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Minister Of Transport (Canada)
The minister of transport () is a minister of the Crown in the Cabinet of Canada, Canadian Cabinet. The minister is responsible for overseeing the federal government's transportation regulatory and development department, Transport Canada, the Saint Lawrence Seaway, Nav Canada, and the Canada Marine Act, Port Authority system. Since March 14, 2025, the position has been held by Chrystia Freeland of the Liberal Party of Canada, Liberal Party. Since December 20, 2024, each minister of transport has concurrently been Minister for Internal Trade (Canada), minister for internal trade, styled as minister of transport and internal trade (). History The ''Constitution Act, 1867'' under Section 92(10) of the Constitution Act, 1867, section 92(10) established federal responsibility for land and sea transportation between provinces and internationally. Most transportation duties and powers were placed under the Minister of Public Works (Canada), minister of public works, with responsibili ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Chrystia Freeland
Christina Alexandra Freeland (born August 2, 1968) is a Canadian politician and journalist who has served as the Member of Parliament (Canada), member of Parliament (MP) for University—Rosedale (federal electoral district), University—Rosedale since 2015. She has been the Minister of Transport (Canada), minister of transport and Minister for Internal Trade (Canada), minister of internal trade since 2025. She also served as the 10th deputy prime minister of Canada from 2019 to 2024. A member of the Liberal Party of Canada, Liberal Party, she was first elected to the House of Commons of Canada, House of Commons in the Toronto Centre (federal electoral district)#Toronto Centre, 2004–present, Toronto Centre by-election in 2013. First appointed to the Cabinet of Canada, Cabinet following the 2015 Canadian federal election, 2015 federal election, she has served in various posts including as the Minister of Finance (Canada), minister of finance from 2020 until Resignation of Chry ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Minister For Internal Trade (Canada)
The Minister for Internal Trade () is a member of the Cabinet of Canada The Canadian Ministry (Canadian French, French: ''Conseil des ministres''), colloquially referred to as the Cabinet of Canada (), is a body of Minister of the Crown, ministers of the Crown that, along with the Canadian monarch, and within the t .... The minister can be appointed under the '' Agreement on Internal Trade Implementation Act'' of 1996. However, the position was not used until 2005, and it was disused during several periods of time thereafter. In the absence of a Minister for Internal Trade, the Minister of Industry was responsible for the administration of the act. Since December 20, 2024, each minister of internal trade has concurrently been minister of transport, styled as minister of transport and internal trade (). Ministers Key: See also * Agreement on Internal Trade * European Commissioner for Internal Market and Services * Directorate-General for Internal Market and Services ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Federal Bridge Corporation
The Federal Bridge Corporation Limited (FBCL; ) is the name of two successive Canadian federal Crown corporations. The Federal Bridge Corporation Limited is responsible for operating and managing the following bridges: * Blue Water Bridge in Point Edward, Ontario * Seaway International Bridge in Cornwall, Ontario * Sault Ste. Marie International Bridge in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario * Thousand Islands International Bridge in the Thousand Islands An amalgamated Crown Corporation was formed on February 1, 2015, to operate and manage the bridges operated by the original Federal Bridge Corporation Limited, and the Blue Water Bridge in Point Edward, Ontario (near Sarnia), that had previously been managed under the authority of the Blue Water Bridge Authority. The company is headquartered in Ottawa, and it reports to the Parliament of Canada through the Minister of Transport. Bridges The following bridges are managed by the company, . Awards and recognition LEED certification ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Canadian Air Transport Security Authority
The Canadian Air Transport Security Authority (CATSA; ) is the Canadian Crown Corporation responsible for security screening of people and baggage and the administration of identity cards at the 89 designated airports in Canada. CATSA responds to Transport Canada and reports to the Government of Canada through the Minister of Transport. The federal budget presented on March 19, 2019 included a reference to the possibility of privatizing CATSA. On June 21, 2019, Parliament passed the ''Security Screening Services Commercialization Act'', which allows the Governor-in-Council to designate a private not-for-profit corporation as the ''designated screening authority'' to take over and privatize the screening duties of CATSA. However, as a result of COVID-19, the privatization plans have been delayed with no clear timeline for discussions to resume. Constitution The Canadian Air Transport Security Authority was officially formed April 1, 2002, following the terrorist attacks on Se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Atlantic Pilotage Authority
The Atlantic Pilotage Authority Canada () is a Crown corporation that enforces pilotage in Atlantic Canadian Internal Waters. It was established as a result of recommendations made by the Royal Commission on Pilotage in Canada, by the ''Pilotage Act'', Section 18, on February 1, 1972 mandated to assist in pilotage in all Canadian waters in and around the provinces of New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia and Newfoundland and Labrador. Pilotage incidents At the time of the Halifax Explosion in 1917, both the SS ''Imo'' and the SS ''Mont-Blanc'' were being guided by professional pilots. On July 10, 2010, a French research ship, ''Fulmar'', operated in Halifax harbour (where pilotage is mandatory) without a pilot, and reportedly came "frighteningly close" to two other ships. Auditor general review In 2016, the Auditor General of Canada panned the authority, criticizing it for economic losses driven by artificially low pilotage rates, failed upkeep of corporate sy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Buffalo And Fort Erie Public Bridge Authority
