The Minister of International Trade Diversification () was a minister of the Crown position in the

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who was responsible for the federal government's international trade portfolio. Along with the

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and the Minister of International Development and La Francophonie, the office was one of the three ministers who led

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, the Canadian foreign affairs department. Since the 2019 federal election, the international trade portfolio is now overseen by the

Minister of Small Business, Export Promotion and International Trade The minister of international trade, export promotion, small business and economic development (french: ministre du commerce international, de la promotion des exportations, de la petite entreprise et du développement économique) is a minister ...

, who remains one of the three ministers of the Crown responsible for Global Affairs Canada.

History

The post was first established in 1983 as the Minister for International Trade. This title changed to Minister of International Trade under Prime Minister

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when he split the former

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. On 18 July 2018, Prime Minister

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changed the title to Minister of International Trade Diversification, appointing

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as the new minister.Trudeau cabinet shuffle rejigs focus on international trade, borders, provincial relations
/ref> Following the 2019 federal election, the duties of the position have been absorbed by the

Ministers

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International Trade (Canada)