Canadian Federal Political Parties

Political parties are groups of people who come together out of a desire to obtain political power. The obvious way to obtain such power is to gain control of the government, but political parties also exercise power by influencing the policies of governments not under their control. Actual control, however, is the primary aim, and political parties are oriented toward that goal and attempt to realize it by legal means (elections), extralegal means (picketing and demonstrations), or illegal means (revolution).

Registered Federal Political Parties

Liberal Party of Canada
(Leader: The Honourable Stéphane Dion, P.C., M.P.)

New Democratic Party
(Leader: The Honourable Jack Layton, P.C., M.P.)

The Green Party of Canada
(Leader: Ms. Elizabeth May)

Marxist-Leninist Party of Canada
(Leader: Ms. Sandra L. Smith)

Bloc Québécois
(Leader: Mr. Gilles Duceppe)

Canadian Action Party
(Leader: Ms. Constance Fogal)

Communist Party of Canada
(Leader: Mr. Miguel Figueroa)

Marijuana Party
(Leader: Mr. Blair T. Longley)

Conservative Party of Canada
(Leader: The Right Honourable Stephen Harper, P.C., M.P.)

Christian Heritage Party of Canada
(Leader: Mr. Ronald O. Gray)

Progressive Canadian Party
(Leader: Ms. Tracy Parsons)

Libertarian Party of Canada
(Leader: Mr. Jean-Serge Brisson)

Animal Alliance Environment Voters Party of Canada
(Leader: Ms. Liz White)

First Peoples National Party of Canada
(Leader: Ms. Barbara Wardlaw)

Western Block Party
(Leader: Mr. Douglas H. Christie)


Other Federal Political Parties

Abolitionist Party of Canada
(Leader: Mr. John C. Turmel)

Canadian Freedom Fighters
(Leader: Mr. Ryan Thorsley)

Coalition for a Humanistic Euro British Canada
(Leader: Mr. Michael E. Chessman)

Cosmopolitan Party of Canada
(Leader: Mr. Raymond Samuels)

Democracy Party of Canada
(Leader: Mr. Steve Garry)

Democratic Canadian Union
(Leader: T. Slama)

Freedom Party of Canada
(Leader: Mr. Paul McKeever)

Grey Party of Canada
(Leader: Mr. Jim Webb)

Parti Populaire des Putes
(Leader: Ms. Marie-Claire Charlebois)

People's Political Power Party of Canada
(Leader: Mr. Roger F. Poisson)

Socialist Party of Canada
(Leader: none)