List of federal political parties in Canada

The following is a list of political parties which run for national federal office in Canada.

House of Commons
PartyFoundedLeaderIdeologyPositionMPsLargest caucus Liberal Party of CanadaParti libéral du Canada1867Mark Carney(1940) Conservative Party of CanadaParti conservateur du Canada2003Pierre Pollievre(2011) Bloc Québécois1991Yves-François Blanchet(1993) New Democratic PartyNouveau Parti démocratique1961Don Davies (acting)(2011) Green Party of CanadaLe Parti Vert du Canada1983Elizabeth May—(2019)

Other parties
Other parties registered with Elections Canada
 Animal Alliance Environment Voters Party of Canada (founded in 2005) - environmentalist, animal liberationist
 Canadian Action Party (founded in 1997) - populist, anti-globalization
 Christian Heritage Party of Canada (founded in 1987) - social conservative
 Communist Party of Canada (founded in 1921) - communist
 Communist Party of Canada (Marxist-Leninist) (founded in 1970) - Marxist-Leninist
 Libertarian Party of Canada (founded in 1975) - right-libertarian
 Marijuana Party of Canada (founded in 2000) - pro-cannabis legalization
 Rhinoceros Party (founded in 2006) - satirical party
 Party for Accountability, Competency and Transparency (founded in 2010) - direct democracy
 Pirate Party of Canada (founded in 2009) copyright reform, privacy, network neutrality, open government
 Progressive Canadian Party (founded in 2004) - progressive conservative, Red Tory
  United Party of Canada (founded in 2009) - centrist

 Unregistered parties that have been active in recent years 
 Western Block Party (founded in 2005) - western separatist and paleoconservative/libertarian conservative
 First Peoples National Party of Canada (founded in 2005) - Aboriginal rights advocacy
 Freedom Party of Canada (founded in 2001)
 Nationalist Party of Canada (founded in 1977)
 National-Socialist Party of Canada (founded in 2006)
 Newfoundland and Labrador First Party (founded in 2007) - Newfoundland and Labrador advocacy
 People's Political Power of Canada (founded in 2006)- feminist, centrist, populist
 Work Less Party (founded in 2007) - Labour rights
 Natural Law Party of Canada (founded in 1992)

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