Canada APPG

First Registered: 30/07/2015 • Last updated on: 18/06/2025

To strengthen relations between the parliamentarians and peoples of Canada; to discuss areas of mutual interest between the United Kingdom and Canada; to host Canadian federal and provincial politicians who are visiting the United Kingdom; and to constructively work with the High Commission and Agents-General.

Note: All-Party Parliamentary Groups (APPGs) are informal, cross-party groups formed by MPs and Members of the House of Lords who share a common interest in a particular policy area, region or country. APPGs have no official status within Parliament.
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3 Current Officers - Contact Details - Benefits in Kind - Financial Benefits

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3 Current APPG Officers
Emily Darlington Portrait
Emily Darlington
Vice Chair
Labour - Milton Keynes Central
Joined: 9th October 2024
Peter Bedford Portrait
Peter Bedford
Vice Chair
Conservative - Mid Leicestershire
Joined: 9th October 2024
Contact Details

Registered Contact:

Matt Western MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA. Tel: 0207 219 2051.

Email: matt.western.mp@parliament.uk

No benefits in kind are on record for the Canada APPG

No direct financial benefits are on record for the Canada APPG

Former APPG Officers
Blake Stephenson Portrait
Blake Stephenson
Vice Chair
Conservative - Mid Bedfordshire
Joined: 9th October 2024
Departed: 7th May 2025
5 APPG Officer Positions
East of England , Infrastructure , Manufacturing , Pensions and Growth , Pubs

No other APPG Memberships

Paul Bristow Portrait
Paul Bristow
Vice-Chairman
Conservative - Former Member for Peterborough
Joined: 24th February 2020
Departed: 30th May 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Bill Esterson Portrait
Bill Esterson
Vice-Chairman
Labour - Sefton Central
Joined: 21st April 2021
Departed: 30th May 2024
3 APPG Officer Positions
Adoption and Permanence , Manufacturing , Waterways

No other APPG Memberships

Andrew Percy Portrait
Andrew Percy
Co-Chairman
Conservative - Former Member for Brigg and Goole
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 30th May 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Andrew Rosindell Portrait
Andrew Rosindell
Chair & Registered Contact
Conservative - Romford
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 30th May 2024
Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi Portrait
Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
Vice Chair
Labour - Slough
Joined: 24th February 2020
Departed: 6th March 2024
3 APPG Officer Positions
Malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases , South East , Western Rail Link to Heathrow

No other APPG Memberships

Chris Law Portrait
Chris Law
Vice Chair
Scottish National Party - Dundee Central
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 6th March 2024
2 APPG Officer Positions
Aid Match , Armenia

No other APPG Memberships

Tommy Sheppard Portrait
Tommy Sheppard
Vice Chair
Scottish National Party - Former Member for Edinburgh East
Joined: 24th February 2020
Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Anthony Browne Portrait
Anthony Browne
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for South Cambridgeshire
Joined: 24th February 2020
Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Martin Docherty-Hughes Portrait
Martin Docherty-Hughes
Vice Chair
Scottish National Party - Former Member for West Dunbartonshire
Joined: 24th February 2020
Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Ian Paisley Portrait
Ian Paisley
Vice Chair
Democratic Unionist Party - Former Member for North Antrim
Joined: 24th February 2020
Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Lord Teverson Portrait
Lord Teverson
Vice Chair
Liberal Democrat - Life peer
Joined: 21st April 2021
Departed: 6th March 2024
3 APPG Officer Positions
Georgia , South West , Sustainable Resources

No other APPG Memberships

Mark Menzies Portrait
Mark Menzies
Vice Chair
Independent - Former Member for Fylde
Joined: 21st April 2021
Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Theresa Villiers Portrait
Theresa Villiers
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Chipping Barnet
Joined: 21st April 2021
Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Sheryll Murray Portrait
Sheryll Murray
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for South East Cornwall
Joined: 21st April 2021
Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Baroness Uddin Portrait
Baroness Uddin
Vice Chair
Non-affiliated - Life peer
Joined: 17th May 2023
Departed: 6th March 2024
6 APPG Officer Positions
Commonwealth , Digital Identity , Libya , Saudi Arabia , Turkey , Women and Work

No other APPG Memberships

Lord Rosser Portrait
Lord Rosser
Vice Chair
Labour - Life peer
Joined: 17th May 2023
Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Shailesh Vara Portrait
Shailesh Vara
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for North West Cambridgeshire
Joined: 17th May 2023
Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Lord Spellar Portrait
Lord Spellar
Vice Chair
Labour - Life peer
Joined: 28th September 2017
Departed: 6th March 2024
Baroness Northover Portrait
Baroness Northover
Vice Chair
Liberal Democrat - Life peer
Joined: 28th September 2017
Departed: 6th March 2024
4 APPG Officer Positions
Critical Minerals , Indonesia , Qatar , Scientific

No other APPG Memberships

Lord Foulkes of Cumnock Portrait
Lord Foulkes of Cumnock
Vice Chair
Labour - Life peer
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 6th March 2024
3 APPG Officer Positions
Ageing and Older People , Croatia , Spain

No other APPG Memberships

Lord Purvis of Tweed Portrait
Lord Purvis of Tweed
Vice Chair
Liberal Democrat - Life peer
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Lord Faulkner of Worcester Portrait
Lord Faulkner of Worcester
Vice Chair
Labour - Life peer
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 6th March 2024
3 APPG Officer Positions
Channel Islands , Commonwealth War Graves Commission and Commemoration , Heritage Rail

No other APPG Memberships

Bob Stewart Portrait
Bob Stewart
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Beckenham
Joined: 21st April 2021
Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Lisa Cameron Portrait
Lisa Cameron
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow
Joined: 21st April 2021
Departed: 1st November 2023
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

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Margaret Ferrier
Vice Chair
Joined: 21st April 2021
Departed: 9th August 2023
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Viscount Waverley Portrait
Viscount Waverley
Vice Chair
Crossbench - Excepted Hereditary
Joined: 24th February 2020
Departed: 22nd February 2023
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Lord Chidgey Portrait
Lord Chidgey
Vice Chair
Liberal Democrat - Life peer
Joined: 10th October 2018
Departed: 9th February 2022
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Helen Jones Portrait
Helen Jones
Secretary
Labour - Former Member for Warrington North
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

John Grogan Portrait
John Grogan
Vice Chair
Labour - Former Member for Keighley
Joined: 31st July 2019
Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Lord Dodds of Duncairn Portrait
Lord Dodds of Duncairn
Vice Chair
Democratic Unionist Party - Life peer
Joined: 10th October 2018
Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Roger Godsiff Portrait
Roger Godsiff
Vice Chair
Labour - Former Member for Birmingham, Hall Green
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

John Howell Portrait
John Howell
Co-Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Henley
Joined: 31st August 2016
Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Guto Bebb Portrait
Guto Bebb
Vice Chair
Independent - Former Member for Aberconwy
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 21st July 2016
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships