The 44th Canadian Parliament includes a record number of female Members of Parliament, with 103 women elected to the 338-member House of Commons of Canada (30.5%) in the 2021 election. Of those 103 women, 22 were elected for the first time in the 2021 election. This represents a gain of five seats over the previous record of 98 women elected at the beginning of the 43rd Canadian Parliament, and a gain of three seats from the record high of 100 women during the previous parliamentary session following by-elections.

By contrast, the 117th United States Congress had 119 elected women sitting in the 435-seat United States House of Representatives (27.3%).

The 2021 election represented the highest proportion of women ever on the ballot.

Party standings

PartyTotal women candidates in the 2021 election% women of total candidates in the 2021 electionTotal women elected in the 2021 election% women elected of total female candidates in the 2021 election% women elected of total elected in the 2021 electionTotal current female members of the House of Commons% women of current members in the House of CommonsLiberal (of 338)43% (of 160Includes Kevin Vuong, who was on the ballot as a Liberal but was disavowed by the party during the campaign. He sits as an independent.)38.8%35.6% (of 338)16.9%Conservative (of 337)33% (of 119)19.8%18.5% (of 338)6.5%Bloc Québécois (of 78)47% (of 32)32.4%37.5% (of 338)3.6%New Democrats (of 338)52% (of 25)6.3%44.0% (of 338)3.6%Green (of 252)44% (of 2)0.9%50.0% (of 338)0.3%Total103 (of 338)30.5%104 (of 338)30.8%Table source:Table source: and List of House members of the 44th Parliament of Canada

Female members

† denotes women who were newly elected in the 2021 election and are serving their first term in office. †† denotes women who were newly elected in by-elections following the 2021 election.

