MPs Salaries

Updated: 05/25/11

The salaries and allowances of Canadian members of parliament are adjusted on April 1 each year. Increases to the salaries of members of parliament are based on an index of base-wage increases from major settlements of private-sector bargaining units maintained by the federal Department of Human Resources Development.

For 2011 the salaries of Members of Parliament have been frozen at the 2010-11 level.

All members of parliament make a basic salary of $157,731.

MPs who have extra responsibilities, such as the Prime Minister, Speaker, Leader of the Opposition, Cabinet Ministers, Ministers of State, Leaders of other parties, parliamentary secretaries, party house leaders, caucus chairs, and chairs of House of Commons committees, receive additional compensation.

*The Prime Minister, Speaker of the House of Commons, Leader of the Opposition and Cabinet Ministers also get a car allowance.

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