Prime Minister Mark Carney has unveiled a 28-member cabinet.听听Follow the Star’s live coverage Tuesday.
Prime Minister Mark Carney is expected to name a new cabinet on Tuesday at 10 a.m. ET at Rideau Hall in Ottawa.听
Here are the 10 secretaries of state
There will also be 10 secretaries of state with specific portfolios to support cabinet:
- Buckley Belanger (Desneth茅鈥擬issinippi鈥擟hurchill River), Rural Development
- Stephen Fuhr (Kelowna), Defence Procurement
- Anna Gainey (Notre-Dame-de-Gr芒ce鈥揥estmount), Children and Youth
- Wayne Long (Saint John鈥擪ennebecasis), Canada Revenue Agency and Financial Institutions
- Stephanie McLean (Esquimalt鈥揝aanich鈥揝ooke), Seniors
- Nathalie Provost (Ch芒teauguay鈥揕es Jardins-de-Napierville), Nature
- Ruby Sahota (Brampton North鈥擟aledon), Combatting Crime
- Randeep Sarai (Surrey Centre), International Development
- Adam van Koeverden (Burlington North鈥擬ilton West), Sport
- John Zerucelli (Etobicoke North), Labour
Here are all 28 members of Mark Carney's cabinet

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney at the cabinet swearing-in ceremony at Rideau Hall Tuesday.
Christinne Muschi The Canadian PressHere is Mark Carney鈥檚 new 28-person cabinet, with a focus on revamping Canada鈥檚 relationship with the U.S., reducing the cost of living and addressing public safety:
- Shafqat Ali (Brampton鈥擟hinguacousy Park), President of the Treasury Board
- Rebecca Alty (Northwest Territories), Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations
- Anita Anand (Oakville East), Minister of Foreign Affairs
- Gary Anandasangaree (Scarborough鈥揋uildwood鈥揜ouge Park), Minister of Public Safety
- Fran莽ois-Philippe Champagne (Saint-Maurice鈥擟hamplain), Minister of Finance and National Revenue
- Rebecca Chartrand (Churchill鈥揔eewatinook Aski), Minister of Arctic Affairs and Minister responsible for the Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency
- Julie Dabrusin (Toronto鈥擠anforth), Minister of Environment and Climate Change
- Sean Fraser (Central Nova), Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada and Minister responsible for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency
- Chrystia Freeland (University鈥揜osedale), Minister of Transport and Internal Trade
- Steven Guilbeault (Laurier鈥擲ainte-Marie), Minister of Canadian Identity and Culture and Minister responsible for Official Languages)
- Mandy Gull-Masty (Abitibi鈥揃aie-James鈥揘unavik鈥揈eyou), Minister of Indigenous Services
- Patty Hajdu (Thunder Bay鈥擲uperior North), Minister of Jobs and Families and Minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario
- Tim Hodgson (Markham鈥揟hornhill), Minister of Energy and Natural Resources
- M茅lanie Joly (Ahuntsic-Cartierville), Minister of Industry and Minister responsible for Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions
- Dominic LeBlanc (Beaus茅jour), President of the King鈥檚 Privy Council for Canada and Minister responsible for Canada-U.S. Trade, Intergovernmental Affairs and One Canadian Economy
- Jo毛l Lightbound (Louis-H茅bert), Minister of Government Transformation, Public Works and Procurement
- Heath MacDonald (Malpeque), Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food
- Steven MacKinnon (Gatineau), Leader of the Government in the House of Commons
- David McGuinty (Ottawa South), Minister of National Defence
- Jill McNight (Delta), Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defence
- Lena Metlege Diab (Halifax West), Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship
- Marjorie Michel (Papineau), Minister of Health
- Eleanor Olszewski (Edmonton Centre), Minister of Emergency Management and Community Resilience and Minister responsible for Prairies Economic Development Canada
- Gregor Robertson (Vancouver Fraserview鈥揝outh Burnaby), Minister of Housing and Infrastructure and Minister responsible Pacific Economic Development Canada
- Maninder Sidhu (Brampton East), Minister of International Trade
- Evan Solomon (海角社区官网Centre), Minister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Innovation and Minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario
- Joanne Thompson (St. John’s East), Minister of Fisheries
- Rechie Valdez (Mississauga鈥擲treetsville), Minister of Women and Gender Equality and Secretary of State (Small Business and Tourism)
Chr茅tien arrives at Rideau Hall
Former prime minister Jean Chr茅tien had nothing to say about today鈥檚 cabinet, but said he believed U.S. President Donald Trump was going 鈥漛ackwards.鈥
Former prime minister Jean Chr茅tien had nothing to say about today鈥檚 cabinet, but said he believed U.S. President Donald Trump was going "backwards."
Prime Minister arrives

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, arrives for the cabinet swearing-in ceremony at Rideau Hall in Ottawa on Tuesday, May 13, 2025.听
Spencer Colby/The Canadian PressPrime Minister Mark Carney did not take questions on his way into the ceremony.
Carney arrives at Rideau Hall on Tuesday morning for the swearing in ceremony for his post-election cabinet.
Here's who's out
Here is who is out from the previous cabinet: Toronto’s Nate Erskine-Smith, longtime minister and former police chief Bill Blair, and Ali Ehsassi. London’s Arielle Kayabaga, Nova Scotia’s Kody Blois, Montreal’s Rachel Bendayan, Winnipeg’s Terry Duguid, Sherbrooke’s 脡lisabeth Bri猫re are all out after a brief stint in cabinet. New Brunswick’s Ginette Petitpas Taylor and Vancouver’s Jonathan Wilkinson are also out.
Last ministers arrive
12 ministers from 海角社区官网and the GTA in cabinet
By my count, there is going to be 12 ministers from 海角社区官网and the GTA in this cabinet. There were eight in Prime Minister Mark Carney’s first cabinet back in March, although that slim front-bench did not include junior ministers like this time.
Three MPs from Brampton in cabinet

Maninder Sidhu, Fran莽ois Philippe Champagne, Ruby Sahota, Anna Gainey, David McGuinty.听听
Raisa PatelManinder Sidhu is another addition to cabinet from Brampton. He’s represented Brampton East since 2019. It’s clear this is an area the Liberals are keen not to take for granted.
With Ruby Sahota in as well, that’s three people in cabinet from Brampton.
Prominent Trudeau-era ministers remain in cabinet
Keeping Chrystia Freeland and Steven Guilbeault means some of the most prominent Trudeau-era ministers remain in cabinet. Freeland, the 海角社区官网MP, was Trudeau’s deputy prime minister and听鈥 most recently听鈥 finance minister, until she resigned in dramatic fashion and helped push Trudeau out in December.
And Guilbeault听鈥 who once described himself as a “socialist” in the House of Commons听鈥 is the former environment minister from Quebec who drew so much ire from Conservatives over the federal carbon price and other climate policies that boosters and defenders of the fossil fuel industry have found so troubling. He was Carney’s Quebec Lieutenant in the most recent election.
More GTA representation arriving

Gary Anandasangaree, Joanne Thompson, Chrystia Freeland, Stephanie McLean, and Adam Van Koeverden.听
Raisa Patel / 海角社区官网StarSome more GTA representation:Brampton鈥擟hinguacousy Park’s Shafqat Ali and Burlington North鈥擬ilton West’s Adam van Koeverden are seen arriving to Rideau Hall. Ali has been an MP since 2021, while van Koeverden was elected in 2019. Ali’s inclusion comes after Kamal Khera, who was promoted to Health Minister in Carney’s last cabinet shuffle, lost her Brampton West riding to the Conservatives in the April election.
Correction鈥 May 13, 2015: This post was updated from a previous entry that incorrectly listed Shafqat Ali’s riding and the year he became an MP.
脡cole Polytechnique shooting survivor and new MP Nathalie Provost may have portfolio related to her advocacy
Nathalie Provost, who was a 23-year-old engineering student in 1989 when she survived the 脡cole Polytechnique mass shooting in Montreal, is another interesting choice. She has dedicated her career to advocating for gun control. The Quebec MP frequently pushed the previous Liberal government to be stronger on the issue. She may have a specific portfolio related to her advocacy, but she is also an engineer and has a master’s degree. This is her first time holding elected office.
Long was first Liberal MP to call for Trudeau to resign
Wayne Long is an interesting choice. A New Brunswick MP probably best known as the first elected Liberal to openly call for Justin Trudeau to go. He stuck his neck out last year when every other Liberal MP who anonymously talked about Trudeau’s need to go opted to remain in the shadows. Now he’s walking into Rideau Hall to get sworn in to the privy council. And he also briefly said he wasn’t going to run again. Quite a journey for him over the past year.
MPs from ridings flipped by Liberals arriving
We’re starting to see the faces of a few MPs representing ridings the Liberals flipped from another party. Rebecca Chartrand is the MP for Manitoba’s Churchill鈥擪eewatinook Aski, which was held by former New Democrat leadership candidate Niki Ashton since 2008, until Chartrand’s victory this election.
Buckley Belanger just won for the Liberals in Saskatchewan’s Desneth茅鈥擬issinippi鈥擟hurchill River, a riding previously held by the Conservatives. Belanger, who is M茅tis, is a former MLA for the Saskatchewan NDP.
Familiar faces sticking around

Julie Dabrusin is the longtime MP for Toronto鈥擠anforth, and has served previously as parliamentary secretary to the environment minister.
Sean Fraser, meanwhile, is one of the senior Liberals who decided to walk away from federal politics, only to about-face at the last minute and run under Carney’s banner. As Althia has confirmed, he’s set to get shuffled to justice portfolio.
And Dominic LeBlanc, a New Brunswick Liberal heavyweight, is among the big Trudeau-era figures to remain in cabinet.
More ministers arriving
Marjorie Michel replaces Trudeau in Papineau, Evan Solomon will represent 海角社区官网in cabinet
Marjorie Michel is Justin Trudeau’s successor as MP in Papineau, Quebec. She has been the former prime minister’s deputy chief of staff since 2021.
Rebecca Alty is the rookie MP for the Northwest Territories. She was previously the mayor of Yellowknife. Some representation for the North in cabinet there, though unclear what her role is.
And as previously reported by the Star, Gregor Robertson, the former mayor of Vancouver, will take over the housing and infrastructure file.
And after Nate Erskine-Smith’s exclusion, we know who will replace him to represent 海角社区官网in cabinet. Evan Solomon, the former CBC and CTV journalist and a friend of Prime Minister Mark Carney who was just elected to represent 海角社区官网Centre, has arrived at Rideau Hall.
Lena Diab is the re-elected MP for Halifax West, the riding she represented since 2021. It’s her first time in the federal cabinet, though she was a longtime minister in the Nova Scotia government until she resigned to run federally in 2021.
First appearances
The first arrivals!

Gregor Robertson, Tim Hodgson, Rebecca Alty, and Marjorie Michel.
Raisa Patel
Next up: Steven MacKinnon, Lena Metlege Diab, Eleanor Olszewski, and Evan Solomon.
Raisa PatelArielle Kayabaga and Ali Ehsassi out of cabinet
Also out of cabinet this morning are Arielle Kayabaga and Ali Ehsassi, two Ontario MPs whose stints in the governing council were short-lived. Kayabaga, an MP from southwestern Ontario, was appointed House Leader in Carney’s pre-election cabinet in March, and served for several weeks at a time when the House of Commons was not sitting. Ehsassi, from the GTA, was appointed as minister of government transformation and procurement in that pre-writ cabinet.
Media awaiting new ministers and secretaries of state
Members of the media are ready to go at Rideau Hall, where ministers, secretaries of state, and their families will soon walk up this long driveway:

The driveway at Rideau Hall ahead of cabinet shuffle.
Jonathan Wilkinson confirms he is out of cabinet
Jonathan Wilkinson, the former fisheries, environment and natural resources minister, confirms in a statement that he is out of cabinet in today’s shuffle. He was a heavyweight minister for British Columbia for several years in the Trudeau government, now being replaced by the likes of former Vancouver mayor Gregor Robertson. He briefly considered a leadership run after Justin Trudeau announced his resignation, but ended up endorsing Mark Carney. Here’s the full statement from Wilkinson on X:
Please see my statement below:
鈥 Jonathan Wilkinson 馃嚚馃嚘 (@JonathanWNV)
Freeland remains in Transport post; Sean Fraser becomes Justice Minister and Attorney General
The 海角社区官网Star has learned there will be several big moves.
- Chrystia Freeland will be staying as Transport
- Steven Guilbeault remains at Heritage
- Sean Fraser will become Justice/Attorney General.
- Kody Blois who was the agriculture minister is now out of cabinet.
- New Vancouver Fraserview鈥擲outh Burnaby MP Gregor Robertson takes on Housing and infrastructure.Nathaniel Erskine-Smith who was the housing minister is now out of cabinet.
- Tim Hodgson, the new Markham鈥揟hornhill MP and a friend of Carney’s is going to Natural Resources. The former natural resources minister Jonathan Wilkinson is out of cabinet.

Anita Anand is expected to take on an new portfolio.
Spencer Colby /The Canadian Press file photoReturning to cabinet but in different portfolios include:
- Patty Hajdu
- David McGuinty
- Anita Anand
- Steve MacKinnon will be the new House leader.
Other familiar faces around the cabinet will be Dominic LeBlanc, M茅lanie Joly, and Fran莽ois-Philippe Champagne.

Melanie Joly is expected to stay in cabinet.
Saul Loeb APNew faces we will see later today, possibly as secretaries of state, include:
- Burlington North鈥擬ilton West MP Adam van Koeverden
- New Kelowna, B.C. MP Stephen Fuhr
- New Ch芒teauguay鈥擫es Jardins-de-Napierville MP Nathalie Provost
- New Edmonton Centre MP Eleanor Olszewski
- New Northwest Territories MP Rebecca Alty
Other cabinet/secretary of state moves, that the Star has learned include:
- Brampton North鈥擟aledon MP Ruby Sahota
- Saint John鈥擪ennebecasis MP Wayne Long (who was the first to publicly call for Trudeau to resign).
- Surrey Centre MP Randeep Sarai.
Carney to shuffle cabinet at Rideau Hall today at 10:30 a.m.
OTTAWA鈥擯rime Minister Mark Carney is set to name his new cabinet at Rideau Hall this morning 鈥 and it’s expected to be a slimmed-down front bench meant to signal a more businesses-minded approach to government.
The swearing-in ceremony will take place at Rideau Hall at 10:30 a.m. ET.
The Prime Minister’s Office is forecasting the new team will include up to 30 ministers and up to 10 “secretaries of state,” with about half of those named to be new faces, including some who were newly elected on April 28.
Mark Carney comes from the lean world of business. He's about to show us how much his cabinet will reflect that

Prime Minister Mark Carney, front fourth from left, poses with members of his newly sworn-in Liberal cabinet on March 14. Carney is expected to announce Tuesday his new cabinet following the federal election last month. How much will it change?
Sean Kilpatrick The Canadian PreAs Prime Minister Mark Carney unveils Canada鈥檚 newest cabinet, many will look for the clear signs of change he promised voters.
In the days leading up to the election, a Bay Street friend of mine said it plainly: 鈥淟et鈥檚 see if Carney can mop up the Liberal party and get it back on track. They don鈥檛 deserve my vote. But we always hoped for someone smart from the private sector to throw their hat in the ring 鈥 even though he has much better options professionally.鈥
That sentiment is shared by many Canadians who have come to value competence over charisma, delivery over drama. It speaks to a quiet but growing hope: that Mark Carney will bring to Ottawa not just economic credibility, but operational discipline.
All signs suggest his cabinet will resemble something more familiar to the corporate world: a senior leadership team. That鈥檚 not just branding. It reflects a deliberate design choice: a modernized operating structure intended to accelerate decision-making, sharpen accountability and deliver results.
Carney is a technocrat with a PhD in economics and a career that spans Goldman Sachs and the governorships of two G7 central banks. He has spent his professional life surrounded by policy wonks, analysts and operators trained to measure impact in quarters, not mandates.
And while politics can鈥檛 be reduced to key performance indicators, Canadians are in no mood for performative government. A decade of Justin Trudeau and external threats will do that. They want competence. They want delivery.
Which brings us back to structure and composition.
We鈥檝e heard early indications that Carney may be exploring a tiered cabinet model, much like the one used in the United Kingdom. That would mean a tightly knit core of senior ministers responsible for high-priority files 鈥 trade, climate, affordability, housing, national unity 鈥 supported by a second layer of ministers of state or junior ministers tasked with managing the important but less urgent day-to-day machinery of government.
To some, this might seem like a dangerous importation of corporate thinking into democratic governance, but Canadians increasingly expect their governments to work like high-performing organizations. With minimal bureaucracy. With clarity of purpose.
And crucially, this type of model also allows for something the system often struggles with: focus. The traditional Canadian cabinet is large, designed to satisfy regional, linguistic, gender, and ethnic representation. Symbolically important? Absolutely. Operationally effective? Not so much. Decisions made by consensus can devolve into decisions made by inertia. In a complex, fast-moving, and unpredictable world 鈥 thanks in part to Donald Trump 鈥 that鈥檚 no longer good enough.
Carney鈥檚 approach, if implemented, could offer a welcome recalibration. Not a rejection of representative government, but a model where mission-critical files have dedicated champions. Where leadership isn鈥檛 diffused across a bloated table but concentrated where it needs to be 鈥 in the hands of those who are willing to own the outcome.
Of course, a cabinet-as-senior-leadership-team will only work if the people around the table aren鈥檛 just symbolic appointments or political lifers, but individuals with domain expertise and a bias for results. That will require Carney to resist the age-old temptation to reward loyalty over capability. It means vetting not only for alignment, but for skill.
Canadians should pay close attention to who makes the cut and why. Because in any leadership team, talent density matters.
To be clear, running a country isn鈥檛 like running a company. But it shouldn鈥檛 feel like running in circles either. Canadians want to see that the government can do big things on time, on budget and with purpose.
This will hopefully be the promise of Carney鈥檚 cabinet, or perhaps more accurately, his senior leadership team.
鈥楾here鈥檚 a 鈥淗unger Games鈥 aspect to it鈥: Liberal insiders brace for Mark Carney鈥檚 cabinet appointments

Liberal Leader Mark Carney, left, arrives to the West Block of Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Monday with Liberal MP Marco Mendicino.
Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian PressCarney will enter the House of Commons this month as a parliamentary novice whose party 鈥 with 169 seats at the latest count 鈥 is just shy of a majority, prompting speculation the Liberals might convince opposition MPs to cross the floor and strengthen the government鈥檚 hand.
One senior Liberal source, speaking about internal deliberations on condition they weren鈥檛 named, told the Star on Friday that Carney has someone in mind to appoint as chief of staff in the Prime Minister鈥檚 Office, and that the decision could come by early next week. Two other sources said it is unclear if the current chief of staff, former Liberal MP and cabinet minister Marco Mendicino, will remain in the job.
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