29th Canadian Ministry

29th Canadian Ministry 29e conseil des ministres du Canada
29th  Ministry of Canada
Date formed	November 4, 2015
People and organisations
Head of government	Justin Trudeau
Head of government's history	Premiership of Justin Trudeau
Head of state	Queen Elizabeth II
Number of ministers	31
Member party	Liberal Party of Canada
Opposition cabinet	42nd (2015–present)
Opposition party	Conservative Party of Canada (2015–present)
Opposition leader	Rona Ambrose (2015–present)
History
Election(s)	2015
Legislature term(s)	42nd Canadian Parliament
Budget(s)	2016
Predecessor	28th Canadian Ministry

The Twenty-Ninth Canadian Ministry is the combined Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and Ministers that began governing Canada shortly before the opening of the 42nd Parliament. The original members were sworn in during a ceremony held at Rideau Hall on November 4, 2015. Those who were not already members of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada were sworn into the Privy Council in the same ceremony. The Cabinet consists of 31 members, including the prime minister. Aside from Trudeau, the cabinet is made up of fifteen men and fifteen women, making it the first gender-balanced cabinet in Canadian history.

List of Ministers

By minister

Note: This is in Order of Precedence, which is established by the chronological order of appointment to the Queen's Privy Council for Canada, then in order of election or appointment to parliament for ministers who joined the Privy Council on the same day.

Minister	Portfolio	Tenure
Justin Trudeau	Prime Minister Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs and Youth	November 4, 2015–
Ralph Goodale	Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness	November 4, 2015–
Lawrence MacAulay	Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food	November 4, 2015–
Stéphane Dion	Minister of Foreign Affairs	November 4, 2015–
John McCallum	Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship	November 4, 2015–
Carolyn Bennett	Minister of Indigenous and Northern Affairs	November 4, 2015–
Scott Brison	President of the Treasury Board	November 4, 2015–
Dominic Leblanc	Leader of the Government in the House of Commons	November 4, 2015–
	Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard	May 31, 2016–
Navdeep Bains	Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development Registrar General of Canada	November 4, 2015–
Bill Morneau	Minister of Finance	November 4, 2015–
Jody Wilson-Raybould	Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada	November 4, 2015–
Judy Foote	Minister of Public Services and Procurement Receiver General for Canada	November 4, 2015–
Chrystia Freeland	Minister of International Trade	November 4, 2015–
Jane Philpott	Minister of Health	November 4, 2015–
Jean-Yves Duclos	Minister of Families, Children and Social Development	November 4, 2015–
Marc Garneau	Minister of Transport	November 4, 2015–
Marie-Claude Bibeau	Minister of International Development Minister responsible for La Francophonie	November 4, 2015–
Jim Carr	Minister of Natural Resources	November 4, 2015–
Mélanie Joly	Minister of Canadian Heritage	November 4, 2015–
Diane Lebouthillier	Minister of National Revenue	November 4, 2015–
Kent Hehr	Minister of Veterans Affairs Associate Minister of National Defence	November 4, 2015–
Catherine McKenna	Minister of Environment and Climate Change	November 4, 2015–
Harjit Sajjan	Minister of National Defence	November 4, 2015–
MaryAnn Mihychuk	Minister of Employment, Workforce and Labour	November 4, 2015–
Amarjeet Sohi	Minister of Infrastructure and Communities	November 4, 2015–
Maryam Monsef	Minister of Democratic Institutions	November 4, 2015–
Carla Qualtrough	Minister of Sport and Persons with Disabilities	November 4, 2015–
Hunter Tootoo	Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard	November 4, 2015–May 31, 2016
Kirsty Duncan	Minister of Science	November 4, 2015–
Patty Hajdu	Minister of Status of Women	November 4, 2015–
Bardish Chagger	Minister of Small Business and Tourism	November 4, 2015–

