Prime Minister Carney Sworn in 

Five days after Mark Carney’s decisive victory in the Liberal Leadership Contest, he will be sworn in as Canada’s 24th Prime Minister, alongside a newly appointed Cabinet—the smallest in recent history.  

Background 

  • On March 9th, Mark Carney won a landslide victory to become the leader of the Liberal Party and 24th Prime Minister of Canada. 
  • Canada’s new Prime Minister and his cabinet were sworn in on March 14th, 2025.  
  • Prime Minister Carney will be only the third Prime Minister of Canada to not hold a seat in parliament – the last was John Turner following Pierre Trudeau’s resignation in 1984. 
  • Carney has elected for a smaller cabinet, that has some Ministers assuming multiple portfolios. 
  • 18 Trudeau-era ministers are not returning, either because they are not running in the next election or because they have been left out of Carney’s new team. 
  • The new 25-member cabinet is a reduction from the previous 36-member cabinet. 
  • Ontario has 11 MPs in Cabinet, Quebec has 6 MPs in cabinet, Newfoundland, Alberta has 2 MPs in cabinet, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Manitoba, British Columbia, and Nova Socia have 1 MP.  
  • This new cabinet will be the team that will lead a federal election campaign. 
  • CBC is speculating that there will be an election called prior to March 24th , the date that Parliament is set to resume. 

New Cabinet:  

Mark Carney**  Prime Minister of Canada* 
Chrystia Freeland  Minister of Transportation and Internal Trade* 
François Philippe Champagne  Minister of Finance* 
Dominic Leblanc  Minister of International Trade*, Intergovernmental Affairs and President of the King’s Privy Council for Canada 
Mélanie Joly  Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Development* 
Steven Guilbeault  Minister of Canadian Culture and Identity*, Parks Canada* and Quebec Lieutenant* 
Gary Anandasangaree  Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations, Northern Affairs, Attorney General and Justice Minister* 
Kamal Khera  Minister of Health* 
Anita Anand  Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry* 
Kody Blois**  Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food and Rural Economic Development* 
Bill Blair  Minister of National Defense 
Steven MacKinnon  Minister of Jobs and Families* 
Jonathan Wilkinson  Minister of Energy and Natural Resources 
Joanne Thompson  Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard* 
Élisabeth Brière  Minister of Veterans Affairs and Minister responsible for the Canada Revenue Agency* 
Rachel Bendayan  Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship* 
Nate Erskine-Smith  Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities 
Terry Duguid  Minister of Environment and Climate Change* 
David J. McGuinty  Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness 
Ginette Petitpas Taylor  President of the Treasury Board 
Patty Hajdu  Minister of Indigenous Services 
Ali Ehsassi**  Minister of Government Transformation, Public Services and Procurement* 
Arielle Kayabaga**  Leader of the Government in the House of Commons and Minister of Democratic Institutions* 
Rechie Valdez  Chief Government Whip* 
* = New Portfolio 

** = New to Cabinet 

  

Notable Changes: 

  • Reducing the size of cabinet has resulted in several ministries being combined. 
  • As a result, Minister Gary Anandasangaree is now overseeing a major portfolio of Crown-Indigenous Relations, Northern Affairs, Attorney General, and Justice Minister. 
  • Steven Guilbeault is overseeing Canadian Culture and Identity and Parks Canada. 
  • Other notable changes include: 
  • Dominic Leblanc’s move from Minister of Finance to Minister of Trade. 
  • Francois Philippe Champagne promotion to Minister of Finance  
  • Chrystia Freeland’s appointment as Minister of Transport is a demotion from her previous position as Finance Minister and Deputy Prime Minister. 
  • Liberal Leadership candidate Karina Gould was left out of cabinet.  
  • Notable members left out of cabinet include Marc Miller, Mark Holland, Jean-Yves Duclos, Ahmed Hussen, Jean-Yves Duclos, Marci Ien, Ya’ara Saks.