Prime Minister Carney announces a new gender-balanced cabinet

Toronto – Good afternoon, Prime Minister Carney announces a new gender-balanced cabinet to address economic challenges and U.S. tariff disputes. ​

Cabinet Composition

• Prime Minister Mark Carney unveiled a new cabinet at Rideau Hall. ​
• The cabinet consists of 28 full members, equally divided between men and women. ​
• There are 10 Secretaries of State, with 6 men and 4 women. ​
• Over half of the cabinet members are new, signaling a desire for renewal. ​

Ministers and Portfolios ​

• Several ministers retained their portfolios, including Francois-Philippe Champagne (Finance) and Chrystia Freeland (Transport). ​
• New appointments include Anita Anand (Foreign Affairs) and Gary Anandasangaree (Public Safety).
• Ministers are tasked with addressing key issues like crime, housing, and international trade.
• Minister Chrystia Freeland, Minister of Transport and Internal Trade will be responsible to remove barriers on Interprovincial Trade

Legislative Agenda

• The government aims to remove interprovincial trade barriers and address the ongoing tariff dispute with the U.S. ​
• A Budget for 2025 is expected to be introduced by July 1, including a middle-class tax cut and GST removal for first-time home purchases. ​
• Parliament will reconvene the week of May 26, with a Speech from the Throne on May 27. ​

List of Cabinet Appointments. The new Cabinet is appointed as follows:

• Shafqat Ali, President of the Treasury Board
• Rebecca Alty, Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations
• Anita Anand, Minister of Foreign Affairs
• Gary Anandasangaree, Minister of Public Safety
• François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Finance and National Revenue
• Rebecca Chartrand, Minister of Northern and Arctic Affairs and Minister responsible for the Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency
• Julie Dabrusin, Minister of Environment and Climate Change
• Sean Fraser, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada and Minister responsible for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency
• Chrystia Freeland, Minister of Transport and Internal Trade
• Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Canadian Identity and Culture and Minister responsible for Official Languages
• Mandy Gull-Masty, Minister of Indigenous Services
• Patty Hajdu, Minister of Jobs and Families and Minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario
• Tim Hodgson, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources
• Mélanie Joly, Minister of Industry and Minister responsible for Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions
• Dominic LeBlanc, President of the King’s Privy Council for Canada and Minister responsible for Canada-U.S. Trade, Intergovernmental Affairs and One Canadian Economy
• Joël Lightbound, Minister of Government Transformation, Public Works and Procurement
• Heath MacDonald, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food
• Steven MacKinnon, Leader of the Government in the House of Commons
• David J. McGuinty, Minister of National Defence
• Jill McKnight, Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defence
• Lena Metlege Diab, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship
• Marjorie Michel, Minister of Health
• Eleanor Olszewski, Minister of Emergency Management and Community Resilience and Minister responsible for Prairies Economic Development Canada
• Gregor Robertson, Minister of Housing and Infrastructure and Minister responsible for Pacific Economic Development Canada
• Maninder Sidhu, Minister of International Trade
• Evan Solomon, Minister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Innovation and Minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario
• Joanne Thompson, Minister of Fisheries
• Rechie Valdez, Minister of Women and Gender Equality and Secretary of State (Small Business and Tourism)

The Cabinet will be supported by 10 secretaries of State who will provide dedicated leadership on key issues and priorities within their minister’s portfolio.

The new secretaries of State are appointed as follows:

• Buckley Belanger, Secretary of State (Rural Development)
• Stephen Fuhr, Secretary of State (Defence Procurement)
• Anna Gainey, Secretary of State (Children and Youth)
• Wayne Long, Secretary of State (Canada Revenue Agency and Financial Institutions)
• Stephanie McLean, Secretary of State (Seniors)
• Nathalie Provost, Secretary of State (Nature)
• Ruby Sahota, Secretary of State (Combatting Crime)
• Randeep Sarai, Secretary of State (International Development)
• Adam van Koeverden, Secretary of State (Sport)
• John Zerucelli, Secretary of State (Labour)

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