Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet of the 45th Parliament of Canada

Shadow Cabinet of the 45th Parliament of Canada
Shadow Cabinet of the 45th Parliament of Canada
; Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet of Canada
2025 – present
Date formed	May 21, 2025
People and organizations
Monarch	Charles III
Opposition Leader	Andrew Scheer (May–August 2025); Pierre Poilievre (August 2025–present);
Deputy Opposition Leaders	Melissa Lantsman; Tim Uppal
Opposition House Leader	Andrew Scheer
Member party	Conservative;
Status in legislature	Official Opposition 139 / 343
History
Election	2025
Legislature term	45th Canadian Parliament
Predecessor	Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet of the 44th Parliament

The Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet of the 45th Parliament of Canada was appointed by the Leader of the Conservative Party Pierre Poilievre after the 2025 Canadian federal election, on 21 May 2025. It is composed of Conservative members of Parliament to provide parliamentary opposition to Mark Carney's Liberal government frontbench. Because Poilievre was unseated in the 2025 election, Andrew Scheer led the frontbench team as the parliamentary leader of the Conservatives and leader of the Opposition until Poilievre's return to Parliament through a by-election in Battle River—Crowfoot.^[1] On 30 June 2026, Poilievre reshuffled his shadow cabinet.^[2]

Arrangements

Poilievre IV (June 2026 – present)

Pierre Poilievre – Leader of the Opposition and Leader of the Conservative Party
Scott Aitchison – Shadow Minister for Housing
Dan Albas – Shadow Minister for Transport
Carol Anstey – Shadow Minister for Energy and Natural Resources
Mel Arnold – Associate Shadow Minister for Fisheries
Roman Baber – Shadow Minister for Civil Liberties
Tony Baldinelli – Shadow Minister for Tourism
John Barlow – Shadow Minister for Agriculture and Agri-Food
Michael Barrett – Shadow Minister for Veterans Affairs
Luc Berthold – Deputy House Leader
James Bezan – Shadow Minister for National Defence
Richard Bragdon – Shadow Minister for Atlantic Economic Development
Blaine Calkins – Shadow Minister for Hunting, Fishing and Conservation
Frank Caputo – Shadow Minister for Public Safety
Adam Chambers – Shadow Minister for Innovation, Science and Industry
Michael Chong – Shadow Minister for Finance
Sandra Cobena – Shadow Minister for Treasury Board & The King's Privy Council
Connie Cody – Associate Shadow Minister for Ethics and Accountable Government
Michael Cooper – Shadow Minister for Democratic Reform
Raquel Dancho – Shadow Minister for Health
Scot Davidson – Shadow Minister for Red Tape Reduction
Gérard Deltell – Shadow Minister for Intergovernmental Affairs, One Canadian Economy and Interprovincial Trade
Kelly DeRidder – Shadow Minister for Women and Gender Equality
Todd Doherty – Shadow Minister for Addictions
Eric Duncan – Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs
Dave Epp – Shadow Minister for Rural Development
Rosemarie Falk – Associate Shadow Minister for Families, Children and Social Development
Bernard Généreux – Associate Shadow Minister for Official Languages
Garnett Genuis – Shadow Minister for Employment
Harb Gill – Shadow Minister for Federal Economic Development Agency for Eastern, Central and Southern Ontario (with Responsibility for the Auto Sector)
Joël Godin – Shadow Minister for Official Languages
