Ontario

Details: Ontario makes public disclosures for MPPs easily accessible through an online tool, although it’s not possible to link to a specific disclosure. The vast majority of the disclosures were filed in 2022.

Notes: The Ontario legislature had two vacancies at the time this data was captured. As a result, the number of total MPP disclosures reviewed was 122 instead of 124.

Total MPPs: 43/122 = 35%

Relative to per cent of MPs in Ontario invested in real estate: 35% (43/122) vs. 43% (51/120)

MPPs by party:

PC: 34/81 = 42%
NDP: 6/30 = 20%
Liberal: 1/7 = 14%
Green: 1/1 = 100%
Independent = 1 / 3

Quebec

Details: Quebec makes public disclosures for MNAs accessible online, with PDF reports available for each one (in French only). The reports were prepared in 2023 to cover 2021-2022.

Notes: The Quebec legislature had one vacancy at the time this data was captured. As a result, the number of total MNA disclosures reviewed was 124 instead of 125.

Total MNAs: 26/124 = 21%

Relative to per cent of MPs in Quebec invested in real estate: 21% (26/124) vs. 30% (23/77)

MNAs by party:

CAQ: 20/89 = 22%
Liberal: 3/19 = 16%
Québec solidaire: 2/12 = 17%
Parti Québécois: 1/3 = 33%

British Columbia

Details: British Columbia makes public disclosures for MLAs accessible online, with PDF reports available for each one. The reports were submitted in 2023.

Notes: Disclosures for two recently-elected MLAs (Ravi Parmar and Joan Philip) in the British Columbia legislature were not available at the time this data was captured. As a result, the number of total MLA disclosures reviewed was 85 instead of 87.

Total MLAs: 35/85 = 41% (two new MLAs didn’t have disclosures available at this point)

Relative to per cent of MPs in British Columbia invested in real estate: 41% (35/85) vs. 36% (15/42)

MLAs by party:

NDP: 21/55 = 38%
BC United: 12/27 = 44%
Green: 1/2 = 50%
Conservative = 1 / 1

Alberta

Details: Alberta makes public disclosures for MLAs accessible online, with PDF reports available for each one. The reports are from 2023.

Notes: Twelve disclosures were not available at the time this data was captured (Nagwan Al-Guneid, Andrew Boitchenko, Gurinder Brar, Jodi Calahoo Stonehouse, Sharif Haji, Julia Hayter, Nathan Ip, Matt Jones, Myles McDougall, Luanne Metz, Chelsea Petrovic, Peggy Wright). As a result, the number of total MLA disclosures reviewed was 75 instead of 87.

Total MLAs: 27/75 = 36%

Relative to per cent of MPs in Alberta invested in real estate: 36% (27/75) vs. 48% (16/33)

MLAs by party:

UCP: 19/44 = 43%
NDP: 8/30 = 27%

Saskatchewan

Details: Saskatchewan makes public disclosures for MLAs accessible online, with PDF reports available for each one. The reports are from 2022.

Notes: The disclosure of one MLA (Doug Steele) in the Saskatchewan legislature was not available at the time this data was captured. In addition, the Saskatchewan legislature had three vacancies at the time this data was captured. As a result, the number of total MLA disclosures reviewed was 57 instead of 61.

Total MLAs: 31/57 = 54%

Relative to per cent of MPs in Saskatchewan invested in real estate: 54% (31/57) vs. 43% (6/14)

MLAs by party:

Saskatchewan Party: 26/45 = 58%
NDP: 4/12 = 33%
Saskatchewan United Party = 1 / 1

Nova Scotia

Details: Nova Scotia makes public disclosures for MLAs accessible online, contained in a single, non-searchable PDF. The PDF includes reports made throughout 2022. However, these reports only contain new information, and do not reiterate information provided on past claims. This means that, for example, an MLA elected in 2013 who reported rental income would not have to do so again for the same property in subsequent disclosures. As such, the current disclosures likely undercount the number of MLAs who earn rental income and/or own rental property. Because past disclosures are not available online, the current one becomes less useful.

Total MLAs: 7/55 = 13%

Relative to per cent of MPs in Nova Scotia invested in real estate: 13% (7/55) vs. 36% (4/11)

MLAs by party:

PC: 5/32 = 16%
Liberal: 1/16 = 6%
NDP: 1 / 6 = 17%

New Brunswick

Details: New Brunswick makes public disclosures for MLAs accessible online, with PDF reports available for each one. These reports were filed with the Legislative Assembly in 2023.

Notes: Disclosures for five recently-elected MLAs (Mike Dawson, Susan Holt, Marco LeBlanc, Richard Losier, Réjean Savoie) in the New Brunswick legislature were not available at the time this data was captured. As a result, the number of total MLA disclosures reviewed was 44 instead of 49.

Total MLAs: 12/44 = 27%

Relative to per cent of MPs in New Brunswick invested in real estate: 27% (12/44) vs. 10% (1/10)

MLAs by party

PC: 8/29 = 28%
Liberal: 2/16 = 13%
Green: 2 / 3 = 67%

PEI

Details: Prince Edward Island makes public disclosures for MLAs accessible online, with PDF reports available for each one. The reports are accurate as of 2023.

Total MLAs: 15/27 = 56%

Relative to per cent of MPs in PEI invested in real estate: 56% (15/27) vs. 50% (2/4)

MLAs by party:

PC: 12/22 = 55%
Liberal: 3/3 = 100%