Legislative assemblies of Canadian provinces and territories
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This is a list of the legislative assemblies of Canada's provinces and territories. Each province's legislative assembly, along with the province's lieutenant governor, form the province's legislature (which is called a parliament or general assembly in some provinces). Historically, several provinces had bicameral legislatures, but they all eventually dissolved their upper house or merged it with their lower house, so that all provincial legislatures are now unicameral.
Members of the legislative assemblies of Canada's provinces and territories are called by various names. In most provinces and all three territories, they are called Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) in English. In Ontario, they are called members of Provincial Parliament (MPPs); in Quebec, they are called members of the National Assembly (MNAs); and in Newfoundland and Labrador, they are called members of the House of Assembly (MHAs).
The legislative assembly with the most members is the National Assembly of Quebec, which consists of 125 MNAs. The provincial legislative assembly with the fewest members is the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island, which consists of 27 MLAs. All of the legislative assemblies of Canada's territories have fewer members than that of Prince Edward Island.
Current legislative assemblies
{{Merge portions from|List of current legislatures|List of subnational legislatures|date=February 2025}}
=Provincial legislative assemblies=
class="wikitable sortable"
|+ !Province !Legislature name !Assembly name !Location !Members !Ref |
Alberta
|Legislative Assembly{{Efn|name=legislative-name-new-brunswick|In French: {{lang|fr|Assemblée législative}}.}} |Premier{{Efn|name=first-minister-french|In French: {{lang|fr|Premier ministre}} (masculine) or {{lang|fr|Première ministre}} (feminine).}} |87 MLAs |
British Columbia
|Legislative Assembly{{Efn|name=legislative-name-new-brunswick|In French: {{lang|fr|Assemblée législative}}.}} |Premier{{Efn|name=first-minister-french|In French: {{lang|fr|Premier ministre}} (masculine) or {{lang|fr|Première ministre}} (feminine).}} |93 MLAs |
Manitoba
|Legislative Assembly{{Efn|name=legislative-name-new-brunswick|In French: {{lang|fr|Assemblée législative}}.}} |Premier{{Efn|name=first-minister-french|In French: {{lang|fr|Premier ministre}} (masculine) or {{lang|fr|Première ministre}} (feminine).}} |57 MLAs |
New Brunswick
|Legislative Assembly{{Efn|name=legislative-name-new-brunswick|In French: {{lang|fr|Assemblée législative}}.}} |Premier{{Efn|name=first-minister-french|In French: {{lang|fr|Premier ministre}} (masculine) or {{lang|fr|Première ministre}} (feminine).}} |49 MLAs |
Newfoundland and Labrador
|House of Assembly{{Efn|name=legislative-name-new-brunswick|In French: {{lang|fr|Assemblée législative}}.}} |Premier{{Efn|name=first-minister-french|In French: {{lang|fr|Premier ministre}} (masculine) or {{lang|fr|Première ministre}} (feminine).}} |40 MHAs |
Nova Scotia
|House of Assembly{{Efn|name=legislative-name-new-brunswick|In French: {{lang|fr|Assemblée législative}}.}} |Premier{{Efn|name=first-minister-french|In French: {{lang|fr|Premier ministre}} (masculine) or {{lang|fr|Première ministre}} (feminine).}} |55 MLAs |
Ontario
|Parliament (List) |Legislative Assembly{{Efn|name=legislative-name-new-brunswick|In French: {{lang|fr|Assemblée législative}}.}} |Premier{{Efn|name=first-minister-french|In French: {{lang|fr|Premier ministre}} (masculine) or {{lang|fr|Première ministre}} (feminine).}} |124 MPPs |
Prince Edward Island
|Legislative Assembly{{Efn|name=legislative-name-new-brunswick|In French: {{lang|fr|Assemblée législative}}.}} |Premier{{Efn|name=first-minister-french|In French: {{lang|fr|Premier ministre}} (masculine) or {{lang|fr|Première ministre}} (feminine).}} |27 MLAs |
Quebec
|National Assembly{{Efn|name=legislative-name-quebec|In French: {{lang|fr|Assemblée nationale}}.}} |Premier{{Efn|name=first-minister-french|In French: {{lang|fr|Premier ministre}} (masculine) or {{lang|fr|Première ministre}} (feminine).}} |125 MNAs |
Saskatchewan
|Legislative Assembly{{Efn|name=legislative-name-new-brunswick|In French: {{lang|fr|Assemblée législative}}.}} |Premier{{Efn|name=first-minister-french|In French: {{lang|fr|Premier ministre}} (masculine) or {{lang|fr|Première ministre}} (feminine).}} |61 MLAs |
