The Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities () is the

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in the

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who is responsible for the development of Canada's infrastructure.

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and the

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report directly to the Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities.

History

From 2006 to 2013, infrastructure and communities was the responsibility of the

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, which was informally styled Minister of Transport, Infrastructure, and Communities. From 2013 to 2015, infrastructure and communities was the responsibility of the

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, then styled Minister of Infrastructure, Communities and Intergovernmental Affairs. (Technically, the portfolios of infrastructure and intergovernmental affairs were both the responsibility of the

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). From 2015 to 2021, during the

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, the portfolio was assigned its own ministry. From 2021 to 2023, during the

, the portfolio was given back to the

. However, the portfolio was assigned its own ministry in 2023, and the housing portfolio was also merged into this ministry, styled as Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities, with Sean Fraser as the minister.

List of ministers

Key:

References

External links

Department of Infrastructure Canada
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History

List of ministers

See also

References

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