The number of seats in the House of Commons will increase from 338 to 342 as early as 2024 to reflect changes in Canada’s population. If Ontario, Alberta and British Columbia are to increase their seat count, Quebec will be the only province to lose a seat in this reallocation.

This was announced by Canada’s Chief Electoral Officer, Stéphane Perrault, in a press release on Friday afternoon.

Here is the new seat distribution proposed by Elections Canada:

• British Columbia would have 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;
• and Nunavut, 1.

That’s one more seat each for Ontario, which will increase from 121 to 122 seats, and British Columbia, which will increase from 42 to 43 seats. Alberta is entitled to three more seats, or 34 to 37. Quebec, which currently has 78 seats, loses one. The number of seats in the Atlantic and Territories remains unchanged.

The number of seats is recalculated every ten years after a census. The Chief Electoral Officer made the calculation based on population estimates from the Chief Statistician of Canada and a formula provided for in the Constitution, the press release sent to the media said.

Based on this new information, a redistribution of the borders of the federal equestrian courts in each federal state can also be expected. This process, which is expected to begin in February 2022, will be led by independent, non-partisan commissions in each of the ten provinces. The new electoral map is expected to be completed in October 2023, but will not take effect immediately.

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