Women have served in the Canadian Senate since Senator Cairine Wilson was first appointed to the Senate by the government of Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King in 1930. [1] Since then, women have represented every province and territory in the Senate.
Women won the right to be appointed to the Senate in 1929 due to the Famous Five Persons Case (Edwards v Canada (AG)).
The following women were appointed to the Senate of Canada but are no longer serving. This table matches the structure used in List of current senators of Canada.
The following women are currently serving in the Senate of Canada. This table matches the structure used in List of current senators of Canada.
Name [13] | Senate party or affiliation | Province or Territory (Senate Division) | Date appointed | Appointed on the advice of | Mandatory retirement date | Titles | ||
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Pierrette Ringuette | ISG | New Brunswick | 2002-12-12 | Chrétien | 2030-12-31 | Deputy Speaker | ||
Yonah Martin | Conservative | British Columbia | 2009-01-02 | Harper | 2040-04-11 | Deputy Opposition Leader | ||
Pamela Wallin | CSG | Saskatchewan | 2009-01-02 | Harper | 2028-04-10 | |||
Judith Seidman | Conservative | Québec (De la Durantaye) | 2009-08-27 | Harper | 2025-09-01 | |||
Rose-May Poirier | Conservative | New Brunswick | 2010-02-28 | Harper | 2029-03-02 | Speaker pro tempore | ||
Salma Ataullahjan | Conservative | Ontario | 2010-07-09 | Harper | 2027-04-29 | |||
Josée Verner | CSG | Québec (Montarville) | 2011-06-13 | Harper | 2034-12-30 | |||
Denise Batters | Conservative | Saskatchewan | 2013-01-25 | Harper | 2045-06-18 | |||
Raymonde Gagné | Non-affiliated | Manitoba | 2016-04-01 | Trudeau, J. | 2031-01-07 | Speaker of the Senate | ||
Chantal Petitclerc | ISG | Québec (Grandville) | 2016-04-01 | Trudeau, J. | 2044-12-15 | Chair of ISG Deliberations | ||
Wanda Thomas Bernard | PSG | Nova Scotia | 2016-11-10 | Trudeau, J. | 2028-08-01 | |||
Gwen Boniface | ISG | Ontario | 2016-11-10 | Trudeau, J. | 2030-08-05 | |||
Marilou McPhedran | Non-affiliated | Manitoba | 2016-11-10 | Trudeau, J. | 2026-07-22 | |||
Lucie Moncion | ISG | Ontario | 2016-11-10 | Trudeau, J. | 2033-10-25 | |||
Kim Pate | ISG | Ontario | 2016-11-10 | Trudeau, J. | 2034-11-10 | |||
Marie-Françoise Mégie | ISG | Québec (Rougemont) | 2016-11-25 | Trudeau, J. | 2025-09-21 | |||
Raymonde Saint-Germain | ISG | Québec (De la Vallière) | 2016-11-25 | Trudeau, J. | 2026-10-07 | Facilitator of the ISG | ||
Rosa Galvez | ISG | Québec (Bedford) | 2016-12-06 | Trudeau, J. | 2036-06-21 | |||
Mary Coyle | ISG | Nova Scotia | 2017-12-04 | Trudeau, J. | 2029-11-05 | |||
Mary Jane McCallum | Non-affiliated | Manitoba | 2017-12-04 | Trudeau, J. | 2027-05-01 | |||
Marty Deacon | ISG | Ontario | 2018-02-15 | Trudeau, J. | 2033-04-23 | |||
Yvonne Boyer | ISG | Ontario | 2018-03-15 | Trudeau, J. | 2028-10-25 | |||
