Large cabinet shuffle at federal level

On Wednesday Prime Minister Justin Trudeau shuffled his cabinet.

There are several ministers in different portfolios.

The changes to the Ministry are as follows:

• Anita Anand becomes President of the Treasury Board

• Marie-Claude Bibeau becomes Minister of National Revenue

• Bill Blair becomes Minister of National Defence

• Randy Boissonnault becomes Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Official Languages

• Jean-Yves Duclos becomes Minister of Public Services and Procurement

• Sean Fraser becomes Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities

• Karina Gould becomes Leader of the Government in the House of Commons

• Mark Holland becomes Minister of Health

• Ahmed Hussen becomes Minister of International Development

• Gudie Hutchings becomes Minister of Rural Economic Development and Minister responsible for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency

• Kamal Khera becomes Minister of Diversity, Inclusion and Persons with Disabilities

• Dominic LeBlanc becomes Minister of Public Safety, Democratic Institutions and Intergovernmental Affairs

• Diane Lebouthillier becomes Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard

• Lawrence MacAulay becomes Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food

• Marc Miller becomes Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship

• Mary Ng becomes Minister of Export Promotion, International Trade and Economic Development

• Seamus O’Regan Jr. becomes Minister of Labour and Seniors

• Ginette Petitpas Taylor becomes Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defence

• Carla Qualtrough becomes Minister of Sport and Physical Activity

• Pablo Rodriguez becomes Minister of Transport and will continue to serve as Quebec Lieutenant

• Harjit S. Sajjan becomes President of the King’s Privy Council for Canada and Minister of Emergency Preparedness and Minister responsible for the Pacific Economic Development Agency of Canada

• Pascale St-Onge becomes Minister of Canadian Heritage

• Jonathan Wilkinson becomes Minister of Energy and Natural Resources

The Prime Minister also welcomed the following new members to the Ministry:

• Gary Anandasangaree becomes Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations

• Terry Beech becomes Minister of Citizens’ Services

• Soraya Martinez Ferrada becomes Minister of Tourism and Minister responsible for the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec

• Ya’ara Saks becomes Minister of Mental Health and Addictions and Associate Minister of Health

• Jenna Sudds becomes Minister of Families, Children and Social Development

• Rechie Valdez becomes Minister of Small Business

• Arif Virani becomes Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada