Minister of Environment and Climate Change

The minister of environment and climate change (French: ministre de l'environnement et du changement climatique) is a minister of the Crown in the Cabinet of Canada. The portfolio is responsible for the Environment and Climate Change Canada, as well as a number of other federal organizations including Parks Canada, and the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada.

Minister of Environment and Climate Change
Ministre de l'Environnement et du Changement climatique
Incumbent
Steven Guilbeault
since October 26, 2021
Environment and Climate Change Canada
StyleThe Honourable
Member of
Reports to
AppointerMonarch (represented by the governor general);
on the advice of the prime minister
Term lengthAt His Majesty's pleasure
Inaugural holderJack Davis
Formation11 June 1971
SalaryCA$269,800 (2019)
Websitewww.ec.gc.ca
Politics of Canada
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Steven Guilbeault is the current minister of environment and climate change. He was appointed to the role on October 26, 2021.

The position was called the minister of the environment until 2015, when the position was given its current name upon the creation of Justin Trudeau’s cabinet, the 29th Canadian ministry.

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