Minister of Multiculturalism and Citizenship

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{{Infobox official post
| post = Minister of Multiculturalism and Citizenship
| body =
| image =
| incumbent =
| appointer = [[Monarchy of Canada|Monarch]] (represented by the [[Governor General of Canada|governor general]]);<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gg.ca/en/role/responsibilities/constitutional-duties|title=Constitutional Duties|last=|first=|date=|website=The Governor General of Canada|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-04-20}}</ref>
| appointer_qualified = on the [[Advice (constitutional)|advice]] of the prime minister<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ourcommons.ca/procedure-book-livre/Document.aspx?sbdid=73CC891E-0676-4773-850B-CCDCB472AD8C&sbpid=BE842475-5632-4969-835B-FC015CE50169&Language=E&Mode=1|title=House of Commons Procedure and Practice - 1. Parliamentary Institutions - Canadian Parliamentary Institutions|website=www.ourcommons.ca|access-date=2020-04-20}}</ref>
| member_of = {{hlist|[[House of Commons of Canada|House of Commons]]|[[Privy Council of Canada|Privy Council]]|{{nowrap|[[Cabinet of Canada|Cabinet]]}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ourcommons.ca/About/OurProcedure/ParliamentaryFramework/c_g_parliamentaryframework-e.htm|title=The Canadian Parliamentary system - Our Procedure - House of Commons|website=www.ourcommons.ca|access-date=2020-04-20}}</ref>}}
| reports_to = {{hlist|[[Parliament of Canada|Parliament]]|{{nowrap|[[Prime Minister of Canada|Prime Minister]]}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/report/rev-exa/ar-er-eng.pdf|title=Review of the Responsibilities and Accountabilities of Ministers and Senior Officials}}</ref>}}
| last = [[Jason Kenney]]
| abolished = 2015
| first = [[Gerry Weiner]]
| precursor = [[Secretary of State for Canada]] (citizenship)
| formation = 1991
}}

{{Not to be confused with||text=[[Ministry of Citizenship and Multiculturalism]], a provincial ministry in Ontario}}The '''Minister of Multiculturalism and Citizenship''' was an office in the [[Cabinet of Canada]] from 1991 to 1996 and from 2013 to 2015.<ref name="Cabinet name changes">{{cite web | url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/trudeau-cabinet-fine-print-details-buried-1.3307475 | title=Justin Trudeau's cabinet: 6 changes found in the fine print | publisher=[[CBC News]] | date=7 November 2015 | accessdate=7 November 2015 | author=McGregor, Janyce}}</ref> It was superseded in 1996 and again in 2015 by the [[Minister of Canadian Heritage]]. In 2019, [[Bardish Chagger]] was appointed as [[Minister of Diversity and Inclusion and Youth]], taking on some of the responsibilities formerly associated with the position.

The responsibility of citizenship is now undertaken by the [[Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship]]. Prior to 1991, citizenship was within the portfolio of the [[Secretary of State for Canada]].

==Ministers==

'''Key:'''

{{legend|{{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal}}|[[Liberal Party of Canada]]|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
{{legend|{{Canadian party colour|CA|Conservative (historical)}}|[[Progressive Conservative Party of Canada]]|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
{{legend|{{Canadian party colour|CA|Conservative}}|[[Conservative Party of Canada]]|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}

{| class="wikitable"
!No.
!Portrait
!Name
!colspan=2|Term of office
!Political party
!Ministry
|-
!rowspan=2 style="background:{{Canadian party colour|CA|Conservative (historical)}};"| 1
|rowspan=2|
|rowspan=2|[[Gerry Weiner]]
|April 21, 1991
|June 24, 1993
|rowspan=2|[[Progressive Conservative Party of Canada|Progressive Conservative]]
|[[24th Canadian Ministry|24]] ([[Brian Mulroney|Mulroney]])
|-
|June 25, 1993
|November 3, 1993
|[[25th Canadian Ministry|25]] ([[Kim Campbell|Campbell]])
|-
! style="background:{{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal}}; color:white"| 2
|
|[[Michel Dupuy]]
|November 4, 1993
|January 24, 1996
|[[Liberal Party of Canada|Liberal]]
|rowspan=2|[[26th Canadian Ministry|26]] ([[Jean Chrétien|Chrétien]])
|-
! style="background:{{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal}}; color:white"| 3
|
|[[Sheila Copps]]
|January 25, 1996
|July 11, 1996
|Liberal
|-
|colspan=7 style="background: #ececec; color: #2C2C2C; vertical-align: middle;"|{{for|ministers responsible for multiculturalism between 1996-2013|Minister of Canadian Heritage}}
|-
! style="background:{{Canadian party colour|CA|Conservative}};"| 4
|[[File:Jason Kenney in 2019 - cropped.jpg|50px]]
|[[Jason Kenney]]
|August 16, 2013
|November 4, 2015
|[[Conservative Party of Canada|Conservative]]
|[[28th Canadian Ministry|28]] ([[Stephen Harper|Harper]])
|}

==References==
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Minister Of Multiculturalism And Citizenship (Canada)}}
[[Category:Ministerial offices in Canada|Multiculturalism and Citizenship]]
[[Category:Multiculturalism in Canada]]

{{Department of Canadian Heritage}}

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[[Category:Immigration to Canada]]

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