Early Tuesday morning, Prime Minister Mark Carney’s cabinet changes were sworn into office. In the turnover, notable former cabinet ministers such as Nate Erskine-Smith were left out of Carney’s new cabinet, prompting online progressives to criticize Carney for his shift towards the right.
In Carney’s new cabinet, we see a combination of old and new names from both the left and right wings of the Liberal Party as Carney tries to handle economic hardship, pressure from Conservatives, and trade issues with Trump. To help better understand exactly who is leading Canada, here is a brief explanation of all of Prime Minister Carney’s cabinet ministers.
Shafqat Ali – President of the Treasury Board
Ali is the Member of Parliament for Brampton-Chinguacousy Park, and was formerly the MP for Brampton Centre since 2021 before riding redistribution. Ali was in real estate prior to entering federal politics.
Rebecca Alty – Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations
Alty is the newly-elected MP for the Northwest Territories, who came into federal politics after former MP Michael MacLeod did not run for reelection. Alty was mayor of Yellowknife prior to running for Parliament. Her appointment was praised online by some who supported giving this role to an MP from a riding with such a rich Indigenous population as the N.W.T.
Anita Anand – Minister of Foreign Affairs
Anand has been the MP for Oakville since 2019, and was one of the most prominent member of Trudeau’s cabinet, serving as Minister of National Defence, Internal Trade, Transport, and a few more roles over the years. In the role of Minister of Foreign Affairs, she’s poised to continue to be a major player in Carney’s government.
Gary Anandasangaree – Minister of Public Safety
Anandasangaree has been the MP for Scarborough-Guildwood-Rogue Park since 2015, making him one of the more tenured ministers in Carney’s cabinet. Prior to this new role, he briefly served as Minister of Justice Attorney General of Canada and in roles related to Crown-Indigenous relations. Though MoPS may be considered a downgrade, there was speculation Anandasangaree was not set to return to cabinet at all.
Rebecca Chartrand – Minister of Northern and Arctic Affairs and Minister responsible for the Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency
Chartrand is the new MP for Churchill—Keewatinook Aski, having de-seated long-term NDP incumbent Niki Ashton. Chartrand is Anishinaabe from Northern Manitoba, giving her first-hand experience for the role.
François-Philippe Champagne – Minister of Finance and National Revenue
Champagne has been the MP for Saint-Maurice-Champlain since 2015, and served early in Trudeau’s cabinet as Minister of International Trade, as Minister of Infrastructure and Communities, and most notably as Minister of Foreign Affairs. For the past four years, though, he’s served as Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry. The Minister of Finance role is notable and Champagne will be one of the most important members of Carney’s cabinet.
Julie Dabrusin – Minister of Environment and Climate Change
Dabrusin is the MP for Toronto-Danforth, having served in the riding since 2015. Prior to Dabrusin’s time in federal politics, she was a lawyer. As the Minister of Environment and Climate Change, this is Dabrusin’s first time officially being a Cabinet Minister, though she has previously held secretarial roles.
Sean Fraser – Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada
Fraser is the MP for Central Nova, and has been since 2015 when he was just 31 years old. During his tenure in federal politics, Fraser took on many different cabinet roles, most notably as Minister of Immigration and Minister of Housing over the past couple years. Fraser did not originally want to run for reelection, but was convinced to by Carney who had likely always envisioned giving Fraser an esteemed role like this one in his cabinet.
Chrystia Freeland – Minister of Transport and Internal Trade
Freeland is the MP for University-Rosedale, and has been in Parliament since 2013. She ran in the 2025 Liberal Party leadership election. She was heavily involved in Trudeau’s cabinet for almost his entire Prime Ministry, and is one of the most influential members of the LPC. Most notably, she was deputy PM and the long-term Minister of Finance. Though her two roles may seem like a downgrade from Minister of Finance, there were rumours that she would not be featured in Carney’s cabinet at all.
Steven Guilbeault – Minister of Canadian Identity and Culture and Minister responsible for Official Languages
Guilbeault has served as the MP for Laurier—Sainte-Marie since 2019. In Trudeau’s cabinets, Guilbeault took on a few roles, most notably as the Minister of Environment and Climate Change. The role he was given in Carney’s cabinet is not unfamiliar to him, as he was Minister of Canadian Heritage from 2019 to 2021.
Mandy Gull-Masty – Minister of Indigenous Services
Gull-Masty is the newly elected MP for Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou. As a Cree person, Gull-Masty has an inherent understanding for this role.
Patty Hajdu – Minister of Jobs and Families and Minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario
Hadju has been the MP for Thunder Bay-Superior North since 2015. In Trudeau’s cabinets, she sat in many roles, most notably as Minister of Health during COVID, and as Minister of Indigenous Services since late 2021.
