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Crown

* Head of State –
Queen Elizabeth II Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary; 21 April 1926 – 8 September 2022) was Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms from 6 February 1952 until Death and state funeral of Elizabeth II, her death in 2022. She was queen ...


Federal government

* Governor General – Roméo LeBlanc


Cabinet

* Prime Minister –
Jean Chrétien Joseph Jacques Jean Chrétien (; born January 11, 1934) is a Canadian lawyer and politician who served as the 20th prime minister of Canada from 1993 to 2003. Born and raised in Shawinigan Falls, Quebec, Chrétien is a law graduate from Uni ...
* Deputy Prime Minister – Sheila Copps * Minister of Finance – Paul Martin * Minister of Foreign Affairs – André Ouellet then Lloyd Axworthy * Minister of National Defence – David Collenette then Doug Young * Minister of Health –
Diane Marleau Diane Marleau, (June 21, 1943 – January 30, 2013)" ...
then David Dingwall * Minister of Industry – John Manley *
Minister of Heritage A culture minister or a heritage minister is a common cabinet position in governments. The culture minister is typically responsible for cultural policy, which often includes arts policy (direct and indirect support to artists and arts organizat ...
– Sheila Copps (position was only created on July 12 of 1996) * Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs –
Marcel Massé Marcel Massé (born June 23, 1940) is a Canadian politician and civil servant. Biography Massé was born in Montreal, Quebec in 1940 and graduated from McGill University and Pembroke College, Oxford (as Rhodes Scholar in 1963). He served ...
then Stéphane Dion * Minister of the Environment – Sheila Copps then Sergio Marchi * Minister of Justice – Allan Rock * Minister of Transport – Doug Young then
David Anderson David Anderson may refer to: People In academia or science *David Anderson (academic) (born 1952), American college professor *David Anderson (engineer) (1880–1953), Scottish civil engineer and lawyer *David Anderson, 2nd Viscount Waverley (1911â ...
* Minister of Communications – Michel Dupuy then Sheila Copps (position merged into that of Heritage Minister on July 11, 1996) * Minister of Citizenship and Immigration – Sergio Marchi then Lucienne Robillard *
Minister of Fisheries and Oceans The minister of fisheries, oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard () is the minister of the Crown in the Canadian Cabinet responsible for supervising the fishing industry, administrating all navigable waterways in the country, and overseeing the o ...
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Brian Tobin Brian Vincent Tobin (born October 21, 1954) is a Canadian businessman and former politician. Tobin served as the sixth premier of Newfoundland from 1996 to 2000. Tobin was also a prominent Member of Parliament and served as a cabinet minister i ...
then
Fred Mifflin Rear-Admiral Fred J. Mifflin, (February 6, 1938 – October 5, 2013) was a rear admiral in the Canadian Forces and a politician. Mifflin was born in Bonavista, Newfoundland, in 1938. Naval career Mifflin joined the RCN in 1954 after servin ...
* Minister of Agriculture – Ralph Goodale * Minister of Public Works and Government Services –
Diane Marleau Diane Marleau, (June 21, 1943 – January 30, 2013)" ...
(position created on July 12.) *
Minister of Employment and Immigration The minister of immigration, refugees and citizenship (french: Ministre de l'immigration, des réfugiés et de la citoyenneté) is a minister of the Crown in the Canadian Cabinet. The minister is responsible for Immigration, Refugees and Cit ...
– Lloyd Axworthy then Doug Young then Pierre Pettigrew (position was renamed Minister of Human Resources Development on July 11) *
Minister of Natural Resources The minister of natural resources () is the minister of the Crown in the Canadian Cabinet who is responsible for Natural Resources Canada (NRCan). In addition to NRCan, the minister oversees the federal government's natural resources portfolio ...
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Anne McLellan A. Anne McLellan (born August 31, 1950) is a Canadian politician and academic who served as the ninth deputy prime minister of Canada from 2003 to 2006. She was a cabinet minister in the Liberal governments of Jean Chrétien and Paul Martin, ...
* Minister of Public Works – David Dingwall then
Diane Marleau Diane Marleau, (June 21, 1943 – January 30, 2013)" ...
(position discontinued on July 11) * Minister of Supply and Services – David Dingwall then
Diane Marleau Diane Marleau, (June 21, 1943 – January 30, 2013)" ...
(position discontinued on July 11)


Members of Parliament

See:
35th Canadian parliament The 35th Canadian Parliament was in session from January 17, 1994, until April 27, 1997. The membership was set by the 1993 federal election on October 25, 1993, and it changed only somewhat due to resignations and by-elections until it was dis ...


Party leaders

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Liberal Party of Canada The Liberal Party of Canada (french: Parti libéral du Canada, region=CA) is a federal political party in Canada. The party espouses the principles of liberalism,McCall, Christina; Stephen Clarkson"Liberal Party". ''The Canadian Encyclopedia'' ...
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Jean Chrétien Joseph Jacques Jean Chrétien (; born January 11, 1934) is a Canadian lawyer and politician who served as the 20th prime minister of Canada from 1993 to 2003. Born and raised in Shawinigan Falls, Quebec, Chrétien is a law graduate from Uni ...
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Bloc Québécois The Bloc Québécois (BQ; , "Québécois people, Quebecer Voting bloc, Bloc") is a list of federal political parties in Canada, federal political party in Canada devoted to Quebec nationalism and the promotion of Quebec sovereignty movement, Que ...
– Lucien Bouchard then
Gilles Duceppe Gilles Duceppe (; born July 22, 1947) is a Canadian retired politician, proponent of the Quebec sovereignty movement and former leader of the Bloc Québécois. He was a Member of Parliament in the House of Commons of Canada for over 20 years and ...
''(interim)'' then Michel Gauthier *
New Democratic Party The New Democratic Party (NDP; french: Nouveau Parti démocratique, NPD) is a federal political party in Canada. Widely described as social democratic,The party is widely described as social democratic: * * * * * * * * * * * * t ...
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Alexa McDonough Alexa Ann McDonough ( Shaw; August 11, 1944 – January 15, 2022) was a Canadian politician who became the first woman to lead a major, recognized political party in Nova Scotia, when she was elected the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party's (NSN ...
* Progressive Conservative Party of Canada – Jean Charest * Reform Party of Canada – Preston Manning


Supreme Court Justices

*Chief Justice: Antonio Lamer * Beverley McLachlin *
Frank Iacobucci Frank Iacobucci (born June 29, 1937) is a former Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada from 1991 until his retirement from the bench in 2004. He was the first Italian-Canadian, allophone judge on the court. Iacobucci was also the fir ...
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John C. Major John Charles "Jack" Major (born February 20, 1931) is a Canadian jurist and was a puisne justice on the Supreme Court of Canada from 1992 to 2005. Early life and education Born in Mattawa, Ontario, Major received a Bachelor of Commerce degree f ...
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Gérard V. La Forest Gérard (French: ) is a French masculine given name and surname of Germanic origin, variations of which exist in many Germanic and Romance languages. Like many other early Germanic names, it is dithematic, consisting of two meaningful constitu ...
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John Sopinka John Sopinka, (March 19, 1933 – November 24, 1997) was a Canadian lawyer and puisne justice on the Supreme Court of Canada, the first Ukrainian-Canadian appointed to the high court. Early life and education Sopinka was born in Broderick, Sa ...
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Peter deCarteret Cory Peter deCarteret Cory, (October 25, 1925 – April 7, 2020) was a puisne judge of the Supreme Court of Canada, from 1989 to 1999. Early life and education Born in Windsor, Ontario, the son of Andrew and Mildred (Beresford Howe) Cory, he was edu ...
* Claire L'Heureux-Dubé *
Charles D. Gonthier Charles Doherty Gonthier, (August 1, 1928 – July 16, 2009) was a Puisne judge on the Supreme Court of Canada from February 1, 1989 to August 1, 2003. He was replaced by Morris Fish. Early life Gonthier was born in Montreal, Quebec to Ge ...


