A state funeral will be held later this month for former Prime Minister Brian Mulroney, who died Thursday, at 84.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says there will be opportunities for Canadians to express their condolences to Mulroney's family as well.
Mulroney died in a Florida hospital after a fall at his home in Palm Beach.
The flag on the Peace Tower in Ottawa is flying at half-mast in his honour.
MPs agreed Friday morning to suspend Parliament for the day, and offer tributes to Mulroney on March 1st.
Mulroney was the leader of the Progressive Conservative party in the 1980s, and was prime minister for nearly nine years between 1984 and 1993.
with files from the Canadian Press
