The Prime Minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau, Friday December 20 announced changes to the Ministry. The new Ministry will deliver on what matters most to Canadians: making life more affordable and growing the economy.
Building on the work done since 2015 to invest in Canadians, the team will continue to move forward on housing, child care, and school food while working to put more money back in people’s pockets.
The changes to the Ministry are as follows:
Anita Anand becomes Minister of Transport and Internal Trade
Gary Anandasangaree becomes Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs and Minister responsible for the Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency
Steven MacKinnon becomes Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Labour
Ginette Petitpas Taylor becomes President of the Treasury Board
The Prime Minister also welcomed the following new members to the Ministry:
Rachel Bendayan becomes Minister of Official Languages and Associate Minister of Public Safety
Élisabeth Brière becomes Minister of National Revenue
Terry Duguid becomes Minister of Sport and Minister responsible for Prairies Economic Development Canada
Nate Erskine-Smith becomes Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities
Darren Fisher becomes Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defence
David J. McGuinty becomes Minister of Public Safety
Ruby Sahota becomes Minister of Democratic Institutions and Minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario
Joanne Thompson becomes Minister of Seniors
These new ministers will work with all members of Cabinet to deliver real, positive change for Canadians. They join the following ministers remaining in their portfolio:
Terry Beech, Minister of Citizens’ Services
Bill Blair, Minister of National Defence
François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry
Jean-Yves Duclos, Minister of Public Services and Procurement and Quebec Lieutenant
Karina Gould, Leader of the Government in the House of Commons
Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Environment and Climate Change
Patty Hajdu, Minister of Indigenous Services and Minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario
Mark Holland, Minister of Health
Ahmed Hussen, Minister of International Development
Gudie Hutchings, Minister of Rural Economic Development and Minister responsible for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency
Marci Ien, Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Youth
Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs
Kamal Khera, Minister of Diversity, Inclusion and Persons with Disabilities
Dominic LeBlanc, Minister of Finance and Intergovernmental Affairs
Diane Lebouthillier, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard
Lawrence MacAulay, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food
Soraya Martinez Ferrada, Minister of Tourism and Minister responsible for the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec
Marc Miller, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship
Mary Ng, Minister of Export Promotion, International Trade and Economic Development
Harjit S. Sajjan, President of the King’s Privy Council for Canada and Minister of Emergency Preparedness and Minister responsible for the Pacific Economic Development Agency of Canada
Ya’ara Saks, Minister of Mental Health and Addictions and Associate Minister of Health
Pascale St-Onge, Minister of Canadian Heritage
Jenna Sudds, Minister of Families, Children and Social Development
Rechie Valdez, Minister of Small Business
Arif Virani, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada
Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources
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