Conservative}}; "
[[File:Robert Stanfield 1968 press photo.jpg	100px]]	Robert Stanfield
MP for Colchester—Hants (1967–1968)
MP for Halifax (from 1968)
(1914–2003)	November 6,
1967	February 22,
1976	CA	Progressive Conservative}}; "
CA	Liberal}}; "		Pierre Trudeau
Liberal
[[File:Joe Clark being interviewed 1979 crop.jpg	100px]]	Joe Clark
MP for Rocky Mountain
(born 1939)	February 22,
1976	June 4,
1979	CA	Progressive Conservative}}; "
[[File:Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau 1975 (UPI press photo) (cropped).jpg	100px]]	Pierre Trudeau
MP for Mount Royal
(1919–2000)	June 4,
1979	March 3,
1980	CA	Liberal}}; "		Liberal	CA	Progressive Conservative}}; "
[[File:Joe Clark being interviewed 1979 crop.jpg	100px]]	Joe Clark
MP for Yellowhead
(born 1939)	March 3,
1980	February 2,
1983	CA	Progressive Conservative}}; "		Progressive
Conservative	CA	Liberal}}; "
	Erik Nielsen
MP for Yukon
(1924–2008)	February 2,
1983	August 29,
1983	CA	Progressive Conservative}}; "
[[File:Brian Mulroney (cropped).jpg	100px]]	Brian Mulroney
MP for Central Nova
(1939–2024)	August 29,
1983	September 17,
1984	CA	Progressive Conservative}}; "
CA	Liberal}}; "		John Turner
Liberal
[[File:John Turner, 1987 (cropped).jpg	100px]]	John Turner
MP for Vancouver Quadra
(1929–2020)	September 17,
1984	February 8,
1990	CA	Liberal}}; "		Liberal	CA	Progressive Conservative}}; "
[[File:Herb Gray 1980 (cropped).jpg	100px]]	Herb Gray
MP for Windsor West
(1931–2014)	February 8,
1990	December 10,
1990	CA	Liberal}}; "
[[File:APEC Summit 1993 - Jean Chrétien (3x4).jpg	100px]]	Jean Chrétien
MP for Beauséjour
(born 1934)	December 10,
1990	November 4,
1993	CA	Liberal}}; "
CA	Progressive Conservative}}; "		Kim Campbell
Progressive
Conservative
[[File:Lucien Bouchard 2009.png	100px]]	Lucien Bouchard
MP for Lac-Saint-Jean
(born 1938)	November 4,
1993	January 15,
1996	CA	BQ}}; "		Bloc Québécois	CA	Liberal}}; "
[[File:Gilles Duceppe2.jpg	100px]]	Gilles Duceppe
MP for Laurier—Sainte-Marie
(born 1947)	January 15,
1996	February 17,
1996	CA	BQ}}; "
[[File:Michel Gauthier (cropped).jpg	100px]]	Michel Gauthier
MP for Roberval—Lac-Saint-Jean
(1950–2020)	February 17,
1996	March 15,
1997	CA	BQ}}; "
[[File:Gilles Duceppe2.jpg	100px]]	Gilles Duceppe
MP for Laurier—Sainte-Marie
(born 1947)	March 15,
1997	June 2,
1997	CA	BQ}}; "
[[File:Preston Manning in 2004.jpg	100px]]	Preston Manning
MP for Calgary Southwest
(born 1942)	June 2,
1997	March 27,
2000	CA	Reform}}; "		Reform
[[File:Deborah Grey.jpg	100px]]	Deborah Grey
MP for Edmonton North
(born 1952)	March 27,
2000	September 11,
2000	CA	Canadian Alliance}}; "		Canadian Alliance
[[File:Stockwell Day (infobox crop).jpg	100px]]	Stockwell Day
MP for Okanagan—Coquihalla
(born 1950)	September 11,
2000	December 12,
2001	CA	Canadian Alliance}}; "
[[File:Johnreynolds2006winter.JPG	100px]]	John Reynolds
MP for West Vancouver–
Sunshine Coast
(born 1942)	December 12,
2001	May 21,
2002	CA	Canadian Alliance}}; "
[[File:Stephen Harper by Remy Steinegger Infobox.jpg	100px]]	Stephen Harper
MP for Calgary Southwest
(born 1959)	May 21,
2002	January 9,
2004	CA	Canadian Alliance}}; "
CA	Liberal}}; "		Paul Martin
Liberal
	Grant Hill
MP for Macleod
(born 1943)	January 9,
2004	March 20,
2004	CA	Canadian Alliance}}; "
CA	Conservative}}; "		Conservative
[[File:Stephen Harper by Remy Steinegger Infobox.jpg	100px]]	Stephen Harper
MP for Calgary Southwest
(born 1959)	March 20,
2004	February 6,
2006	CA	Conservative}}; "		Conservative
[[File:Bill Graham by Rod Brito.jpg	100px]]	Bill Graham
MP for Toronto Centre
(1939–2022)	February 6,
2006	December 2,
2006	CA	Liberal}}; "		Liberal	CA	Conservative}}; "
[[File:Stéphane Dion.jpg	100px]]	Stéphane Dion
MP for Saint-Laurent–Cartierville
(born 1955)	December 2,
2006	December 10,
2008	CA	Liberal}}; "
[[File:Victoria, BC Liberal Town Hall Forum public libéral.jpg	100px]]	Michael Ignatieff
MP for Etobicoke–Lakeshore
(born 1947)	December 10,
2008	May 2,
2011	CA	Liberal}}; "
[[File:Jack Layton - 2011.jpg	100px]]	Jack Layton
MP for Toronto–Danforth
(1950–2011)	May 2,
2011	August 22,
2011	CA	NDP}}; "		New Democratic
[[File:Nycole Turmel.png	100px]]	Nycole Turmel
MP for Hull—Aylmer
(born 1942)	August 22,
2011	March 24,
2012	CA	NDP}}; "
[[File:Mulcair-Ottawa-2015 crop.jpg	100px]]	Tom Mulcair
MP for Outremont
(born 1954)	March 24,
2012	November 4,
2015	CA	NDP}}; "
[[File:Rona Ambrose - 2017 (35750557332) (cropped).jpg	100px]]	Rona Ambrose
MP for Sturgeon River—Parkland
(born 1969)	November 4,
2015	May 27,
2017	CA	Conservative}}; "		Conservative	CA	Liberal}}; "
[[File:Andrew Scheer 2019 (3x4 cropped).jpg	100px]]	Andrew Scheer
MP for Regina—Qu'Appelle
(born 1979)	May 27,
2017	August 24,
2020	CA	Conservative}}; "
[[File:ErinO'Toole (cropped).jpg	100px]]	Erin O'Toole
MP for Durham
(born 1973)	August 24,
2020	February 2,
2022	CA	Conservative}}; "
[[File:Candice Bergen - 2017 (cropped).jpg	100px]]	Candice Bergen
MP for Portage—Lisgar
(born 1964)	February 2,
2022	September 10,
2022	CA	Conservative}}; "
[[File:Poilievre speaking on TVA Sep.15.2024.png	100px]]	Pierre Poilievre
MP for Carleton
(born 1979)	September 10,
2022	April 28,
2025	CA	Conservative}}; "
CA	Conservative}}; "		CA	Liberal}}; "		Mark Carney
Liberal
Vacant
April 28, 2025 – May 6, 2025
[[File:Andrew Scheer 2019 (3x4 cropped).jpg	100px]]	Andrew Scheer
MP for Regina—Qu'Appelle
(born 1979)	May 6, 2025	August 18, 2025	CA	Conservative}}; "		Conservative
	Pierre Poilievre
MP for Battle River—Crowfoot
(born 1979)	August 18,
2025	present	CA	Conservative}}; "

