During its history, a number of Canadian families have produced multiple politicians. As there are no term limits in Canada for any legislative or executive office, these families have sometimes held uninterrupted political power.
Charles Gavan Power, federal cabinet minister (Minister of Pensions and National Health, Postmaster General), Senator for Quebec (1955–1968), MP for Quebec South (1917–1955)
Lawrence Cannon, provincial cabinet minister (Parliamentary Secretaries to the Ministers of Foreign Trade and Technological Development, Tourism; Minister for Communications) and federal cabinet minister (Foreign Minister, Minister of Transport), Liberal MNA for La Peltrie (1985–1994), Conservative MP for Pontiac (2006–2011)
Réal Caouette, MP for Pontiac (1946–1949), MP for Villeneuve (1962–1968,) Leader of the Ralliement créditiste (1963–1971), MP for Témiscamingue (1968–1976), Leader of the Social Credit Party (1971–1976)
Gilles Caouette, MP for Charlevoix (1972–1974), MP for Témiscamingue (1976–1979), Acting Leader of the Social Credit Party (1976)
Caplan
(mother, son)
Elinor Caplan, LiberalMPP and provincial cabinet (Health, Management Board), Liberal MP and federal cabinet minister (as Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, National Revenue)
Bob Chiarelli, mayor of Ottawa, Regional Chair of Ottawa-Carleton, provincial MPP and cabinet minister (Ministers of Energy, Municipal Affairs and Housing, Transportation, Energy and Infrastructure)
Beth Crosbie, daughter of John and sister of Ches, was a PC candidate for the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly and was President of the Canadian Real Estate Association.[6]
Tommy Douglas, Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) and then founder of the New Democratic Party (NDP), member of Canadian House of Commons (CCF), MLA, leader of the Saskatchewan CCF and Premier of Saskatchewan (CCF), set up North America's first single-payer, universal healthcare program (Saskatchewan), leader of federal NDP, Canadian Member of Parliament (NDP)
Shirley Douglas (daughter of Tommy Douglas), Canadian actress and activist, ex-wife of actor Donald Sutherland, mother of Thomas Emil Sicks, actor Kiefer Sutherland, and film and television producer Rachel Sutherland
Michael Ford, Toronto City Councillor; nephew of Rob and Doug Jr[7]
Additionally, Rob Ford's widow Renata Ford was People's Party candidate in the 2019 federal election in Etobicoke North, and Doug Ford, Jr.'s daughter Krista Haynes advocates controversial positions about vaccines and public health measures.
(Darrin Lamoureux, Kevin's brother, was leader of the Saskatchewan Liberal Party at a time that party was a minor party unrepresented in the legislature.)
Thomas Mulcair, great-great-grandson of Honoré Sr. and great-great-great-grandson of Pierre-Joseph-Olivier Chauveau, Federal Leader of Opposition for NPD, cabinet minister in Quebec
Jason Schreyer, Winnipeg City Councillor for Elmwood-East Kildonan
Shaw–McDonough
(father-daughter)
Lloyd R. Shaw, first research director of the federal CCF, and provincial secretary of the Nova Scotia CCF
Alexa McDonough, Member of the Legislative Assembly and leader of the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party, and Member of Parliament and leader of the federal NDP (the NDP being the CCF's successor)
Shulman–Saxe
(father-daughter)
Morton Shulman, Ontario chief coroner and later NDP MPP for High Park
Dianne Saxe, Environmental Commissioner of Ontario, Deputy Leader of the Green Party of Ontario, and Toronto city councillor
Claude Wagner, judge, Quebec Liberal MNA and cabinet minister and Progressive Conservative MP and Senator
Richard Wagner, judge, Chief Justice of Canada, Administrator of Canada
Whelan
(brother-father-daughter)
Edward Charles Whelan, Member of Legislative Assembly (Saskatchewan) 1960–1979, Minister of Mineral Resources 1975–1976, Minister of Consumer Affairs 1976–1979
Eugene Whelan, Member of Parliament 1962–1984, Minister of Agricultuture 1972–1979 and 1980–1984, Canadian Senate 1996–1999, Officer of the Order of Canada
Susan Whelan, Member of Parliament 1993–2004, Minister for International Cooperation
Whitehead
(grandfather-father-daughter)
Joseph Whitehead, Member of Parliament (Huron North, Ontario) 1867–1871
Joseph Donovan Ross, Member of Legislative Assembly (Alberta) 1952–1971, Minister of Health 1955–1968, Minister of Lands and Forests 1968-1971
Val Meredith, Member of Parliament (South Surrey - White Rock - Langley, British Columbia) 1993–2004
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