Minister of Indigenous Services

Minister of Indigenous Services
Ministre des Services aux Autochtones
Incumbent
Patty Hajdu
since October 26, 2021
Indigenous Services Canada
StyleThe Honourable
Member of
Reports to
AppointerMonarch (represented by the governor general)
on the advice of the prime minister
Term lengthAt His Majesty's pleasure
Inaugural holderJane Philpott
FormationAugust 28, 2017
SalaryCA$269,800 (2019)[4]
Websitesac-isc.gc.ca

The minister of Indigenous services (French: ministre des services aux autochtones) is a minister of the Crown in the Canadian Cabinet. The minister is responsible for Indigenous Services Canada (ISC), the department of the Government of Canada which delivers federal government services to Indigenous peoples.

The position was created in 2017 by the Trudeau government when the Indian Affairs and Northern Development portfolio was abolished, taking over the management of health, clean water and other services. Together with the minister of Crown–Indigenous relations, the minister of Indigenous services administers agreements between the Canadian Crown and Indigenous peoples.[5]

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