The minister of Intergovernmental Affairs () is the

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in the

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who is responsible for the federal government's relations with the governments of the

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. 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

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served a similar role focused on intergovernmental negotiation of a package of constitutional reforms. The resulting package, the

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, was defeated in a 1992 referendum. Several provincial governments, such as

Ontario Ontario is the southernmost Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada. Located in Central Canada, Ontario is the Population of Canada by province and territory, country's most populous province. As of the 2021 Canadian census, it ...

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and

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, have also created homologous ministerial positions responsible for relations with other provinces and the federal government.

List of ministers

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References

External links

Intergovernmental Affairs, Government of CanadaCanadian Intergovernmental Conference Secretariat
{{Cabinet of Canada Intergovernmental Affairs