By portfolio

Members of the 29th Ministry

Portfolio	Minister	Tenure
Prime Minister of Canada	Justin Trudeau	November 4, 2015 – Present
Associate Minister of National Defence	Kent Hehr	November 4, 2015 – Present
Leader of the Government in the House of Commons	Dominic LeBlanc	November 4, 2015 – Present
Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food	Lawrence MacAulay	November 4, 2015 – Present
Minister of Canadian Heritage	Mélanie Joly	November 4, 2015 – Present
Minister of Democratic Institutions	Maryam Monsef	November 4, 2015 – Present
Minister of Employment, Workforce and Labour	MaryAnn Mihychuk	November 4, 2015 – Present
Minister of Environment and Climate Change	Catherine McKenna	November 4, 2015 – Present
Minister of Families, Children and Social Development	Jean-Yves Duclos	November 4, 2015 – Present
Minister of Finance	Bill Morneau	November 4, 2015 – Present
Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard	Hunter Tootoo	November 4, 2015 - May 31, 2016
	Dominic Leblanc	May 31, 2016 - Present
Minister of Foreign Affairs	Stéphane Dion	November 4, 2015 – Present
Minister of Health	Jane Philpott	November 4, 2015 – Present
Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship	John McCallum	November 4, 2015 – Present
Minister of Indigenous and Northern Affairs	Carolyn Bennett	November 4, 2015 – Present
Minister of Infrastructure and Communities	Amarjeet Sohi	November 4, 2015 – Present
Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development	Navdeep Bains	November 4, 2015 – Present
Minister of International Development	Marie-Claude Bibeau	November 4, 2015 – Present
Minister of International Trade	Chrystia Freeland	November 4, 2015 – Present
Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs and Youth	Justin Trudeau	November 4, 2015 – Present
Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada	Jody Wilson-Raybould	November 4, 2015 – Present
Minister of National Defence	Harjit Sajjan	November 4, 2015 – Present
Minister of National Revenue	Diane Lebouthillier	November 4, 2015 – Present
Minister of Natural Resources	Jim Carr	November 4, 2015 – Present
Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness	Ralph Goodale	November 4, 2015 – Present
Minister of Public Services and Procurement	Judy Foote	November 4, 2015 – Present
Minister of Science	Kirsty Duncan	November 4, 2015 – Present
Minister of Small Business and Tourism	Bardish Chagger	November 4, 2015 – Present
Minister of Sport and Persons with Disabilities	Carla Qualtrough	November 4, 2015 – Present
Minister of Status of Women	Patty Hajdu	November 4, 2015 – Present
Minister of Transport	Marc Garneau	November 4, 2015 – Present
Minister of Veterans Affairs	Kent Hehr	November 4, 2015 – Present
Minister responsible for La Francophonie	Marie-Claude Bibeau	November 4, 2015 – Present
President of the Treasury Board	Scott Brison	November 4, 2015 – Present
Receiver General for Canada	Judy Foote	November 4, 2015 – Present
Registrar General of Canada	Navdeep Bains	November 4, 2015 – Present

Renamed, eliminated, and new ministries

Name at the end of the Twenty-Eighth Ministry	Name in the Twenty-Ninth Ministry
Prime Minister
Minister of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Minister for the Arctic Council	Minister of Indigenous and Northern Affairs
Minister of Foreign Affairs Minister of State (Foreign Affairs and Consular)	Minister of Foreign Affairs
Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada
Minister of Health
Minister of Public Works and Government Services	Minister of Public Services and Procurement
President of the Treasury Board
Leader of the Government in the House of Commons
Minister of National Defence
Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Minister of State (Small Business and Tourism, and Agriculture)	Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Minister of Small Business and Tourism
Minister of International Development Minister for La Francophonie	Minister of International Development and La Francophonie
Minister of Industry Minister of the Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency Minister of the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec Minister for the Federal Economic Development Initiative for Northern Ontario Minister of State (Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency) Minister of State (Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario) Minister of State (Western Economic Diversification)	Minister of Innovation, Science, and Economic Development
Minister of Infrastructure, Communities, and Intergovernmental Affairs	Minister of Infrastructure and Communities Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs and Youth
Minister of the Environment	Minister of Environment and Climate Change
Minister of Transport
Minister of Fisheries and Oceans	Minister of Fisheries, Oceans, and the Canadian Coast Guard
Associate Minister of National Defence
Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness
Minister of International Trade
Minister of Finance Minister of State (Finance)	Minister of Finance
Minister of National Revenue
Minister of Employment and Social Development Minister of Labour Minister of State (Social Development)	Minister of Employment, Workforce Development, and Labour Minister of Families, Children, and Social Development
Minister for Democratic Reform President of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada	Minister of Democratic Institutions
Minister of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages Minister for Multiculturalism Minister of State (Multiculturalism)	Minister of Canadian Heritage
Minister of Citizenship and Immigration	Minister of Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship
Minister responsible for Status of Women	Minister of Status of Women
Minister of Natural Resources
Minister of Veterans Affairs
Minister of State (Seniors)	none
Minister of State (Sport)	Minister of Sport and Persons with Disabilities
Minister of State (Science and Technology)	Minister of Science

See also

• List of Canadian ministries
• List of current Parliamentary Secretaries of Canada

References

Preceded by 28th Canadian Ministry

Canadian Ministries 2015–present

Succeeded by In Office