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Minister of Public Safety
Ministre de la Sécurité publique
since December 20, 2024
Public Safety Canada
StyleThe Honourable
Member of
Reports to
AppointerMonarch (represented by the governor general);[3]
on the advice of the prime minister[4]
Term lengthAt His Majesty's pleasure
PrecursorSolicitor General of Canada
Inaugural holderAnne McLellan
FormationDecember 12, 2003
SalaryCA$269,800 (2019)[5]
Websitewww.publicsafety.gc.ca
Politics of Canada
Government (structure)
The Crown
Executive
Legislative
Judicial
Elections
Local government
Foreign relations
Crown and Indigenous peoples
Related topics

The minister of public safety (French: ministre de la sécurité publique) is the minister of the Crown in the Canadian Cabinet responsible for overseeing Public Safety Canada, the internal security department of the Government of Canada, and the Emergency Management Act.[6] The portfolio succeeded the role of solicitor general of Canada in 2005.

The position was nominally created in December 2003 as a successor to the previous position of solicitor general, with the official title of Solicitor General carrying over during the 27th Canadian Ministry. It incorporated the responsibilities associated with the solicitor general, including responsibility for the Correctional Service of Canada, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, the Parole Board of Canada, and the Canadian Security Intelligence Service.[6] The portfolio also assumed responsibility for the Canada Border Services Agency upon that agency's formation in December 2003. The title of Solicitor General was abolished in 2005 and formally replaced in relevant laws with the present title.[7]

List of ministers

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Key:

  Liberal Party of Canada
  Conservative Party of Canada
No. Portrait Name Term of office Political party Ministry
Solicitor General
1 Anne McLellan December 12, 2003 April 3, 2005 Liberal 27 (Martin)
Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness
– Anne McLellan April 4, 2005 February 5, 2006 Liberal 27 (Martin)
Minister of Public Safety
2 Stockwell Day February 6, 2006 October 30, 2008 Conservative 28 (Harper)
3 Peter Van Loan October 30, 2008 January 19, 2010 Conservative
4 Vic Toews January 19, 2010 July 9, 2013 Conservative
Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness
5 Steven Blaney July 15, 2013 November 4, 2015 Conservative 28 (Harper)
6 Ralph Goodale November 4, 2015 November 20, 2019 Liberal 29 (J. Trudeau)
7 Bill Blair November 20, 2019 October 26, 2021 Liberal
Minister of Public Safety
8 Marco Mendicino October 26, 2021 July 26, 2023 Liberal 29 (J. Trudeau)
Minister of Public Safety, Democratic Institutions and Intergovernmental Affairs
9 Dominic LeBlanc July 26, 2023 December 20, 2024 Liberal 29 (J. Trudeau)
Minister of Public Safety
10 David McGuinty December 20, 2024 Incumbent Liberal 29 (J. Trudeau)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "The Canadian Parliamentary system - Our Procedure - House of Commons". www.ourcommons.ca. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
  2. ^ "Review of the Responsibilities and Accountabilities of Ministers and Senior Officials" (PDF).
  3. ^ "Constitutional Duties". The Governor General of Canada. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
  4. ^ "House of Commons Procedure and Practice - 1. Parliamentary Institutions - Canadian Parliamentary Institutions". www.ourcommons.ca. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
  5. ^ "Indemnities, Salaries and Allowances". Library of Parliament. April 11, 2018. Archived from the original on June 1, 2017. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
  6. ^ a b "About Us". Public Safety Canada. Retrieved November 16, 2018.
  7. ^ Doern, G. Bruce (2005). How Ottawa Spends, 2005-2006: Managing the Minority. McGill-Queen's Press. p. 81. ISBN 9780773573307.
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