Minister of Public Safety | |
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Ministre de la Sécurité publique | |
since May 13, 2025 | |
Public Safety Canada | |
Style | The Honourable |
Member of | |
Reports to | |
Appointer | Monarch (represented by thegovernor general);[3] on theadvice of the prime minister[4] |
Term length | At His Majesty's pleasure |
Precursor | Solicitor General of Canada |
Inaugural holder | Anne McLellan |
Formation | December 12, 2003 |
Salary | CA$299,900 (2024)[5] |
Website | www.publicsafety.gc.ca |
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Theminister of public safety and emergency preparedness (French:ministre de la Sécurité publique et de la Protection civile) is theminister of the Crown responsible forPublic Safety Canada and a member of theCabinet of Canada. The portfolio succeeded the role ofSolicitor General of Canada in 2005.
Gary Anandasangaree has been the incumbent minister since May 13, 2025.
The position was nominally created in December 2003 as a successor to the previous position of solicitor general, with the official title ofSolicitor General carrying over during the27th Canadian Ministry. The minister is the head of the Department of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, theinternal security andborder security department of theGovernment of Canada, which is also responsible for theEmergency Management Act.[6] It incorporated the responsibilities associated with the solicitor general, including responsibility for theCorrectional Service of Canada, theRoyal Canadian Mounted Police, theParole Board of Canada, and theCanadian Security Intelligence Service.[6] The portfolio also assumed responsibility for theCanada Border Services Agency upon that agency's formation in December 2003. The title ofSolicitor General was abolished in 2005 and formally replaced in relevant laws with the present title.[7]
Key:
No. | Portrait | Name | Term of office | Political party | Ministry | |
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Solicitor General | ||||||
1 | ![]() | Anne McLellan | December 12, 2003 | April 3, 2005 | Liberal | 27(Martin) |
Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness | ||||||
– | ![]() | Anne McLellan | April 4, 2005 | February 5, 2006 | Liberal | 27(Martin) |
Minister of Public Safety | ||||||
2 | ![]() | Stockwell Day | February 6, 2006 | October 30, 2008 | Conservative | 28(Harper) |
3 | ![]() | Peter Van Loan | October 30, 2008 | January 19, 2010 | Conservative | |
4 | ![]() | Vic Toews | January 19, 2010 | July 9, 2013 | Conservative | |
Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness | ||||||
5 | ![]() | Steven Blaney | July 15, 2013 | November 4, 2015 | Conservative | 28(Harper) |
6 | ![]() | Ralph Goodale | November 4, 2015 | November 20, 2019 | Liberal | 29(J. Trudeau) |
7 | ![]() | Bill Blair | November 20, 2019 | October 26, 2021 | Liberal | |
Minister of Public Safety | ||||||
8 | ![]() | Marco Mendicino | October 26, 2021 | July 26, 2023 | Liberal | 29(J. Trudeau) |
Minister of Public Safety, Democratic Institutions and Intergovernmental Affairs | ||||||
9 | ![]() | Dominic LeBlanc | July 26, 2023 | December 20, 2024 | Liberal | 29(J. Trudeau) |
Minister of Public Safety | ||||||
10 | ![]() | David McGuinty | December 20, 2024 | March 14, 2025 | Liberal | 29(J. Trudeau) |
Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness | ||||||
(10) | ![]() | David McGuinty | March 14, 2025 | May 13, 2025 | Liberal | 30(Carney) |
Minister of Public Safety | ||||||
11 | Gary Anandasangaree | May 13, 2025 | present | Liberal | 30(Carney) |
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 the30th Canadian Ministry. It was re-established asMinister of Emergency Management and Community Resilience on May 13, 2025.
No. | Portrait | Name | Term of office | Political party | Ministry | |
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Minister of Emergency Preparedness | ||||||
1 | ![]() | Bill Blair | October 26, 2021 | July 26, 2023 | Liberal | 29(J. Trudeau) |
2 | ![]() | Harjit Sajjan | July 26, 2023 | March 14, 2025 | Liberal | 29(J. Trudeau) |
Minister of Emergency Management and Community Resilience | ||||||
3 | Eleanor Olszewski | May 13, 2025 | present | Liberal | 30(Carney) |
On December 20, 2024, anAssociate Minister of Public Safety was appointed to assist the minister of public safety; the position was abolished on March 14, 2025.
No. | Portrait | Name | Term of office | Political party | Ministry | |
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Associate Minister of Public Safety | ||||||
1 | ![]() | Rachel Bendayan | December 20, 2024 | March 14, 2025 | Liberal | 29(J. Trudeau) |
No. | Portrait | Name | Term of office | Political party | Ministry | |
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Secretary of State (Combatting Crime) | ||||||
1 | Ruby Sahota | May 13, 2025 | Incumbent | Liberal | 30(Carney) |
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