Republican Party of Canada

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The Republican Party of Canada (French: Parti républicain du Canada) is a Canadian federal political party which advocates a republican (ie. non-monarchist form of government for Canada. It is considered a centre-left party, but can better be described as a big-tent party which accepts all ideologies and political viewpoints as long as they do not contradict the Party's republican ideology. The Republican Party of Canada was in power from 1987 to 1996, overseeing the 1988 transition of Canada from a constitutional monarchy to a federal parliamentary republic. It lost the 1996 federal general election and 1997 presidential election to the Communist Party of Canada, which has been in government ever since.

The Republican Party of Canada has party branches in each of Canada's 13 provinces and five territories; as of 2021, one continues to form government: the Republican Party of New Brunswick.