Canada is a federation that comprises ten provinces and three territories. Its government is structured as a constitutional monarchy and a parliamentary democracy, with a monarch as its sovereign and a prime minister as its head of government. Each of the country's provinces and territories also has a head of government, called premier in Canadian English. Collectively, the federal Prime Minister and provincial and territorial premiers are referred to as first ministers. In Canadian French, the term is used in both the federal and provincial/territorial contexts.
The longest-serving current first minister is Scott Moe of Saskatchewan, who assumed office on February 2, 2018; the newest first minister is Christine Fréchette of Quebec, who assumed office on April 15, 2026. The oldest first minister, Tony Wakeham of Newfoundland and Labrador, is ; the youngest first minister, Currie Dixon of Yukon, is . Of the current first ministers, three (Danielle Smith of Alberta, Susan Holt of New Brunswick, and Christine Fréchette of Quebec) are women and two (Wab Kinew of Manitoba and R. J. Simpson of the Northwest Territories) are Indigenous.
Eight first ministers are from broadly right-leaning parties, while two each are from broadly centrist "Liberal" parties and broadly left-leaning "New Democratic" parties. The premiers of the Northwest Territories and Nunavut are non-partisan within consensus government systems.
Current first ministers of Canada Premiers are listed in accordance with the provincial order of precedence: provinces before territories, and by order of joining confederation within those categories; where multiple jurisdictions joined confederation in the same year, they are ordered by population at the time of joining. Incumbency is current as of .
Portrait First minister Jurisdiction OrderParty Incumbency First mandate began Current mandate beganRenewal of Mandate Parlia-ment Canada 24th Liberal Party of Canada 2025 designation 2025 electionNext election 45th Ontario 26th Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario 2018 election2025 election2029 election 44th Quebec 33rd Coalition Avenir Québec 2026 designation2026 election 43rd Nova Scotia 30th Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia 2021 election 2024 election2028 election 65th New Brunswick 35th New Brunswick Liberal Association 2024 election 2028 election 61st Manitoba 25th New Democratic Party of Manitoba 2023 election 2027 election 43rd British Columbia 37th British Columbia New Democratic Party 2022 designation 2024 election 2026 election 43rd Prince Edward Island 34th Progressive Conservative Party of Prince Edward Island 2026 designation2027 election 67th Saskatchewan 15th Saskatchewan Party 2018 designation 2024 election 2028 election 30th Alberta 19th United Conservative Party 2022 designation 2023 election2027 election 31st Newfoundland and Labrador 16th Progressive Conservative Party of Newfoundland and Labrador 2025 election2029 election 51st Northwest Territories 14th N/A (consensus government) 2023 designation2027 election 20th Yukon Yukon Party 2025 election2029 election 36th John Main"Longtime politician Paul Quassa chosen new premier of Nunavut". CTV News, November 17, 2017. Nunavut N/A (consensus government) 2025 designation2029 election 7th
See also Lists of Canadian senators Lists of members of the Canadian House of Commons Timeline of Canadian elections List of Asian-Canadian first ministers List of female first ministers in Canada Deputy Premier (Canada)
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