Minister of Seniors

Minister of Seniors
since July 19, 2024
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 holderJulian Fantino
FormationJanuary 4, 2011
SalaryCA$269,800 (2019)[3]

The Minister of Seniors (French: Ministre des Aînés), previously known as the Minister of State for Seniors (French: Ministre d'État aux Aînés), is a Minister of the Crown in the Canadian Cabinet. The portfolio was initially introduced during the government of Stephen Harper but the position was labeled as a Minister of State. The portfolio was reintroduced during the government of Justin Trudeau, in July 2018. The current officeholder is Steven MacKinnon, appointed on July 19, 2024, who is also the Minister of Labour.[4]

  1. ^ "Constitutional Duties". The Governor General of Canada. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
  2. ^ "House of Commons Procedure and Practice - 1. Parliamentary Institutions - Canadian Parliamentary Institutions". www.ourcommons.ca. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
  3. ^ "Indemnities, Salaries and Allowances". Library of Parliament. April 11, 2018. Archived from the original on June 1, 2017. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
  4. ^ "Trudeau picks Steven MacKinnon as new labour minister after Seamus O'Regan steps down". Toronto Star. July 19, 2024. Retrieved July 24, 2024.