This is a list of Canadian ministries, the collective body of ministers of the Crown that advises the Canadian monarch—presently King Charles III—on how to exercise their Crown prerogatives. Since Canadian Confederation, July 1, 1867, there have been 30 ministries.
In Canada, a ministry is formed when a new prime minister is appointed and dissolved when that individual leaves office. The one exception occurred in 1917, when the incumbent prime minister, Sir Robert Borden, formed a new national unity government (the 10th Canadian Ministry) as a wartime coalition composed primarily of members of his own Conservative Party with some individual Liberal Party members of parliament.
In contrast to various other Commonwealth realms (such as Australia and the United Kingdom) where a "new" ministry is considered to have been formed after every general election regardless of the winner, elections in Canada do not cause dissolution of the ministry unless they result in the government's defeat. As such, the current 30th Ministry, chaired by Prime Minister Mark Carney, began governing shortly before the dissolution of the 44th Parliament in 2025.
With a duration of 15 years, 87 days, the 8th Ministry, under the leadership of Sir Wilfrid Laurier, was the lengthiest; the 68-day-long 7th Ministry, under the leadership of Sir Charles Tupper, was the briefest. William Lyon Mackenzie King led three ministries—the 12th, 14th, and 16th—the most for any Canadian prime minister.
Ministries
Ministry Dates Prime Minister Governing party Duration Monarch 011st Canadian Ministry 01July 1, 1867November 5, 1873 Liberal-Conservative Victoria 022nd Canadian Ministry 02November 7, 1873October 8, 1878 Liberal 033rd Canadian Ministry 03October 17, 1878June 6, 1891 Liberal-Conservative 044th Canadian Ministry 04June 16, 1891November 24, 1892 055th Canadian Ministry 05December 5, 1892December 12, 1894 066th Canadian Ministry 06December 21, 1894April 27, 1896 Conservative 077th Canadian Ministry 07May 1, 1896July 8, 1896 088th Canadian Ministry 08July 11, 1896October 6, 1911 Liberal VictoriaEdward VIIGeorge V 099th Canadian Ministry 09October 10, 1911October 11, 1917 Conservative George V 1010th Canadian Ministry 10October 12, 1917July 10, 1920 Unionist 1111th Canadian Ministry 11July 10, 1920December 29, 1921 Nat'l Liberal & Conservative 1212th Canadian Ministry 12December 29, 1921June 28, 1926 Liberal 1313th Canadian Ministry 13June 29, 1926September 25, 1926 Conservative 1414th Canadian Ministry 14September 25, 1926August 7, 1930 Liberal 1515th Canadian Ministry 15August 7, 1930October 23, 1935 Conservative 1616th Canadian Ministry 16October 23, 1935November 15, 1948 Liberal George VEdward VIIIGeorge VI 1717th Canadian Ministry 17November 15, 1948June 21, 1957 George VIElizabeth II 1818th Canadian Ministry 18June 21, 1957April 22, 1963 Progressive Conservative Elizabeth II 1919th Canadian Ministry 19April 22, 1963April 20, 1968 Liberal 2020th Canadian Ministry 20April 20, 1968June 4, 1979 2121st Canadian Ministry 21June 4, 1979March 3, 1980 Progressive Conservative 2222nd Canadian Ministry 22March 3, 1980June 30, 1984 Liberal 2323rd Canadian Ministry 23June 30, 1984September 17, 1984 2424th Canadian Ministry 24September 17, 1984June 25, 1993 Progressive Conservative 2525th Canadian Ministry25 June 25, 1993November 4, 1993 2626th Canadian Ministry 26November 4, 1993December 12, 2003 Liberal 2727th Canadian Ministry 27December 12, 2003February 6, 2006 2828th Canadian Ministry 28February 6, 2006November 4, 2015 Conservative 2929th Canadian Ministry 29November 4, 2015March 14, 2025 Liberal Elizabeth IICharles III 3030th Canadian Ministry 30 March 14, 2025present Charles III Source:
See also List of Canadian federal parliaments List of prime ministers of Canada
References
External links Parliament of Canada - Ministries