40th Canadian Parliament

40th Canadian Parliament
Minority parliament
Nov. 18, 2008 – Mar. 26, 2011
Canadian Parliament (2010)
Parliament leaders
Prime
minister
Rt. Hon. Stephen Harper
Feb. 6, 2006 – Nov. 4, 2015
Cabinet28th Canadian Ministry
Leader of the
Opposition
Hon. Stéphane Dion
December 2, 2006 – December 10, 2008
Hon. Michael Ignatieff
December 10, 2008 – May 2, 2011
Party caucuses
GovernmentConservative Party
OppositionLiberal Party
RecognizedBloc Québécois
New Democratic Party
UnrecognizedProgressive Conservative*
* Only in the Senate.
House of Commons

Seating arrangements of the House of Commons
Speaker of the
Commons
Hon. Peter Milliken
January 29, 2001 – June 2, 2011
Government
House leader
Hon. Jay Hill
October 3, 2008 – August 6, 2010
Hon. John Baird
August 6, 2010 – May 2, 2011
Opposition
House leader
Hon. Ralph Goodale
February 10, 2006 – September 10, 2010
David McGuinty
September 10, 2010 – May 26, 2011
Members308 seats MP seats
List of members
Senate

Seating arrangements of the Senate
Speaker of the
Senate
Hon. Noël A. Kinsella
February 8, 2006 – November 26, 2014
Government
Senate leader
Hon. Marjory LeBreton
February 6, 2006 - July 14, 2013
Opposition
Senate leader
Hon. Jim Cowan
November 3, 2008 – November 5, 2015
Senators105 seats senator seats
List of senators
Sovereign
MonarchHM Elizabeth II
February 6, 1952 – 8 September 2022
Governor
general
HE Rt. Hon. Michaëlle Jean
September 27, 2005 – October 1, 2010
HE Rt. Hon. David Johnston
October 1, 2010 – October 2, 2017
Sessions
1st session
November 18, 2008 – December 4, 2008
2nd session
January 26, 2009 – December 30, 2009
3rd session
March 3, 2010 – March 26, 2011
← 39th → 41st

The 40th Canadian Parliament was in session from November 18, 2008 to March 26, 2011. It was the last Parliament of the longest-running minority government in Canadian history up to that point, that began with the previous Parliament. The membership of its House of Commons was determined by the results of the 2008 federal election held on October 14, 2008. It was dissolved prior to the 2011 federal election.

There were three sessions of the 40th Parliament:

Session Start End
1st November 18, 2008 December 4, 2008
2nd January 26, 2009 December 30, 2009
3rd March 3, 2010 March 26, 2011