Minister of Transport (Canada) explained

Post:Minister
Flagsize:200px
Incumbent:Pablo Rodriguez
Incumbentsince:26 July 2023
Department:Transport Canada
Style:The Honourable
Appointer:Monarch (represented by the governor general)
Appointer Qualified:on the advice of the prime minister
Termlength:genderp=~}}}} Majesty's pleasure
Precursor:Minister of Railways and CanalsMinister of Marine
Formation:2 November 1936
Inaugural:C. D. Howe
Deputy:Deputy Minister of Transport
Salary:$279,900 (2022)[1]
Website:www.tc.gc.ca
Body:Transport

The minister of transport (French: ministre des transports) is a minister of the Crown in the Canadian Cabinet. The minister is responsible for overseeing the federal government's transportation regulatory and development department, Transport Canada, as well as Canada Post, the Saint Lawrence Seaway, Nav Canada, and the Port Authority system.[2] Since 26 July 2023, the position has been held by Pablo Rodriguez of the Liberal Party.

History

The Constitution Act, 1867 under section 92(10) established federal responsibility for land and sea transportation between provinces and internationally. Most transportation duties and powers were placed under the minister of public works,[3] with responsibilities for ports and harbours going to the minister of marine and fisheries.[4] In 1879, the Department of Public Works was divided in two, with powers and duties over rail and inland sea transport going to the newly formed minister of railways and canals.[5] The minister of railways and canals was one of the most important cabinet posts because of the importance of railways to the economic development of Canada, with three prime ministers assuming the position either before or during their premiership.

In Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King's third cabinet in 1935, C. D. Howe was appointed to both the minister of railways and canals and the minister of marine, which was a short-lived position split from the minister of marine and fisheries in 1930.[6] The office of Minister of Transport was created by Mackenzie King in 1936, which was formally a successor to the minister of railways and canals,[7] and C. D. Howe was appointed as the first Minister of Transport.[8]

From 2006 to 2013, the position was styled Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities, a name change corresponding with responsibility for Infrastructure Canada being transferred to the portfolio at that time. "Minister of Transport" remained the title for legal purposes. With the Cabinet shuffle of July 15, 2013, Infrastructure and Communities portfolio was separated from Transport and assigned to the minister of intergovernmental affairs.[9]

Transport Canada used to manage most of Canada's major airports, but in the 1990s, most airports were off-loaded to non-profit private airport authorities. The department is now responsible for transportation safety, appointments to Boards of Governors, and regulation management.

Portfolio

In addition to Transport Canada, the minister of transport is responsible for overseeing 55 other entities, the majority of which are port authorities and airport authorities:

Minister of Railways and Canals (1879–1936)

See also: Minister of Public Works (Canada).

Key:

PortraitNameTerm of officePolitical partyMinistry
align=center Sir Charles Tupper20 May 1879 28 May 1884Liberal-Conservative3 (Macdonald)[10]
align=center John Henry Pope (acting)29 May 1884 24 September 1885Liberal-Conservative
align=center John Henry Pope25 September 1885 1 April 1889Liberal-Conservative
vacant2 April 1889 9 April 1889–
align=center John A. Macdonald (acting)10 April 1889 27 November 1889Liberal-Conservative
align=center John A. Macdonald28 November 1889 6 June 1891Liberal-Conservative
vacant7 June 1891 16 June 1891–4 (Abbott)[11]
align=center Mackenzie Bowell (acting)17 June 1891 10 January 1892Conservative (historical)
John Graham Haggart11 January 1892 4 December 1892Conservative (historical)
5 December 1892 20 December 18945 (Thompson)[12]
21 December 1894 5 January 18966 (Bowell)[13]
align=center Joseph-Aldric Ouimet (acting)6 January 1896 14 January 1896Conservative (historical)
John Graham Haggart15 January 1896 30 April 1896Conservative (historical)
1 May 1896 8 July 18967 (Tupper)[14]
vacant6 January 1896 14 January 1896–8 (Laurier)[15]
align=center Andrew George Blair20 July 1896 20 July 1903Liberal
align=center William Stevens Fielding (acting)21 July 1903 14 January 1904Liberal
align=center Henry Emmerson15 January 1904 2 April 1907Liberal
vacant3 April 1907 8 April 1907–
align=center William Stevens Fielding (acting)9 April 1907 29 August 1907Liberal
align=center George Perry Graham30 August 1907 10 October 1911Liberal
align=center Francis Cochrane10 October 1911 12 October 1917Conservative (historical)9 (Borden)[16]
John Dowsley Reid12 October 1917 9 July 1920Unionist10 (Borden)[17]
10 July 1920 20 September 192111 (Meighen)[18]
align=center John Alexander Stewart21 September 1921 29 December 1921Unionist
align=center William Costello Kennedy29 December 1921 18 January 1923Liberal12 (King)[19]
vacant19 January 1923 27 April 1923–
align=center George Perry Graham28 April 1923 19 February 1926Liberal
vacant20 February 1926 28 February 1926–
align=center Charles Avery Dunning1 March 1926 28 June 1926Liberal
align=center Henry Lumley Drayton (acting)29 June 1926 12 July 1926Conservative (historical)13 (Meighen)[20]
align=center William Anderson Black (acting)13 July 1926 25 September 1926Conservative (historical)
align=center Charles Avery Dunning25 September 1926 25 November 1929Liberal14 (King)
align=center Charles Avery Dunning (acting)26 November 1929 29 December 1929Liberal
align=center Thomas Crerar30 December 1929 7 August 1930Liberal
align=center Robert James Manion7 August 1930 23 October 1935Conservative (historical)15 (Bennett)[21]
align=center C. D. Howe23 October 1935 1 November 1936Liberal16 (King)
Railways and Canals portfolio moved to Minister of Transport.

