List of Canadian territorial senators

This is a list of past and present members of the Senate of Canada representing the territories of Yukon, Nunavut and the Northwest Territories. The territories are currently represented by one senator each.

Parliament has the power to provide for the representation of territories in the Senate by virtue of section 1 of the Constitution Act, 1886 and section 44 of the Constitution Act, 1982.

The Northwest Territories was granted two Senate seats in 1888 and doubled to four seats in 1903. After Alberta and Saskatchewan were created in 1905, the territories would not have Senate representation until the enactment of the Constitution Act, 1975 (No 2), which gave one seat to the Northwest Territories and one seat to the Yukon. Nunavut was granted one seat upon its creation in 1999 by virtue of the Constitution Act, 1999 (Nunavut).

The Constitution Act, 1999 (Nunavut) arguably impliedly repeals the Constitution Act, 1975 (No 2) since, despite its short title the Constitution Act, 1999 (Nunavut) provides for the representation of the three territories, not just that of Nunavut.

The Constitution Act, 1975 (No 2) and now the Constitution Act, 1999 (Nunavut) adapt the qualifications under section 23 of the Constitution Act, 1867 for those representing the territories so that they could fulfill their real property requirement and be resident in their territory.Constitution Act, 1867, ss 23(3), (5), 31(5), 128, Fifth Schedule. Nunavut Senator Dennis Patterson has proposed the repeal of the real property qualification with the aim of increasing the number of residents of Nunavut qualified to be summoned to the Senate by the Governor General.See e.g. https://www.parl.ca/DocumentViewer/en/44-1/bill/S-228/first-reading.

Current

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!align=left|Name

!align=left|Party

!align=left|Division

!align=left|Date appointed

!align=left|Appointed by

!align=left|Mandatory retirement

| {{sort|Duncan|Pat Duncan}}

| Independent Senators Group

| Yukon

| {{dts|2018|12|12}}

| Trudeau, J.

| {{dts|2035|04|08}}

| {{sort|Karetak-Lindell|Nancy Karetak-Lindell}}

| Non-affiliated

| Nunavut

| {{dts|2024|12|19}}

| Trudeau, J.

| {{dts|2032|12|10}}

| {{sort|Anderson|Margaret Dawn Anderson}}

| Progressive Senate Group

| Northwest Territories

| {{dts|2018|12|12}}

| Trudeau, J.

| {{dts|2042|04|14}}

Historic

=Northwest Territories=

The Northwest Territories had representation in the Senate from 1888 to 1905. After the creation of Alberta and Saskatchewan in 1905, however, the territories were not represented in the Senate until 1975.

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!align=left|Name

!align=left|Party

!align=left|Division

!align=left|Date appointed

!align=left|Appointed by

!align=left|End of term

|align=left|{{sort|Anderson|Margaret Dawn Anderson}}

|Progressive Senate Group

|align=left|Northwest Territories

|align=left|{{dts|2018|12|12}}

|align=left|J. Trudeau

|align=left|Incumbent

|align=left|{{sort|Nick Sibbeston|Nick Sibbeston}}

|align=left|Liberal

|align=left|Northwest Territories

|align=left|{{dts|1999|09|02}}

|align=left|{{sort|Chretien|Chrétien}}

|align=left|{{dts|2017|11|21}}

|align=left|{{sort|Adams|Willie Adams}}[http://www2.parl.gc.ca/Parlinfo/Files/Parliamentarian.aspx?Item=6caba4ba-0997-4ad4-89c8-eb1ed483f375&Language=E&MenuID=lists.senators.aspx&MenuQuery=http%3A%2F%2Fwww2.parl.gc.ca%2FParlinfo%2Flists%2Fsenators.aspx%3FLanguage%3DE%26Parliament%3D%26Name%3D%26Party%3D%26Province%3D3cddecb2-8072-44b2-a1e5-7e1da0ccf526%26Gender%3D%26Current%3DFalse%26PrimeMinister%3D%26TermEnd%3D%26Ministry%3D%26Picture%3DFalse%26SortColumn%3DStartDate%26SortDirection%3DASC Adams, The Hon. Willie]

|align=left|Liberal

|align=left|Northwest Territories{{efn|name=Adams|Appointed as senator for the NWT, Adams represented Nunavut after division until his retirement in 2009}}

