Canada
New Democratic Party
Social democracy
Canada’s social democratic party, founded with the labour movement, campaigning on public pharmacare and dental care, wealth taxation and stronger climate targets.
- Founded
- 1961
- Positions as of
- 2025 election platform
- Last verified
01
What does it believe?
Wealth and inequality
Universal public pharmacare and dental care, funded by higher taxes on wealth and excess profits.
02
Where it sits on each dimension
Wealth and inequality
20
RedistributionMarket outcomes
Evidence: Well documented
The state in the economy
30
Active stateLimited state
Evidence: Documented
Personal liberty
74
Collective orderIndividual freedom
Evidence: Documented
Tradition and change
86
ContinuityReform
Evidence: Well documented
Nation and the world
24
InternationalistNationalist
Evidence: Documented
Religion and the state
18
Secular stateReligion in public life
Evidence: Documented
Power and its limits
82
Concentrated authorityChecks and pluralism
Evidence: Well documented
Environment and growth
84
Production firstProtection first
Evidence: Well documented
Crime and punishment
78
PunishmentRehabilitation
Evidence: Documented
Sources
Sources are prioritised in this order: official manifestos, official party documents, parliamentary records, academic research, then high-quality reporting.
- Election platform · New Democratic Party · 2025
Logo: NDP-NPD Canada.svg · Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons.