Minister of Environment and Climate Change

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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.[6]

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Minister of Environment and Climate Change
Ministre de l'Environnement et du Changement climatique
Incumbent
Terry Duguid
since March 14, 2025
Environment and Climate Change Canada
StyleThe Honourable
Member of
Reports to
AppointerMonarch (represented by the governor general);[3]
on the advice of the prime minister[4]
Term lengthAt His Majesty's pleasure
Inaugural holderJack Davis
Formation11 June 1971
SalaryCA$299,900 (2024)[5]
Websitewww.ec.gc.ca
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Terry Duguid is the current minister of environment and climate change. He was appointed to the role on March 14, 2025.[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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Minister of Environment

Minister of Fisheries

1 Jack Davis June 11, 1971August 7, 1974 Liberal 20 (P. E. Trudeau) [8][9]
2 Jeanne Sauvé August 8, 1974December 4, 1975 Liberal [9][10]
Roméo LeBlanc
(Acting)
December 5, 1975January 21, 1976 Liberal [9][11]
3 Jean Marchand January 22, 1976June 30, 1976 Liberal [9][12]
Roméo LeBlanc
(Acting)
July 1, 1976September 13, 1976 Liberal [9][11]
Minister of Fisheries and the Environment
4 Roméo LeBlanc September 14, 1976April 1, 1979 Liberal 20 (P. E. Trudeau) [9][11]
Minister of the Environment
5 Leonard Marchand April 2, 1979June 3, 1979 Liberal 20 (P. E. Trudeau) [9][13]
6 John Allen Fraser June 4, 1979March 2, 1980 Progressive Conservative 21 (Clark) [14][15]
7 John Roberts March 3, 1980August 11, 1983 Liberal 22 (P. E. Trudeau) [16][17]
8 Charles Caccia August 12, 1983June 29, 1984 Liberal [17][18]
June 30, 1984September 16, 1984 23 (Turner) [18][19]
9 Suzanne Blais-Grenier September 17, 1984August 19, 1985 Progressive Conservative 24 (Mulroney) [20][21]
10 Thomas McMillan August 20, 1985December 7, 1988 Progressive Conservative [21][22]
11 Lucien Bouchard December 8, 1988
(Acting until Jan.30, 1989)
May 21, 1990 Progressive Conservative [21][23]
Frank Oberle
(Acting)
May 22, 1990May 22, 1990 Progressive Conservative [21][24]
12 Robert de Cotret May 23, 1990
(Acting until Sep.20)
April 20, 1991 Progressive Conservative [21][25]
13 Jean Charest April 21, 1991June 24, 1993 Progressive Conservative [21][26]
14 Pierre H. Vincent June 25, 1993November 3, 1993 Progressive Conservative 25 (Campbell) [27][28]
15 Sheila Copps November 4, 1993January 24, 1996 Liberal 26 (Chrétien) [29][30]
16 Sergio Marchi January 25, 1996June 10, 1997 Liberal [30][31]
17 Christine Stewart June 11, 1997August 2, 1999 Liberal [30][32]
18 David Anderson August 3, 1999December 11, 2003 Liberal [30][33]
December 12, 2003July 19, 2004 27 (Martin) [33][34]
19 Stéphane Dion July 20, 2004February 5, 2006 Liberal [34][35]
20 Rona Ambrose February 6, 2006January 3, 2007 Conservative 28 (Harper) [36][37]
21 John Baird January 4, 2007October 29, 2008 Conservative [37][38]
22 Jim Prentice October 30, 2008November 5, 2010 Conservative [37][39]
23 John Baird November 7, 2010January 3, 2011 Conservative [37][40]
24 Peter Kent January 4, 2011July 15, 2013 Conservative [37][41]
25 Leona Aglukkaq July 15, 2013November 4, 2015 Conservative
Minister of Environment and Climate Change
26 Catherine McKenna November 4, 2015November 20, 2019 Liberal 29 (J. Trudeau) [42]
27 Jonathan Wilkinson November 20, 2019October 26, 2021 Liberal
28 Steven Guilbeault October 26, 2021March 14, 2025 Liberal
29 Terry Duguid March 14, 2025Incumbent Liberal 30 (Carney) [7]
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