=Territorial assemblies=
class="wikitable sortable"
|+ !Territory !Legislature name !Assembly name !Location !First minister !Members !Ref |
Northwest Territories
|Legislature (List) |Legislative Assembly{{Efn|name=legislative-name-northwest-territories|10 other official names: {{lang|fr|Assemblée législative des Territoires du Nord-Ouest}} (French), {{lang|chp|Beba Ɂełígíth Ɂeła Déłtthʼı Kų́é}} (Chipewyan), {{lang|iu|ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎᑦ}} (Inuktitut), {{lang|scs|K'áowe gogha ełek'éterewe ke łénakedé}} (North Slavey), {{lang|xsl|Gogha Sombaa Nálée}} (South Slavey), {{lang|dgr|Ekʼètehtsodǫ Łegehdı̀ Kǫ̀}} (Tlicho), {{lang|ikt|Ihumiurviat Malirutaliatigun}} (Inuinnaqtun), {{lang|gwi|Dagwidįį'è' Tr'igwahtsii Geenjit Nadhat Kat"}} (Gwichʼin), {{lang|ikt|Legislative Assemblitkut}} (Inuvialuktun).}} |Premier{{Efn|name=first-minister-french}} |19 MLAs |
Nunavut
|Legislature (List) |Legislative Assembly{{Efn|name=legislative-name-nunavut|In Inuktut: {{lang|iu|ᓄᓇᕗᒥ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᕐᕕᐊ}}.}}{{Efn|name=legislative-name-new-brunswick|In French: {{lang|fr|Assemblée législative}}.}} |Premier{{Efn|name=first-minister-inuktitut|In Inuktut: {{lang|iu|ᓯᕗᓕᖅᑎ}}.}}{{Efn|name=first-minister-french|In French: {{lang|fr|Premier ministre}} (masculine) or {{lang|fr|Première ministre}} (feminine).}} |22 MLAs |
Yukon
|Legislature |Legislative Assembly{{Efn|name=legislative-name-new-brunswick|In French: {{lang|fr|Assemblée législative}}.}} |Premier{{Efn|name=first-minister-french|In French: {{lang|fr|Premier ministre}} (masculine) or {{lang|fr|Première ministre}} (feminine).}} |19 MLAs |
=Autonomous area assemblies=
class="wikitable sortable"
|+ !Area !Government name !Assembly name !Location !First minister !Members !Ref |
Déline District
|Déline Gotʼine Government |Déline Kʼaowǝdó Kǝ{{Efn|name=legislative-name-deline|Literal translation: "Déline Highest Leaders Group".}} |Ɂekwʼahtidǝ{{Efn|name=leader-name-deline|Literal translation: "Highest Honest Leader".}} |12 members |
Haida Gwaii
|Council of the Haida Nation{{Efn|name=legislative-name-haida-nation|In Haida: X̱aaydaG̱a Waadlux̱an Naay.}} |House of Assembly |President |14 members |
Nisg̱aʼa Nation
|Nisg̱aʼa Lisims Government |Wilp Siʼayuukhl Nisg̱aʼa |36 members |
Nunatsiavut
|Nunatsiavut Kavamanga Government |First Minister |18 MNAs |
Tlaʼamin Nation
|Tlaʼamin Government |General Assembly |Tlaʼamin Government Hegus |9 officials |
Tłı̨chǫ Ndé
|Tłı̨chǫ Ndekʼàowo Assembly |Grand Chief |13 members |
=Gallery=
{{Gallery
|title=|width=160|height=120|align=center
|File:Alberta-Provincial-Legislature-Building-Edmonton-Alberta-Canada-01.jpg|Legislative Assembly of Alberta
|File:British Columbia Parliament Buildings illuminated at dusk.jpg|Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
|File:Parliamentwinnipeg manitoba.jpg|Legislative Assembly of Manitoba
|File:New Brunswick Legislative Assembly 2011.JPG|Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick
|File:Confederation Building (front), St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada.jpg|Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly
|File:Nisga'a Lisims Government Building - dedication 01.jpg|Wilp Siʼayuukhl Nisg̱aʼa
|File:Northwest Territories Legislative Building.jpg|Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories
|File:Province House (Nova Scotia).jpg|Nova Scotia House of Assembly
|File:Nunatsiavut Assembly Building in Hopedale.jpg|Nunatsiavut Assembly
|File:Leg Building Iqaluit 2000-08-27.jpg|Legislative Assembly of Nunavut
|File:Ontario Legislative Building, Toronto, South view 20170417 1.jpg|Legislative Assembly of Ontario
|File:282 - Birthplace of Canada Charlottetown PEI.JPG|Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island
|File:Assemblée nationale du Québec, Canada.jpg|National Assembly of Quebec
|File:Sask Legislative Bldg.jpg|Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan
|File:Yukon Legislature main entrance.jpg|Yukon Legislative Assembly
}}
=Current composition of legislative assemblies=
In the table below, the parties with shading form part of the provincial government whilst the parties in bold have official party status.
