| Post: | Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs |
| Incumbent: | Dominic LeBlanc |
| Incumbentsince: | August 18, 2020[1] |
| Department: | Intergovernmental Affairs Secretariat |
| Style: | The Honourable |
| Appointer: | Monarch (represented by the governor general);[2] |
| Appointer Qualified: | on the advice of the prime minister[3] |
| Termlength: | genderp=~}}}} Majesty's pleasure |
| Formation: | 14 November 1993 |
| Inaugural: | Marcel Massé |
| Website: | www.pco-bcp.gc.ca/aia/premier.asp |
The minister of Intergovernmental Affairs (French: Ministre des Affaires intergouvernementales) 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. The current Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs is Dominic LeBlanc, in his capacity as Minister of Public Safety, Democratic Institutions and Intergovernmental Affairs.
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[4] [5] and from 1986 to 1991.[6] 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.
Key:
| No. | Name | Term of office | Political party | Ministry | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs | |||||||
| 1 | Marcel Massé | November 14, 1993 | January 24, 1996 | Liberal | 26 (Chrétien) | ||
| 2 | Stéphane Dion | January 25, 1996 | December 11, 2003 | Liberal | |||
| 3 | Pierre Pettigrew | December 12, 2003 | July 19, 2004 | Liberal | 27 (Martin) | ||
| 4 | Lucienne Robillard | July 20, 2004 | February 5, 2006 | Liberal | |||
| 5 | Michael Chong | February 6, 2006 | November 27, 2006 | Conservative | 28 (Harper) | ||
| 6 | Peter Van Loan | November 27, 2006 | January 3, 2007 | Conservative | |||
| 7 | Rona Ambrose | January 4, 2007 | October 30, 2008 | Conservative | |||
| 8 | Josée Verner | October 30, 2008 | May 18, 2011 | Conservative | |||
| 9 | Peter Penashue | May 18, 2011 | March 14, 2013 | Conservative | |||
| Minister of Infrastructure, Communities and Intergovernmental Affairs | |||||||
| 10 | Denis Lebel | March 15, 2013 | November 4, 2015 | Conservative | 28 (Harper) | ||
| Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs and Youth | |||||||
| 11 | Justin Trudeau | November 4, 2015 | July 18, 2018 | Liberal | 29 (J. Trudeau) | ||
| Minister of Intergovernmental and Northern Affairs and Internal Trade | |||||||
| 12 | Dominic LeBlanc | July 18, 2018 | November 20, 2019 | Liberal | 29 (J. Trudeau) | ||
| Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs | |||||||
| 13 | Chrystia Freeland | November 20, 2019 | August 18, 2020 | Liberal | 29 (J. Trudeau) | ||
| (12) | Dominic LeBlanc | August 18, 2020 | October 26, 2021 | Liberal | |||
| Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, Infrastructure and Communities | |||||||
| (12) | Dominic LeBlanc | October 26, 2021 | July 26, 2023 | Liberal | 29 (J. Trudeau) | ||
| Minister of Public Safety, Democratic Institutions and Intergovernmental Affairs | |||||||
| (12) | Dominic LeBlanc | July 26, 2023 | Incumbent | Liberal | 29 (J. Trudeau) | ||