Tim Hodgson – Minister of Energy and Natural Resources
Hodgson is the newly elected MP for Markham-Thornhill. Hodgson has worked with Carney both at Goldman Sachs, where he was CEO of the Canadian branch, and at the Bank of Canada during Carney’s tenure, where he worked as an advisor. In Carney’s cabinet, Hodgson will take the former role of Jonathan Wilkinson.
Mélanie Joly – Minister of Industry and Minister responsible for Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions
Joly has been the MP for Ahuntsic-Cartierville since 2015, and served in many roles with Trudeau. Most notably, Joly was previously Trudeau’s long-term Minister of Foreign Affairs. Similar to Freeland, Joly was a top minister for Trudeau who see’s a slightly reduced role in Carney’s cabinet.
Dominic LeBlanc – President of the King’s Privy Council for Canada and Minister responsible for Canada-U.S. Trade, Intergovernmental Affairs and One Canadian Economy
LeBlanc has been MP for Beauséjour since 2000, making him one of the longest-tenured Members of Parliament. In this time, he has served in various roles in Trudeau’s governments. In Carney’s cabinet, he will keep his long-term role of Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, while also gaining a few new positions.
Joël Lightbound – Minister of Government Transformation, Public Works and Procurement
Lightbound has been the MP for Louis-Hébert since 2015 when he was just 27 years old. Over the years, he served as the Parliamentary secretary to a few different Ministers. This role is Lightbound’s first role as a cabinet minister himself.
Heath MacDonald – Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food
MacDonald has served as the MP for Malpeque since 2021. Prior to this, he was an MLA in PEI’s provincial government. This role is MacDonald’s first cabinet role.
Steven MacKinnon – Leader of the Government in the House of Commons
MacKinnon has been the MP for Gatineau since 2015. Prior to this, he was a business consultant. During Trudeau’s Prime Ministry, MacKinnon most notably served as Chief Government Whip. In Carney’s cabinet, MacKinnon will have the role of overseeing how the Liberal government operates.
David J. McGuinty – Minister of National Defence
McGuinty has served as the MP for Ottawa South since 2004. In Trudeau’s cabinet, he held the long-term role of Chair of National Security. As a member of Carney’s cabinet, McGuinty will take the similar role of Minister of National Defence.
Jill McKnight – Minister of Veterans Affairs
McKnight is the newly elected MP for Delta. Prior to entering federal politics, McKnight worked as the executive director of Delta’s Chamber of Commerce. McKnight is also the Associate Minister of National Defence in Carney’s cabinet.
Lena Metlege Diab – Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship
Metlege Diab is the MP for Halifax West since 2021, and will take the controversial role of Minister of Immigration in Carney’s cabinet. Prior to entering federal politics, Metlege Diab was an MLA and Attorney General in Nova Scotia.
Marjorie Michel – Minister of Health
Michel is the newly elected MP for Papineau, succeeding former Prime Minister Trudeau in the riding. Prior to becoming an MP, Michel was closely tied to the LPC, working for some time as Trudeau’s Deputy Chief of Staff. Michel was born in Haiti.
Eleanor Olszewski – Minister of Emergency Management and Community Resilience and Minister responsible for Prairies Economic Development Canada
Olszewski is the newly elected MP for Edmonton Centre. At 70 years old, she is one of the older member’s of Carney’s cabinet. Prior to winning her seat in Edmonton Centre, she contested Heather McPherson’s seat in Edmonton-Strathcona.
Gregor Robertson – Minister of Housing and Infrastructure and Minister responsible for Pacific Economic Development Canada
Robertson is the newly elected MP for Vancouver Fraserview—South Burnaby, and was the mayor of Vancouver from 2008 to 2018. As the former mayor of a city with it’s fair share of housing struggles, it will be interesting to see how Robertson handles this role.
Maninder Sidhu – Minister of International Trade
Sidhu has represented Brampton Centre since 2019. Though he has been a secretary to ministers in the past, Carney’s cabinet is the first time Sidhu will himself serve as a minister.
Evan Solomon – Minister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Innovation and Minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario
Solomon is the newly elected MP for Toronto Centre. Prior to this, he was an journalist and pundit who worked with Maclean’s and CTV in the past.
Joanne Thompson – Minister of Fisheries
Thompson is the MP for St. John’s East since 2021, giving her a relevant background to handle Canada’s rich fishing industry. She was named Minister of Seniors in Trudeau’s short-lived cabinet from December 2024 to March 2025.
Rechie Valdez – Minister of Women and Gender Equality
Valdez has been the MP for Mississauga-Streetsville since 2021. In Trudeau’s government, she spent nearly two years as Chief Government Whip. Valdez is also a Secretary of State
Secretaries of State in Carney’s Cabinet
The Secretaries of State are: Buckley Belanger, Stephen Fuhr, Anna Gainey, Wayne Long, Stephen McLean, Nathalie Provost, Ruby Sahota, Randeep Sarai, Adam van Koeverden, and John Zerucelli.
Carney’s cabinet has been sworn in and is set to start serving when Parliament goes back into session.
