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{{Short description|Minister in the Cabinet of Canada}}
{{More citations needed|date=April 2020}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=July 2022}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2022}}
{{Infobox official post
| post = Minister
| body = Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship
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| insigniasize = 200px
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| image = File:Marc Miller at Woman Life Freedom Protest 2023 002 (cropped).jpg|50px
| incumbent = [[Marc Miller (politician)|Marc Miller]]
| incumbentsince = 26 July 2023
| department = [[Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada]]
| style = [[The Honourable]]
| member_of = {{hlist|[[House of Commons of Canada|House of Commons]]|[[Privy Council of Canada|Privy Council]]|{{nowrap|[[Cabinet of Canada|Cabinet]]}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ourcommons.ca/About/OurProcedure/ParliamentaryFramework/c_g_parliamentaryframework-e.htm|title=The Canadian Parliamentary system – Our Procedure – House of Commons|website=www.ourcommons.ca|access-date=2020-04-20|archive-date=2021-01-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210101012543/https://www.ourcommons.ca/About/OurProcedure/ParliamentaryFramework/c_g_parliamentaryframework-e.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>}}
| reports_to = {{hlist|[[Parliament of Canada|Parliament]]|{{nowrap|[[Prime Minister of Canada|Prime Minister]]}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/report/rev-exa/ar-er-eng.pdf|title=Review of the Responsibilities and Accountabilities of Ministers and Senior Officials|access-date=2020-04-21|archive-date=2019-12-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191205114945/https://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/report/rev-exa/ar-er-eng.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>}}
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| appointer = [[Monarchy of Canada|Monarch]] (represented by the [[Governor General of Canada|governor general]]);<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gg.ca/en/role/responsibilities/constitutional-duties|title=Constitutional Duties|website=The Governor General of Canada|access-date=2020-04-20|archive-date=2020-04-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200423211544/https://www.gg.ca/en/role/responsibilities/constitutional-duties|url-status=live}}</ref>
| appointer_qualified = on the [[Advice (constitutional)|advice]] of the prime minister<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ourcommons.ca/procedure-book-livre/Document.aspx?sbdid=73CC891E-0676-4773-850B-CCDCB472AD8C&sbpid=BE842475-5632-4969-835B-FC015CE50169&Language=E&Mode=1|title=House of Commons Procedure and Practice – 1. Parliamentary Institutions – Canadian Parliamentary Institutions|website=www.ourcommons.ca|access-date=2020-04-20|archive-date=2021-10-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211019044555/https://www.ourcommons.ca/procedure-book-livre/Document.aspx?Language=E&Mode=1&sbdid=73CC891E-0676-4773-850B-CCDCB472AD8C&sbpid=BE842475-5632-4969-835B-FC015CE50169|url-status=live}}</ref>
| termlength = [[At {{ucfirst:{{Canadian monarch, current|genderp=~}}}} Majesty's pleasure]]
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| formation = 30 June 1994
| inaugural = [[Sergio Marchi (politician)|Sergio Marchi]]
| salary = {{nowrap|[[Canadian dollar|CA$]]269,800 (2019)<ref name="salary">{{cite web |url = https://lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/People/Salaries?ggCheckbox=false&senateCheckbox=false&HocCheckbox=true |title=Indemnities, Salaries and Allowances |date=April 11, 2018 |website=Library of Parliament |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170601232820/https://lop.parl.ca/ParlInfo/lists/Salaries.aspx?Menu=HOC-Politic&Section=03d93c58-f843-49b3-9653-84275c23f3fb |archive-date=June 1, 2017 |url-status=live |access-date=September 21, 2017 }}</ref>}}
| website = [http://www.cic.gc.ca/ www.cic.gc.ca]
| precursor = {{plainlist|
*{{hanging indent|[[Minister of Multiculturalism and Citizenship]]}}
*{{hanging indent|[[Minister of Employment and Immigration]]|}}
}}
| deputy = {{hanging indent|Deputy Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada}}
| constituting_instrument = ''[https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/C-29.4/index.html Department of Citizenship and Immigration Act]''
| native_name = {{smaller|{{nobold|{{lang|fr|Ministre de l'Immigration, des Réfugiés et de la Citoyenneté}}}}}}
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{{Politics of Canada}}{{Canadian citizenship}}
The '''minister of immigration, refugees and citizenship''' ({{lang-fr|Ministre de l'immigration, des réfugiés et de la citoyenneté}}) is a [[minister of the Crown]] in the [[Cabinet of Canada|Canadian Cabinet]]. The minister is [[Responsible government|responsible]] for [[Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada]], which is the federal department responsible for [[Immigration to Canada|immigration]], [[Refugees in Canada|refugee]] and [[Citizenship in Canada|citizenship]] issues in Canada.

