# Minister of Public Safety

The minister of public safety and emergency preparedness (French: ministre de la sécurité publique et de la protection civile) is the minister of the Crown responsible for Public Safety Canada and a member of the Cabinet of Canada. The portfolio succeeded the role of solicitor general of Canada in 2005.
David McGuinty has been the minister of public safety and emergency preparedness since March 14, 2025.

## Role and history

The position was nominally created in December 2003 as a successor to the previous position of solicitor general, with the official title of Solicitor General carrying over during the 27th Canadian Ministry. The minister is the head of the Department of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, the internal security and border security department of the Government of Canada, which is also responsible for the Emergency Management Act. It incorporated the responsibilities associated with the solicitor general, including responsibility for the Correctional Service of Canada, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, the Parole Board of Canada, and the Canadian Security Intelligence Service. The portfolio also assumed responsibility for the Canada Border Services Agency upon that agency's formation in December 2003. The title of Solicitor General was abolished in 2005 and formally replaced in relevant laws with the present title.

## List of ministers

Key:
| No. | Name | Term of office | Term of office | Political party | Ministry |
| Solicitor General |||||||
| 1 | Anne McLellan | December 12, 2003 | April 3, 2005 | Liberal | 27 (Martin) |
| Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness |||||||
| – | Anne McLellan | April 4, 2005 | February 5, 2006 | Liberal | 27 (Martin) |
| Minister of Public Safety |||||||
| 2 | Stockwell Day | February 6, 2006 | October 30, 2008 | Conservative | 28 (Harper) |
| 3 | Peter Van Loan | October 30, 2008 | January 19, 2010 | Conservative | 28 (Harper) |
| 4 | Vic Toews | January 19, 2010 | July 9, 2013 | Conservative | 28 (Harper) |
| Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness |||||||
| 5 | Steven Blaney | July 15, 2013 | November 4, 2015 | Conservative | 28 (Harper) |
| 6 | Ralph Goodale | November 4, 2015 | November 20, 2019 | Liberal | 29 (J. Trudeau) |
| 7 | Bill Blair | November 20, 2019 | October 26, 2021 | Liberal | 29 (J. Trudeau) |
| 29 (J. Trudeau) |||||||
| 8 | Marco Mendicino | October 26, 2021 | July 26, 2023 | Liberal | 29 (J. Trudeau) |
| Minister of Public Safety, Democratic Institutions and Intergovernmental Affairs |||||||
| 9 | Dominic LeBlanc | July 26, 2023 | December 20, 2024 | Liberal | 29 (J. Trudeau) |
| Minister of Public Safety |||||||
| 10 | David McGuinty | December 20, 2024 | March 14, 2025 | Liberal | 29 (J. Trudeau) |
| Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness |||||||
| (10) | David McGuinty | March 14, 2025 | Incumbent | Liberal | 30 (Carney) |

### Minister of Emergency Preparedness

From 2021 to 2025 the position was divided into two, with the emergency preparedness being given to the new Minister of Emergency Preparedness; the positions were consolidated on March 14, 2025, at the start of the 30th Canadian Ministry.
| No. | Name | Term of office | Term of office | Political party | Ministry |
| Minister of Emergency Preparedness |||||||
| 1 | Bill Blair | October 26, 2021 | July 26, 2023 | Liberal | 29 (J. Trudeau) |
| 2 | Harjit Sajjan | July 26, 2023 | March 14, 2025 | Liberal | 29 (J. Trudeau) |

### Associate Minister of Public Safety

On December 20, 2024, an Associate Minister of Public Safety was appointed to assist the minister of public safety; the position was abolished on March 14, 2025.
| No. | Portrait | Name | Term of office | Term of office | Political party | Ministry |
| Associate Minister of Public Safety |||||||
| 1 | | Rachel Bendayan | December 20, 2024 | March 14, 2025 | Liberal | 29 (J. Trudeau) |