Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness

Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness
Ministre de la Sécurité publique et de la Protection civile
since May 13, 2025
Public Safety Canada
StyleThe Honourable
Member of
Reports to
AppointerMonarch (represented by the governor general);[3]
on the advice of the prime minister[4]
Term lengthAt His Majesty's pleasure
PrecursorSolicitor General of Canada
Inaugural holderAnne McLellan
FormationDecember 12, 2003
SalaryCA$299,900 (2024)[5]
Websitewww.publicsafety.gc.ca

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.

Gary Anandasangaree has been the incumbent minister since May 13, 2025.

  1. ^ "The Canadian Parliamentary system - Our Procedure - House of Commons". www.ourcommons.ca. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
  2. ^ "Review of the Responsibilities and Accountabilities of Ministers and Senior Officials" (PDF).
  3. ^ "Constitutional Duties". The Governor General of Canada. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
  4. ^ "House of Commons Procedure and Practice - 1. Parliamentary Institutions - Canadian Parliamentary Institutions". www.ourcommons.ca. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
  5. ^ "Indemnities, Salaries and Allowances". April 1, 2024. Retrieved March 15, 2025.

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