Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, Infrastructure and Communities

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Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, Infrastructure and Communities
Dominic LeBlanc in 2017.jpg
Incumbent
Dominic LeBlanc
since August 18, 2020 [1]
Intergovernmental Affairs Secretariat
Style The Honourable
Member of
Appointer Monarch (represented by the governor general); [2]
on the advice of the prime minister [3]
Term length At His Majesty's pleasure
Inaugural holder Marcel Massé
Formation14 November 1993
Website www.pco-bcp.gc.ca/aia/premier.asp

The minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, Infrastructure and Communities (French : Ministre des Affaires intergouvernementales) is the Minister of the Crown in the Canadian Cabinet who is responsible for the federal government's relations with the governments of the provinces and territories of Canada. The Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs does not head a full-fledged department, but rather directs the Intergovernmental Affairs Secretariat within the Privy Council Office. The current Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs is Dominic LeBlanc.

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Since the post's establishment, all Ministers of Intergovernmental Affairs except Pierre Pettigrew, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Chrystia Freeland have concurrently served as President of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada.

Prior to the creation of full ministers responsible for this file, prime ministers occasionally appointed Ministers of State for Federal-Provincial Relations. That was the case from 1977 to 1980 [4] [5] and from 1986 to 1991. [6] From 1991 to 1993, the Minister responsible for Constitutional Affairs served a similar role focused on intergovernmental negotiation of a package of constitutional reforms. The resulting package, the Charlottetown Accord, was defeated in a 1992 referendum.

Several provincial governments, such as Ontario, Manitoba and Quebec, have also created homologous ministerial positions responsible for relations with other provinces and the federal government.

List of ministers

Key:

   Liberal Party of Canada
   Conservative Party of Canada
No.NameTerm of officePolitical partyMinistry
Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs
1 No image.svg Marcel Massé November 14, 1993January 24, 1996 Liberal 26 (Chrétien)
2 Stephane Dion cropped.jpg Stéphane Dion January 25, 1996December 11, 2003Liberal
3 PierrePettigrew.JPG Pierre Pettigrew December 12, 2003July 19, 2004Liberal 27 (Martin)
4 No image.svg Lucienne Robillard July 20, 2004February 5, 2006Liberal
5 Michael Chong.jpg Michael Chong February 6, 2006November 27, 2006 Conservative 28 (Harper)
6 Peter Van Loan December 2010.jpg Peter Van Loan November 27, 2006January 3, 2007Conservative
7 Rona Ambrose at the 67th World Health Assembly - 2014 (cropped).jpg Rona Ambrose January 4, 2007October 30, 2008Conservative
8 No image.svg Josée Verner October 30, 2008May 18, 2011Conservative
9 No image.svg Peter Penashue May 18, 2011March 14, 2013Conservative
Minister of Infrastructure, Communities and Intergovernmental Affairs
10 Denis Lebel 2017.jpg Denis Lebel March 15, 2013November 4, 2015Conservative 28 (Harper)
Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs and Youth
11 Justin Trudeau in Lima, Peru - 2018 (41507133581) (cropped) (cropped).jpg Justin Trudeau November 4, 2015July 18, 2018Liberal 29 (J. Trudeau)
Minister of Intergovernmental and Northern Affairs and Internal Trade
12 Dominic LeBlanc.jpg Dominic LeBlanc July 18, 2018November 20, 2019Liberal 29 (J. Trudeau)
Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs
13 Chrystia Freeland in Ukraine - 2017 (cropped).jpg Chrystia Freeland November 20, 2019August 18, 2020 [1] Liberal 29 (J. Trudeau)
(12) Dominic LeBlanc in 2017.jpg Dominic LeBlanc August 18, 2020 [1] October 26, 2021Liberal
Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, Infrastructure and Communities
(12) Dominic LeBlanc in 2017.jpg Dominic LeBlanc October 26, 2021IncumbentLiberal 29 (J. Trudeau)

Minister of Infrastructure and Communities

From 2015 to 2021, the responsibilities for infrastructure and communities were assigned its own ministry.

Key:

No.PortraitNameTerm of officePolitical partyMinistry
1 Amarjeet Sohi 2015.jpg Amarjeet Sohi November 4, 2015July 18, 2018 Liberal 29 (J. Trudeau)
2 Francois-Philippe Champagne, 2017 (cropped).jpg François-Philippe Champagne July 18, 2018November 20, 2019 Liberal
3 Catherine McKenna 2016.jpg Catherine McKenna November 20, 2019October 26, 2021 Liberal

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