The minister of agriculture and agri-food (french: ministre de l'agriculture et de l'agroalimentaire) is a
minister of the Crown
Minister of the Crown is a formal constitutional term used in Commonwealth realms to describe a minister of the reigning sovereign or viceroy. The term indicates that the minister serves at His Majesty's pleasure, and advises the sovereign or ...
in the
Cabinet of Canada
The Cabinet of Canada (french: Cabinet du Canada) is a body of Minister of the Crown, ministers of the Crown that, along with the Canadian monarch, and within the tenets of the Westminster system, forms the government of Canada. Chaired by the ...
, who is responsible for overseeing several organizations including
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC; sometimes Ag-Canada; french: Agriculture et Agroalimentaire Canada)''Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada'' is the applied title under the Federal Identity Program; the legal title is Department of Agriculture ...
, the
Canadian Dairy Commission
The Canadian Dairy Commission (French: ''Commission canadienne du lait'') is an Ottawa-based Government of Canada Crown Corporation that plays a role of administrator, facilitator and stakeholder in the public policy related to the Canadian dair ...
,
Farm Credit Canada
Farm Credit Canada (FCC; known as Farm Credit Corporation until 2001) is Canada's largest agricultural term lender.
This organization's purpose is to enhance rural Canada by providing specialized and personalized financial services to farming ope ...
, the
Canadian Food Inspection Agency
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA; french: Agence canadienne d'inspection des aliments) is a regulatory agency that is dedicated to the safeguarding of food, plants, and animals (FPA) in Canada, thus enhancing the health and well-being of ...
, the National Farm Products Council and the
Canadian Grain Commission
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.
The current minister of agriculture and agri-food is
Marie-Claude Bibeau
Marie-Claude Bibeau (born April 4, 1970) is a Canadian politician who was elected to represent the electoral district (Canada), riding of Compton—Stanstead in the House of Commons of Canada, House of Commons in the 2015 Canadian federal elect ...
.
The post was established in 1995 as a successor to the minister of agriculture (french: ministre de l'agriculture), a position that existed since
Canadian Confederation
Canadian Confederation (french: Confédération canadienne, link=no) was the process by which three British North American provinces, the Province of Canada, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick, were united into one federation called the Canada, Dom ...
in 1867.
List of ministers
Key:
See also
*
Department of Agriculture and Agri-Food (Canada)
References
External links
Department of Agriculture and Agri-Food (Canada)
{{Cabinet of Canada
Agriculture
Agriculture or farming is the practice of cultivating plants and livestock. Agriculture was the key development in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that enabled people to ...
Agriculture in Canada
Canada
Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by tot ...