class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center"
|+ Provincial legislative assemblies ! rowspan="2" |Province ! rowspan="2" |Seats ! width=50px|Green ! width=50px|Liberal ! width="50px" |NDP ! width=50px|PC ! width=50px rowspan="2" |Other parties !rowspan="2" |Other parties !width=50px rowspan="2" |Ind. ! rowspan="2" |Last ! rowspan="2" |Next |
style="background:{{Canadian party colour|CA|Green}}" |
! style="background:{{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal}}" | ! style="background:{{Canadian party colour|CA|NDP}}" | ! style="background:{{Canadian party colour|CA|PC}}" | |
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style="text-align:left" | Alberta
| style="background:#efefef" | 87 | - | - |37 | - | style="background:#c9e2ea" | UCP 49 | - | - |2023 |32nd |
style="text-align:left" | British Columbia
| style="background:#efefef" | 93 | 2 | - | style="background:#edd5c0" | 47 | - | - | CPBC 44 | - | 2024 | 44th |
style="text-align:left" | Manitoba
| style="background:#efefef" | 57 | - | 1 | style="background:#edd5c0" | 34 | 21 | - | - | 1 |2023 |44th |
style="text-align:left" | New Brunswick
| style="background:#efefef" | 49 | 2 | style="background:#efc7c6" |31 | - | 16 | - | - | - |2024 |42nd |
style="text-align:left" | Newfoundland and Labrador | style="background:#efefef" | 40 | - | style="background:#efc7c6" | 22 |2 |14 | - | - | 2 |2021 |52nd |
style="text-align:left" | Nova Scotia
| style="background:#efefef" | 55 | - | 2 | 9 | style="background:#d7d7ef" | 43 | - | - | 1 |2024 |65th |
style="text-align:left" | Ontario
| style="background:#efefef" | 124 | 2 | 14 | 27 | style="background:#d7d7ef" | 80 | - | - | 1 |2025 |45th |
style="text-align:left" | Prince Edward Island | style="background:#efefef" | 27 | 3 |3 | - | style="background:#d7d7ef" | 21 | - | - | - |2023 |68th |
style="text-align:left" | Quebec
| style="background:#efefef" | 125 | - | 19 | - | - | style="background:#c0d3e5" | CAQ 88 | 2 |2022 |44th |
style="text-align:left" | Saskatchewan
| style="background:#efefef" | 61 | - | - | 27 | - | style="background:#daede2" | Sask. 34 | - | - |2024 |31st |
class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center"
|+ Territorial legislative assemblies ! rowspan="2" |Territory ! rowspan="2" |Seats ! rowspan="2" |Consensus !width=50px|Liberal ! width="50px" |NDP ! rowspan="2" |Other parties ! rowspan="2" |Last ! rowspan="2" |Next |
style="background:{{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal}}" |
! style="background:{{Canadian party colour|CA|NDP}}" | |
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style="text-align:left" | Northwest Territories | style="background:#efefef" | 19 | style="background:#efefef" | 19 | - | - | - |2023 |26th |
style="text-align:left" | Nunavut
| style="background:#efefef" | 22 | style="background:#efefef" | 22 | - | - | - |2021 |7th |
style="text-align:left" | Yukon
| style="background:#efefef" | 19 | - | style="background:#efc7c6" | 8 | 3{{Efn|name=confsupp|Confidence and supply agreement}} |Yukon 8 |2021 |40th |
Past legislative chambers
=Past legislative chambers of provinces and territories=
class="wikitable" |
Period
!Lower house !Upper house !Viceroy !Parliament |+ style="text-align: left" |British Columbia |
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1849-1866
|colspan="4"|Split into Colonies of Vancouver Island and British Columbia (mainland). |
1866–1871
|{{n/a}} |Legislative Council of British Columbia* |Governor of the United Colony of British Columbia |Governor-in-Council |
1871–present
|Legislative Assembly of British Columbia |{{n/a}} |
class="wikitable" |
Period
!Lower house !Upper house !Viceroy !Parliament |+ style="text-align: left" |Manitoba |1670-1821 |colspan="4"|Part of Rupert's Land (now Northwest Territories). |
---|
1821-1870
|{{n/a}} |Governor of Red River Colony and Assiniboia District |Governor-in-Council |
1870–1876
|rowspan="3"|Legislative Assembly of Manitoba |Legislative Council of Manitoba |Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba and the North-West Territories |rowspan="3"|Legislature of Manitoba |
