Senate of Canada

Senator Marilou McPhedran, a member of the Senate Committee on Indigenous Peoples, invites First Nations, Métis and Inuit youth aged 18–35 to apply for Voices of Youth Indigenous Leaders. Selected participants will have the opportunity to meet senators, learn about the Senate’s work and share their experiences and ideas to help shape national conversations. Apply by July 31: ow.ly/R7KL50Zp3gy #SenCA #APPA #IndigenousYouth

Join the Senate as Parliamentary Reporter (French). Apply by Monday, July 20, 2026: ow.ly/ikm650Zp355 #SenCA

👀Looking for a classic Ottawa experience? Catch the Changing of the Guard at 10 a.m. on Parliament Hill, then continue your adventure with a visit to the Senate of Canada Building and the East Block! Learn more: ow.ly/gN5G50Zolup #SenCA

Join the Senate as Senior Parliamentary Counsel. Apply by Monday, August 3, 2026: ow.ly/4bg450Znq4V #SenCA

On AI Appreciation Day, explore how the Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology is examining the future of AI in Canada. AI is already changing the way Canadians live and work. The question is no longer if AI will shape our future, but how we ensure it does so responsibly. The committee explores these questions in “Fuelled by Technology, Powered by Humanity: An interim report on a human-centred approach to AI in Canada.” Read the report: ow.ly/kN0450ZowuZ #SenCA #SOCI #AI

Do you have a perspective on issues affecting First Nations, Métis and Inuit youth? Apply to Voices of Youth Indigenous Leaders for the opportunity to travel to Ottawa, meet senators and share your priorities with the Senate Committee on Indigenous Peoples. Every submission will help inform the committee’s work and its final report. Apply by July 31, 2026: ow.ly/5Z2C50ZmWb6 #SenCA #APPA #IndigenousYouth

At the NATO Parliamentary Assembly in Ottawa, @SenatorACardozo highlights the importance of engaging with counterparts from NATO countries and gaining a better understanding of different perspectives. Through parliamentary diplomacy, senators help strengthen dialogue and understanding on issues that affect Canada and its allies. #SenCA @natopa #NATOPA @ParlDiplomacy

What happens when young people leave foster care with nowhere to turn? A Senate committee heard that too many face barriers to housing, education, employment and health care just as they enter adulthood. Read the report and its recommendations: ow.ly/Ksly50Znvv7 #SenCA #RIDR

At the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, Senator @gignacclement raised the issue of the Northwest Passage and the importance of it being recognized as Canadian internal waters. As part of their diplomatic role, senators bring Canadian perspectives to international discussions on issues that affect Canada’s interests. #SenCA @natopa #NATOPA @ParlDiplomacy

An art display installed this year in the Senate of Canada Building journeys through the evolution of transportation infrastructure across Canada’s different geographies and climates — a subject studied over the years by the Senate Committee on Transport and Communications. Discover the Visual Voices exhibit: ow.ly/qtaL50ZnPuQ #SenCA #CdnArt #TRCM

Protecting Canada’s most sensitive information is a crucial part of national security. At the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, Senator Katherine Hay discussed data sovereignty, secure data environments and the importance of strengthening Canada’s digital resilience. #SenCA @natopa #NATOPA @ParlDiplomacy

What does Arctic security mean for Canada and our allies? .@SenRPatterson explains why bringing decision-makers together through the NATO Parliamentary Assembly is an important part of strengthening security, sovereignty and co-operation in the North. #SenCA @natopa #NATOPA @ParlDiplomacy

Join the Senate as Procedural Clerk - Anticipatory. Apply by Wednesday, July 22, 2026: ow.ly/SlJ850Zn5r4 #SenCA

The Arctic may feel far away, but what happens in the North matters to all Canadians. During the NATO Parliamentary Assembly visit to Ottawa and Iqaluit, senators are meeting with parliamentarians, experts and northern leaders to discuss issues including Arctic security, sovereignty, infrastructure and economic development. #SenCA #NATOPA @natopa

The future of Canada’s North is the future of Canada. As the NATO Parliamentary Assembly meets in Ottawa and Iqaluit this week, senators are speaking with their counterparts from across the alliance about the development and defence of the North. Why does this matter to you? Discover it here. ⬇️ #SenCA @NATO PA #Arctic @ParlDiplomacy

Senator Wanda Thomas Bernard shares that her understanding of what it means to be Canadian has “been shaped by history, by personal experience, by the realities of anti Black racism and by the deep relationships that have sustained African Nova Scotian communities for generations.” Read more: ow.ly/Nihu50ZmrRm #SenCA @SenatorWanda

.@SenatorSalma represented #CCOM at the Commonwealth Women Parliamentarians steering committee, held on the margins of the 62nd Canadian Regional Conference in Victoria, BC, which met to plan the region’s participation in @cwp_int events

#CAPF’s @MonaFortier, rapporteur for the @APFfrancophonie Network of Women Parliamentarians, and Senator @AmiGerba discussed the state of gender equality in the Francophonie with their colleagues during their annual meeting in Yaoundé, Cameroon

The flag on the Peace Tower in Ottawa will be flown at half-mast from sunrise to sunset today, July 9, 2026, for the day of the funeral of the late Thomas Edward Siddon, P.C., who passed away on June 28, 2026. The Honourable Thomas Edward Siddon was the Member of Parliament for the riding of Burnaby – Richmond – Delta from 1978 to 1979, Richmond – South Delta from 1979 to 1988, and Richmond from 1988 to 1993. He served as Minister of Fisheries and Oceans from 1985 to 1990, Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development from 1990 to 1993, and Minister of National Defence in 1993. As Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development, he notably helped conclude the agreement to create the territory of Nunavut. Prior to serving in the House of Commons, he served as an alderman in Richmond Township and as a professor of engineering at the University of British Columbia. #SenCA

Building a strong and united Canada is achieved by respecting and upholding the shared value of linguistic duality, write senators Allister Surette and Rose-May Poirier: ow.ly/8GB650Zm2nv #SenCA #OLLO #CdnPoli #LanguageRights