Minister of Marine (1930–1936)

Key:

PortraitNameTerm of officePolitical partyMinistry
align=center Arthur Cardin14 June 1930 7 August 1930Liberal14 (King)
align=center Alfred Duranleau7 August 1930 19 July 1935Conservative (historical)15 (Bennett)
vacant20 July 1935 29 August 1935—
align=center Lucien Henri Gendron30 August 1935 23 October 1935Conservative (historical)
align=center C. D. Howe23 October 1935 1 November 1936Liberal16 (King)
Marine portfolio moved to Minister of Transport.

Minister of Transport (1936–present)

Key:

PortraitNameTerm of officePolitical partyMinistry
Minister of Transport
align=center C. D. Howe2 November 1936 7 July 1940Liberal16 (King)
align=center Arthur Cardin8 July 1940 12 May 1942Liberal
align=center C. D. Howe (acting)13 May 1942 5 October 1942Liberal
align=center Joseph-Enoil Michaud6 October 1942 17 April 1945Liberal
align=center rowspan=2Lionel Chevrier18 April 1945 14 November 1948Liberal
15 November 1948 30 June 195417 (St. Laurent)[22]
align=center George Carlyle Marler1 July 1954 20 June 1957Liberal
align=center George Hees21 June 1957 10 October 1960Progressive Conservative18 (Diefenbaker)[23]
align=center Léon Balcer11 October 1960 21 April 1963Progressive Conservative
align=center George McIlraith22 April 1963 2 February 1964Liberal19 (Pearson)[24]
align=center Jack Pickersgill3 February 1964 18 September 1967Liberal
align=center rowspan=2 Paul Hellyer19 September 1967 19 April 1968Liberal
20 April 1968 29 April 196920 (P. E. Trudeau)[25]
align=center James Armstrong Richardson (acting)30 April 1969 4 May 1969Liberal
align=center Don Jamieson5 May 1969 26 November 1972Liberal
align=center Jean Marchand27 November 1972 25 September 1975Liberal
align=center Otto Lang26 September 1975 3 June 1979Liberal
align=center Don Mazankowski4 June 1979 2 March 1980Progressive Conservative21 (Clark)[26]
align=center Jean-Luc Pépin3 March 1980 11 August 1983Liberal22 (P. E. Trudeau)[27]
Lloyd Axworthy12 August 1983 29 June 1984Liberal
30 June 1984 16 September 198423 (Turner)[28]
align=center Don Mazankowski (2nd time)17 September 1984 29 June 1986Progressive Conservative24 (Mulroney)[29]
align=center John Crosbie30 June 1986 30 March 1988Progressive Conservative
align=center Benoît Bouchard31 March 1988 22 February 1990Progressive Conservative
align=center Doug Lewis23 February 1990 20 April 1991Progressive Conservative
align=center rowspan=2 Jean Corbeil21 April 1991 24 June 1993Progressive Conservative
25 June 1993 3 November 199325 (Campbell)[30]
align=center Doug Young4 November 1993 24 January 1996Liberal26 (Chrétien)[31]
align=center David Anderson25 January 1996 10 June 1997Liberal
align=center David Collenette11 June 1997 11 December 2003Liberal
align=center Tony Valeri12 December 2003 19 July 2004Liberal27 (Martin)[32]
align=center Jean Lapierre20 July 2004 5 February 2006Liberal
Minister of Transport, Infrastructure, and Communities
align=center Lawrence Cannon6 February 2006 30 October 2008Conservative28 (Harper)[33]
align=center John Baird30 October 2008 6 August 2010Conservative
align=center Chuck Strahl6 August 2010 18 May 2011Conservative
align=center Denis Lebel18 May 2011 15 July 2013Conservative
Minister of Transport
align=center Lisa Raitt15 July 2013 4 November 2015Conservative28 (Harper)
align=center Marc Garneau4 November 2015 12 January 2021 Liberal29 (J. Trudeau)
align=center Omar Alghabra12 January 2021 26 July 2023Liberal29 (J. Trudeau)
align=center Pablo Rodriguez26 July 2023 Incumbent Liberal29 (J. Trudeau)