1876–1905
|rowspan="2" {{n/a}} |Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba and Keewatin |
1905–present |
class="wikitable" |
Period
!Lower house !Upper house !Viceroy !Parliament |+ style="text-align: left" |New Brunswick |
---|
1763–1784
|colspan="4"|Part of Nova Scotia. |
1784–1891
|rowspan=2|Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick |Legislative Council of New Brunswick |rowspan="2"|Lieutenant governor of New Brunswick |rowspan="2"|New Brunswick Legislature |
1891–present
|{{n/a}} |
class="wikitable" |
Period
!Lower house !Upper house !Viceroy !Parliament |+ style="text-align: left" |Newfoundland and Labrador |
---|
1655–1713
|rowspan="4" {{n/a}} |rowspan="4" {{n/a}} |Governor of Plaisance |rowspan="4" {{n/a}} |
1713–1770
|Lieutenant Governor of Placentia |
1770–1825
|{{n/a}} (see Commodore-Governor) |
1825–1833
|rowspan="3"|Governor of Newfoundland |
1833–1934
|Newfoundland House of Assembly |
1934–1949
|{{n/a}} |Governor-in-Council |
1949–present*
|Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly |{{n/a}} |Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland and Labrador |
class="wikitable" |
Period
!Lower house !Upper house !Viceroy !Parliament |+ style="text-align: left" |Northwest Territories |
---|
1670–1821
|rowspan="5" {{n/a}} |rowspan="3" {{n/a}} |Governor of Rupert's Land |rowspan="3" {{n/a}} |
1821–1839
|Governor of Rupert's Land Northern Department |
1839–1870
|Governor-in-Chief of Rupert's Land |
1870–1876
|Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba and the North-West Territories |rowspan="3" |Governor-in-Council |
1876–1888
|1st Council of the Northwest Territories |rowspan="2"|Lieutenant governor of the North-West Territories |
1888–1905
|North-West Legislative Assembly |{{n/a}} |
1905–1951
|{{n/a}} |2nd Council of the Northwest Territories |rowspan="3"|Governor General of Canada as represented by the Commissioner of the Northwest Territories |rowspan="2"|Commissioner-in-Council |
1951–2014
|Legislative Council of the Northwest Territories |rowspan="3" {{n/a}} |
2014–present
|Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly |Legislature of the Northwest Territories |
class="wikitable" |
Period
!Lower house !Upper house !Viceroy !Parliament |+ style="text-align: left" |Nova Scotia |
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1603–1713
|rowspan="3" {{n/a}} |rowspan="2" {{n/a}} |Governor of Acadia |rowspan="2" {{n/a}} |
1713–1720
|rowspan="2" |Governor of Nova Scotia and Placentia |
1720–1758
|rowspan="3"|Nova Scotia Council |Governor-in-Council |
1758–1786
|rowspan="4"|Nova Scotia House of Assembly |Governor of Nova Scotia |rowspan="4"|General Assembly of Nova Scotia |
1786-1838
|rowspan="3"|Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia |
1838–1928 |
1928–present
|{{n/a}} |
class="wikitable" |
Period
!Lower house !Upper house !Viceroy !Parliament |+ style="text-align: left" |Nunavut |
---|
1670–1999
|colspan="4"|Part of Northwest Territories and its preceding territories. |
1999–present
|Legislative Assembly of Nunavut |{{n/a}} |Governor General of Canada as represented by the Commissioner of Nunavut |Legislature of Nunavut |
class="wikitable" |
Period
!Lower house !Upper house !Viceroy !Parliament |+ style="text-align: left" |Ontario |
---|
1627–1791
|colspan="4"|Part of the Province of Quebec. |
1791–1841
|Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada |Legislative Council of Upper Canada |
1841–1867
|colspan="4"|Part of the Province of Canada colony. |
1867–present
|Legislative Assembly of Ontario |{{n/a}} |
class="wikitable" |
Period
!Lower house !Upper house !Viceroy !Parliament |+ style="text-align: left" |Prince Edward Island |
---|
1763–1769
|colspan="4"|Part of Nova Scotia. |
1769–1786
|rowspan="2"|House of Assembly of Prince Edward Island |rowspan="2"|Legislative Council of Prince Edward IslandThe Legislative Council was an elected body from 1862 to 1893. {{cite web|url=http://www.electionspei.ca/provincial/historical/reform/index.php|title=Elections PEI: Provincial Electoral Reform|publisher=Government of Prince Edward Island|access-date=2008-10-18}} |Governor of St. John's Island |rowspan="3"|General Assembly of Prince Edward Island |
1786-1893*
|rowspan="2"|Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island |
1893–present
|Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island |{{n/a}} |
class="wikitable" |
Period
!Lower house !Upper house !Viceroy !Parliament |+ style="text-align: left" |Quebec |
---|
1627–1763
|rowspan="2" {{n/a}} |{{n/a}} |Governor of New France |{{n/a}} |
1763–1791
|Council for the Affairs of the Province of Quebec |Governor of the Province of Quebec |Governor-in-Council |
1791–1838
|Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada |Legislative Council of Lower Canada |rowspan="2"|Lieutenant Governor of Lower Canada |
1838–1841
|{{n/a}} |Special Council of Lower Canada |Governor-in-Council |
1841–1867
|colspan="4"|Part of the Province of Canada colony. |
1867–1968
|Legislative Assembly of Quebec |Legislative Council of Quebec |rowspan="2"|Lieutenant Governor of Quebec |rowspan="2"|Parliament of Quebec |
1968–present
|{{n/a}} |
class="wikitable" |
Period
!Lower house !Upper house !Viceroy !Parliament |+ style="text-align: left" |Saskatchewan |
---|
1670–1905
|colspan="4"|Part of the Northwest Territories and preceding territories. |
1905–present
|Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan |{{n/a}} |
class="wikitable" |
Period
!Lower house !Upper house !Viceroy !Parliament |+ style="text-align: left" |Yukon |
---|
????–1898
|colspan="4"|Part of the Northwest Territories and preceding territories. |
1898–1909
|{{n/a}} |rowspan="4"|Governor General of Canada as represented by the Commissioner of Yukon |rowspan="3"|Commissioner-in-Council |
1909–1978
|rowspan="3" {{n/a}} |
1978–2002
|rowspan="2"|Yukon Legislative Assembly |
2002–present
|Legislature of Yukon |
=Past assemblies of former territories and colonies=
class="wikitable" |
Period
!Lower house !Upper house !Viceroy !Parliament |+ style="text-align: left" |Colony of British Columbia (mainland) |
---|
1858–1866
|{{n/a}} |Colonial Assembly of British Columbia |Governor of the Colony of British Columbia |Governor-in-Council |
1866–present
|colspan="4"|Part of British Columbia. |
class="wikitable" |
Period
!Lower house !Upper house !Viceroy !Parliament |+ style="text-align: left" |Colony of Cape Breton |
---|
1784–1820
|{{n/a}} |Cape Breton Council |Lieutenant Governor of Cape Breton |Governor-in-Council |
1820–present
|colspan="4"|Part of Nova Scotia. |
class="wikitable" |
Period
!Lower house !Upper house !Viceroy !Parliament |+ style="text-align: left" |District of Keewatin |
---|
1670–1876
|colspan="4"|Part of Rupert's Land (now Northwest Territories). |
1876–1877
|rowspan="2" {{n/a}} |rowspan="2"|Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba and Keewatin |Governor-in-Council |
1877–1905
|{{n/a}} |{{n/a}} |
1905–1999
|colspan="4"|Part of Northwest Territories. |
1999–present
|colspan="4"|Part of Nunavut. |
class="wikitable" |
Period
!Lower house !Upper house !Viceroy !Parliament |+ style="text-align: left" |Province of Canada |
---|
1627–1791
|colspan="4"|Part of the Province of Quebec colony. |
1791–1841
|colspan="4"|Split into Lower Canada (now Quebec) and Upper Canada (now Ontario). |
1841–1867
|Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada |Legislative Council of the Province of Canada |
1867–1968
|colspan="4"|Split into Ontario and Quebec. |
class="wikitable" |
Period
!Lower house !Upper house !Viceroy !Parliament |+ style="text-align: left" |Colony of Vancouver Island |
---|
1849–1855
|{{n/a}} |rowspan="2"|Legislative Council of Vancouver Island |rowspan="2"|Governor of Vancouver Island |Governor-in-Council |
1855–1866
|House of Assembly of Vancouver Island |Legislature of Vancouver Island |
1866–present
|colspan="4"|Part of British Columbia. |
Notes
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