The current minister is [[Marc Miller (politician)|Marc Miller]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/cabinet-shuffle-trudeau-1.6916367 |title=Trudeau overhauls his cabinet, drops 7 ministers and shuffles most portfolios |author= |publisher=CBC News |date=2023-06-26 |accessdate=2023-06-26|url-status=live }}</ref>

Prior to the current position, the portfolios responsible for immigration in Canada throughout history were titled: Immigration and Colonization (1917–36), [[Minister of Mines and Resources|Mines and Resources]] (1936–50), Citizenship and Immigration (1950–66), Manpower and Immigration (1966–77), and of Employment and Immigration (1977–96). The office as it exists today was created in 1994 by the ''Department of Citizenship and Immigration Act''.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":3">{{Cite web |url=https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/C-29.4/page-1.html |title=''Department of Citizenship and Immigration Act'', S.C. 1994, c. 31 |date=29 April 2013 |access-date=2021-04-27 |archive-date=2021-07-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210730194150/https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/C-29.4/page-1.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

As of 2 July 2013, the Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship portfolio inherited primary responsibility for [[Passport Canada]] and the administration of the [[Canadian Passport Order]] from the [[Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade|Foreign Affairs and International Trade]] portfolio.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|last=Immigration|first=Refugees and Citizenship Canada|date=2017-12-04|title=Mandate — Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada|url=https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/mandate.html|access-date=2021-04-27|website=aem|archive-date=2018-07-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180713203951/https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/mandate.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The [[Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada]], though independent, also reports to the minister.<ref name=":1" />

==Historical overview==
There have been several offices throughout history responsible for immigration in Canada.

From 1917 to 1936, the office responsible for citizenship and immigration in Canada was the minister of immigration and colonization.<ref name=":1" /> The portfolios thereafter fell under the [[Minister of Mines and Resources|ministers of mines and resources]] and of reconstruction and supply until 1950, when the office of the minister of citizenship and immigration was established.<ref name=":0" />

In 1966, the Citizenship and Immigration ministry was largely replaced by that of the minister of manpower and immigration, who would keep responsibility over immigration until 1977. From then on, the immigration portfolio would fall under the minister of employment and immigration until 1996.

In January 1991, the office of [[Minister of Multiculturalism and Citizenship|minister of multiculturalism and citizenship]] was created, adopting responsibility over citizenship matters.<ref name=":1" /> This office lasted until 1994, when the post of minister of citizenship and immigration was resuscitated by the ''Department of Citizenship and Immigration Act'',<ref name=":3" /> substantially revamping the immigration and citizenship portfolios. In 2008, the office was renamed to the minister of citizenship, immigration and multiculturalism, only to again drop the multiculturalism portfolio in 2013.<ref name=":1" />

As of 2 July 2013, the Citizenship and Immigration portfolio inherited primary responsibility for [[Passport Canada]] and the administration of the [[Canadian Passport Order]] from the [[Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade|Foreign Affairs and International Trade]] portfolio.<ref name=":2" />

On 4 November 2015, the name of the department has changed from Citizenship and Immigration Canada to Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada.<ref name=":1" />

