The minister of intergovernmental affairs () is the minister of the Crown in the Canadian Cabinet who is responsible for the federal government's relations with the governments of the provinces and territories of Canada. The minister of intergovernmental affairs does not head a full-fledged department, but rather directs the Intergovernmental Affairs Secretariat within the Privy Council Office, and ministers have often been assigned additional duties.
Dominic LeBlanc currently holds the position as the minister responsible for Canada-U.S. trade, intergovernmental affairs and one Canadian economy.
Prior to the creation of full ministers responsible for this file, prime ministers occasionally appointed ministers of state for federal-provincial relations. That was the case from 1977 to 1980 and from 1986 to 1991. From 1991 to 1993, the Minister responsible for Constitutional Affairs served a similar role focused on intergovernmental negotiation of a package of constitutional reforms. The resulting package, the Charlottetown Accord, was defeated in a 1992 referendum.
Several provincial governments, such as Ontario, Manitoba and Quebec, have also created homologous ministerial positions responsible for relations with other provinces and the federal government.
List of ministers Key:
No.NameTerm of officePolitical partyMinistryMinister of Intergovernmental Affairs 1Marcel MasséNovember 14, 1993 January 24, 1996Liberal26 (Chrétien) 2Stéphane DionJanuary 25, 1996 December 11, 2003 3Pierre PettigrewDecember 12, 2003 July 19, 200427 (Martin) 4Lucienne RobillardJuly 20, 2004 February 5, 2006 5Michael ChongFebruary 6, 2006 November 27, 2006Conservative28 (Harper) 6Peter Van LoanNovember 27, 2006 January 3, 2007 7Rona AmbroseJanuary 4, 2007 October 30, 2008 8Josée VernerOctober 30, 2008 May 18, 2011 9Peter PenashueMay 18, 2011 March 14, 2013Minister of Infrastructure, Communities and Intergovernmental Affairs 10Denis LebelMarch 15, 2013 November 4, 2015Conservative28 (Harper)Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs and Youth 11Justin TrudeauNovember 4, 2015 July 18, 2018Liberal29 (J. Trudeau)Minister of Intergovernmental and Northern Affairs and Internal Trade 12Dominic LeBlancJuly 18, 2018 November 20, 2019Liberal29 (J. Trudeau)Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs 13Chrystia FreelandNovember 20, 2019 August 18, 2020Liberal29 (J. Trudeau) (12)Dominic LeBlancAugust 18, 2020 October 26, 2021Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, Infrastructure and Communities (12)Dominic LeBlancOctober 26, 2021 July 26, 2023Liberal29 (J. Trudeau)Minister of Public Safety, Democratic Institutions and Intergovernmental Affairs (12)Dominic LeBlancJuly 26, 2023 December 20, 2024Liberal29 (J. Trudeau)Minister of Finance and Intergovernmental Affairs (12)Dominic LeBlancDecember 20, 2024 March 14, 2025Liberal29 (J. Trudeau)Minister of International Trade and Intergovernmental Affairs (12)Dominic LeBlancMarch 14, 2025 May 13, 2025Liberal30 (Carney)Minister responsible for Canada-U.S. Trade, Intergovernmental Affairs and One Canadian Economy (12)Dominic LeBlancMay 13, 2025 IncumbentLiberal30 (Carney)
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References
External links Intergovernmental Affairs, Government of Canada Canadian Intergovernmental Conference Secretariat