The following is a page of endorsements from prominent individuals and organisations made during the 42nd Canadian federal election.

Conservative Party of Canada

Wayne Gretzky - Former NHL athlete, called Harper "an unreal prime minister," and meant it as a compliment. Gretzky also said Harper has been "Wonderful to all the country" Brian Mulroney - The former Progressive Conservative has referred to NDP leader Tom Mulcair as "the best opposition leader since Diefenbaker," and Justin Trudeau as "likeable," but has ultimately praised the economic record of Stephen Harper and predicted a Conservative victory Campaign Life Coalition - A socially conservative lobby group has supported the Conservatives and criticised both the NDP and Liberals for supporting abortion, same-sex marriage, and transgender rights. Jeb Bush - The Republican presidential candidate and former Governor of Florida announced in May 2015 that it would be "great if Canada re-elected Stephen Harper". Wildrose Party - Alberta's right of centre official opposition has thrown its support behind the federal Conservatives Rob Ford - The controversial former, right of centre Mayor of Toronto has endorsed the Conservatives. He predicted a Conservative minority, but hopes for a majority. He has also predicted that either a Liberal or NDP government will be a "disaster," or "Ontario under Bob Rae all over again". Doug Ford - Former Toronto city councillor and Toronto mayoral candidate, has endorsed Stephen Harper like his brother. Stockwell Day - The former leader of the Canadian Alliance, retired Conservative MP and former cabinet minister has campaigned on behalf of various Conservative candidates in his native British Columbia. Ric McIver - The former member of the Calgary City Council and current interim leader of the Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta has expressed his support for the Conservative Party and Stephen Harper. Tasha Kheiriddin - The conservative columnist and reporter endorsed the Conservatives in an op-ed for the National Post. Darrell Pasloski - The Yukon Premier endorsed Conservative candidate Ryan Leef.

