This list comprises persons who belong to a visible minority group who have been elected to the federal House of Commons, legislative assemblies of provinces and territories, and members appointed to the Senate.
Note that the term "visible minority" refers to Canadians who identify as neither white nor indigenous.
There have been 138 visible minorities who have served as Members of Parliament, as well as 32 who have been named senators.
[1] Provincially and territorially, visible minorities have been elected to all 13 legislatures.
Of those members, 49 are New Democrats, 45 are Conservatives (24 Progressive Conservative, eight BC Conservative, six CAQ, five UCP, one Saskatchewan Party, one Yukon Party), 18 are Liberals (11 Liberal, seven Quebec Liberal), four represent Quebec sovereigntist parties (Québec Solidaire) and one is currently an independent (Sarah Jama).