About
Matt Jeneroux has been elected to the House of Commons of Canada since the 2015 federal election. He represents the electoral district of Edmonton Riverbend as a member of the Liberal Party of Canada caucus and is Special Advisor to the Prime Minister on Economic and Security Partnerships. He was previously a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) in Alberta.
• He is co-Founder and current co-Chair of the Canada-ASEAN inter parliamentary Friendship group.
• He is a member of the International Trade Committee in Parliament for the Liberal Party.
• He is the Founder of Hi Dad Foundation, a mental health foundation focused on raising awareness about the importance of men’s mental health.
• He is the host of the annual “Father’s Day on the Hill” event, in its 9th year, dedicated to reducing stigma around men’s mental health.
• MP Jeneroux also hosted the first Canadian Mental Health Summit in Ottawa in May 2024, which brought together Members of Parliament, Senators, experts, advocates, and leaders to discuss mental health policy improvements.
• He tabled Motion 116 in March 2024 and Motion 21 in October 2025 to improve access to online mental health services on Government of Canada websites.
• During the 43rd Canadian Parliament, MP Jeneroux’s private member bill, An Act to amend the Canada Labour Code (bereavement leave), was adopted with all party support to extend bereavement leave from 5 days to two weeks and entitle employees already on compassionate care leave to also claim bereavement leave.
• During his time as an Alberta MLA, he passed a private members bill to expand Compassionate Care Leave in Alberta by amending Alberta’s Labour Code.
• In both 2016 and in 2017, MP Jeneroux was named the Top Up and Comer in Canadian Parliament by The Hill Times.