Canada APPG

First Registered: 30/07/2015 • Last updated on: 07/05/2025

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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4 Current Officers - Contact Details - Benefits in Kind - Financial Benefits

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4 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
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
7 APPG Officer Positions
Commonwealth , Digital Identity , Kuwait , 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
2 APPG Officer Positions
Critical Minerals , 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 Balfe Portrait
Lord Balfe
Vice Chair
Conservative - Life peer
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 6th March 2024
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