Minister of Digital Government

Minister of Digital Government of Canada
StyleThe Honourable
Member of
AppointerMonarch (represented by the governor general);[1]
on the advice of the prime minister[2]
Term lengthAt Her Majesty's pleasure
Inaugural holderScott Brison
Formation18 July 2018
Final holderJoyce Murray
Abolished26 October 2021
Salary$264,400 (2019)[3]
Websitecanada.ca/en/shared-services.html

The minister of Digital Government (French: ministre du Gouvernement numérique) was a minister of the Crown in the Canadian Cabinet with responsibility for Shared Services Canada (SSC)—the federal department that manages and maintains information technology services throughout the Government of Canada, as well as the digital strategies and programs of the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat. (The first two ministers of Digital Government were also concurrently the president of the Treasury Board.)[4]

This position was introduced in the 29th Canadian Ministry under the premiership of Justin Trudeau.[5] Prior to 2018, responsibility for oversight of SSC was in the portfolio of the minister of Public Services and Procurement. In 2021, the position was abolished and responsibility for SSC was returned to the Minister of Public Services and Procurement.[6]

  1. ^ "Constitutional Duties". The Governor General of Canada. Retrieved 2020-04-20.
  2. ^ "House of Commons Procedure and Practice - 1. Parliamentary Institutions - Canadian Parliamentary Institutions". www.ourcommons.ca. Retrieved 2020-04-20.
  3. ^ "Indemnities, Salaries and Allowances". Parliament of Canada.
  4. ^ "Profile - Treasury Board". lop.parl.ca. Retrieved 2021-04-29.
  5. ^ "Prime Minister welcomes new Cabinet". Prime Minister of Canada. 2019-11-20. Retrieved 2019-11-25.
  6. ^ "5 things you might have missed in Trudeau's cabinet shakeup". CTVNews. 2021-10-27. Retrieved 2022-01-22.