Quebec loses one seat in 2024 House of Commons; Alberta gains three

The House of Commons will be updating the number of seats in Parliament in 2024 from 338 to 342, with Quebec losing one seat, Alberta gaining three and Ontario and B.C. gaining one each. Updates to the number of seats, which occur every 10 years, are based on population estimates across the country from Statistics Canada.

The updated number of seats in the House of Commons for 2024 will be follows:

• British Columbia 43
• Alberta, 37
• Saskatchewan 14
• Manitoba 14
• Ontario 122
• Quebec 77
• New Brunswick 10
• Nova Scotia 11
• Prince Edward Island 4
• Newfoundland and Labrador 7
• Yukon 1
• The Northwest Territories 1
• Nunavut 1

For more on the announcement, please read the full statement by Elections Canada.

DYK? The readjustment of Canada’s electoral districts happens every 10 years to reflect changes in the population.

The number of seats each province gets is calculated using population estimates from Statistics Canada. Learn more: https://t.co/4VVqgPjSz1 #Redistribution2022

— Elections Canada (@ElectionsCan_E) October 15, 2021

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