Size of Ministerial Cabinets
1867 to Date
The figures are based on the list of Cabinet ministers published in each edition of the Canadian Parliamentary Guide and include the Prime Minister. They do not reflect every cabinet shuffle.
- 2002 - 28 + 10 not of the Cabinet
- 2001 - 29 + 8 not of the Cabinet
- 2000 - 28 + 9 not of the Cabinet
- 1999 - 28 + 9 not of the Cabinet
- 1997 - 28 + 9 not of the Cabinet
- 1996 - 25 + 9 not of the Cabinet
- 1995 - 24 + 9 not of the Cabinet
- 1994 - 23 + 8 not of the Cabinet
- 1993 - 35
- 1991 - 37 (Mar.)
- 1991 - 38 (Feb.)
- 1990 - 39
- 1989 - 38 (Sept.)
- 1989 - 39 (Feb.)
- 1988 - 39
- 1987 - 39
- 1986 - 38
- 1985 - 39
- 1984 - 37
- 1982 - 36
- 1981 - 36
- 1980 - 33
- 1979 - 30
- 1978 - 33
- 1977 - 32
- 1976 - 28
- 1975 - 29
- 1974 - 30
- 1973 - 30
- 1972 - 30
- 1971 - 29
- 1970 - 30
- 1969 - 29
- 1968 - 28
- 1967 - 27
- 1966 - 26
- 1965 - 26
- 1964 - 26
- 1963 - 21
- 1961 - 24 (Dec.)
- 1961 - 24 (Jan.)
- 1959 - 23
- 1958 - 23
- 1957 - 22
- 1956 - 19
- 1955 - 19
- 1954 - 20
- 1953 - 21
- 1952 - 21
- 1951 - 20
- 1950 - 21
- 1949 - 21
- 1948 - 20
- 1947 - 20 (Dec.)
- 1947 - 20 (Jan.)
- 1946 - 20
- 1945 - 18 (Aug.)
- 1945 - 20 (Mar.)
- 1944 - 20
- 1943 - 20
- 1942 - 19
- 1941 - 18
- 1940 - 16 (May)
- 1940 - 16 (Jan.)
- 1939 - 16
- 1938 - 16
- 1937 - 16
- 1935 - 16
- 1934 - 19
- 1933 - 19
- 1931 - 19
- 1930 - 19 (Dec.)
- 1930 - 18 (Jan.)
- 1927 - 18 (Dec.)
- 1927 - 18 (Jan.)
- 1926 - 16
- 1925 - 20
- 1924 - 19
- 1923 - 18
- 1922 - 19
- 1921 - 16
- 1920 - 17 + 2 not of the Cabinet
- 1919 - 20 + 4 not of the Cabinet
- 1918 - 21
- 1917 - 18
- 1915 - 18 + 1 not of the Cabinet
- 1913 - 18 + 1 not of the Cabinet
- 1912 - 18
- 1910 - 15
- 1909 - 14
- 1907 - 14 + 1 not of the Cabinet
- 1905 - 16 + 1 not of the Cabinet
- 1903 - 14 + 1 not of the Cabinet
- 1901 - 15 + 1 not of the Cabinet
- 1898 - 16 + 1 not of the Cabinet
- 1897 - 14 + 3 not of the Cabinet
- 1896 - 14 + 3 not of the Cabinet
- 1891 - 14
- 1889 - 15
- 1887 - 14
- 1885 - 14
- 1883 - 14
- 1881 - 14
- 1880 - 14
- 1879 - 14
- 1878 - 13
- 1877 - 13
- 1876 - 13
- 1875 - 13
- 1874 - 13
- 1873 - 13
- 1872 - 13
- 1871 - 13
- 1870 - 13
- 1869 - 11 + 3 not of the Cabinet
- 1867 - 13