The Buffalo and Fort Erie Public Bridge Authority (also known as the Peace Bridge Authority and the Public Bridge Authority) is the agency established to regulate the Peace Bridge, which crosses the Canada–United States border. This bridge is designed to handle vehicle traffic between Buffalo in the American state of New York and Fort Erie in the Canadian province of Ontario. The authority is a bi-national agency, incorporated as both a Class D public benefit corporation in the State of New York and a Crown corporation federally in Canada, governed under the terms of an agreement between New York and the Canadian federal government. Board of directors The Bridge Authority is led by a ten-member board, five from each country. The chairmanship alternates annually between a Canadian representative and an American representative. Two of the five US members are appointed by the Governor of New York with confirmation by the New York State Senate. The remaining members are the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Canada
Canada is a country in North America. Its Provinces and territories of Canada, ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, making it the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, second-largest country by total area, with the List of countries by length of coastline, world's longest coastline. Its Canada–United States border, border with the United States is the world's longest international land border. The country is characterized by a wide range of both Temperature in Canada, meteorologic and Geography of Canada, geological regions. With Population of Canada, a population of over 41million people, it has widely varying population densities, with the majority residing in List of the largest population centres in Canada, urban areas and large areas of the country being sparsely populated. Canada's capital is Ottawa and List of census metropolitan areas and agglomerations in Canada, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Minister Of Intergovernmental Affairs And Youth (Canada)
The minister of Intergovernmental Affairs () is the Minister of the Crown in the Canadian Cabinet who is responsible for the federal government's relations with the governments of the provinces and territories of Canada. The Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs does not head a full-fledged department, but rather directs the Intergovernmental Affairs Secretariat within the Privy Council Office, and ministers have often been assigned additional duties. The current Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs is Dominic LeBlanc. Prior to the creation of full ministers responsible for this file, prime ministers occasionally appointed Ministers of State for Federal-Provincial Relations. That was the case from 1977 to 1980 and from 1986 to 1991. From 1991 to 1993, the Minister responsible for Constitutional Affairs served a similar role focused on intergovernmental negotiation of a package of constitutional reforms. The resulting package, the Charlottetown Accord, was defeated in a 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Housing, Infrastructure And Communities Canada
Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada (HICC) () (formerly Infrastructure Canada or INFC)''Infrastructure Canada'' is the applied title under the Federal Identity Program; the legal title is Office of Infrastructure of Canada (). is a department of the Government of Canada responsible for the federal public infrastructure policy. Construction and development of infrastructure is primarily the responsibility of provincial/territorial and municipal governments, as such, much of the department's work involves co-financing projects with other levels of government. The department is responsible to Parliament through the minister of housing, infrastructure and communities. History The Office of Infrastructure of Canada (Infrastructure Canada) was created as a federal department in 2002 via an Order in Council issued pursuant to the '' Financial Administration Act''. The department was mandated to enter into funding agreements with Canada's provinces, territories and municip ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Style (address)
Address terms are linguistic expressions used by a speaker to start conversation or call someone. George Yule defines address form as a word or phrase that is used for a person to whom speaker wants to talk. Address forms or address terms are socially oriented and expose the social relationship of interlocutors. Maloth explains "When we address a person we should use suitable term depending on the appropriate situation where we are in". Moreover social situations determine the use of a suitable address form for a person. A style of office, also called manner of reference, or form of address when someone is spoken to directly, is an official or legally recognized form of reference for a person or other entity (such as a government or company), and may often be used in conjunction with a personal title. A style, by tradition or law, precedes a reference to a person who holds a post or political office and is sometimes used to refer to the office itself. An honorific can also be awar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
William Lyon Mackenzie King
William Lyon Mackenzie King (December 17, 1874 – July 22, 1950) was a Canadian statesman and politician who was the tenth prime minister of Canada for three non-consecutive terms from 1921 to 1926, 1926 to 1930, and 1935 to 1948. A Liberal, he was the dominant politician in Canada from the early 1920s to the late 1940s. King is best known for his leadership of Canada throughout the Great Depression and the Second World War. He played a major role in laying the foundations of the Canadian welfare state and establishing Canada's international position as a middle power. With a total of 21 years and 154 days in office, he remains the longest-serving prime minister in Canadian history and as well as the longest-serving Liberal leader, holding the position for exactly 29 years. King studied law and political economy in the 1890s and later obtained a PhD, the first of only two Canadian prime ministers to have done so. In 1900, he became deputy minister of the Canadian government ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Minister Of Fisheries, Oceans, And The Canadian Coast Guard
The minister of fisheries () is the minister of the Crown responsible for the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) and the Canadian Coast Guard (CCG). The minister is a member of the King's Privy Council for Canada and the Canadian Cabinet. Joanne Thompson has been the minister of fisheries since March 14, 2025. The minister is selected by the prime minister and appointed by the Crown. The title was first used in 1930, however, the role as it exists today was established in 1979 as the minister of fisheries and oceans. From 2015 to 2025, the officeholder was known as the minister of fisheries, oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, before it was changed to the current title in 2025. History There was a minister of marine and fisheries from Confederation in 1867 onwards. The role was split in two in 1930, with duties related to fisheries going to the new minister of fisheries, and all other responsibilities going to the new minister of marine, which was merged into the rol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
