Minister of Internal Trade (Canada)
Minister in the Cabinet of Canada
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The Minister of Internal Trade (French: ministre du commerce intérieur) is a member of the Cabinet of Canada. The minister can be appointed under the Agreement on Internal Trade Implementation Act of 1996. However, the position was not used until 2005, and it was disused during several periods of time thereafter. In the absence of a Minister of Internal Trade, the Minister of Industry was responsible for the administration of the act.
Inaugural holderMauril Bélanger
FormationMay 17, 2005
| Minister of Internal Trade | |
|---|---|
| Ministre du commerce intérieur | |
| Inaugural holder | Mauril Bélanger |
| Formation | May 17, 2005 |
Ministers
Key:
| No. | Portrait | Name | Term of office | Political party | Ministry | Notes | ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mauril Bélanger | May 17, 2005 | February 6, 2006 | Liberal | 27 (Martin) | While Deputy Leader of the Government in the House of Commons | [1] | |
| Vacant | 28 (Harper) | |||||||
| 29 (J. Trudeau) | ||||||||
| 2 | Dominic LeBlanc | July 18, 2018 | November 20, 2019 | Liberal | 29 (J. Trudeau) | While Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs | [2] | |
| Vacant | 29 (J. Trudeau) | |||||||
| 3 | Anita Anand | December 20, 2024 | March 14, 2025 | Liberal | 29 (J. Trudeau) | While Minister of Transport | [3] | |
| 4 | Chrystia Freeland | March 14, 2025 | September 16, 2025 | Liberal | 30 (Carney) | While Minister of Transport | ||
| (2) | Dominic LeBlanc | September 16, 2025 | Incumbent | Liberal | 30 (Carney) | While Minister responsible for Canada-U.S. Trade, Intergovernmental Affairs and One Canadian Economy and President of the King's Privy Council for Canada | ||