Federal
Leader of the Official Opposition
How it's filled
- In plain words
- Held by convention: the leader of the largest party in the House of Commons that is not in government
- Exact method
- By convention, the leader of the largest party in the House of Commons that is not in government (the Official Opposition), recognised by the Speaker. No vote is held for the office itself: it changes hands when that party changes leader or when an election changes which party is the Official Opposition. The House of Commons lists the role as "Leader of the Opposition".
- Seats
- 1
Who holds it now
Pierre Poilievre Conservative since August 2025
Report Source: ourcommons.ca,
checked
Sources
- ourcommons.ca · checked House of Commons role "Leader of the Opposition" (read 2026-10-11). The office is a parliamentary convention, not set out in a statute of its own. For: Leader of the Official Opposition
- ourcommons.ca · checked House of Commons current roles of Pierre Poilievre: "Leader of the Opposition" from 2025-08-18, no end date (read 2026-10-11). For: Pierre Poilievre, current term