NamePartyElectoral districtNotes Hon. Anita Anand Liberal Oakville Minister of Transport; former Minister of National Defence Niki Ashton New Democratic Churchill—Keewatinook Aski Jenica Atwin Liberal Fredericton Lisa Marie Barron† New Democratic Nanaimo—Ladysmith Hon. Rachel Bendayan Liberal Outremont Minister of Official Languages Hon. Carolyn Bennett Liberal Toronto—St. Paul's Resigned on January 16, 2024; Minister of Mental Health and Addictions and Associate Minister of Health Hon. Candice Bergen Conservative Portage—Lisgar Resigned on February 28, 2023 Sylvie Bérubé Bloc Québécois Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou Hon. Marie-Claude Bibeau Liberal Compton—Stanstead Former Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food/National Revenue Rachel Blaney New Democratic North Island—Powell River Whip of the New Democratic Party Kelly Block Conservative Carlton Trail—Eagle Creek Valerie Bradford† Liberal Kitchener South—Hespeler Hon. Élisabeth Brière Liberal Sherbrooke Minister of National Revenue Louise Chabot Bloc Québécois Thérèse-De Blainville Hon. Bardish Chagger Liberal Waterloo Former Minister of Diversity, Inclusion and Youth Sophie Chatel† Liberal Pontiac Laurel Collins New Democratic Victoria Julie Dabrusin Liberal Toronto—Danforth Pam Damoff Liberal Oakville North—Burlington Leila Dance†† New Democratic Elmwood—Transcona Raquel Dancho Conservative Kildonan—St. Paul Claude DeBellefeuille Bloc Québécois Salaberry—Suroît Whip of the Bloc Québécois Caroline Desbiens Bloc Québécois Beauport—Côte-de-Beaupré—Île d'Orléans—Charlevoix Anju Dhillon Liberal Dorval—Lachine—LaSalle Lena Diab† Liberal Halifax West Hon. Kirsty Duncan Liberal Etobicoke North Julie Dzerowicz Liberal Davenport Rosemarie Falk Conservative Battlefords—Lloydminster Michelle Ferreri† Conservative Peterborough—Kawartha Hon. Kerry-Lynne Findlay Conservative South Surrey—White Rock Hon. Mona Fortier Liberal Ottawa—Vanier Former President of the Treasury Board Hon. Chrystia Freeland Liberal University—Rosedale Former Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Hon. Hedy Fry Liberal Vancouver Centre Longest currently-serving female Member of Parliament Anna Gainey†† Liberal Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Westmount Cheryl Gallant Conservative Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke Marie-Hélène Gaudreau Bloc Québécois Laurentides—Labelle Chair of the Bloc Québécois caucus Leah Gazan New Democratic Winnipeg Centre Marilène Gill Bloc Québécois Manicouagan Marilyn Gladu Conservative Sarnia—Lambton Laila Goodridge† Conservative Fort McMurray—Cold Lake Hon. Karina Gould Liberal Burlington Leader of the Government in the House; former Minister of Families, Children and Social Development Tracy Gray Conservative Kelowna—Lake Country Hon. Patty Hajdu Liberal Thunder Bay—Superior North Minister of Indigenous Services and minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario Rachael Harder Conservative Lethbridge Lisa Hepfner† Liberal Hamilton Mountain Carol Hughes New Democratic Algoma—Manitoulin—Kapuskasing Assistant Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons Hon. Gudie Hutchings Liberal Long Range Mountains Minister of Rural Economic Development Lori Idlout† New Democratic Nunavut Hon. Marci Ien Liberal Toronto Centre Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Youth Hon. Helena Jaczek Liberal Markham—Stouffville Former minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario Tamara Jansen†† Conservative Cloverdale—Langley City Hon. Mélanie Joly Liberal Ahuntsic-Cartierville Minister of Foreign Affairs Yvonne Jones Liberal Labrador Arielle Kayabaga† Liberal London West Iqra Khalid Liberal Mississauga—Erin Mills Hon. Kamal Khera Liberal Brampton West Minister of Diversity, Inclusion and Persons with Disabilities; former Minister of Seniors Shelby Kramp-Neuman† Conservative Hastings—Lennox and Addington Annie Koutrakis Liberal Vimy Stephanie Kusie Conservative Calgary Midnapore Jenny Kwan New Democratic Vancouver East Chair of the NDP caucus Marie-France Lalonde Liberal Orléans Emmanuella Lambropoulos Liberal Saint-Laurent Melissa Lantsman† Conservative Thornhill Viviane Lapointe† Liberal Sudbury Andréanne Larouche Bloc Québécois Shefford Patricia Lattanzio Liberal Saint-Léonard—Saint-Michel Hon. Diane Lebouthillier Liberal Gaspésie—Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine Former Minister of National Revenue Leslyn Lewis† Conservative Haldimand—Norfolk Hon. Soraya Martinez Ferrada Liberal Hochelaga Minister of Tourism and responsible for the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec Lindsay Mathyssen New Democratic London—Fanshawe Elizabeth May Green Saanich—Gulf Islands Heather McPherson New Democratic Edmonton—Strathcona Alexandra Mendès Liberal Brossard—Saint-Lambert Assistant Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons Kristina Michaud Bloc Québécois Avignon—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia Hon. Joyce Murray Liberal Vancouver Quadra Former Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard Hon. Mary Ng Liberal Markham—Thornhill Minister of Export Promotion, International Trade and Economic Development Christine Normandin Bloc Québécois Saint-Jean Jennifer O'Connell Liberal Pickering—Uxbridge Monique Pauzé Bloc Québécois Repentigny Hon. Ginette Petitpas Taylor Liberal Moncton—Riverview—Dieppe President of the Treasury Board, former Minister of Official Languages and minister responsible for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency Hon. Carla Qualtrough Liberal Delta Former Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Disability Inclusion/Sport and Physical Activity Hon. Michelle Rempel Garner Conservative Calgary Nose Hill Anna Roberts† Conservative King—Vaughan Sherry Romanado Liberal Longueuil—Charles-LeMoyne Deputy Leader of the Government in the House of Commons Lianne Rood Conservative Lambton—Kent—Middlesex Hon. Ruby Sahota Liberal Brampton North Minister of Democratic Institutions and minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario; former Chief Government Whip Ya'ara Saks Liberal York Centre Hon. Judy Sgro Liberal Humber River—Black Creek Brenda Shanahan Liberal Châteauguay—Lacolle Chair of the Liberal caucus Sonia Sidhu Liberal Brampton South Nathalie Sinclair-Desgagné† Bloc Québécois Terrebonne Hon. Pascale St-Onge† Liberal Brome—Missisquoi Minister of Canadian Heritage; former Minister of Sport and minister responsible for the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec Shannon Stubbs Conservative Lakeland Jenna Sudds† Liberal Kanata—Carleton Hon. Filomena Tassi Liberal Hamilton West—Ancaster—Dundas Former Minister of Public Services and Procurement/minister for Canada Post Corp./Receiver General/minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario Leah Taylor Roy† Liberal Aurora—Oak Ridges—Richmond Hill Hon. Joanne Thompson† Liberal St. John's East Minister of Seniors Hon. Rechie Valdez† Liberal Mississauga—Streetsville Minister of Small Business Anita Vandenbeld Liberal Ottawa West—Nepean Karen Vecchio Conservative Elgin—Middlesex—London Dominique Vien† Conservative Bellechasse—Les Etchemins—Lévis Julie Vignola Bloc Québécois Beauport—Limoilou Cathay Wagantall Conservative Yorkton—Melville Jean Yip Liberal Scarborough—Agincourt Salma Zahid Liberal Scarborough Centre Bonita Zarrillo† New Democratic Port Moody—Coquitlam

Accessibility to office and equal representation The Canadian Parliament has seen a dramatic increase in the number of women and racialized people that sit in the House of Commons in the last decade. However, the representation of women in the House has not always been key to the government's success. In 1921, the first federal election where the majority of women could vote took place. This was also the year that the very first woman was elected to sit in the House. Although four women ran, only one was elected: Agnes Campbell Macphail.

The 2021 Canadian election once again set a record for the proportion of women candidates; 582 women or gender diverse candidates ran in that year's election, accounting for 43% of all nominees across the five major parties.

One of the largest reasons why there is not a  higher percentage of female candidates is because of the barriers to entry that they face. According to the Library of the Canadian Parliament, there are seven key factors that contribute to the barriers to entry that women face: gender stereotypes and discrimination, lack of confidence in their abilities, insufficient efforts to recruit female candidates, difficulties in financing their campaigns, absence of family-friendly and gender-sensitive workplaces, gender-based violence and harassment, and gender-biased media treatment. These seven reasons, identified by the Government of Canada, are the issues that must be addressed if equality is to be achieved in representation. Newman et al. noted similar barriers to entry for women into the political landscape in Canada.

Female representation in Canada compared to international and provincial representation