Minister of Northern Affairs explained

Post:Minister of Northern Affairs
Insigniasize:200px
Incumbent:Dan Vandal
Incumbentsince:20 November 2019
Department:Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada
Style:The Honourable
Appointer:Monarch (represented by the governor general);[1]
Appointer Qualified:on the advice of the prime minister[2]
Termlength:genderp=~}}}} Majesty's pleasure
Precursor:Minister of Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs
Formation:20 November 2019
Inaugural:Dan Vandal

The minister of northern affairs (French: ministre des Affaires du Nord) is a minister of the Crown in the Canadian Cabinet. The position has been held by Dan Vandal since 20 November 2019.

In 1953, the role of Minister of Northern Affairs and National Resources was created as a formal successor to the Minister of Resources and Development, receiving the previous position's roles with an additional focus on territorial and Inuit relations.[3] Similarly, the Department of Northern Affairs and National Resources was created in the same legislation to replace the previous Department of Resources and Development.

In 1966, the portfolio's responsibilities were divided between the new posts of Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development and Minister of Energy, Mines and Resources, which were given the majority of the northern affairs and national resources portfolios, respectively.[4]

In 2019, the northern affairs portfolio of Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC) was assigned back to a separate Minister of Northern Affairs, who works within CIRNAC with the Minister of Crown–Indigenous Relations.

List of ministers

No.PortraitNameTerm of officePolitical partyMinistry
Minister of Northern Affairs and National Resources
1align=center Jean Lesage16 December 1953 21 June 1957Liberal17 (St. Laurent)[5]
2align=center Douglas Harkness21 June 1957 18 August 1957Progressive Conservative18 (Diefenbaker)[6]
align=center Vacant19 August 1957 21 August 1957
3align=center Alvin Hamilton22 August 1957 10 October 1960Progressive Conservative
4align=center Walter Dinsdale11 October 1960 22 April 1963Progressive Conservative
5align=center Arthur Laing22 December 1963 30 September 1966Liberal19 (Pearson)[7]
Responsibilities under Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development (1966–2019)
Minister of Northern Affairs
6align=center Dan Vandal20 November 2019 Incumbent Liberal29 (J. Trudeau)

Notes

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Constitutional Duties. The Governor General of Canada. 2020-04-20.
  2. Web site: House of Commons Procedure and Practice – 1. Parliamentary Institutions – Canadian Parliamentary Institutions. www.ourcommons.ca. 2020-04-20.
  3. An Act respecting the Department of Northern Affairs and National Resources. S.C.. 1953–1954. 4. https://archive.org/details/actsofparl195354v01cana/page/8. Internet Archive.
  4. Government Organization Act, 1966. S.C.. 1966–1967. 25. 40–41,45 . https://archive.org/details/actsofparl196667v01cana. Internet Archive.
  5. Web site: Seventeenth Ministry – The Ministries – Guide to Canadian Ministries since Confederation. Privy Council Office.
  6. Web site: Eighteenth Ministry – The Ministries – Guide to Canadian Ministries since Confederation. Privy Council Office.
  7. Web site: Nineteenth Ministry – The Ministries – Guide to Canadian Ministries since Confederation. Privy Council Office.

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