== List of ministers ==
The office of minister of citizenship and immigration was created in 1950 by "Statute 13 George VI, c. 16". That office was abolished in 1966, and replaced by the minister of manpower and immigration.<ref name=":0">"[https://lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/Federal/areasResponsibility/profile?depId=1956 Citizenship and Immigration (1950-01-18 – 1966-09-30)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108113512/https://lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/Federal/areasResponsibility/profile?depId=1956 |date=2020-11-08 }}." ''ParlInfo''. Ottawa: [[Library of Parliament]]. Retrieved 2020 October 30.</ref> The office responsible for immigration in Canada would again be titled minister of citizenship and immigration," with its creation in 1994 by the ''Department of Citizenship and Immigration Act'' (Statute 42–43 Elizabeth II, c. 31),<ref name=":3" /> succeeding the minister of employment and immigration.<ref name=":1">"[https://lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/Federal/areasResponsibility/profile?depId=1958 Citizenship and Immigration (1994-06-23 – )] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210828094824/https://lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/Federal/areasResponsibility/profile?depId=1958 |date=2021-08-28 }}." ''ParlInfo''. Ottawa: [[Library of Parliament]]. Retrieved 2020 October 30.</ref>

Though having its name changed in 2015 to minister of immigration, refugees and citizenship, the office created in 1994 as the minister of citizenship and immigration" is still the one that is currently in effect and is responsible for [[Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada]].<ref name=":1" />

The following immigration ministers are those who assumed the position under the office that was created in 1994.<ref name=":1" />

{| class="wikitable"
|-
!No.
!Portrait
!Name
! colspan="2" |Term of office
!Political party
!Ministry
|-
! colspan="7" |Ministers of Citizenship and Immigration (1994–2015)
|-
! style="background:{{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal}}; color:white" | 9
|
|[[Sergio Marchi (politician)|Sergio Marchi]]
|June 30, 1994 || January 24, 1996
| rowspan="6" |[[Liberal Party of Canada|Liberal]]
| rowspan="4" |[[26th Canadian Ministry|26]] ([[Jean Chrétien|Chrétien]])
|-
! style="background:{{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal}}; color:white" | 10
|
|[[Lucienne Robillard]]
|January 25, 1996 || August 2, 1999
|-
! style="background:{{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal}}; color:white" | 11
|
|[[Elinor Caplan]]
|August 3, 1999 || January 14, 2002
|-
! style="background:{{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal}}; color:white" | 12
|[[File:Denis Coderre 2011.jpg|50px]]
|[[Denis Coderre]]
|January 15, 2002 || December 11, 2003
|-
! style="background:{{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal}}; color:white" | 13
|[[File:Judy Sgro.jpg|50px]]
|[[Judy Sgro]]
|December 12, 2003 || January 13, 2005
| rowspan="2" |[[27th Canadian Ministry|27]] ([[Paul Martin|Martin]])
|-
! style="background:{{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal}}; color:white" | 14
|[[File:Volpe.jpg|50px]]
|[[Joe Volpe]]
|January 14, 2005 || February 5, 2006
|-
! style="background:{{Canadian party colour|CA|Conservative}};" | 15
|[[File:Manning Centre party 2014 1079.jpg|50px]]
|[[Monte Solberg]]
|February 6, 2006 || January 3, 2007
| rowspan="4" |[[Conservative Party of Canada|Conservative]]
| rowspan="4" |[[28th Canadian Ministry|28]] ([[Stephen Harper|Harper]])
|-
! style="background:{{Canadian party colour|CA|Conservative}};" | 16
|[[File:MPDianeFinley.jpg|50px]]
|[[Diane Finley]]
|January 4, 2007 || October 29, 2008
|-
! style="background:{{Canadian party colour|CA|Conservative}};" | 17
|[[File:Jason Kenney in 2019 - cropped.jpg|50px]]
|[[Jason Kenney]]
|October 30, 2008 || July 15, 2013
|-
! style="background:{{Canadian party colour|CA|Conservative}};" | 18
|[[File:Chris Alexander 2015.jpg|50px]]
|[[Chris Alexander (politician)|Chris Alexander]]
|July 15, 2013 || November 3, 2015
|-
! colspan="7" |Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship
|-
! style="background:{{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal}}; color:white" | 19
|[[File:John McCallum.jpg|50px]]
|[[John McCallum]]
|November 4, 2015 || January 10, 2017
| rowspan="5" |[[Liberal Party of Canada|Liberal]]
| rowspan="5" |[[29th Canadian Ministry|29]] ([[Justin Trudeau|J. Trudeau]])
|-
! style="background:{{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal}}; color:white" | 20
|[[File:Ahmed Hussen.jpg|50px]]
|[[Ahmed Hussen]]
|January 10, 2017 || November 20, 2019
|-
! style="background:{{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal}}; color:white" | 21
| [[File:Marco Mendicino at 2022 Canadian handgun announcement (cropped).jpg|50px]]
|[[Marco Mendicino]]
|November 20, 2019 || October 26, 2021
|-
! style="background:{{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal}}; color:white" | 22
|[[File:Sean Fraser - Collision 2023 - Centre Stage VR3 8228 (cropped).jpg|50px]]
|[[Sean Fraser (politician)|Sean Fraser]]
|October 26, 2021|| July 26, 2023
|-
! style="background:{{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal}}; color:white" | 23
| [[File:Marc Miller at Woman Life Freedom Protest 2023 002 (cropped).jpg|50px]]
|[[Marc Miller (politician)|Marc Miller]]
|July 26, 2023 || Incumbent
|-
| colspan="7" |'''Key:'''{{legend|{{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal}}|[[Liberal Party of Canada]]|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}{{legend|{{Canadian party colour|CA|Conservative}}|[[Conservative Party of Canada]]|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
|}

== Preceding offices responsible for immigration ==
There have been several offices throughout history responsible for immigration in Canada.

Prior to the current position, the offices responsible for immigration in Canada throughout history include the minister of immigration and colonization (1917–1936), minister of mines and resources (1936–1950), minister of citizenship and immigration (1950–1966), minister of manpower and immigration (1966–1977), minister of employment and immigration (1977–1996).

=== {{Anchor|Minister of Immigration and Colonization}}Minister of Immigration and Colonization (1917–36) ===
{{Infobox official post
| post = Minister of Immigration and Colonization
| body =
| image =
| incumbent =
| formation = 1917
| abolished = 1936
| member_of = [[Cabinet of Canada]]
| first = [[James Alexander Calder]]
| last = [[Thomas Alexander Crerar]]
}}The minister of immigration and colonization was an office in the [[Cabinet of Canada]] from 1917 to 1936, superseded by the [[Minister of Mines and Resources (Canada)|minister of mines and resources]].<ref>"[https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/regulations/SI-93-142/page-1.html Order Transferring to the Department of Employment and Immigration...and Transferring to the Minister of Employment and Immigration...and Combining the Department of Employment and Immigration and the Department of Labour Under the Minister of Employment and Immigration] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108033230/https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/regulations/SI-93-142/page-1.html |date=2020-11-08 }}."</ref>

After 1950, the position has been succeeded by minister of citizenship and immigration (1950–1966), minister of manpower and immigration (1966–1977), and minister of employment and immigration (1977–1996).
{| class="wikitable"
! colspan="5" |Ministers of Immigration and Colonization
|-
!No.
!Name
! colspan="2" |Term of office
!Ministry
|-
|1.
|[[James Alexander Calder]]
|October 12, 1917
|July 10, 1920
|under [[Robert Laird Borden|Borden]]
|-
|
|James Alexander Calder ''(cont’d)''
|July 10, 1920
|September 20, 1921
| rowspan="2" |under [[Arthur Meighen|Meighen]]
|-
|3.
|[[John Wesley Edwards]]
|September 21, 1921
|December 29, 1921
|-
|*
|[[Hewitt Bostock]] ''(acting)''
|January 3, 1922
|February 2, 1922
| rowspan="5" |under [[William Lyon Mackenzie King|King]]
|-
|*
|[[Charles Stewart (1868-1946)|Charles Stewart]] ''(acting)''
|February 20, 1922
|August 16, 1923
|-
|4.
|[[James Alexander Robb]]
|August 17, 1923
|September 4, 1925
|-
|5.
|[[George Newcombe Gordon]]
|September 7, 1925
|November 12, 1925
|-
|*
|Charles Stewart ''(acting)''
|November 13, 1925
|June 28, 1926
|-
|*
|[[Robert James Manion]] ''(acting)''
|June 29, 1926
|July 12, 1926
| rowspan="2" |under Meighen
|-
|*
|[[Henry Lumley Drayton]] ''(acting)''
|July 13, 1926
|September 25, 1926
|-
|6.
|[[Robert Forke]]
|September 26, 1926
|December 29, 1929
| rowspan="3" |under King
|-
|*
|Charles Stewart ''(acting)''
|December 30, 1929
|June 26, 1930
|-
|7.
|[[Ian Alistair Mackenzie]]
|June 27, 1930
|August 7, 1930
|-
|8.
|[[Wesley Ashton Gordon]]
|August 7, 1930
|October 23, 1935
|under [[Richard Bedford Bennett|Bennett]]
|-
|9.
|[[Thomas Alexander Crerar]]
|October 23, 1935
|November 30, 1936
|under King
|}

