Minister for Science (Canada)

Minister for Science of Canada
Incumbent
Vacant
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
StyleThe Honourable
Member of
AppointerMonarch (represented by the governor general);[1]
on the advice of the prime minister[2]
Term lengthAt His Majesty's pleasure
Inaugural holderAlastair Gillespie
FormationAugust 12, 1971
Final holderKirsty Duncan
Salary$255,300 (2017)[3] (CAD)
Websitescience.gc.ca

The minister of Science is a vacant office that was in the Cabinet of Canada and existed under various forms from 1971 to 2019, when the portfolio's responsibilities were absorbed into the innovation, science and industry portfolio.

  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.