What each role pays, 2026
The statutory salary of each paid role in the House of Commons: the sessional allowance ($217,700) plus the role’s additional salary. Rates in effect from April 1, 2026, and the roles members held on October 18, 2026 (Ottawa time).
Every role
Rates from the House of Commons of Canada’s table of the sessional allowance and additional salaries; roles from its members’ pages.
| Role | Members | Additional salary | Statutory salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prime Minister | 1 | $217,700 | $435,400 |
| Leader of the Official Opposition | 1 | $103,600 | $321,300 |
| Minister | 27 | $103,600 | $321,300 |
| Speaker of the House of Commons | 1 | $103,600 | $321,300 |
| Secretary of State | 10 | $77,500 | $295,200 |
| Party Leader | 1 | $73,400 | $291,100 |
| Chair, National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians | 1 | $53,600 | $271,300 |
| Deputy Speaker | 1 | $53,600 | $271,300 |
| House Leader of the Official Opposition | 1 | $53,600 | $271,300 |
| Chief Whip | 2 | $38,500 | $256,200 |
| Assistant Deputy Speaker | 2 | $20,900 | $238,600 |
| Deputy House Leader | 3 | $20,900 or $7,200 | $238,600 or $224,900 |
| House Leader | 1 | $20,900 | $238,600 |
| Parliamentary Secretary | 39 | $20,900 | $238,600 |
| Caucus Chair | 1 | $14,700 | $232,400 |
| Committee Chair | 29 | $14,700 | $232,400 |
| Deputy Whip | 3 | $14,700 or $7,200 | $232,400 or $224,900 |
| Member, National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians | 7 | $14,700 | $232,400 |
| Whip | 1 | $14,700 | $232,400 |
| Committee Vice-Chair | 40 | $7,200 | $224,900 |
| Member of Parliament | 165 | $0 | $217,700 |
Questions and answers
What is “statutory salary”?
The sessional allowance every member is paid ($217,700 from April 1, 2026), plus the additional salary the Act sets for the paid role a member holds (minister, parliamentary secretary, committee chair and the rest), from the House of Commons’ own table. It is the rate the law sets for the role, not a reported payment: a member who joined or changed roles during the year was paid part of it. Where a member holds two paid roles, only the higher additional salary is counted, since the House’s table does not say how two combine. How the lists work