Minister of Tourism (Canada)

Secretary of State (Tourism)
Incumbent Rechie Valdez since May 13, 2025
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
Style	The Honourable
Member of	Parliament Privy Council Cabinet [1]
Reports to	Parliament Prime Minister [2]
Appointer	Monarch (represented by the governor general) on the advice of the prime minister
Term length	At His Majesty's pleasure
Salary	CA$299,900 (2024) [3]
Website	ic.gc.ca

The minister of tourism (French : ministre du tourisme) is a minister of the Crown member of the Canadian Cabinet. The office is associated with Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada.

List of ministers

Minister			Tenure		Party	Ministry (Prime Minister)
Minister of State (Small Businesses and Tourism) [4]
		Charles Lapointe	March 3, 1980	September 29, 1982	Liberal	22 (P. E. Trudeau)
		Bill Rompkey	September 30, 1982	August 11, 1983	Liberal
		David Smith	August 12, 1982	June 29, 1984	Liberal
			June 30, 1984	September 16, 1984		23 (Turner)
Minister of State (Tourism)
		Thomas McMillan	September 17, 1984	August 19, 1985	Progressive Conservative	24 (Mulroney)
		Jack Murta	August 20, 1985	June 29, 1986	Progressive Conservative
Minister of State (Small Businesses and Tourism) [5]
		Bernard Valcourt	June 30, 1986	January 29, 1989	Progressive Conservative	24 (Mulroney)
		Tom Hockin	January 30, 1989	June 24, 1993	Progressive Conservative
Secretary of State (Small Business and Tourism) [6] [7]
		Gerry Ritz	January 4, 2007	August 13, 2007	Conservative	28 (Harper)
		Diane Ablonczy	August 14, 2007	October 29, 2008	Conservative
Minister of State (Small Business and Tourism) [8] [9] [10]
		Diane Ablonczy	October 30, 2008	January 18, 2010	Conservative	28 (Harper)
		Rob Moore	January 19, 2010	May 17, 2011	Conservative
		Maxime Bernier	May 18, 2011	July 14, 2013	Conservative
Minister of State (Small Business and Tourism, and Agriculture) [11]
		Maxime Bernier	July 15, 2013	November 3, 2015	Conservative	28 (Harper)
Minister of Small Business and Tourism
		Bardish Chagger [12]	November 4, 2015	July 18, 2018	Liberal	29 (J. Trudeau)
Minister of Tourism, Official Languages and La Francophonie
		Mélanie Joly	July 18, 2018	November 20, 2019	Liberal	29 (J. Trudeau)
	vacant		November 20, 2019	October 26, 2021	Liberal
Minister of Tourism
		Randy Boissonnault	October 26, 2021	July 26, 2023	Liberal	29 (J. Trudeau)
		Soraya Martinez Ferrada	July 26, 2023	February 6, 2025	Liberal
		Pascale St-Onge	February 6, 2025	March 14, 2025	Liberal
	vacant		March 14, 2025	May 13, 2025	Liberal	30 (Carney)
Secretary of State (Small Businesses and Tourism)
		Rechie Valdez	May 13, 2025	present	Liberal	30 (Carney)

References

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