# 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. 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.

## Current

| Name | Party | Division | Date appointed | Appointed by | Mandatory retirement |
| Pat Duncan | Independent Senators Group | Yukon | December 12, 2018 | Trudeau, J. | April 8, 2035 |
| Nancy Karetak-Lindell | Non-affiliated | Nunavut | December 19, 2024 | Trudeau, J. | December 10, 2032 |
| Margaret Dawn Anderson | Progressive Senate Group | Northwest Territories | December 12, 2018 | Trudeau, J. | April 14, 2042 |

## 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.
| Name | Party | Division | Date appointed | Appointed by | End of term |
| Margaret Dawn Anderson | Progressive Senate Group | Northwest Territories | December 12, 2018 | J. Trudeau | Incumbent |
| Nick Sibbeston | Liberal | Northwest Territories | September 2, 1999 | Chrétien | November 21, 2017 |
| Willie Adams | Liberal | Northwest Territories | April 5, 1977 | P.E. Trudeau | March 31, 1999 |
| Thomas Osborne Davis | Liberal | Prince Albert, NWT | September 30, 1904 | Laurier | August 31, 1905 |
| James Hamilton Ross | Liberal | Regina, NWT | September 30, 1904 | Laurier | August 31, 1905 |
| James Alexander Lougheed | Conservative | Calgary, NWT | December 10, 1889 | Macdonald | August 31, 1905 |
| William Dell Perley | Conservative | Wolseley, NWT | August 3, 1888 | Macdonald | August 31, 1905 |
| Richard Hardisty | Conservative | Edmonton, NWT | February 23, 1888 | Macdonald | October 18, 1889 |

### Yukon

The first senator for Yukon was appointed in 1975.
| Name | Party | Division | Date appointed | Appointed by | End of term |
| Pat Duncan | Independent Senators Group | Yukon | December 12, 2018 | J. Trudeau | Incumbent |
| Daniel Lang | Conservative | Yukon | January 2, 2009 | Harper | August 15, 2017 |
| Ione Christensen | Liberal | Yukon | September 2, 1999 | Chrétien | December 31, 2006 |
| Paul Lucier | Liberal | Yukon | October 23, 1975 | P.E. Trudeau | July 23, 1999 |

### Nunavut

The first senator for Nunavut was appointed in 1999.
| Name | Party | Division | Date appointed | Appointed by | End of term |
| Nancy Karetak-Lindell | Non-affiliated | Nunavut | December 19, 2024 | J. Trudeau | Incumbent |
| Dennis Patterson | Conservative | Nunavut | August 27, 2009 | Harper | December 29, 2023 |
| Willie Adams | Liberal | Nunavut | April 1, 1999 | Chrétien | June 22, 2009 |