About Occupations of Parliamentarians

How many Senators were once teachers? How many MPs have experience in nursing? Search our new occupations database and discover interesting facts about the former careers of parliamentarians. This database includes known information from Confederation (1867) to the current Parliament.

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Notes: Information compiled from various sources, including Reports of the Chief Electoral Officer and Canadian Parliamentary Guides.

Occupation categorized according to occupational categories of Human Resources Development Canada's National Occupational Classification 2001. Learn more about our database.