Minister of Multiculturalism and Citizenship

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Template:Not to be confused withThe Minister of Multiculturalism and Citizenship was an office in the Cabinet of Canada from 1991 to 1996 and from 2013 to 2015.<ref name="Cabinet name changes">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> It was superseded in 1996 and again in 2015 by the Minister of Canadian Heritage. In 2019, Bardish Chagger was appointed as Minister of Diversity and Inclusion and Youth, taking on some of the responsibilities formerly associated with the position.

The responsibility of citizenship is now undertaken by the Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship. Prior to 1991, citizenship was within the portfolio of the Secretary of State for Canada.

MinistersEdit

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No. Portrait Name Term of office Political party Ministry
rowspan=2 style="background:Template:Canadian party colour;"| 1 Gerry Weiner April 21, 1991 June 24, 1993 Progressive Conservative 24 (Mulroney)
June 25, 1993 November 3, 1993 25 (Campbell)
style="background:Template:Canadian party colour; color:white"| 2 Michel Dupuy November 4, 1993 January 24, 1996 Liberal 26 (Chrétien)
style="background:Template:Canadian party colour; color:white"| 3 Sheila Copps January 25, 1996 July 11, 1996 Liberal
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style="background:Template:Canadian party colour;"| 4 File:Jason Kenney in 2019 - cropped.jpg Jason Kenney August 16, 2013 November 4, 2015 Conservative 28 (Harper)

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