=== {{Anchor|Minister of Mines and Resources}}Minister of Mines and Resources (1936–50) ===
{{Main|Minister of Mines and Resources}}
The minister of mines and resources was a cabinet portfolio from 1936 to 1950 that had absorbed the responsibilities belonging to the offices of minister of immigration and colonization, as well as of the [[Minister of the Interior|minister of the interior]], [[Minister of Mines (Canada)|minister of mines]], and [[Superintendent-General of Indian Affairs|superintendent-general of Indian affairs]]. The last minister of immigration and colonization, [[Thomas Alexander Crerar]], remained in office under the new title of minister of mines and resources.

=== {{Anchor|Citizenship and Immigration|Citizenship and Immigration (1950–1966)}}Citizenship and Immigration (1950–66) ===
{{Infobox official post
| post = Minister of Citizenship and Immigration (1950–1966)
| body =
| image =
| incumbent =
| abolished = 1 October 1966
| formation = 18 January 1950
| member_of = [[Cabinet of Canada]]
| status =
| constituting_instrument = Statute 13 George VI, c. 16
| first = [[Walter Edward Harris]]
| last = [[Jean Marchand]]
}}The office of minister of citizenship and immigration came in force on 18 January 1950, and would be abolished and replaced by the minister of manpower and immigration as of 1 October 1966.<ref name=":0" />

Following the minister of manpower and immigration (1966–1977) and the minister of employment and immigration (1977–1996), the office responsible for immigration in Canada would again be titled minister of citizenship and immigration, which was created in 1994 and is currently in effect (though changing its name to the minister immigration, refugees and citizenship as of 2015).
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! colspan="7" |Ministers of Citizenship and Immigration (1950–1966)
|-
!No.
!Portrait
!Name
! colspan="2" |Term of office
!Political party
!Ministry
|-
! style="background:{{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal}}; color:white" | 1
|[[File:Walter Edward Harris.jpg|50px]]
|[[Walter Edward Harris|Walter Harris]]
|January 18, 1950 || June 30, 1954
| rowspan="2" |[[Liberal Party of Canada|Liberal]]
| rowspan="2" |[[17th Canadian Ministry|17]] ([[Louis St. Laurent|St. Laurent]])
|-
! style="background:{{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal}}; color:white" | 2
|
|[[Jack Pickersgill]]
|July 1, 1954 || June 21, 1957
|-
! style="background:{{Canadian party colour|CA|Conservative (historical)}};" | –
|[[File:EdmundDavieFulton-1916.jpg|50px]]
|[[Davie Fulton]] ''(Acting)''
|June 21, 1957 || May 11, 1958
| rowspan="3" |[[Progressive Conservative Party of Canada|Progressive Conservative]]
| rowspan="3" |[[18th Canadian Ministry|18]] ([[John Diefenbaker|Diefenbaker]])
|-
! style="background:{{Canadian party colour|CA|Conservative (historical)}};" | 3
|[[File:Ellen Fairclough 1940s.jpg|50px]]
|[[Ellen Fairclough]]
|May 12, 1958 || August 8, 1962
|-
! style="background:{{Canadian party colour|CA|Conservative (historical)}};" | 4
|
|[[Dick Bell]]
|August 9, 1962 || April 22, 1963
|-
! style="background:{{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal}}; color:white" | 5
|
|[[Guy Favreau]]
|April 22, 1963 || February 2, 1964
| rowspan="4" |[[Liberal Party of Canada|Liberal]]
| rowspan="4" |[[19th Canadian Ministry|19]] ([[Lester B. Pearson|Pearson]])
|-
! style="background:{{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal}}; color:white" | 6
|
|[[René Tremblay]]
|February 3, 1964 || February 14, 1965
|-
! style="background:{{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal}}; color:white" | 7
|
|[[John Robert Nicholson]]
|February 15, 1965 || December 17, 1965
|-
! style="background:{{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal}}; color:white" | 8
|[[File:Jean Marchand1.jpg|50px]]
|[[Jean Marchand]]
|December 18, 1965 || September 30, 1966
|-
| colspan="7" |'''Key:'''{{legend|{{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal}}|[[Liberal Party of Canada]]|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}{{legend|{{Canadian party colour|CA|Conservative (historical)}}|[[Progressive Conservative Party of Canada|Progressive Conservative]]|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
|}

=== {{Anchor|Minister of Manpower and Immigration}}Minister of Manpower and Immigration (1966–77) ===
{{Infobox official post
| post = Minister of Manpower and Immigration
| body =
| image =
| incumbent =
| abolished = 14 August 1977
| formation = 1 October 1966
| member_of = [[Cabinet of Canada]]
| status =
| constituting_instrument = Statute 14–15 Elizabeth II, c. 25
| first = [[Jean Marchand]]
| last = [[Bud Cullen]]
}}Minister of Manpower and Immigration was a former position in the [[Cabinet of Canada]] from 1966 to 1977. The position was created after the minister of citizenship and immigration was dissolved in 1966. It was abolished and replaced with the minister of employment and immigration in 1977.<ref>"[https://lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/Federal/areasResponsibility/profile?depId=5101 Manpower and Immigration (1966-10-01 – 1977-08-14)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201104160056/https://lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/Federal/areasResponsibility/profile?depId=5101 |date=2020-11-04 }}." ''ParlInfo''. Ottawa: [[Library of Parliament]]. Retrieved 2020 October 30.</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
! colspan="5" |Ministers of Manpower and Immigration
|-
!No.
!Name
! colspan="2" |Term of office
!Ministry
|-
| rowspan="2" |1.
| rowspan="2" |[[Jean Marchand]]
|October 1, 1966
|April 20, 1968
|under [[Lester Pearson]]
|-
|April 20, 1968
|July 5, 1968
| rowspan="6" |under [[Pierre Trudeau]]
|-
|2.
|[[Allan MacEachen]]
|July 5, 1968
|September 23, 1970
|-
|3.
|[[Otto Lang]]
|September 24, 1970
|January 27, 1972
|-
|4.
|[[Bryce Mackasey]]
|January 28, 1972
|November 26, 1972
|-
|5.
|[[Bob Andras]]
|November 27, 1972
|September 13, 1976
|-
|6.
|[[Bud Cullen]]
|September 14, 1976
|August 14, 1977
|}

=== {{Anchor|Minister of Employment and Immigration}}Minister of Employment and Immigration (1977–96) ===
The minister of employment and immigration was an office in the [[Cabinet of Canada]], in operation from 1977 to 1996, and was first held by [[Bud Cullen]], who continued from his preceding role as the minister of manpower and immigration.

On 12 July 1996, the office of the minister of employment and immigration was abolished and replaced with the office of [[Minister of Human Resources Development|minister of human resources development]]. The portfolio for immigration was transferred to the office of minister of citizenship and immigration following the reorganization of the government and formation of the department for [[Citizenship and Immigration Canada]].<ref>"[https://lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/Federal/areasResponsibility/profile?depId=2821 Employment and Immigration (1977-08-15 – 1996-07-11)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220716144401/https://lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/Federal/areasResponsibility/profile?depId=2821 |date=2022-07-16 }}." ''ParlInfo''. Ottawa: [[Library of Parliament]]. Retrieved 2020 October 30.</ref><ref>"[https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/regulations/SI-93-142/page-1.html Order Transferring to the Department of Employment and Immigration...and Transferring to the Minister of Employment and Immigration...and Combining the Department of Employment and Immigration and the Department of Labour Under the Minister of Employment and Immigration] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108033230/https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/regulations/SI-93-142/page-1.html |date=2020-11-08 }}."</ref><ref>"[https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n78034786.html Canada. Employment and Immigration Canada (Department)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210829184821/https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n78034786.html |date=2021-08-29 }}." Library of Congress.</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
! colspan="6" |Ministers of Employment and Immigration
|-
!No.
!Name
! colspan="2" |Term of office
!Political party
!Ministry
|-
! scope="row" style="background:{{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal}}; color:white" |1
|[[Bud Cullen]]
|August 15, 1977
|June 3, 1979
|[[Liberal Party of Canada|Liberal]]
|[[20th Canadian Ministry|20]] ([[Pierre Trudeau|P. E. Trudeau]])
|-
! scope="row" style="background:{{Canadian party colour|CA|Conservative (historical)}}; color:white" |2
|[[Ron Atkey]]
|June 4, 1979
|March 2, 1980
|[[Progressive Conservative Party of Canada|Progressive Conservative]]
|[[21st Canadian Ministry|21]] ([[Joe Clark|Clark]])
|-
! scope="row" style="background:{{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal}}; color:white" |3
|[[Lloyd Axworthy]]
|March 3, 1980
|August 11, 1983
| rowspan="3" |Liberal
| rowspan="2" |[[22nd Canadian Ministry|22]] (P. E. Trudeau)
|-
! rowspan="2" scope="row" style="background:{{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal}}; color:white" |4
| rowspan="2" |[[John Roberts (Canadian politician)|John Roberts]]
|August 12, 1983
|June 29, 1984
|-
|June 30, 1984
|September 16, 1984
|[[23rd Canadian Ministry|23]] ([[John Turner|Turner]])
|-
! scope="row" style="background:{{Canadian party colour|CA|Conservative (historical)}}; color:white" |5
|[[Flora MacDonald (politician)|Flora MacDonald]]
|September 17, 1984
|June 29, 1986
| rowspan="5" |Progressive Conservative
| rowspan="4" |[[24th Canadian Ministry|24]] ([[Brian Mulroney|Mulroney]])
|-
! scope="row" style="background:{{Canadian party colour|CA|Conservative (historical)}}; color:white" |6
|[[Benoît Bouchard]]
|June 30, 1986
|March 30, 1988
|-
! scope="row" style="background:{{Canadian party colour|CA|Conservative (historical)}}; color:white" |7
|[[Barbara McDougall]]
|March 31, 1988
|April 20, 1991
|-
! rowspan="2" scope="row" style="background:{{Canadian party colour|CA|Conservative (historical)}}; color:white" |8
| rowspan="2" |[[Bernard Valcourt]]
|April 21, 1991
|June 24, 1993
|-
|June 25, 1993
|November 3, 1993
|[[25th Canadian Ministry|25]] ([[Kim Campbell|Campbell]])
|-
! scope="row" style="background:{{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal}}; color:white" |–
|Lloyd Axworthy ''(second time)''
|November 4, 1993
|January 24, 1996
| rowspan="2" |Liberal
| rowspan="2" |[[26th Canadian Ministry|26]] ([[Jean Chrétien|Chrétien]])
|-
! scope="row" style="background:{{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal}}; color:white" |9
|[[Doug Young (politician)|Douglas Young]]
|January 25, 1996
|July 11, 1996
|-
| colspan="6" |'''Key:'''{{legend|{{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal}}|[[Liberal Party of Canada]]|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}{{legend|{{Canadian party colour|CA|Conservative (historical)}}|[[Progressive Conservative Party of Canada|Progressive Conservative]]|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
|}

==See also==

*[[Immigration to Canada]]
*[[Minister of Immigration (Quebec)]]
*[[Canadian citizenship]]

== References ==
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[[Category:Immigration to Canada]]
[[Category:Immigration ministers|Canada]]

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