In Canada the Dean of the House is the Member of the House of Commons with the longest unbroken record of service who is not a current member of the Cabinet. The Dean is responsible for presiding over the election of the Speaker of the House of Commons at the beginning of each Parliament. The position is the equivalent of the Father of the House in the British House of Commons.

The current Dean of the House is Bill Blaikie of the New Democratic Party of Canada who has sat in the House continuously since 1979.