Justin Trudeau and the Liberal Party will hang onto power for the next few years.

As of 11:35 p.m. Monday (Sept.20) night, the Liberals are projected to win 158 seats, 12 short of the required 170 seats to form a majority government.

“You are sending us back to work with a clear mandate to get Canada through this pandemic and to the brighter days ahead. My friends, that is exactly what we are ready to do,” said Trudeau.

The Conservatives will form the official opposition, winning a projected 121 seats which was the same election result for the party in 2019.

Conservative Party leader Erin O’Toole conceded Monday evening, adding the Conservative party had “more work to do to earn people’s trust”.

“Tonight, Canadians did not give Mr. Trudeau the majority mandate he wanted,” said O’Toole. “In fact, Canadians sent him back with another minority at the cost of $600-million and deeper divisions in our great country,”

The NDP and Bloc Quebecois are projected to win 26 and 31 seats respectively, with the NDP picking up a handful of seats over 2019.

The Green Party of Canada held on to two seats with 2.2 per cent of the popular vote. While not winning any seats, the People’s Party of Canada secured 5.2 per cent of the popular vote.