Although the legal and business professions have been most represented (236 lawyers and 107 businesswomen and men, including business executives), farmers (88), physicians (59) teachers (53) authors (50) journalists (47), professors (37) and executives, both business and other (27) have served Canada and Canadians in the Upper House.[35] Most of these individuals have come to the Senate following years of practice in their professions; many of them have already served in other levels of government, as both elected and non-elected officeholders.
Bien que ce soit les professions juridiques et le monde des affaires qui soient les plus représentés (236 avocats et 107 gens d’affaires), des agriculteurs (88), des médecins (59), des enseignants (53), des gens de lettres (50), des journalistes (47), des professeurs (37) et des gestionnaires (27) ont aussi siégé à la Chambre haute[35].