Minister of Diversity, Inclusion and Persons with Disabilities

{{Short description|Canadian cabinet position (2019–2025)}}

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| body = Diversity, Inclusion and Persons with Disabilities

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| incumbent = Vacant

| incumbentsince = March 14, 2025

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| appointer = Governor General of Canada

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| formation = November 20, 2019

| inaugural = Bardish Chagger

| salary = {{nowrap|CA$299,900 (2024){{cite web |url = https://lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/People/Salaries?ggCheckbox=false&senateCheckbox=false&HocCheckbox=true |title=Indemnities, Salaries and Allowances |date=April 1, 2024 |access-date=March 15, 2025 }}}}

| website = [https://www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage.html www.canada.ca/canadian-heritage]

| department = Department of Canadian Heritage

| native_name = {{smaller|{{nobold|{{lang|fr|Ministre de la Diversité, de l’Inclusion et des Personnes en situation de handicap}}}}}}

| last = Kamal Khera

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The minister of Diversity, Inclusion and Persons with Disabilities ({{langx|fr|ministre de la Diversité, de l’Inclusion et des Personnes en situation de handicap}}) is a minister of the Crown and a member of the Cabinet of Canada. The minister is associated with the Department of Canadian Heritage. On March 14, 2025 the position was discontinued, its responsibilities being consolidated into the new position of Minister of Jobs and Families.

Multiculturalism has been part of the portfolio from the former multiculturalism and citizenship portfolio, which was last held in 2015 and re-created in 2019 with additional responsibilities for youth issues.

List of ministers

Key:

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|Bardish Chagger

|November 20, 2019

|October 26, 2021

|Liberal

|29 (J. Trudeau)

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|Ahmed Hussen

|October 26, 2021

|July 26, 2023{{cite news |last1=Tunney |first1=Catharine |title=Trudeau overhauls his cabinet, drops 7 ministers and shuffles most portfolios |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/cabinet-shuffle-trudeau-1.6916367 |access-date=26 July 2023 |publisher=CBC News |date=26 July 2023}}

|Liberal

|29 (J. Trudeau)

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|Kamal Khera

|July 26, 2023

|March 14, 2025

|Liberal

|29 (J. Trudeau)

References

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{{Cabinet of Canada}}

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Diversity and Inclusion and Youth

Category:Ministries established in 2019

Category:2019 establishments in Canada