| Minister of Environment and Climate Change | |
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| Ministre de l'Environnement et du Changement climatique | |
| Environment and Climate Change 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 | Jack Davis |
| Formation | 11 June 1971 |
| Salary | CA$269,800 (2019)[5] |
| Website | www.ec.gc.ca |
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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.[6]
Steven Guilbeault is the current minister of environment and climate change. He was appointed to the role on October 26, 2021.[7]
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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