List of visible minority politicians in Canada


This list comprises persons who belong to a visible minority group who have been elected to the federal House of Commons, legislative assemblies of provinces and territories, and members appointed to the Senate.
The first visible minority elected was Chinese-Canadian Douglas Jung, elected as a Conservative MP to the House of Commons in the 1957 federal election.
There have been 111 visible minorities who have served as Members of Parliament, as well as 23 who have been named Senators. After the 2015 Canadian election, the highest number of visible minorities were elected to Parliament in history - with 49 MPs. Of the current federal visible minority politicians, 41 are Liberals, 13 are Conservatives, 2 are New Democrats and 8 are Independents.
Provincially, visible minorities have been elected to 12 of the 13 legislatures – with only New Brunswick never having visible minority representation. There are currently 80 visible minorities serving in 10 provincial legislatures. Of those members, 34 are Conservatives, 29 are New Democrats, 14 are Liberals, 2 represent Quebec nationalist parties, and 1 is independent.

Federal

House of Commons

Senate

Provincial

Alberta

British Columbia

Manitoba

New Brunswick

New Brunswick has yet to elect a Visible Minority to its legislature.

Newfoundland and Labrador

Northwest Territories

Nova Scotia

Nunavut

Ontario

Prince Edward Island

Quebec

Saskatchewan

Yukon

Visible Minorities by Assembly Composition

House of Commons

Alberta Legislative Assembly

British Columbia Legislative Assembly

Manitoba Legislative Assembly

Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly

Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly

Nova Scotia Legislative Assembly

Ontario Legislative Assembly

Quebec National Assembly

Saskatchewan Legislative Assembly

Yukon Legislative Assembly

Visible Minorities by Ethnic Composition

Municipal (Major Cities: Population over 500,000)

Brampton

Calgary

Edmonton

Hamilton

Mississauga

Montreal

Ottawa

Quebec City

Surrey

Toronto

Vancouver

Winnipeg