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Deputy leaders of the Opposition

Portrait	Name
Electoral district
(Birth–Death)	Term of office	Party	Leader of the
Opposition	Term start	Term end
[[File:Denis Lebel 2017.jpg	100px]]	Denis Lebel
MP for Lac-Saint-Jean
(born 1954)	November 19,
2015	July 24,
2017	CA	Conservative}}; "		Conservative	Rona Ambrose
Andrew Scheer
[[File:Lisa Raitt - 2017 (36917974502) (cropped)2.jpg	100px]]	Lisa Raitt
MP for Milton
(born 1968)	July 24,
2017	October 21,
2019	CA	Conservative}}; "
[[File:Leona Alleslev 2017 wiki (cropped).jpg	100px]]	Leona Alleslev
MP for Aurora–Oak Ridges–Richmond Hill
(born 1968)	November 28,
2019	July 12,
2020	CA	Conservative}}; "
[[File:Candice Bergen - 2017 (cropped).jpg	100px]]	Candice Bergen
MP for Portage–Lisgar
(born 1964)	September 2,
2020	February 2,
2022	CA	Conservative}}; "		Erin O'Toole
[[File:Luc Berthold 2019.jpg	100px]]	Luc Berthold
MP for Mégantic—L'Érable
(born 1965 or 1966)	February 6,
2022	September 13,
2022	CA	Conservative}}; "		Candice Bergen
[[File:MelissaLantsman2022.jpg	100px]]	Melissa Lantsman
MP for Thornhill
(born 1984)	September 13,
2022	Incumbent	CA	Conservative}}; "		Pierre Poilievre
Andrew Scheer
Pierre Poilievre
[[File:Uppalmp.png	100px]]	Tim Uppal
MP for Edmonton Gateway
(born 1974)	September 13,
2022	Incumbent	CA	Conservative}}; "

Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet

The Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet in Canada is composed of members of the main opposition party and is responsible for holding the government to account and for developing and disseminating the party's policy positions. Members of the Official Opposition are generally referred to as opposition critics, but the term Shadow Minister (which is generally used in other Westminster systems) is also used.

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