Six of the seven Liberal leadership candidates who submitted their nomination papers have now been approved by the party to run in the race to succeed Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
Former central banker Mark Carney, former finance minister and deputy prime minister Chrystia Freeland, Nova Scotia MP Jaime Battiste, former government House leader Karina Gould and former Brampton, Ont., Liberal MP Ruby Dhalla were notified Monday that they can run in the race.
Former Montreal Liberal MP Frank Baylis, who was the first to enter the race, also had his candidacy approved by the party Monday.
While the candidates have been confirmed by the Liberal Party, they still have to be confirmed by Elections Canada.
The news comes a day after Nepean MP Chandra Arya said the party told him that he would not be permitted to run in the contest.
Arya was the first sitting MP to launch a leadership