Other

* Speaker of the House of Commons – Gilbert Parent * Governor of the Bank of Canada – Gordon Thiessen * Chief of the Defence Staff – General
Jean Boyle General Joseph Édouard Jean Boyle, CMM, CD (born November 23, 1947) is a former Canadian Chief of Defence Staff. He resigned in disgrace less than a year after his appointment, when it was revealed that he was involved in "almost every facet" o ...
then Vice-Admiral
Larry Murray Vice-Admiral Lawrence Edward Murray (born 6 June 1947) is a retired Canadian civil servant, naval officer and former acting chief of the Defence Staff. Military career Born in Stratford, Ontario, Murray joined the Royal Canadian Navy in Septe ...


Provinces


Premiers

* Premier of Alberta – Ralph Klein * Premier of British Columbia – Mike Harcourt then Glen Clark * Premier of Manitoba – Gary Filmon * Premier of New Brunswick – Frank McKenna * Premier of Newfoundland – Clyde Wells then
Brian Tobin Brian Vincent Tobin (born October 21, 1954) is a Canadian businessman and former politician. Tobin served as the sixth premier of Newfoundland from 1996 to 2000. Tobin was also a prominent Member of Parliament and served as a cabinet minister i ...
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Premier of Nova Scotia The premier of Nova Scotia is the first minister to the lieutenant governor of the Canadian province of Nova Scotia and presides over the Executive Council of Nova Scotia. Following the Westminster system, the premier is normally the leader of ...
– John Savage *
Premier of Ontario The premier of Ontario (french: premier ministre de l'Ontario) is the head of government of Ontario. Under the Westminster system, the premier governs with the Confidence and supply, confidence of a majority the elected Legislative Assembly of On ...
– Mike Harris * Premier of Prince Edward Island – Catherine Callbeck then Keith Milligan then Pat Binns * Premier of Quebec – Jacques Parizeau then Lucien Bouchard * Premier of Saskatchewan – Roy Romanow * Premier of the Northwest Territories –
Don Morin Don Albert Morin (born 1954 in Hay River, Northwest Territories) was the seventh premier of the Northwest Territories, Canada. Scandal The initial complaints that led to the investigations by the ethics commissioner were filed with the Northwes ...
* Premier of Yukon – John Ostashek then
Piers McDonald Piers McDonald, OC (born August 4, 1955) is a Yukon politician and businessman. Born in Kingston, Ontario, McDonald, originally a miner by profession, is a long-time MLA, Cabinet minister, and the fifth premier of Yukon. He was leader of the Y ...


Lieutenant-governors

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Lieutenant-Governor of Alberta The lieutenant governor of Alberta () is the Viceroy, viceregal representative in Alberta of the . The lieutenant governor is appointed in the same manner as Lieutenant governor (Canada), the other provincial viceroys in Canada and is similarly ...
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Gordon Towers Thomas Gordon Towers (July 5, 1919 – June 8, 1999) was a Canadian politician, Member of Parliament (MP) and the 13th lieutenant governor of Alberta. Early life Thomas Gordon Towers was born on July 5, 1919, the youngest of four childre ...
then
Bud Olson Horace Andrew "Bud" Olson (October 6, 1925 – February 14, 2002) was a Canadian businessman, politician, and the 14th Lieutenant Governor of Alberta from 1996 to 2000. He also served as a Member of Parliament, Senator, Minister of Agricul ...
* Lieutenant-Governor of British Columbia – Garde Gardom *
Lieutenant-Governor of Manitoba The following is a list of the lieutenant governors of Manitoba. Though the present day office of the lieutenant governor in Manitoba came into being only upon the province's entry into Canadian Confederation in 1870, the post is a continuatio ...
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Yvon Dumont W. Yvon Dumont, (born January 21, 1951) is a Manitoba politician and office-holder. In 1993, he became the first member of Manitoba's Métis community to be appointed as the province's 21st Lieutenant Governor. He was born in St. Laurent, Man ...
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Lieutenant-Governor of New Brunswick The lieutenant governor of New Brunswick (, in French: ''Lieutenant-gouverneur'' (if male) or ''Lieutenante-gouverneure'' (if female) ''du Nouveau-Brunswick'') is the viceregal representative in New Brunswick of the , who operates distinctly wit ...
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Margaret Norrie McCain Margaret Norrie McCain ( Norrie; born October 1, 1934) is a Canadian philanthropist who was the first woman to serve as the Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick, lieutenant governor of New Brunswick. She is known for her work in the promotion ...
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Lieutenant-Governor of Newfoundland and Labrador The lieutenant governor of Newfoundland and Labrador () is the viceregal representative in Newfoundland and Labrador of the , who operates distinctly within the province but is also shared equally with the ten other jurisdictions of Canada, as w ...
– Frederick Russell * Lieutenant-Governor of Nova Scotia – James Kinley *
Lieutenant-Governor of Ontario The lieutenant governor of Ontario (, in French: ''Lieutenant-gouverneur'' (if male) or ''Lieutenante-gouverneure'' (if female) ''de l'Ontario'') is the viceregal representative in Ontario of the , who operates distinctly within the province but ...
– Hal Jackman * Lieutenant-Governor of Prince Edward Island –
Gilbert Clements Gilbert Ralph Clements, (11 September 1928 – 27 November 2012) was a Canadian politician and the 25th Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island from 1995 to 2001. Born in Victoria Cross, Prince Edward Island, he was first elected to ...
* Lieutenant-Governor of Quebec – Martial Asselin then Jean-Louis Roux * Lieutenant-Governor of Saskatchewan – Jack Wiebe


