List of female first ministers in Canada

There are two current first ministers in Canada who are women: Danielle Smith, 19th premier of Alberta, who assumed office on 11 October 2022, and Susan Holt, 35th premier of New Brunswick, who assumed office on 2 November 2024.

Hilda Watson became the first woman to lead her party to victory in a general election in 1978.

However, Watson did not win her riding so her male successor became the first Government Leader of the Yukon.

Today, every Canadian jurisdiction has had at least one female premier except for Nova Scotia and Saskatchewan.

Christy Clark came closest by winning the most seats in the 2017 election, which would have been her second mandate, but she was not successful in forming government as the BC Liberals were defeated in a confidence vote shortly after.