|align=left|{{dts|1977|04|05}}

|align=left|{{sort|Trudeau|P.E. Trudeau}}

|align=left|{{dts|1999|03|31}}

|align=left|{{sort|Davis|Thomas Osborne Davis}}[http://www2.parl.gc.ca/Parlinfo/Files/Parliamentarian.aspx?Item=6f8757b8-14e1-4066-84f8-108affd94890&Language=E&MenuID=lists.senators.aspx&MenuQuery=http%3A%2F%2Fwww2.parl.gc.ca%2FParlinfo%2Flists%2Fsenators.aspx%3FLanguage%3DE%26Parliament%3D%26Name%3D%26Party%3D%26Province%3D3cddecb2-8072-44b2-a1e5-7e1da0ccf526%26Gender%3D%26Current%3DFalse%26PrimeMinister%3D%26TermEnd%3D%26Ministry%3D%26Picture%3DFalse%26SortColumn%3DStartDate%26SortDirection%3DASC Davis, The Hon. Thomas Osborne]

|align=left|Liberal

|align=left|Prince Albert, NWT{{efn|Appointed as senator for the NWT, Davis represented Prince Albert, Saskatchewan after the province's creation, until his death, January 23, 1917}}

|align=left|{{dts|1904|09|30}}

|align=left|{{sort|Laurier|Laurier}}

|align=left|{{dts|1905|08|31}}

|align=left|{{sort|Ross|James Hamilton Ross}}[http://www2.parl.gc.ca/Parlinfo/Files/Parliamentarian.aspx?Item=a16b128a-9275-4da4-bef7-44778b937eb5&Language=E&MenuID=lists.senators.aspx&MenuQuery=http%3A%2F%2Fwww2.parl.gc.ca%2FParlinfo%2Flists%2Fsenators.aspx%3FLanguage%3DE%26Parliament%3D%26Name%3D%26Party%3D%26Province%3D3cddecb2-8072-44b2-a1e5-7e1da0ccf526%26Gender%3D%26Current%3DFalse%26PrimeMinister%3D%26TermEnd%3D%26Ministry%3D%26Picture%3DFalse%26SortColumn%3DStartDate%26SortDirection%3DASC Ross, The Hon. James Hamilton]

|align=left|Liberal

|align=left|Regina, NWT{{efn|Appointed as senator for the NWT, Ross represented Regina, Saskatchewan after the province's creation, until his death, December 14, 1932}}

|align=left|{{dts|1904|09|30}}

|align=left|{{sort|Laurier|Laurier}}

|align=left|{{dts|1905|08|31}}

|align=left|{{sort|Lougheed|James Alexander Lougheed}}[http://www2.parl.gc.ca/Parlinfo/Files/Parliamentarian.aspx?Item=a8430b5a-8476-4ac0-b441-a3251c3bbdb0&Language=E&MenuID=lists.senators.aspx&MenuQuery=http%3A%2F%2Fwww2.parl.gc.ca%2FParlinfo%2Flists%2Fsenators.aspx%3FLanguage%3DE%26Parliament%3D%26Name%3D%26Party%3D%26Province%3D3cddecb2-8072-44b2-a1e5-7e1da0ccf526%26Gender%3D%26Current%3DFalse%26PrimeMinister%3D%26TermEnd%3D%26Ministry%3D%26Picture%3DFalse%26SortColumn%3DStartDate%26SortDirection%3DASC Lougheed, The Hon. Sir James Alexander, P.C.]

|align=left|Conservative

|align=left|Calgary, NWT{{efn|Appointed as senator for the NWT, Lougheed represented Calgary, Alberta after the province's creation, until his death, November 22, 1925}}

|align=left|{{dts|1889|12|10}}

|align=left|{{sort|Macdonald|Macdonald}}

|align=left|{{dts|1905|08|31}}

|align=left|{{sort|Perley|William Dell Perley}}[http://www2.parl.gc.ca/Parlinfo/Files/Parliamentarian.aspx?Item=721ba068-2580-4ba8-bcdd-d49ee4ebfe93&Language=E&MenuID=lists.senators.aspx&MenuQuery=http%3A%2F%2Fwww2.parl.gc.ca%2FParlinfo%2Flists%2Fsenators.aspx%3FLanguage%3DE%26Parliament%3D%26Name%3D%26Party%3D%26Province%3D3cddecb2-8072-44b2-a1e5-7e1da0ccf526%26Gender%3D%26Current%3DFalse%26PrimeMinister%3D%26TermEnd%3D%26Ministry%3D%26Picture%3DFalse Perley, The Hon. William Dell]

|align=left|Conservative

|align=left|Wolseley, NWT{{efn|Appointed as senator for the NWT, Perley represented Wolseley, Saskatchewan after the province's creation, until his death, July 15, 1909}}

|align=left|{{dts|1888|08|03}}

|align=left|{{sort|Macdonald|Macdonald}}

|align=left|{{dts|1905|08|31}}

|align=left|{{sort|Hardisty|Richard Hardisty}}[http://www2.parl.gc.ca/Parlinfo/Files/Parliamentarian.aspx?Item=268eb455-eda8-4fa1-9aed-8b352f973f70&Language=E&MenuID=lists.senators.aspx&MenuQuery=http%3A%2F%2Fwww2.parl.gc.ca%2FParlinfo%2Flists%2Fsenators.aspx%3FLanguage%3DE%26Parliament%3D%26Name%3D%26Party%3D%26Province%3D3cddecb2-8072-44b2-a1e5-7e1da0ccf526%26Gender%3D%26Current%3DFalse%26PrimeMinister%3D%26TermEnd%3D%26Ministry%3D%26Picture%3DFalse Hardisty, The Hon. Richard Charles]

|align=left|Conservative

|align=left|Edmonton, NWT

|align=left|{{dts|1888|02|23}}

|align=left|{{sort|Macdonald|Macdonald}}

|align=left|{{dts|1889|10|18}}{{efn|name=died|Died in office}}

=Yukon=

The first senator for Yukon was appointed in 1975.

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!align=left|Name

!align=left|Party

!align=left|Division

!align=left|Date appointed

!align=left|Appointed by

!align=left|End of term

|{{sort|Lang|Pat Duncan}}

|Independent Senators Group

|Yukon

|{{dts|2018|12|12}}

|{{sort|J. Trudeau|J. Trudeau}}

|Incumbent

|{{sort|Lang|Daniel Lang}}

|Conservative

|Yukon

|{{dts|2009|01|02}}

|{{sort|Harper|Harper}}

|{{dts|2017|08|15}}

|{{sort|Christensen|Ione Christensen}}[http://www2.parl.gc.ca/Parlinfo/Files/Parliamentarian.aspx?Item=5a7a63bc-1c7c-4516-9cc3-37210b02cd4d&Language=E&MenuID=lists.senators.aspx&MenuQuery=http%3A%2F%2Fwww2.parl.gc.ca%2FParlinfo%2Flists%2Fsenators.aspx%3FLanguage%3DE%26SortColumn%3DStartDate%26SortDirection%3DASC%26Parliament%3D%26Name%3D%26Party%3D%26Province%3D541ea9a1-9be8-4c14-bb9e-91af86ef1df1%26Gender%3D%26Current%3DFalse%26PrimeMinister%3D%26TermEnd%3D%26Ministry%3D%26Picture%3DFalse Christensen, The Hon. Ione Jean, C.M.]

|Liberal

|Yukon

|{{dts|1999|09|02}}

|{{sort|Chretien|Chrétien}}

|{{dts|2006|12|31}}{{efn|name=retire|Retired}}

|{{sort|Lucier|Paul Lucier}}[http://www2.parl.gc.ca/Parlinfo/Files/Parliamentarian.aspx?Item=1af61b82-d68e-443a-a058-e1250ce9aacb&Language=E&MenuID=lists.senators.aspx&MenuQuery=http%3A%2F%2Fwww2.parl.gc.ca%2FParlinfo%2Flists%2Fsenators.aspx%3FLanguage%3DE%26SortColumn%3DStartDate%26SortDirection%3DASC%26Parliament%3D%26Name%3D%26Party%3D%26Province%3D541ea9a1-9be8-4c14-bb9e-91af86ef1df1%26Gender%3D%26Current%3DFalse%26PrimeMinister%3D%26TermEnd%3D%26Ministry%3D%26Picture%3DFalse Lucier The Hon. Paul]

|Liberal

|Yukon

|{{dts|1975|10|23}}

|{{sort|P.E. Trudeau|P.E. Trudeau}}

|{{dts|1999|07|23}}{{efn|name=died}}

=Nunavut=

The first senator for Nunavut was appointed in 1999.

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!align=left|Name

!align=left|Party

!align=left|Division

!align=left|Date appointed

!align=left|Appointed by

!align=left|End of term

|align=left|{{sort|Karetak-Lindell|Nancy Karetak-Lindell}}

|Non-affiliated

|align=left|Nunavut

|align=left|{{dts|2024|12|19}}

|align=left|J. Trudeau

|align=left|Incumbent

|align=left|{{sort|Patterson|Dennis Patterson}}[https://lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/People/Profile?personId=6934 Patterson, The Hon. Dennis Glen]

|align=left|Conservative

|align=left|Nunavut

|align=left|{{dts|2009|08|27}}

|align=left|{{sort|Harper|Harper}}

|align=left|{{dts|2023|12|29}}

|align=left|{{sort|Adams|Willie Adams}}

|align=left|Liberal

|align=left|Nunavut{{efn|name=Adams}}

|align=left|{{dts|1999|04|01}}

|align=left|Chrétien

|align=left|{{dts|2009|06|22}}

Notes

References

Territorial senators

Senators

List of Canadian territorial senators

Current

Historic

=Northwest Territories=

=Yukon=

=Nunavut=

See also

Notes

References