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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5 APPG Officer Positions
Electric Vehicle , International Students , Motor , Semiconductors , Video Games and Esports
7 APPG Memberships
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community , Australia and New Zealand (ANZAC) and the Pacific Islands , Boxing , Football Supporters , Gaps in Covid-19 Financial Support , Mutuals , University
Electric Vehicle , International Students , Motor , Semiconductors , Video Games and Esports
7 APPG Memberships
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community , Australia and New Zealand (ANZAC) and the Pacific Islands , Boxing , Football Supporters , Gaps in Covid-19 Financial Support , Mutuals , University
4 APPG Officer Positions
Aid Match , Homelessness , Loan Charge and Taxpayer Fairness , Self-Driving Vehicles
6 APPG Memberships
Australia and New Zealand (ANZAC) and the Pacific Islands , Cats , Commonwealth , Maternity , University , Women in Parliament
Aid Match , Homelessness , Loan Charge and Taxpayer Fairness , Self-Driving Vehicles
6 APPG Memberships
Australia and New Zealand (ANZAC) and the Pacific Islands , Cats , Commonwealth , Maternity , University , Women in Parliament
4 APPG Officer Positions
Apprenticeships , Future of Financial Services , Greyhound , Liver Disease and Liver Cancer
3 APPG Memberships
Australia and New Zealand (ANZAC) and the Pacific Islands , Cats , Sepsis
Apprenticeships , Future of Financial Services , Greyhound , Liver Disease and Liver Cancer
3 APPG Memberships
Australia and New Zealand (ANZAC) and the Pacific Islands , Cats , Sepsis
No other APPG Officer Positions
6 APPG Memberships
Australia and New Zealand (ANZAC) and the Pacific Islands , Defence Technology , Tennis , Theatre , United Nations Global Goals , Wood Panel Industry
6 APPG Memberships
Australia and New Zealand (ANZAC) and the Pacific Islands , Defence Technology , Tennis , Theatre , United Nations Global Goals , Wood Panel Industry
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Matt Western MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA. Tel: 0207 219 2051.
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
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Blake Stephenson
Vice Chair
Conservative - Mid Bedfordshire
Joined: 9th October 2024Departed: 7th May 2025
5 APPG Officer Positions
East of England , Infrastructure , Manufacturing , Pensions and Growth , Pubs
East of England , Infrastructure , Manufacturing , Pensions and Growth , Pubs
No other APPG Memberships
Paul Bristow
Vice-Chairman
Conservative - Former Member for Peterborough
Joined: 24th February 2020Departed: 30th May 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
3 APPG Officer Positions
Adoption and Permanence , Manufacturing , Waterways
Adoption and Permanence , Manufacturing , Waterways
No other APPG Memberships
Andrew Percy
Co-Chairman
Conservative - Former Member for Brigg and Goole
Joined: 30th July 2015Departed: 30th May 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Andrew Rosindell
Chair & Registered Contact
Conservative - Romford
Joined: 30th July 2015Departed: 30th May 2024
6 APPG Officer Positions
Australia and New Zealand (ANZAC) and the Pacific Islands , British Heritage , Commonwealth , Crown Dependencies and British Overseas Territories , San Marino , Switzerland and Liechtenstein
Australia and New Zealand (ANZAC) and the Pacific Islands , British Heritage , Commonwealth , Crown Dependencies and British Overseas Territories , San Marino , Switzerland and Liechtenstein
No other APPG Memberships
Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
Vice Chair
Labour - Slough
Joined: 24th February 2020Departed: 6th March 2024
3 APPG Officer Positions
Malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases , South East , Western Rail Link to Heathrow
Malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases , South East , Western Rail Link to Heathrow
No other APPG Memberships
Chris Law
Vice Chair
Scottish National Party - Dundee Central
Joined: 30th July 2015Departed: 6th March 2024
5 APPG Officer Positions
Aid Match , Armenia , Closing the Guantanamo Bay Detention Facility , Czechia , Tibet
Aid Match , Armenia , Closing the Guantanamo Bay Detention Facility , Czechia , Tibet
No other APPG Memberships
Tommy Sheppard
Vice Chair
Scottish National Party - Former Member for Edinburgh East
Joined: 24th February 2020Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Anthony Browne
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for South Cambridgeshire
Joined: 24th February 2020Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Martin Docherty-Hughes
Vice Chair
Scottish National Party - Former Member for West Dunbartonshire
Joined: 24th February 2020Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Ian Paisley