Laila Goodridge – Shadow Minister for Families, Children and Social Development
Jacques Gourde – Associate Shadow Minister for Agriculture and Agri-Food
Jason Groleau – Shadow Minister for Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec & Associate Shadow Minister for Innovation, Science and Industry
Aaron Gunn – Shadow Minister for Ethics and Accountable Government
Jasraj Hallan – Shadow Minister for National Revenue
Gabriel Hardy – Shadow Minister for Youth
Leo Housakos – Leader of the Opposition in the Senate
Tamara Jansen – Shadow Minister for Pacific Economic Development
Pat Kelly – Shadow Minister for Prairie Economic Development & Economic Advisor to the Leader
Arpan Khanna – Shadow Minister for Justice & Attorney General of Canada & National Outreach Chair
Jeff Kibble – Shadow Minister for Defence Procurement
Rhonda Kirkland – Associate Shadow Minister for Public Safety
Shelby Kramp-Neuman – Special Advisor for Ontario
Tamara Kronis – Shadow Minister for Supply Chain Issues & Chair of the Food Affordability Task Force
Ned Kuruc – Shadow Minister for Sport
Stephanie Kusie – Shadow Minister for International Trade
Mike Lake – Shadow Minister for Mental Health and Wellness
Melissa Lantsman – Deputy Leader of the Conservative Party
Philip Lawrence – Shadow Minister for International Development
Éric Lefebvre – Associate Shadow Minister for Finance
Leslyn Lewis – Shadow Minister for Digital Government and Artificial Intelligence
Dane Lloyd – National Security Advisor and Referendum Lead for Alberta
Gaétan Malette – Associate Shadow Minister for Natural Resources (Mining and Forestry)
Shuvaloy Majumdar – Shadow Minister for Canada-US Relations
Jacob Mantle – Associate Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs
Dan Mazier – Shadow Minister for Government Transformation, Public Works and Procurement
Eric Melillo – Shadow Minister for Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario
Rob Moore – Deputy Whip
Billy Morin – Shadow Minister for Indigenous Services
Dan Muys – Associate Shadow Minister for Transport
Brad Redekopp – Associate Shadow Minister for Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship
Michelle Rempel Garner – Shadow Minister for Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship
Colin Reynolds – Associate Shadow Minister for Labour
Blake Richards – Shadow Minister for Emergency Preparedness and Community Resilience
Anna Roberts – Shadow Minister for Seniors
Lianne Rood – Question Period Coordinator
Ellis Ross – Shadow Minister for Environment and Climate Change
Andrew Scheer – House Leader
Jamie Schmale – Shadow Minister for Crown-Indigenous Relations
Kyle Seeback – Shadow Minister for Labour
Doug Shipley – Associate Shadow Minister for Justice & Attorney General of Canada
Clifford Small – Shadow Minister for Fisheries
Warren Steinley – Caucus-Party Liaison
Mark Strahl – Special Advisor for British Columbia
Shannon Stubbs – Shadow Minister for Infrastructure (with Responsibility for the Alberta MOU, Pipeline and Pathways Project)
Rachael Thomas – Shadow Minister for Canadian Identity and Culture
Corey Tochor – Associate Shadow Minister for Energy and Natural Resources (Nuclear)
Fraser Tolmie – Associate Shadow Minister for Veterans Affairs
Tim Uppal – Deputy Leader of the Conservative Party
Brad Vis – Shadow Minister for Small Business
Chris Warkentin – Chief Opposition Whip
Bob Zimmer – Shadow Minister for Arctic Affairs & Canadian Northern Economic Development

Poilievre III (August 2025 – June 2026)

Shadow Minister		Portfolios^[3]	Portrait
Pierre Poilievre MP (Battle River—Crowfoot)		Leader of the Opposition
Melissa Lantsman MP (Thornhill)		Deputy Leader of the Opposition Deputy Leader of the Conservative Party of Canada
Tim Uppal MP (Edmonton Gateway)		Deputy Leader of the Opposition Deputy Leader of the Conservative Party of Canada
Senator Leo Housakos (Quebec)		Leader of the Opposition in the Senate
Stephanie Kusie MP (Calgary Midnapore)		Shadow President of the Treasury Board Shadow President of the King's Privy Council for Canada
Jamie Schmale MP (Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes)		Shadow Minister of Crown–Indigenous Relations
Michael Chong MP (Wellington—Halton Hills)		Shadow Minister of Foreign Affairs
Frank Caputo MP (Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo)		Shadow Minister of Public Safety
Jasraj Singh Hallan MP (Calgary East)		Shadow Minister of Finance
Bob Zimmer MP (Prince George—Peace River—Northern Rockies)		Shadow Minister of Northern Affairs Shadow Minister for the Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency
Ellis Ross MP (Skeena—Bulkley Valley)		Shadow Minister of Environment and Climate Change
Larry Brock MP (Brantford—Brant)		Shadow Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada Shadow Minister for the purposes of the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency Act
Billy Morin MP (Edmonton Northwest)		Shadow Minister of Indigenous Services
Michael Cooper MP (St. Albert—Sturgeon River)		Shadow Minister for Democratic Reform
Rachael Thomas MP (Lethbridge)		Shadow Minister of Canadian Identity and Culture
John Barlow MP (Foothills)		Shadow Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food
Shannon Stubbs MP (Lakeland)		Shadow Minister of Energy and Natural Resources
Shelby Kramp-Neuman MP (Hastings—Lennox and Addington—Tyendinaga)		Shadow Minister for Canada-US Trade
Ben Lobb MP (Huron—Bruce)		Shadow Minister for Digital Government and Artificial Intelligence
Todd Doherty MP (Cariboo—Prince George)		Shadow Minister for Addictions
Dane Lloyd MP (Parkland)		Shadow Minister of Emergency Preparedness and Community Resilience
Michael Barrett MP (Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands—Rideau Lakes)		Shadow Minister for Ethics and Accountable Government
Eric Melillo MP (Kenora—Kiiwetinoong)		Shadow Minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario
Clifford Small MP (Central Newfoundland)		Shadow Minister of Fisheries
Kelly Block MP (Saskatoon—Rosetown—Biggar)		Shadow Minister of Government Transformation, Public Works and Procurement
Gérard Deltell MP (Louis-Saint-Laurent—Akiawenhrahk)		Shadow Minister for Revenue
Scott Aitchison MP (Parry Sound—Muskoka)		Shadow Minister for Housing
Garnett Genuis MP (Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan)		Shadow Minister for Employment
Blaine Calkins MP (Red Deer—Lacombe)		Shadow Minister for Hunting, Fishing and Conservation
Michelle Rempel Garner MP (Calgary Nose Hill)		Shadow Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship
Raquel Dancho MP (Kildonan—St. Paul)		Shadow Minister for Industry
Leslyn Lewis MP (Haldimand—Norfolk)		Shadow Minister for Infrastructure
Philip Lawrence MP (Northumberland—Clarke)		Shadow Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs and One Canadian Economy Shadow Minister for Inter-Provincial Trade
Adam Chambers MP (Simcoe North)		Shadow Minister of International Trade
Dan Mazier MP (Riding Mountain)		Shadow Minister for Health
Kyle Seeback MP (Dufferin—Caledon)		Shadow Minister for Labour
Mike Lake MP (Edmonton—Mill Woods—Beaumont)		Shadow Minister for Mental Health and Wellness
James Bezan MP (Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman)		Shadow Minister of National Defence
Joël Godin MP (Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier)		Shadow Minister for Official Languages
Scot Davidson MP (New Tecumseth—Gwillimbury)		Shadow Minister for Red Tape Reduction
Richard Bragdon MP (Tobique—Mactaquac)		Minister for Rural Development
Anna Roberts MP (King—Vaughan)		Shadow Minister for Seniors
Brad Vis MP (Mission—Matsqui—Abbotsford)		Shadow Minister for Small Business
Laila Goodridge MP (Fort McMurray—Cold Lake)		Shadow Minister for Social Development and Families
Richard Martel MP (Chicoutimi—Le Fjord)		Shadow Minister for Sport & Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec
		Shadow Minister for Supply Chain Issues
Tony Baldinelli MP (Niagara Falls—Niagara-on-the-Lake)		Shadow Minister for Tourism
Dan Albas MP (Central Okanagan—Similkameen—Nicola)		Shadow Minister for Transport
Dominique Vien MP (Bellechasse—Les Etchemins—Lévis)		Shadow Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Youth
Blake Richards MP (Banff—Airdrie)		Shadow Minister of Veterans Affairs
Lianne Rood MP (Middlesex—London)		Shadow Minister of International Development Shadow Minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario

Associate shadow ministers

Associate Shadow Minister		Portfolios^[3]	Portrait
Pat Kelly MP (Calgary Rocky Ridge)		Associate Shadow Minister for Prairies Economic Development Canada Economic Advisor to the Leader
Kevin Waugh MP (Saskatoon South)		Associate Shadow Minister for Canadian Identity and Culture
Jacques Gourde MP (Lévis—Lotbinière)		Associate Shadow Minister for Agriculture
Mel Arnold MP (North Okanagan—Shuswap)		Associate Shadow Minister for Fisheries
Brad Redekopp MP (Saskatoon West)		Associate Shadow Minister for Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship
Éric Lefebvre MP (Richmond—Arthabaska)		Associate Shadow Minister for Finance
Rosemarie Falk MP (Battlefords—Lloydminster—Meadow Lake)		Associate Shadow Minister for Labour
Corey Tochor MP (Saskatoon—University)		Associate Shadow Minister for Natural Resources (Nuclear)
Bernard Généreux MP (Côte-du-Sud—Rivière-du-Loup—Kataskomiq—Témiscouata)		Associate Shadow Minister for Official Languages
Doug Shipley MP (Barrie—Springwater—Oro-Medonte)		Associate Shadow Minister for Combatting Crime
Dan Muys MP (Flamborough—Glanbrook—Brant North)		Assistant Shadow Minister for Transport
Fraser Tolmie MP (Moose Jaw—Lake Centre—Lanigan)		Associate Shadow Minister for Veterans Affairs
Gaétan Malette MP (Kapuskasing—Timmins—Mushkegowuk)		Associate Shadow Minister for Natural Resources (Mining and Forestry)
Tako van Popta MP (Langley Township—Fraser Heights)		Associate Shadow Minister for Pacific Economic Development Canada

Party management

Name		Portfolios^[3]	Portrait
Pierre Poilievre MP (Battle River—Crowfoot)		Leader of the Conservative Party of Canada
Andrew Scheer MP (Regina—Qu'Appelle)		Opposition House Leader Leader of the Opposition (until August 2025)
Chris Warkentin MP (Grande Prairie)		Chief Opposition Whip
Pierre Paul-Hus MP (Charlesbourg—Haute-Saint-Charles)		Quebec lieutenant
Warren Steinley MP (Regina—Lewvan)		Caucus-Party Liaison
Arpan Khanna MP (Oxford)		Outreach Co-ordinator
John Brassard MP (Barrie South—Innisfil)		Committee Co-ordinator
Luc Berthold MP (Mégantic—L'Érable—Lotbinière)		Deputy House Leader
Rob Moore MP (Fundy Royal)		Deputy Whip
Mark Strahl MP (Chilliwack—Hope)		Special Advisor for British Columbia

Scheer IX (May 2025 – August 2025)

Shadow Minister		Portfolios	Portrait
Andrew Scheer MP (Regina—Qu'Appelle)		Leader of the Opposition

References

↑ Taylor, Stephanie (21 May 2025). "Poilievre picks experience over fresh faces in 74-person 'shadow cabinet'". National Post. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
↑ McKenna, Kate (30 June 2026). "Chong to finance, Duncan to foreign affairs in Conservative front bench shuffle". CBC News. Retrieved 8 July 2026.
1 2 3 "Shadow ministry". Conservative Party of Canada. 30 May 2025. Retrieved 30 May 2025.

[1] Taylor, Stephanie (21 May 2025). "Poilievre picks experience over fresh faces in 74-person 'shadow cabinet'". National Post. Retrieved 22 May 2025.

[2] McKenna, Kate (30 June 2026). "Chong to finance, Duncan to foreign affairs in Conservative front bench shuffle". CBC News. Retrieved 8 July 2026.

[conservative-3] 1 2 3 "Shadow ministry". Conservative Party of Canada. 30 May 2025. Retrieved 30 May 2025.

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v t e Pierre Poilievre
Leader of the Opposition (2022–2025, 2025–present) Leader of the Conservative Party of Canada (2022–present) MP for Battle River—Crowfoot (2025–present) MP for Carleton (2015–2025) MP for Nepean—Carleton (2004–2015)
Leadership	Shadow Cabinets 2022–2025 2025–present Parliaments 44th 45th Party: Conservative
Politics	Political positions Federal Accountability Act (2006) Fair Elections Act
Elections	2022 Conservative leadership election 2025 federal election (Carleton) 2025 Battle River—Crowfoot federal by-election
Family	Anaida Poilievre (wife)