Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Official Languages

Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Official Languages
ministre de l’Emploi, du Développement de la main-d’œuvre et des Langues officielles
Incumbent Randy Boissonnault since July 26, 2023
Employment and Social Development Canada
Style	The Honourable
Member of	House of Commons Privy Council Cabinet[1]
Reports to	Parliament Prime Minister[2]
Appointer	Monarch (represented by the governor general);[3] on the advice of the prime minister[4]
Term length	At His Majesty's pleasure
Inaugural holder	Carla Qualtrough
Formation	November 20, 2019
Salary	CA$269,800 (2019)[5]
Website	esdc-edsc.gc.ca

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The minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Official Languages (French: ministre de l’Emploi, du Développement de la main-d’œuvre et des Langues officielles) is the minister of the Crown in the Canadian Cabinet who is responsible for Employment and Social Development Canada, the Government of Canada department that oversees programs such as employment insurance, the Canada pension plan, old age security, and Canada student loans.