The minister of the environment, climate change and nature (French: ministre de l'environnement, du changement climatique et de la nature) is the minister of the Crown responsible for Environment and Climate Change Canada, Parks Canada and the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada. The minister is a member of the King's Privy Council for Canada and the Canadian Cabinet.
| Minister of the Environment, Climate Change and Nature | |
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| Ministre de l'Environnement, du Changement climatique et de la Nature | |
Incumbent since May 13, 2025Julie Dabrusin | |
| Environment and Climate Change Canada | |
| Style | The Honourable |
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| Appointer | Monarch (represented by the governor general); on the advice of the prime minister |
| Term length | At His Majesty's pleasure |
| Inaugural holder | Jack Davis |
| Formation | 11 June 1971 |
| Salary | CA$299,900 (2024) |
| Website | www.ec.gc.ca |
Julie Dabrusin has been the minister since May 13, 2025. The minister is selected by the prime minister and appointed by the Crown. The role was introduced in 1971 as the minister of environment. Until 1979, the role was also responsible for fisheries. Environment Canada was rebranded to include climate change in its name in 2015, and the minister's title was renamed Minister of Environment and Climate Change. After re-absorbing responsibility for Parks Canada in 2025, the current title was adopted.
List of ministers
Key:
| No. | Portrait | Name | Term of office | Political party | Ministry | Refs. | |
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| Minister of Environment Minister of Fisheries | |||||||
| 1 | Jack Davis | June 11, 1971 | August 7, 1974 | Liberal | 20 (P. E. Trudeau) | ||
| 2 | Jeanne Sauvé | August 8, 1974 | December 4, 1975 | Liberal | |||
| – | Roméo LeBlanc (Acting) | December 5, 1975 | January 21, 1976 | Liberal | |||
| 3 | Jean Marchand | January 22, 1976 | June 30, 1976 | Liberal | |||
| – | Roméo LeBlanc (Acting) | July 1, 1976 | September 13, 1976 | Liberal | |||
| Minister of Fisheries and the Environment | |||||||
| 4 | Roméo LeBlanc | September 14, 1976 | April 1, 1979 | Liberal | 20 (P. E. Trudeau) | ||
| Minister of the Environment | |||||||
| 5 | Leonard Marchand | April 2, 1979 | June 3, 1979 | Liberal | 20 (P. E. Trudeau) | ||
| 6 | John Allen Fraser | June 4, 1979 | March 2, 1980 | Progressive Conservative | 21 (Clark) | ||
| 7 | John Roberts | March 3, 1980 | August 11, 1983 | Liberal | 22 (P. E. Trudeau) | ||
| 8 | Charles Caccia | August 12, 1983 | June 29, 1984 | Liberal | |||
| June 30, 1984 | September 16, 1984 | 23 (Turner) | |||||
| 9 | Suzanne Blais-Grenier | September 17, 1984 | August 19, 1985 | Progressive Conservative | 24 (Mulroney) | ||
| 10 | Thomas McMillan | August 20, 1985 | December 7, 1988 | Progressive Conservative | |||
| 11 | Lucien Bouchard | December 8, 1988 (Acting until Jan.30, 1989) | May 21, 1990 | Progressive Conservative | |||
| – | Frank Oberle (Acting) | May 22, 1990 | May 22, 1990 | Progressive Conservative | |||
| 12 | Robert de Cotret | May 23, 1990 (Acting until Sep.20) | April 20, 1991 | Progressive Conservative | |||
| 13 | Jean Charest | April 21, 1991 | June 24, 1993 | Progressive Conservative | |||
| 14 | Pierre H. Vincent | June 25, 1993 | November 3, 1993 | Progressive Conservative | 25 (Campbell) | ||
| 15 | Sheila Copps | November 4, 1993 | January 24, 1996 | Liberal | 26 (Chrétien) | ||
| 16 | Sergio Marchi | January 25, 1996 | June 10, 1997 | Liberal | |||
| 17 | Christine Stewart | June 11, 1997 | August 2, 1999 | Liberal | |||
| 18 | David Anderson | August 3, 1999 | December 11, 2003 | Liberal | |||
| December 12, 2003 | July 19, 2004 | 27 (Martin) | |||||
| 19 | Stéphane Dion | July 20, 2004 | February 5, 2006 | Liberal | |||
| 20 | Rona Ambrose | February 6, 2006 | January 3, 2007 | Conservative | 28 (Harper) | ||
| 21 | John Baird | January 4, 2007 | October 29, 2008 | Conservative | |||
| 22 | Jim Prentice | October 30, 2008 | November 5, 2010 | Conservative | |||
| 23 | John Baird | November 7, 2010 | January 3, 2011 | Conservative | |||
| 24 | Peter Kent | January 4, 2011 | July 15, 2013 | Conservative | |||
| 25 | Leona Aglukkaq | July 15, 2013 | November 4, 2015 | Conservative | |||
| Minister of Environment and Climate Change | |||||||
| 26 | Catherine McKenna | November 4, 2015 | November 20, 2019 | Liberal | 29 (J. Trudeau) | ||
| 27 | Jonathan Wilkinson | November 20, 2019 | October 26, 2021 | Liberal | |||
| 28 | Steven Guilbeault | October 26, 2021 | March 14, 2025 | Liberal | |||
| 29 | Terry Duguid | March 14, 2025 | May 12, 2025 | Liberal | 30 (Carney) | ||
| 30 | Julie Dabrusin | May 13, 2025 | December 1, 2025 | Liberal | |||
| Minister of Environment, Climate Change and Nature | |||||||
| (30) | Julie Dabrusin | December 1, 2025 | Incumbent | Liberal | 30 (Carney) | ||
Secretary of State (Nature)
| No. | Portrait | Name | Term of office | Political party | Ministry | |
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| Secretary of State (Nature) | ||||||
| 1 | Nathalie Provost | May 13, 2025 | present | Liberal | 30 (Carney) | |
See also
- International list of ministers of the environment
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