Deputy premier (Canada)

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In Canada, a deputy premier is the deputy head of government of a province or territory. As of April 2026^[update], eleven of thirteen provinces and territories have a deputy premier in office.

As the prime minister–premier distinction does not exist in French, the federal and provincial deputy first ministers are styled as vice-premier ministre (masculine) or vice-première ministre (feminine).

List of current Canadian deputy premiers

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Ordered by entry to Confederation

Jurisdiction	Office Holder		Date of appointment	Premier Party Affiliation	Ref.
Federal: Deputy prime minister
Canada	Title not in use (since December 16, 2024)			Mark Carney Liberal
Provincial/territorial: Deputy premiers
Ontario		Sylvia Jones	June 24, 2022	Doug Ford Progressive Conservative
Quebec		Ian Lafrenière	April 21, 2026	Christine Fréchette Coalition Avenir Québec
Nova Scotia		Barbara Adams	October 24, 2024	Tim Houston Progressive Conservative
New Brunswick		René Legacy	November 2, 2024	Susan Holt Liberal
Manitoba		Uzoma Asagwara	October 18, 2023	Wab Kinew NDP
British Columbia		Niki Sharma	November 18, 2024	David Eby NDP
Prince Edward Island	Title not in use (since December 12, 2025)			Rob Lantz Progressive Conservative
Alberta		Mike Ellis	June 9, 2023	Danielle Smith United Conservative	^[1]
Saskatchewan		Jim Reiter	November 7, 2024	Scott Moe Saskatchewan Party
Newfoundland and Labrador		Barry Petten	October 29, 2025	Tony Wakeham Progressive Conservative	^[2]
Yukon	Title not in use (since November 22, 2025)			Currie Dixon Yukon Party	^[3]
Northwest Territories		Caroline Wawzonek	December 12, 2023	R.J. Simpson (consensus government)	^[4]
Nunavut		George Hickes	November 20, 2025	John Main (consensus government)

References

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↑ "Premier Smith appoints new Alberta cabinet with many familiar faces in different portfolios". Edmonton. 2023-06-09. Retrieved 2023-08-30.
↑ "Office of the Premier". Government of Newfoundland and Labrador. Retrieved December 15, 2015.
↑ "Ranj Pillai sworn in as the Yukon's 10th Premier". 14 January 2023.
↑ Williams·, Ollie (2023-12-12). "RJ Simpson announces new cabinet's portfolios". cabinradio.ca. Retrieved 2023-12-27.

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v t e Deputy premier of Canada (by province or territory)
Provinces	Alberta British Columbia Manitoba New Brunswick Newfoundland and Labrador Nova Scotia Ontario Prince Edward Island Quebec Saskatchewan
Territories	Northwest Territories Nunavut Yukon

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List of current Canadian deputy premiers

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