First-quarter MP expenses rebound to nearly $44-million after election-year lull

Bloc MPs Alexis Deschênes and Marilène Gill reported the top two highest overall expense totals for the first three months of 2026-27, at $225,960 and $207,181, respectively.

Liberal MPs Peter Fonseca and Judy Sgro arrive at West Block before Question Period on Sept. 21, 2026. MP expenses for the first quarter of 2026-27—covering April 1 to June 30—reached nearly $44-million, and since the first quarter of 2020-21, MPs have spent a little more than $1-billion overall. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY STUART BENSON

October 7, 2026

Members of Parliament spent roughly $43.8-million on salaries, travel, hospitality, and contracts in the first financial quarter of 2026-27—a more than 58-per-cent increase from the same period in the 2025-26 election year.

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