Mike Morrice

Michael Morrice (born July 22, 1984) is a Canadian politician who served as the member of Parliament (MP) for Kitchener Centre from 2021 to 2025. A member of the Green Party, Morrice was elected to the House of Commons in the 2021 federal election, becoming the party's first MP elected in Ontario and the second elected outside of British Columbia. He is a candidate in the 2026 Green Party of Canada leadership election.

Before entering federal politics, Morrice worked as a Social Entrepreneur, founding the environmental non-profit Sustainable Waterloo Region and co-founding Green Economy Canada, organizations that work to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and support low-carbon economic development.

Early life and education Morrice grew up on Montreal's West Island until 1997 when his family relocated to Newmarket, Ontario. In 2003, he enrolled at Wilfrid Laurier University where he received a dual degree in business and computer electronics. While still a student, Morrice became involved in campus research on climate policy and carbon pricing.

Together with fellow student Chris DePaul, Morrice developed the idea for a regional non-profit that would help local organizations measure and reduce their emissions through collaborative targets. In 2008, that project became Sustainable Waterloo Region, Morrice served as its founding executive director and received recognition including EY’s Ontario Social Entrepreneur of the Year award in 2018 for his work advancing corporate sustainability.

In 2021, Wilfrid Laurier University appointed Morrice as its first Social Entrepreneur in Residence, a part-time role focused on mentoring students and supporting social innovation at the university.

2021 federal election In 2021, while still serving in his role at Laurier, Morrice again sought the Green nomination in Kitchener Centre and was confirmed as the party’s candidate. During the campaign, Saini ended his re-election bid after a former staffer made allegations of misconduct against him; a subsequent investigation by The Record found the allegations were based on anonymous claims and that no evidence was ever provided to support them. Because the withdrawal came after Elections Canada's deadline, Saini's name remained on the ballot. Several local Liberal figures subsequently endorsed Morrice's candidacy.

Parliamentary career

As an opposition MP in a minority Parliament, Morrice did not hold formal committee chairships or critic roles, but he was active on a number of files. Morrice became a parliamentary advocate for the Canada Disability Benefit (CDB), and in early 2022, he sponsored a national petition calling on the government to fast-track the benefit so that working-age people with disabilities would receive benefits, a petition that gathered more than 17,000 signatures. He later proposed multiple amendments to Bill C-22, the Canada Disability Benefit Act, including provisions on indexation to inflation and simplified applications.

Morrice pushed for a more stringent federal definition of “affordable housing” tied to incomes rather than market rents, and in 2024 introduced a motion calling on the federal government to revise its criteria for housing funds. Morrice was also a prominent advocate of electoral reform. In 2023, he helped build support in Parliament for a motion calling for a citizens’ assembly on electoral reform, working with civil society organizations and MPs from other parties.

2025 federal election In the 2025 federal election, Morrice, who was one of two Green Party MPs in the House of Commons of Canada, was narrowly ousted from the Kitchener Centre, Ontario riding after losing to Conservative challenger Kelly DeRidder. Following the result, Morrice told media that he intended to take time to reflect on his next steps but remained committed to political issues.

Deputy leader of the Green Party of Canada On November 28, 2025, the Green Party of Canada announced that Morrice had been appointed deputy leader. In the announcement, party officials cited his record as a community organizer, his environmental background, and his experience as an MP as reasons for the appointment. Reports on the appointment noted that Morrice would also serve as the party’s candidate in Kitchener Centre in the next federal election.

2026 leadership campaign Following the 2025 election and May's announcement that she would step down as Green leader before the next federal election, commentators discussed Morrice as a potential successor.

On August 5, 2026, Morrice announced his campaign for the Green Party leadership. He stepped down as deputy leader prior to his campaign launch.

Electoral record