The Minister of Infrastructure and Communities (french: Ministre de l’Infrastructure et des Collectivités) 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 Infrastructure and Communities.

History

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

Minister of Transport A ministry of transport or transportation is a ministry responsible for transportation within a country. It usually is administered by the ''minister for transport''. The term is also sometimes applied to the departments or other government agen ...

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

Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs The minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, Infrastructure and Communities (french: Ministre des Affaires intergouvernementales) is the Minister of the Crown in the Canadian Cabinet who is responsible for the federal government's relations wi ...

, 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.

List of ministers

Key:

References

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External links

Department of Infrastructure Canada
Infrastructure and Communities *

History

List of ministers

See also

References

External links