Minister of Sport and Physical Activity

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Minister of Sport and Physical Activity
Carla Qualtrough October 2023 N00A2615 (53264114597) (cropped).jpg
Incumbent
Carla Qualtrough
since July 26, 2023
Department of Canadian Heritage
Style The Honourable
Statuscurrent
Member of
Appointer Monarch (represented by the governor general); [1]
on the advice of the prime minister [2]
Term length At His Majesty's pleasure
Inaugural holder
Jay Monteith (Minister of Amateur Sport)
FormationSeptember 29, 1961
Salary$255,300 (2017) [3]
Website www.canada.ca/canadian-heritage

The minister of Sport and Physical Activity is a Government of Canada cabinet minister responsible for Sport Canada (and sports in Canada, more generally), who typically assists the minister of Canadian Heritage. [4]

The specific name of the ministerial designation has changed many times since the position was introduced in 1961, typically depending on the portfolio it falls under. It was originally known as the Minister of Amateur Sport, answering to the Minister of National Health and Welfare. The position was then relegated to the Secretary of State in 1976, with various titles, only to return as a full cabinet position in 2015. That year, the title was changed to Minister of Sport and Persons with Disabilities following the appointment of Carla Qualtrough and the addition of the responsibility toward disability in Canada to the portfolio. [5] In 2018, shortly after Kirsty Duncan assumed the role, the name was changed to the Minister of Science and Sport.

After the 2019 federal election, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau did not appoint a Minister for Sport, passing on this responsibility to the Minister of Canadian Heritage, Steven Guilbeault at the time. [6] After the 2021 federal election, the position was once again spun out, and Pascale St-Onge was appointed to the office. In the recent cabinet shuffle in 2023, Carla Qualtrough was appointed to the office again, and the name was changed to Minister of Sport and Physical Activity.

Ministers

NameTitleParent organizationPartyTook OfficeLeft Office
Jay Monteith [7] Minister of Amateur Sport National Health and Welfare PC September 29, 1961April 21, 1963
Judy LaMarsh [8] Lib April 22, 1963December 17, 1965
Allan MacEachen Lib December 18, 1965July 5, 1968
John Munro Lib July 6, 1968November 26, 1972
Marc Lalonde [9] Minister responsible for Fitness and Amateur Sport Lib November 27, 1972September 14, 1976
Iona Campagnolo Minister of State (Fitness and Amateur Sport) Lib September 15, 1976June 3, 1979
Steve Paproski [10] Minister of State for Fitness and Amateur Sport and Multiculturalism Secretary of State PC June 4, 1979March 2, 1980
Gerald Regan [11] Minister of State (Sports) National Health and Welfare Lib March 3, 1980March 5, 1980
Minister of Amateur Sport Labour March 6, 1980September 29, 1982
Raymond Perrault Minister of State (Fitness and Amateur Sport) National Health and Welfare Lib September 30, 1982August 11, 1983
Celine Hervieux-Payette Lib August 12, 1983January 9, 1984
Joseph Olivier Lib January 10, 1984June 29, 1984
Jean Lapierre Lib June 30, 1984September 16, 1984
Otto Jelinek PC September 17, 1984March 30, 1988
Jean Charest PC March 31, 1988January 23, 1990
Perrin Beatty PC January 24, 1990February 22, 1990
Marcel Danis PC February 23, 1990April 20, 1991
Pierre Cadieux PC April 21, 1991June 24, 1993
Mary Collins [12] [ failed verification ]Minister of Amateur Sport National Health and Welfare PC June 25, 1993November 3, 1993
Diane Marleau [13] Lib November 4, 1993January 24, 1996
David Dingwall Lib January 25, 1996July 11, 1996
Sheila Copps Lib July 12, 1996August 2, 1999
Denis Coderre [14] Secretary of State (Amateur Sport) Heritage Lib August 3, 1999January 14, 2002
Paul Devillers [15] Lib January 15, 2002June 19, 2003
Secretary of State (Physical Activity and Sport) Health Lib June 20, 2003December 11, 2003
Stan Keyes [16] Minister of State (Sport) Heritage Lib December 12, 2003July 19, 2004
Stephen Owen [17] Lib July 20, 2004February 5, 2006
Michael Chong Minister for Sport Heritage Con February 6, 2006November 26, 2006
Peter Van Loan [18] Con November 27, 2006January 3, 2007
Helena Guergis [19] Secretary of State (Foreign Affairs and International Trade) (Sport) Heritage and Foreign Affairs & International Trade Con January 4, 2007October 29, 2008
Gary Lunn Minister of State (Sport) Heritage Con October 30, 2008May 18, 2011
Bal Gosal Con May 18, 2011November 4, 2015
Carla Qualtrough Minister of Sport and Persons with Disabilities Heritage Lib November 4, 2015August 28, 2017
Kent Hehr [20] Heritage and Employment & Social Development Lib August 28, 2017January 25, 2018
Kirsty Duncan [21] Heritage, Industry, and Employment & Social Development Lib January 25, 2018July 18, 2018
Minister of Science and Sport Heritage and Industry Lib July 18, 2018November 21, 2019
Responsibilities for Sport transferred to the Minister of Canadian Heritage November 21, 2019October 26, 2021
Pascale St-Onge [22] Minister of Sport Heritage Lib October 26, 2021July 26, 2023
Carla Qualtrough [23] Minister of Sport and Physical Activity Heritage Lib July 26, 2023present

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