New Democratic Party

College of Family Physicians of Canada - The professional association awarded the NDP "12 points," compared to 5 for the Liberals and 0 for the Conservatives, calling the NDP platform one that showcases "firm and thoughtful commitments" Pembina Institute - The environmental think tank stated that they "applaud the NDP’s commitment to science-based emissions reduction targets for the medium and long term. These targets are much more ambitious than Canada’s current pledge. They would help ensure that Canada does its fair share to prevent the most dangerous impacts of climate change." FRAPRU - The Montreal-based, housing advocacy group gave both the NDP and Bloc Quebecois top marks for their policies on subsidised housing. However, overall they stated that the campaign has been a disappointing one as the issue of housing has been marginalised. Canadian Arab Federation, Canadian Muslim Forum, Egyptian Canadian Coalition for Democracy, and Muslim Political Engagement Group - A group of Muslim and Arab organizations corresponded with the party leaders with a group of demands which included abolishing Bills C-24 and C-51 and changing Canada's foreign affairs to promote human rights worldwide, and based on the responses from the party leaders, as well as the track record of each party over the past years, they stated in a joint statement that "The NDP appears to be the party that will best serve Canada and the Canadian people" Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives - The progressive think tank gave the NDP platform an A, the Liberals a B, the Greens a B− and the Conservatives an F. Joel Plaskett - The Juno Award winning Canadian singer endorsed Tom Mulcair for prime minister, listing the NDP's opposition to Bill C51 and its promise to hold an inquiry into murdered and missing Aboriginal women Leslie Feist - The Canadian singer has also endorsed the NDP and has canvassed for New Democrat Toronto MP Andrew Cash Ed Robertson - The singer from the Canadian band the Barenaked Ladies has released two videos endorsing both NDP leader Tom Mulcair and Toronto candidate Jennifer Hollett. In this video endorsing Mulcair, Robertson urges Canadians to vote with their hearts (meaning the NDP). In the video endorsing Jen Hollett, Robertson speaks of the need for a fresh perspective, youth and female energy in the House of Commons and that Hollett represents all of those things. Donald Sutherland - The Canadian actor and former son-in-law of the NDP founder and father of medicare, Tommy Douglas, slammed Stephen Harper's record and urged Canadians to elect the NDP. Sarah Silverman - The US actress praised NDP leader Tom Mulcair for standing up to Islamophobia and racism, and endorsed NDP candidate Mira Oreck Steve Patterson - The host of the CBC comedy talk show, The Debaters wrote an open letter explaining why he voted NDP. He cited Tom Mulcair's consistent opposition to Bill C51 and the unelected Senate, his promise to run balanced budgets, support for peacekeeping and his middle-class background. He also cited his local MP, Peggy Nash, as another reason. The comedian criticised Liberal leader Justin Trudeau for categorically refusing to work with the NDP, supporting Bill C51 and supporting a fiscal agenda that to him is reminiscent of the "fiscally irresponsible" Ontario Liberals. Ed Broadbent - The former NDP leader has also lent his support to the 2015 NDP campaign Paul Watson - The Canadian environmental activist expressed his ideological sympathy with Green Party leader Elizabeth May, but has ultimately endorsed NDP leader Tom Mulcair Ontario Federation of Labour - The Ontario labour group has rejected strategic voting and is actively campaigning for the NDP. The OFL has argued that only the federal NDP has a plan that will address unaffordable childcare costs, precarious retirement and the growth of precarious jobs. Rachel Notley - The NDP Premier of Alberta has stated that Tom Mulcair would make a great prime minister and expressed support for the NDP climate change plan Mike Harcourt - Despite breaking with the provincial British Columbia NDP, the former NDP premier has thrown his support behind Tom Mulcair and campaigned for the NDP leader in BC. Roy Romanow - The former Saskatchewan NDP premier has also announced that he supports the federal NDP Howard Hampton - The former leader of the Ontario NDP has been advising Tom Mulcair on policies related to mining in Northern Ontario. Hampton is the federal NDP candidate in the riding of Kenora. Mike Layton - The son of the late NDP leader, Jack Layton and the Toronto city councillor has thrown his support behind Mulcair. David Kilgour - The former Liberal cabinet minister is supporting the NDP in this election. Mel Hurtig - the Canadian nationalist activist, Canadian historian, author and former founding leader of the left-wing National Party of Canada has been "visceral" in his opposition to Prime Minister Harper and has said the following of the two main opposition leaders: he has little faith in Justin Trudeau, whom he finds "incredibly unimpressive," but great faith in NDP Leader Thomas Mulcair, whom he believes has outperformed all leaders in the Commons and has been "forceful, policy-oriented and articulate." Alexa McDonough - The former leader of the federal NDP and Nova Scotia NDP has been campaigning for the party in this election John Horgan - The British Columbia New Democratic Party leader has campaigned for federal NDP candidates. Andrea Horwath - The leader of the Ontario NDP has campaigned with NDP leader Tom Mulcair and has supported the federal party on numerous issues. James Orbinski - The former President of Doctors without Borders has endorsed New Democrat MP Craig Scott 20 artists and academics, including Daniel Marc Weinstock, Martine Delvaux, Pascal Dufour, and Charles Taylor (philosopher), endorsed the NDP in an article published in Le Devoir. They cited the NDP's ambitious childcare plan, its national carbon reduction targets, plans to increase corporate taxes and opposition to Bill C-51 as making it a more progressive option than Justin Trudeau's Liberals. They also expressed disappointment with Bloc Quebecois leader Gilles Duceppe for having joined Harper's divisive attack on the niqab. Maureen MacDonald - The interim leader of the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party appeared at an election rally with Mulcair. Stephen Lewis - The former leader of the Ontario New Democratic Party and Permanent Representative of Canada to the United Nations has lent his support to federal NDP candidates. Canadian Union of Public Employees - CUPE have run numerous articles in support of the NDP platform, dedicated a portion of their site to profiles on Tom Mulcair, criticism of the Liberal platform as well as the Conservative government. Gordon Pinsent, Leah Pinsent, and Peter Keleghan - The three actors endorsed the NDP in an official television ad released by the party. Gordon Pinsent was also present during the announcement of the NDP's arts and culture platform. Sarah Harmer - The singer appeared during the NDP's arts and culture platform announcement and has tweeted support for Tom Mulcair. However, she has also suggested strategic voting in some ridings. Harmer also appeared in an NDP advertisement. Assembly of First Nations - The AFN gave the NDP platform full marks for addressing First Nations issues. The Liberals were identified as prioritizing five of the six categories laid out by the AFN and the Green Party four. On the areas where the Liberal and Green Party platforms were not considered comprehensive, they were identified as providing a partial or incomplete response. The Conservatives were identified as providing two incomplete responses and four inadequate or missing responses. AFN clarified that the document did not constitute a personal endorsement from the organization's leader Perry Bellegarde. FTQ (Fédération des travailleurs et travailleuses du Québec) - Largest labour union in Quebec officially endorsed the NDP after years of supporting the Bloc. FTQ officials have advised that strategic voting should be considered where it will defeat the Conservative Party. British Columbia Federation of Labour - The organization endorsed the NDP and added that strategic voting should exclude the Liberals due to the party's support for a number of Conservative policies. The endorsement was also published by The Tyee and attributed to the organization's president Irene Lanzinger. Andrew Coyne - The former National Post editor of Editorials and Comments resigned his position over the decision from management to stop him from publishing a column with a different endorsement than the paper's. In a series of tweets, Coyne indicated he would vote for his local NDP candidate because the Conservatives did not deserve to govern and because he did not think the Liberals deserved a majority.

Liberal Party of Canada

Jean Chrétien - The former Liberal prime minister appeared at a rally early in the campaign with Liberal leader Justin Trudeau and attacked the then first place NDP Paul Martin - Another former Liberal prime minister appeared at another rally early in the campaign with Trudeau and attacked the then first place NDP John Turner - The former Prime Minister has appeared with Liberal candidates. Kathleen Wynne - The Liberal Premier of Ontario has also campaigned for Justin Trudeau and publicly attacked both Prime Minister Stephen Harper and NDP leader Thomas Mulcair Some non-partisan pundits were critical of the Ontario premier's overly partisan rhetoric, particularly her attacks against the NDP Hazel McCallion - The former Mayor of Mississauga has endorsed the Liberal plan for deficit induced infrastructure spending. McCallion also appeared in advertisements for the Liberal Party.