Official party status

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Official party status is a Canadian political jargon denoting political parties represented in the Parliament of Canada or provincial legislatures that are formally recognized as parliamentary caucuses. Such recognition usually comes with entitlement to a share of speaking time, allocation of committee membership, and funding for a caucus office. In parliamentary documents, this is sometimes referred to as being a recognized party (French: parti reconnu). It is analogous to opposition parties entitled to Short Money in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom or minority parties in the Parliament of Australia.

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