OTTAWA, ON: The Canadian Taxpayers Federation is calling on all members of Parliament to stop the April 1 politician pay raise as new estimates show this year’s raises will range from $8,800 to $17,600.

“Taxpayers are disgusted by the automatic pay raise culture in Ottawa and we expect our politicians to show leadership by saying ‘no’ to another helping of taxpayer cash,” said Franco Terrazzano, CTF Federal Director. “Prime Minister Mark Carney told Canadians to brace for ‘sacrifices,’ so the least politicians could do is stop stuffing their own wallets with more taxpayers’ money.”

A backbench MP’s salary is currently $209,800. A minister collects $309,700, while the prime minister takes home a $419,600 annual salary.

MPs give themselves pay raises every year on April 1.  

While final pay numbers have not been released, the CTF estimates MP pay will increase by about 4.2 per cent this year based on the government’s wage data. Using this data, the CTF estimates this year’s pay raise will amount to an extra $8,800 for backbench MPs, $13,000 for ministers and $17,600 for the prime minister.

After this year’s pay raise, backbench MPs will receive a $218,600 annual salary, according to CTF estimates. A minister will collect $322,700 and the prime minister will take home $437,200.

Leger polling shows 79 per cent of Canadians opposed the MP pay raise in 2025, 80 per cent opposed it in 2024, 80 per cent opposed it in 2023 and 79 per cent opposed MP pay raises in 2022.

“Canadians need MPs who will be champions for taxpayers and demand an end to these pay raises, because when politicians pad their pockets, bureaucrats demand more money too,” Terrazzano said. “Real leadership would mean MPs cutting their pay, and, at the very least, politicians should put an end to the pay raises until the government stops borrowing money and starts paying down the debt.”

The federal government stopped the automatic MP pay raises from 2010 to 2013.