This morning, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced the members of Parliament (MPs) that will make up his cabinet as well as his secretaries of state.
According to Prime Minister Carney, the 28 ministers in his cabinet and his 10 secretaries of state have been given a strong mandate to define a new relationship with the United States, build a stronger economy, reduce the cost of living and keep our communities safe.
Carney stated that he wants his newly assembled team to act as a catalyst for building a new, more independent Canadian economy.
“Canada’s new Ministry is built to deliver the change Canadians want and deserve. Everyone is expected and empowered to show leadership – to bring new ideas, a clear focus, and decisive action to their work,” said Prime Minister Carney.
Of these 28 cabinet members, 14 are women, and there is an even split of first-time cabinet members and those with experience in cabinet positions.
The new cabinet that has been appointed is as follows:
- Shafqat Ali, President of the Treasury Board – first time cabinet member, voted to office in 2021
- Rebecca Alty, Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations – first time cabinet member, voted to office in 2025
- Anita Anand, Minister of Foreign Affairs – has served as former minister of public services and procurement, minister of national defense and minister of transport in the past, was voted to office in 2019
- Gary Anandasangaree, Minister of Public Safety – has served as former minister of Crown-Indigenous relations, minister responsible for the Canadian northern economic development agency and minister of Crown—Indigenous relations and northern affairs, was voted into office in 2015
- François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Finance and National Revenue – has served as former minister of international trade, minister of infrastructure and communities, minister of foreign affairs and minister of innovation science and industry, was elected to office in 2015
- Rebecca Chartrand, Minister of Northern and Arctic Affairs and Minister responsible for the Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency – first time cabinet member, voted to office in 2025
- Julie Dabrusin, Minister of Environment and Climate Change – first time cabinet member, voted to office in 2015
- Sean Fraser, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada and Minister responsible for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency – has served as former minister of immigration, refugees and citizenship as well as minister of housing, infrastructure and communities, was elected to office in 2015
- Chrystia Freeland, Minister of Transport and Internal Trade – has served as former minister of transport, minister of internal trade, minister of finance, as well as deputy prime minister, was elected to office in 2013
- Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Canadian Identity and Culture and Minister responsible for Official Languages – has served as former minister of Canadian heritage as well as minister of environment and climate change, was elected to office in 2019
- Mandy Gull-Masty, Minister of Indigenous Services – first time cabinet member, voted to office in 2025
- Patty Hajdu, Minister of Jobs and Families and Minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario – has served as former minister of status of women, minister of health and minister of employment, workforce, development and labour, was elected to office in 2015
- Tim Hodgson, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources – first time cabinet member, voted to office in 2025
- Mélanie Joly, Minister of Industry and Minister responsible for Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions – has served as former minister of Canadian heritage; minister of tourism, official languages and la francophonie, minister responsible for the federal economic development initiative for northern Ontario, minister of economic development and official languages, minister of international development and minister of foreign affairs, was elected to office in 2015
- Dominic LeBlanc, President of the King’s Privy Council for Canada and Minister responsible for Canada-US Trade, Intergovernmental Affairs and One Canadian Economy – has served as former minister of intergovernmental affairs and minister of international trade, was elected to office in 2000
- Joël Lightbound, Minister of Government Transformation, Public Works and Procurement – has served previously as a secretary of state, but not a member of the cabinet, was elected in 2015
- Heath MacDonald, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food – first time cabinet member, voted to office in 2021
- Steven MacKinnon, Leader of the Government in the House of Commons – has served as former minister of labour and seniors and minister of employment, workforce development and labour, was elected to office in 2015
- David J. McGuinty, Minister of National Defence – has served as former minister of public safety, was elected to office in 2004
- Jill McKnight, Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defence – first time cabinet member, voted to office in 2025
- Lena Metlege Diab, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship – first time cabinet member, voted to office in 2021
- Marjorie Michel, Minister of Health – first time cabinet member, voted to office in 2025
- Eleanor Olszewski, Minister of Emergency Management and Community Resilience and Minister responsible for Prairies Economic Development Canada – first time cabinet member, voted to office in 2025
- Gregor Robertson, Minister of Housing and Infrastructure and Minister responsible for Pacific Economic Development Canada – first time cabinet member, voted to office in 2025
- Maninder Sidhu, Minister of International Trade – first time cabinet member, voted to office in 2019
- Evan Solomon, Minister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Innovation and Minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario – first time cabinet member, voted to office in 2025
- Joanne Thompson, Minister of Fisheries – has served as former minister of seniors, was elected to office in 2021
- Rechie Valdez, Minister of Women and Gender Equality and Secretary of State (Small Business and Tourism) – has served as former minister for small business, was elected to office in 2021
In addition to the cabinet, Carney announced 10 secretaries of state, who will support the cabinet members and provide dedicated leadership on key issues and priorities within their minister’s portfolio.
Included in this new Ministry is one Vancouver Island MP appointed as a secretary of state, Stephanie McLean.
The new secretaries of state and the ministries they will be working under are as follows:
- Buckley Belanger, Secretary of State (Rural Development) – was elected to office in 2025
- Stephen Fuhr, Secretary of State (Defence Procurement) – was elected to office in 2025
- Anna Gainey, Secretary of State (Children and Youth) – was elected to office in 2023
- Wayne Long, Secretary of State (Canada Revenue Agency and Financial Institutions) – was elected to office in 2015
- Stephanie McLean, Secretary of State (Seniors) – was elected to office in 2025 in the Esquimalt–Saanich–Sooke riding
- Nathalie Provost, Secretary of State (Nature) – was elected to office in 2025
- Ruby Sahota, Secretary of State (Combatting Crime) – has served as former minister responsible for the federal economic development of southern Ontario and minister of democratic institutions, was elected to office in 2015
- Randeep Sarai, Secretary of State (International Development) – was elected to office in 2015
- Adam van Koeverden, Secretary of State (Sport) – was elected to office in 2019
- John Zerucelli, Secretary of State (Labour) – was elected to office in 2025
Of the secretaries of state, four of 10 are women, and most are new to federal politics as well as to a secretary of state position.
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