Canadian Parliamentary Poet Laureate

The Canadian Parliamentary Poet Laureate (French: Poète officiel du Parlement du Canada) is the national poet laureate of Canada. The current poet laureate is Marie-Célie Agnant.

Canadian Parliamentary Poet Laureate
Poète officiel du Parlement du Canada
Incumbent
Marie-Célie Agnant
Reports toLibrary of Parliament
Nominator
    • Parliamentary Librarian of Canada,
    • Librarian and Archivist of Canada,
    • Commissioner of Official Languages, and
    • Chair of the Canada Council
AppointerSpeaker of the Senate and Speaker of the House of Commons
Term length2 years
Constituting instrumentParliament of Canada Act
Formation2001
First holderGeorge Bowering
SalaryCA$20,000
Websitelop.parl.ca/About/Parliament/Poet/index-e.html

The position is an office of the Library of Parliament.

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