Mayors

* Toronto – Barbara Hall * Montreal – Pierre Bourque * Vancouver – Philip Owen *
Ottawa Ottawa (, ; Canadian French: ) is the capital city of Canada. It is located at the confluence of the Ottawa River and the Rideau River in the southern portion of the province of Ontario. Ottawa borders Gatineau, Quebec, and forms the core ...
– Jacquelin Holzman


Religious leaders

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Roman Catholic Bishop of Quebec The Archdiocese of Québec ( la, Archidiœcesis Quebecensis; french: Archidiocèse de Québec) is a Catholic archdiocese in Quebec, Canada. Being the first see in the New World north of Mexico, the Archdiocese of Québec is also the primatia ...
– Archbishop
Maurice Couture Maurice Couture, (November 3, 1926 – January 19, 2018) ...
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Roman Catholic Bishop of Montreal The Archdiocese of Montréal ( la, Archdioecesis Marianopolitana) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or archdiocese of the Catholic Church in Canada. A metropolitan see, its archepiscopal see is the Montreal, Quebec. It includes Montreal a ...
– Cardinal Archbishop
Jean-Claude Turcotte Jean-Claude Turcotte () (26 June 1936 – 8 April 2015) was a Canadian Roman Catholic cardinal. Upon his elevation into the cardinalate he was made the Cardinal-Priest of Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament and the Holy Canadian Martyrs. He was ...
* Roman Catholic Bishops of London – Bishop John Michael Sherlock *Moderator of the United Church of Canada –
Marion Best Marion Best was the 35th Moderator of the United Church of Canada from 1994-1997. Best succeeded Stan McKay as the spiritual leader and chief officer of the church. Best is a well-known lay leader in the United Church of Canada and in 1998 began ...


See also

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1995 Canadian incumbents {{Short description, none Crown *Head of State – Queen Elizabeth II Federal government *Governor General – Ray Hnatyshyn then Roméo LeBlanc Cabinet *Prime Minister – Jean Chrétien *Deputy Prime Minister – Sheila Copps *Minister of Finan ...
* Events in Canada in 1996 * 1997 Canadian incumbents * Governmental leaders in 1996 *
Canadian incumbents by year {{leaders_by_yearThis is a list of Canadian incumbents in any given year. This includes cabinet ministers, premiers and lieutenant governors of provinces, mayors, Supreme Court justices, religious leaders, and others. Twenty-first century :2010 ...
1996 File:1996 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: A Centennial Olympic Park bombing, bomb explodes at Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta, set off by a radical Anti-abortion violence, anti-abortionist; The center fuel tank explodes on TWA Flight 8 ...
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