Minister of Crown–Indigenous Relations
The minister of Crown–Indigenous relations (French: ministre des relations couronne-autochtones) is a minister of the Crown in the Canadian Cabinet, one of two ministers (the other being the minister of northern affairs) who administer Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC), the department of the Government of Canada which is responsible for administering the Indian Act and other legislation dealing with "Indians and lands reserved for the Indians" under subsection 91(24) of the Constitution Act, 1867. The minister is also more broadly responsible for overall relations between the federal government and First Nations, Métis, and Inuit.
| Minister of Crown–Indigenous Relations | |
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| Ministre des Relations Couronne-Autochtones | |
| Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada | |
| Style | The Honourable |
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| Appointer | Monarch (represented by the governor general) on the advice of the prime minister |
| Term length | At His Majesty's pleasure |
| Inaugural holder | Hector Louis Langevin |
| Formation | May 22, 1868 |
| Salary | CA$269,800 (2019) |
| Website | www |
Gary Anandasangaree has been the present minister of Crown–Indigenous relations since July 26, 2023.
The current version of the position was created alongside the minister of Indigenous services, who administers Indigenous Services Canada, the department responsible for health care, water, and other services to Indigenous communities when Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced on August 28, 2017, that the federal government intended to abolish the Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada department.