# Minister of Sport and Physical Activity

The minister of Sport is a Government of Canada cabinet minister responsible for Sport Canada (and sports in Canada, more generally), who typically assists the minister of Canadian Heritage.
The specific name of the ministerial designation has changed many times since the position was introduced in 1961, typically depending on the portfolio it falls under. It was originally known as the Minister of Amateur Sport, answering to the Minister of National Health and Welfare. The position was then relegated to the Secretary of State in 1976, with various titles, only to return as a full cabinet position in 2015. That year, the title was changed to Minister of Sport and Persons with Disabilities following the appointment of Carla Qualtrough and the addition of the responsibility toward disability in Canada to the portfolio. In 2018, shortly after Kirsty Duncan assumed the role, the name was changed to the Minister of Science and Sport.
After the 2019 federal election, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau did not appoint a Minister for Sport, passing on this responsibility to the Minister of Canadian Heritage, Steven Guilbeault at the time. After the 2021 federal election, the position was once again spun out, and Pascale St-Onge was appointed to the office. In a 2023 cabinet shuffle Carla Qualtrough was appointed to the office again, and the name was changed to Minister of Sport and Physical Activity. Terry Duguid was appointed to the office in 2024, at which point the name was shortened back to Minister of Sport.

## Ministers

| Name | Title | Parent organization | Party | Took Office | Left Office |
| Jay Monteith | Minister of Amateur Sport | National Health and Welfare | PC | September 29, 1961 | April 21, 1963 |
| Judy LaMarsh | Minister of Amateur Sport | National Health and Welfare | Lib | April 22, 1963 | December 17, 1965 |
| Allan MacEachen | Minister of Amateur Sport | National Health and Welfare | Lib | December 18, 1965 | July 5, 1968 |
| John Munro | Minister of Amateur Sport | National Health and Welfare | Lib | July 6, 1968 | November 26, 1972 |
| Marc Lalonde | Minister responsible for Fitness and Amateur Sport | National Health and Welfare | Lib | November 27, 1972 | September 14, 1976 |
| Iona Campagnolo | Minister of State (Fitness and Amateur Sport) | National Health and Welfare | Lib | September 15, 1976 | June 3, 1979 |
| Steve Paproski | Minister of State for Fitness and Amateur Sport and Multiculturalism | Secretary of State | PC | June 4, 1979 | March 2, 1980 |
| Gerald Regan | Minister of State (Sports) | National Health and Welfare | Lib | March 3, 1980 | March 5, 1980 |
| Gerald Regan | Minister of Amateur Sport | Labour | Lib | March 6, 1980 | September 29, 1982 |
| Raymond Perrault | Minister of State (Fitness and Amateur Sport) | National Health and Welfare | Lib | September 30, 1982 | August 11, 1983 |
| Celine Hervieux-Payette | Minister of State (Fitness and Amateur Sport) | National Health and Welfare | Lib | August 12, 1983 | January 9, 1984 |
| Joseph Olivier | Minister of State (Fitness and Amateur Sport) | National Health and Welfare | Lib | January 10, 1984 | June 29, 1984 |
| Jean Lapierre | Minister of State (Fitness and Amateur Sport) | National Health and Welfare | Lib | June 30, 1984 | September 16, 1984 |
| Otto Jelinek | Minister of State (Fitness and Amateur Sport) | National Health and Welfare | PC | September 17, 1984 | March 30, 1988 |
| Jean Charest | Minister of State (Fitness and Amateur Sport) | National Health and Welfare | PC | March 31, 1988 | January 23, 1990 |
| Perrin Beatty | Minister of State (Fitness and Amateur Sport) | National Health and Welfare | PC | January 24, 1990 | February 22, 1990 |
| Marcel Danis | Minister of State (Fitness and Amateur Sport) | National Health and Welfare | PC | February 23, 1990 | April 20, 1991 |
| Pierre Cadieux | Minister of State (Fitness and Amateur Sport) | National Health and Welfare | PC | April 21, 1991 | June 24, 1993 |
| Mary Collins | Minister of Amateur Sport | National Health and Welfare | PC | June 25, 1993 | November 3, 1993 |
| Diane Marleau | Minister of Amateur Sport | National Health and Welfare | Lib | November 4, 1993 | January 24, 1996 |
| David Dingwall | Minister of Amateur Sport | National Health and Welfare | Lib | January 25, 1996 | July 11, 1996 |
| Sheila Copps | Minister of Amateur Sport | National Health and Welfare | Lib | July 12, 1996 | August 2, 1999 |
| Denis Coderre | Secretary of State (Amateur Sport) | Heritage | Lib | August 3, 1999 | January 14, 2002 |
| Paul Devillers | Secretary of State (Amateur Sport) | Heritage | Lib | January 15, 2002 | June 19, 2003 |
| Paul Devillers | Secretary of State (Physical Activity and Sport) | Health | Lib | June 20, 2003 | December 11, 2003 |
| Stan Keyes | Minister of State (Sport) | Heritage | Lib | December 12, 2003 | July 19, 2004 |
| Stephen Owen | Minister of State (Sport) | Heritage | Lib | July 20, 2004 | February 5, 2006 |
| Michael Chong | Minister for Sport | Heritage | Con | February 6, 2006 | November 26, 2006 |
| Peter Van Loan | Minister for Sport | Heritage | Con | November 27, 2006 | January 3, 2007 |
| Helena Guergis | Secretary of State (Foreign Affairs and International Trade) (Sport) | Heritage and Foreign Affairs & International Trade | Con | January 4, 2007 | October 29, 2008 |
| Gary Lunn | Minister of State (Sport) | Heritage | Con | October 30, 2008 | May 18, 2011 |
| Bal Gosal | Minister of State (Sport) | Heritage | Con | May 18, 2011 | November 4, 2015 |
| Carla Qualtrough | Minister of Sport and Persons with Disabilities | Heritage | Lib | November 4, 2015 | August 28, 2017 |
| Kent Hehr | Minister of Sport and Persons with Disabilities | Heritage and Employment & Social Development | Lib | August 28, 2017 | January 25, 2018 |
| Kirsty Duncan | Minister of Sport and Persons with Disabilities | Heritage, Industry, and Employment & Social Development | Lib | January 25, 2018 | July 18, 2018 |
| Kirsty Duncan | Minister of Science and Sport | Heritage and Industry | Lib | July 18, 2018 | November 21, 2019 |
| Responsibilities for Sport transferred to the Minister of Canadian Heritage | Responsibilities for Sport transferred to the Minister of Canadian Heritage | Responsibilities for Sport transferred to the Minister of Canadian Heritage | Responsibilities for Sport transferred to the Minister of Canadian Heritage | November 21, 2019 | October 26, 2021 |
| Pascale St-Onge | Minister of Sport | Heritage | Lib | October 26, 2021 | July 26, 2023 |
| Carla Qualtrough | Minister of Sport and Physical Activity | Heritage | Lib | July 26, 2023 | December 20, 2024 |
| Terry Duguid | Minister of Sport | Heritage | Lib | December 20, 2024 | March 14, 2025 |