Minister of Families, Children and Social Development

Minister of Families, Children and Social Development of Canada
Incumbent Jean-Yves Duclos since 4 November 2015
Department of Employment and Social Development
Style	The Honourable
Member of	Cabinet Privy Council
Appointer	Governor General of Canada
Term length	At Her Majesty's pleasure
Inaugural holder	Joe Volpe
Formation	12 December 2003
Website	www.hrsdc.gc.ca

The Minister of Families, Children and Social Development (formerly the Minister of Employment and Social Development) is the minister of the Crown in the Canadian Cabinet who is responsible for Employment and Social Development Canada, the federal department that oversees programs such as Employment Insurance, Canada Pension Plan, Old Age Security, and Canada Student Loans. The Minister is also in charge of Service Canada.

History

Prior to the July 15, 2013, cabinet shuffle, the position was styled as Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development.

On February 6, 2006, Prime Minister Stephen Harper transferred the responsibilities of the Minister of Social Development into this portfolio. Although the legislated names did not change, in accordance with this amalgamation the Minister was for a while styled the Minister of Human Resources and Social Development and the department operated as Human Resources and Social Development Canada. This ceased on October 30, 2008, and the name returned to the legislated one.

On November 4, 2015, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau transferred the employment responsibilities of this portfolio to the Minister of Labour and changed the name of this minister to Minister of Families, Children and Social Development.

The current minister is Jean-Yves Duclos.

Role

The Minister is also responsible for the:

• Canada Employment Insurance Commission
• Canada Millennium Scholarship Foundation
• Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation
• Canada Pension Plan: Pension Appeals Board
• Canada Pension Plan: Review Tribunals
• Employment Insurance: Board of Referees
• National Council of Welfare

Ministers

Key:

  Liberal Party of Canada

  Conservative Party of Canada

No.	Portrait	Name	Term of office		Political party	Ministry
Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development
1	50px	Joe Volpe	December 12, 2003	January 14, 2005	Liberal	27 (Martin)
2		Lucienne Robillard	January 14, 2005	May 17, 2005	Liberal
3		Belinda Stronach	May 17, 2005	February 5, 2006	Liberal
Minister of Human Resources and Social Development
4		Diane Finley	February 6, 2006	January 3, 2007	Conservative	28 (Harper)
5	50px	Monte Solberg	January 4, 2007	October 29, 2008	Conservative
Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development
6		Diane Finley	October 30, 2008	July 15, 2013	Conservative	28 (Harper)
Minister of Employment and Social Development
7		Jason Kenney	July 15, 2013	February 9, 2015	Conservative	28 (Harper)
8		Pierre Poilievre	February 9, 2015	November 4, 2015	Conservative
Minister of Families, Children and Social Development
9		Jean-Yves Duclos	November 4, 2015	Incumbent	Liberal	29 (J. Trudeau)

Prior to 2003, responsibilities for this portfolio fell under the Minister of Human Resources Development.