Minister of Labour (Canada)
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The minister of Labour (French: Ministre du Travail) is the minister of the Crown in the Canadian Cabinet who is responsible for the labour portfolio of Employment and Social Development Canada. From 2015 to 2019, the portfolio was included in that of the Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Labour, but was split in 2019 during the government of Justin Trudeau. The office has been held by Steven MacKinnon since 2024, who is also the Minister of Seniors.
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Minister of Labour | |
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Ministre du Travail | |
Employment and Social Development Canada | |
Style | The Honourable |
Member of | |
Reports to | |
Appointer | Monarch (represented by the governor general);[3] on the advice of the prime minister[4] |
Term length | At His Majesty's pleasure |
Inaugural holder | William Lyon Mackenzie King |
Formation | 2 June 1909 |
Salary | CA$269,800 (2019)[5] |
Website | www.canada.ca/labour |
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