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Indemnities, Salaries and Allowances. Parliament of Canada.
  2. Web site: The Transport Canada Portfolio. Transport Canada. 21 June 2019 . 2019-11-07.
  3. An Act respecting the office of Receiver-General and Minister of Public Works. S.C.. 31 Victoria. 12. 12. http://www.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.9_08050_1_1/261?r=0&s=1. Canadiana Online.
  4. An Act for the organization of the Department of Marine and Fisheries of Canada. S.C.. 31 Victoria. 57. 1. http://www.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.9_08050_1_2/164?r=0&s=1. Canadiana Online.
  5. An Act respecting the offices of Receiver-General and Minister of Public Works. S.C.. 42 Victoria. 7. 4-5. http://www.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.9_08051_8_1/150?r=0&s=1. Canadiana Online.
  6. Web site: Fourteenth Ministry – The Ministries – Guide to Canadian Ministries since Confederation. Privy Council Office.
  7. The Department of Transport Act, 1936. S.C.. 1 Edward VIII. 34. https://archive.org/details/actsofparl1936v01cana/page/212. Internet Archive.
  8. Web site: Sixteenth Ministry – The Ministries – Guide to Canadian Ministries since Confederation. Privy Council Office.
  9. Technically it was assigned to the President of the Privy Council, which also had responsibility for intergovernmental affairs. http://www.pco-bcp.gc.ca/oic-ddc.asp?lang=eng&txtToDate=2013-07-15&txtPrecis=&Page=&txtOICID=&txtAct=&txtBillNo=&txtFromDate=2013-07-15&txtDepartment=&txtChapterNo=&txtChapterYear=&rdoComingIntoForce=&DoSearch=Search+/+List&pg=2&viewattach=28125&blnDisplayFlg=1
  10. Web site: Third Ministry – The Ministries – Guide to Canadian Ministries since Confederation. Privy Council Office.
  11. Web site: Fourth Ministry – The Ministries – Guide to Canadian Ministries since Confederation. Privy Council Office.
  12. Web site: Fifth Ministry – The Ministries – Guide to Canadian Ministries since Confederation. Privy Council Office.
  13. Web site: Sixth Ministry – The Ministries – Guide to Canadian Ministries since Confederation. Privy Council Office.
  14. Web site: Seventh Ministry – The Ministries – Guide to Canadian Ministries since Confederation. Privy Council Office.
  15. Web site: Eighth Ministry – The Ministries – Guide to Canadian Ministries since Confederation. Privy Council Office.
  16. Web site: Ninth Ministry – The Ministries – Guide to Canadian Ministries since Confederation. Privy Council Office.
  17. Web site: Tenth Ministry – The Ministries – Guide to Canadian Ministries since Confederation. Privy Council Office.
  18. Web site: Eleventh Ministry – The Ministries – Guide to Canadian Ministries since Confederation. Privy Council Office.
  19. Web site: Twelfth Ministry – The Ministries – Guide to Canadian Ministries since Confederation. Privy Council Office.
  20. Web site: Thirteenth Ministry – The Ministries – Guide to Canadian Ministries since Confederation. Privy Council Office.
  21. Web site: Fifteenth Ministry – The Ministries – Guide to Canadian Ministries since Confederation. Privy Council Office.
  22. Web site: Seventeenth Ministry – The Ministries – Guide to Canadian Ministries since Confederation. Privy Council Office.
  23. Web site: Eighteenth Ministry – The Ministries – Guide to Canadian Ministries since Confederation. Privy Council Office.
  24. Web site: Nineteenth Ministry – The Ministries – Guide to Canadian Ministries since Confederation. Privy Council Office.
  25. Web site: Twentieth Ministry – The Ministries – Guide to Canadian Ministries since Confederation. Privy Council Office.
  26. Web site: Twenty-First Ministry – The Ministries – Guide to Canadian Ministries since Confederation. Privy Council Office.
  27. Web site: Twenty-Second Ministry – The Ministries – Guide to Canadian Ministries since Confederation. Privy Council Office.
  28. Web site: Twenty-Third Ministry – The Ministries – Guide to Canadian Ministries since Confederation. Privy Council Office.
  29. Web site: Twenty-Fourth Ministry – The Ministries – Guide to Canadian Ministries since Confederation. Privy Council Office.
  30. Web site: Twenty-Fifth Ministry – The Ministries – Guide to Canadian Ministries since Confederation. Privy Council Office.
  31. Web site: Twenty-Sixth Ministry – The Ministries – Guide to Canadian Ministries since Confederation. Privy Council Office.
  32. Web site: Twenty-Seventh Ministry – The Ministries – Guide to Canadian Ministries since Confederation. Privy Council Office.
  33. Web site: Twenty-Eighth Ministry – The Ministries – Guide to Canadian Ministries since Confederation. Privy Council Office.

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