Vice Chair
Democratic Unionist Party - Former Member for North Antrim
Joined: 24th February 2020Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Lord Teverson
Vice Chair
Liberal Democrat - Life peer
Joined: 21st April 2021Departed: 6th March 2024
Mark Menzies
Vice Chair
Independent - Former Member for Fylde
Joined: 21st April 2021Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Theresa Villiers
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Chipping Barnet
Joined: 21st April 2021Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Sheryll Murray
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for South East Cornwall
Joined: 21st April 2021Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
6 APPG Officer Positions
Commonwealth , Digital Identity , Libya , Saudi Arabia , Turkey , Women and Work
Commonwealth , Digital Identity , Libya , Saudi Arabia , Turkey , Women and Work
No other APPG Memberships
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Shailesh Vara
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for North West Cambridgeshire
Joined: 17th May 2023Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
4 APPG Officer Positions
Australia and New Zealand (ANZAC) and the Pacific Islands , Australia, United Kingdom and United States of America (AUKUS) , Japan , Thailand
Australia and New Zealand (ANZAC) and the Pacific Islands , Australia, United Kingdom and United States of America (AUKUS) , Japan , Thailand
No other APPG Memberships
Baroness Northover
Vice Chair
Liberal Democrat - Life peer
Joined: 28th September 2017Departed: 6th March 2024
4 APPG Officer Positions
Critical Minerals , Indonesia , Qatar , Scientific
Critical Minerals , Indonesia , Qatar , Scientific
No other APPG Memberships
Lord Foulkes of Cumnock
Vice Chair
Labour - Life peer
Joined: 30th July 2015Departed: 6th March 2024
11 APPG Officer Positions
Bangladesh , Children who need Palliative Care , Citizens' Rights , Cuba , Fair Elections , Greenland , Households in Temporary Accommodation , Intergenerational Inquiry , Occupational Safety and Health , Single-Parent Families , Social, Cooperative, and Community Economy
Bangladesh , Children who need Palliative Care , Citizens' Rights , Cuba , Fair Elections , Greenland , Households in Temporary Accommodation , Intergenerational Inquiry , Occupational Safety and Health , Single-Parent Families , Social, Cooperative, and Community Economy
No other APPG Memberships
Lord Purvis of Tweed
Vice Chair
Liberal Democrat - Life peer
Joined: 30th July 2015Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Lord Faulkner of Worcester
Vice Chair
Labour - Life peer
Joined: 30th July 2015Departed: 6th March 2024
3 APPG Officer Positions
Channel Islands , Commonwealth War Graves Commission and Commemoration , Heritage Rail
Channel Islands , Commonwealth War Graves Commission and Commemoration , Heritage Rail
No other APPG Memberships
Bob Stewart
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Beckenham
Joined: 21st April 2021Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Lisa Cameron
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow
Joined: 21st April 2021Departed: 1st November 2023
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Margaret Ferrier
Vice Chair
Joined: 21st April 2021Departed: 9th August 2023
6 APPG Officer Positions
Creative Health , Defibrillators , Opera , Responsible Business , Safeguarding in Faith Communities , Slovenia
Creative Health , Defibrillators , Opera , Responsible Business , Safeguarding in Faith Communities , Slovenia
No other APPG Memberships
Viscount Waverley
Vice Chair
Crossbench - Excepted Hereditary
Joined: 24th February 2020Departed: 22nd February 2023
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Lord Chidgey
Vice Chair
Liberal Democrat - Life peer
Joined: 10th October 2018Departed: 9th February 2022
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Helen Jones
Secretary
Labour - Former Member for Warrington North
Joined: 30th July 2015Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
John Grogan
Vice Chair
Labour - Former Member for Keighley
Joined: 31st July 2019Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Lord Dodds of Duncairn
Vice Chair
Democratic Unionist Party - Life peer
Joined: 10th October 2018Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Roger Godsiff
Vice Chair
Labour - Former Member for Birmingham, Hall Green
Joined: 30th July 2015Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
John Howell
Co-Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Henley
Joined: 31st August 2016Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Guto Bebb
Vice Chair
Independent - Former Member for Aberconwy
Joined: 30th July 2015Departed: 21st July 2016
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships