The Minister of Mines was a

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in the

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responsible for the mining industry in Canada. The Department of Mines was created by the government of Sir

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and assented to on 27 April 1907. The

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was the first to be named Minister of Mines. In 1936, the mines portfolio became part of the

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, in 1950,

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, in 1966 the

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, and since 1995 the

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. In 1936, the office of the Minister of Mines, along with those of the

Minister of Immigration and Colonization The minister of immigration, refugees and citizenship (french: Ministre de l'immigration, des réfugiés et de la citoyenneté) is a minister of the Crown in the Canadian Cabinet. The minister is responsible for Immigration, Refugees and Cit ...

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, and Superintendent-General of Indian Affairs, were abolished and the office of

was created by Statute 1 Edw. VIII, c. 33, proclaimed in force on 1 December 1936.

History

The Department of Mines was created in April 1907 by an

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(Statute 6-7 Edw,. VII, c. 29) under the government of Sir

with the responsibility of "map

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the forest areas of Canada, and to make and report upon the investigations useful to the preservation of the forest resources of Canada." The

was the first to be named Minister of Mines. The

, the

, and the Secretary of State were designated to be ''

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'' the Minister of Mines on 10 October 1911, 30 March 1912, and 10 February 1913, respectively. On 31 December 1919, the Minister of the Interior was designated to be ''ex officio'' the Minister of Mines, which would last until 6 August 1930, when the portfolio was transferred to the

. The

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took the designation soon after, on 3 February 1932. In 1936, the office of the Minister of Mines, along with those of the

, and Superintendent-General of Indian Affairs, were abolished and the office of

was created by Statute 1 Edw. VIII, c. 33, proclaimed in force on 1 December 1936. From Mines and Resources, the mines portfolio moved to the

in 1950; the

in 1966; and, since 1995, the portfolio has belonged to the

Ministers

References

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