House of Commons agrees to break for 6-week holiday recess, will return in new year


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The House of Commons is wrapping up the fall sitting Thursday, meaning MPs will be heading back to their ridings for a six-week holiday break.

MPs back in Ottawa on Jan. 26

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A Christmas tree stands beside a window. A traditional legislative brick building is seen outside in a snowy setting.
The Mackenzie Tower of West Block on Parliament Hill is pictured through a window of the Wellington Building as Christmas holiday season decorations adorn the lobby in Ottawa on Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025. (Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press)

The House of Commons is wrapping up the fall sitting shortly on Thursday, meaning MPs will be heading back to their ridings for a six-week holiday break.

The House is rising with some key pieces of legislation still working their way through the House, most notably the government’s budget implementation act.

Prime Minister Mark Carney said Wednesday that he wished the budget bill and some of the government’s crime legislation would be passed quickly, but suggested the House is “functioning well.”

“It’s a minority Parliament,” he said to reporters on Parliament Hill.

“We’re making progress. Canadians rightly expect us to make a lot more progress.”

MPs are scheduled to be back in Ottawa to resume sitting on Jan. 26.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Darren Major is a senior writer for CBC’s parliamentary bureau in Ottawa. He previously worked as a digital reporter for CBC Ottawa and a producer for CBC’s Power & Politics. He holds a master’s degree in journalism and a bachelor’s degree in public affairs and policy management, both from Carleton University. He also holds master’s degree in arts from Queen’s University. He can be reached at darren.major@cbc.ca.

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