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Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness

Canadian federal cabinet minister

Canadian federal cabinet minister

FieldValue
postMinister
bodyPublic Safety
native_nameMinistre de la Sécurité publique
image2025 Gary Anandasangaree - (cropped).jpg
incumbentGary Anandasangaree
incumbentsinceMay 13, 2025
departmentPublic Safety Canada
styleThe Honourable
member_of
reports_to
appointerMonarch (represented by the governor general);
appointer_qualifiedon the advice of the prime minister
termlengthgenderp=~}}}} Majesty's pleasure
precursorSolicitor General of Canada
formationDecember 12, 2003
inauguralAnne McLellan
salaryCA$299,900 (2024)
websitewww.publicsafety.gc.ca

The minister of public safety () is the minister of the Crown responsible for Public Safety Canada and a member of the Cabinet of Canada. The portfolio succeeded the role of Solicitor General of Canada in 2005.

Gary Anandasangaree has been the incumbent minister since May 13, 2025.

Role and history

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. The minister is the head of the Department of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, the internal security and border security department of the Government of Canada, which is also responsible for the Emergency Management Act. 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. 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.

List of ministers

Key:

No.PortraitNameTerm of officePolitical partyMinistrySolicitor GeneralCALiberal}}; color:white"1Minister of Public Safety and Emergency PreparednessCALiberal}}; color:white"–Minister of Public SafetyCAConservative}};"2CAConservative}};"3CAConservative}};"4Minister of Public Safety and Emergency PreparednessCAConservative}};"5CALiberal}}; color:white"6CALiberal}}; color:white"7Minister of Public SafetyCALiberal}}; color:white"8Minister of Public Safety, Democratic Institutions and Intergovernmental AffairsCALiberal}}; color:white"9Minister of Public SafetyCALiberal}}; color:white"10Minister of Public Safety and Emergency PreparednessCALiberal}}; color:white"(10)Minister of Public SafetyCALiberal}}; color:white"11
[[File:AnneMcLellanUBC.jpg50px]]Anne McLellanDecember 12, 2003April 3, 2005Liberal27 (Martin)
[[File:AnneMcLellanUBC.jpg50px]]Anne McLellanApril 4, 2005February 5, 2006Liberal27 (Martin)
[[Image:Stockwell Day - July 2010.jpg50px]]Stockwell DayFebruary 6, 2006October 30, 2008Conservative28 (Harper)
[[File:Peter Van Loan December 2010.jpg50px]]Peter Van LoanOctober 30, 2008January 19, 2010Conservative
[[File:Vic Toews.jpg50px]]Vic ToewsJanuary 19, 2010July 9, 2013Conservative
[[File:Steven Blaney 2014.jpg50px]]Steven BlaneyJuly 15, 2013November 4, 2015Conservative28 (Harper)
[[File:Ralph Goodale in 2016.jpg50px]]Ralph GoodaleNovember 4, 2015November 20, 2019Liberal29 (J. Trudeau)
[[File:Bill Blair - MOU U.S. - Canada Wildland Fires - Group Shot (002) (cropped).png50px]]Bill BlairNovember 20, 2019October 26, 2021Liberal
[[File:Marco Mendicino at Canada-US Cross Border Crime Forum (cropped)-2.jpg50px]]Marco MendicinoOctober 26, 2021July 26, 2023Liberal29 (J. Trudeau)
[[File:Dominic LeBlanc 2023-nb.jpg50px]]Dominic LeBlancJuly 26, 2023December 20, 2024Liberal29 (J. Trudeau)
[[File:David McGuinty 2025.jpg50px]]David McGuintyDecember 20, 2024March 14, 2025Liberal29 (J. Trudeau)
[[File:David McGuinty 2025.jpg50px]]David McGuintyMarch 14, 2025May 13, 2025Liberal30 (Carney)
[[File:2025 Gary Anandasangaree - (cropped).jpg50px]]Gary AnandasangareeMay 13, 2025presentLiberal30 (Carney)

Minister of Emergency Preparedness

From 2021 to 2025, the position was divided into two portfolios, with the emergency preparedness portfolio being given to a new Minister of Emergency Preparedness. The two portfolios were consolidated on March 14, 2025, at the start of the 30th Canadian Ministry. It was re-established as Minister of Emergency Management and Community Resilience on May 13, 2025.

No.PortraitNameTerm of officePolitical partyMinistryMinister of Emergency PreparednessCALiberal}}; color:white"1CALiberal}}; color:white"2Minister of Emergency Management and Community ResilienceCALiberal}}; color:white"3
[[File:Bill Blair - MOU U.S. - Canada Wildland Fires - Group Shot (002) (cropped).png50px]]Bill BlairOctober 26, 2021July 26, 2023Liberal29 (J. Trudeau)
[[File:Harjit Sajjan - 2023 - P060539-646377 (cropped).jpg50px]]Harjit SajjanJuly 26, 2023March 14, 2025Liberal29 (J. Trudeau)
Eleanor OlszewskiMay 13, 2025presentLiberal30 (Carney)

Associate Minister of Public Safety

On December 20, 2024, an Associate Minister of Public Safety was appointed to assist the minister of public safety; the position was abolished on March 14, 2025.

No.PortraitNameTerm of officePolitical partyMinistryAssociate Minister of Public SafetyCALiberal}}; color:white"1
[[File:Rachel Bendayan (cropped).jpg50px]]Rachel BendayanDecember 20, 2024March 14, 2025Liberal29 (J. Trudeau)

Secretary of State (Combatting Crime)

No.PortraitNameTerm of officePolitical partyMinistrySecretary of State (Combatting Crime)CALiberal}}; color:white"1
Ruby SahotaMay 13, 2025IncumbentLiberal30 (Carney)

References

References

  1. "The Canadian Parliamentary system - Our Procedure - House of Commons".
  2. "Review of the Responsibilities and Accountabilities of Ministers and Senior Officials".
  3. "Constitutional Duties".
  4. "House of Commons Procedure and Practice - 1. Parliamentary Institutions - Canadian Parliamentary Institutions".
  5. (April 1, 2024). "Indemnities, Salaries and Allowances".
  6. (13 May 2025). "Gary Anandasangaree appointed as Canada’s next Public Safety Minister".
  7. "About Us". Public Safety Canada.
  8. (2005). "How Ottawa Spends, 2005-2006: Managing the Minority". McGill-Queen's Press.
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