Donna Dasko | ISG | Ontario | 2018-06-06 | Trudeau, J. | 2026-08-19 | |||
Julie Miville-Dechêne | ISG | Québec (Inkerman) | 2018-06-20 | Trudeau, J. | 2034-07-10 | |||
Bev Busson | ISG | British Columbia | 2018-09-24 | Trudeau, J. | 2026-08-23 | |||
Patti LaBoucane-Benson | Non-affiliated | Alberta | 2018-10-03 | Trudeau, J. | 2044-02-20 | Deputy Gov. Representative | ||
Paula Simons | ISG | Alberta | 2018-10-03 | Trudeau, J. | 2039-09-07 | |||
Pat Duncan | ISG | Yukon | 2018-12-12 | Trudeau, J. | 2035-04-08 | |||
Rosemary Moodie | ISG | Ontario | 2018-12-12 | Trudeau, J. | 2031-11-24 | |||
Bernadette Clement | ISG | Ontario | 2021-06-22 | Trudeau, J. | 2040-05-17 | Deputy Facilitator of the ISG | ||
Michèle Audette | PSG | Québec (De Salaberry) | 2021-07-29 | Trudeau, J. | 2046-07-20 | Liaison (whip) of the PSG | ||
Amina Gerba | PSG | Québec (Rigaud) | 2021-07-29 | Trudeau, J. | 2036-03-14 | PSG Caucus Chair and Deputy Liaison (whip) | ||
Karen Sorensen | ISG | Alberta | 2021-07-29 | Trudeau, J. | 2034-05-20 | |||
Flordeliz (Gigi) Osler | CSG | Manitoba | 2022-09-26 | Trudeau, J. | 2043-09-09 | |||
Sharon Burey | CSG | Ontario | 2022-11-21 | Trudeau, J. | 2032-12-04 | |||
Rebecca Patterson | CSG | Ontario | 2022-11-21 | Trudeau, J. | 2040-06-15 | Deputy Leader of the CSG | ||
Jane MacAdam | ISG | Prince Edward Island | 2023-05-03 | Trudeau, J. | 2032-03-01 | |||
Iris Petten | Non-affiliated | Newfoundland and Labrador | 2023-05-03 | Trudeau, J. | 2034-02-05 | |||
Judy White | PSG | Newfoundland and Labrador | 2023-07-06 | Trudeau, J. | 2039-01-11 | |||
Joan Kingston | ISG | New Brunswick | 2023-10-31 | Trudeau, J. | 2030-01-08 | |||
Krista Ross | CSG | New Brunswick | 2023-10-31 | Trudeau, J. | 2042-09-30 | |||
Marnie McBean | ISG | Ontario | 2023-12-20 | Trudeau, J. | 2043-01-28 | |||
Paulette Senior | ISG | Ontario | 2023-12-20 | Trudeau, J. | 2036-12-04 | |||
Mary Robinson | CSG | Prince Edward Island | 2024-01-22 | Trudeau, J. | 2045-08-03 | |||
Manuelle Oudar | ISG | Québec (La Salle) | 2024-02-13 | Trudeau, J. | 2038-07-05 | |||
Tracy Muggli | PSG | Saskatchewan | 2024-08-16 | Trudeau, J. | 2040-09-18 | |||
Suze Youance | ISG | Québec (Lauzon) | 2024-09-25 | Trudeau, J. | 2045-08-11 | |||
Nancy Karetak-Lindell | Non-affiliated | Nunavut | 2024-12-19 | Trudeau, J. | 2032-12-10 | |||
Martine Hébert | Non-affiliated | Québec (Victoria) | 2025-02-07 | Trudeau, J. | 2040-10-07 | |||
Danièle Henkel | Non-affiliated | Québec (Alma) | 2025-02-14 | Trudeau, J. | 2031-01-16 | |||
Dawn Arnold | Non-affiliated | New Brunswick | 2025-03-07 | Trudeau, J. | 2041-04-23 | |||
Katherine Hay | Non-affiliated | Ontario | 2025-03-07 | Trudeau, J. | 2036-01-16 | |||
Farah Mohamed | Non-affiliated | Ontario | 2025-03-07 | Trudeau, J. | 2045-07-05 | |||
Sandra Pupatello | Non-affiliated | Ontario | 2025-03-07 | Trudeau, J. | 2037-10-06 |