The Minister of Mines and Technical Surveys was a position in the Canadian Cabinet from 1950 to 1966.

The former offices of Minister of Mines and Resources

Minister of Mines and Resources

The position of Minister of Mines and Resources was a cabinet portfolio in Canada from 1936 to 1950. The mines portfolio had previously been that of the Minister of Mines, which was a portfolio adjunct to other ministries such as Inland Revenue and Indian Affairs.The offices of Minister of...

 and Minister of Reconstruction and Supply were abolished by Statute 13 Geo. VI, c. 18, and the offices of the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, Minister of Mines and Technical Surveys and Minister of Resources and Development created by Statutes 13 Geo. VI, c. 16, 17 and 18 respectively, each assented to on 10 Dec. 1949 and proclaimed in force on 18 Jan. 1950.

Ministers 1950-1966

1.	James Joseph McCann James Joseph McCann James Joseph McCann, was a Canadian politician, born in Perth, Ontario, son of John A. McCann, a mason and license-inspector, and Mary Hourigan, who were both of Irish descent....	Cabinet of St. Laurent Louis St. Laurent Louis Stephen St. Laurent, PC, CC, QC , was the 12th Prime Minister of Canada from 15 November 1948, to 21 June 1957....	January 18, 1950 – December 12, 1950
2.	George Prudham George Prudham George Prudham, was a Canadian politician.Born in Kilbride, Ontario, he was elected to the Canadian House of Commons representing the riding of Edmonton West in the 1949 federal election. A Liberal, he was re-elected in 1953. In 1950, he was the Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of...	Cabinet of St. Laurent Louis St. Laurent Louis Stephen St. Laurent, PC, CC, QC , was the 12th Prime Minister of Canada from 15 November 1948, to 21 June 1957....	December 13, 1950 – June 21, 1957
3.	Léon Balcer Léon Balcer Léon Balcer, PC was a Canadian politician.He was born on October 13, 1917 in Trois-Rivières, Quebec and was a lawyer by profession.-Member of the House of Commons:...  acting	Cabinet of Diefenbaker	June 21, 1957 – August 6, 1957
4.	Paul Comtois Paul Comtois Paul Comtois, was a Canadian politician.Born in Pierreville, Quebec, the son of Urbain Comtois and Elizabeth McCaffrey, he ran unsuccessfully for the Canadian House of Commons in the 1930 federal election and in a 1933 by-election. He was elected in 1957 election for the riding of Nicolet—Yamaska...	Cabinet of Diefenbaker	August 7, 1957 – October 6, 1961
5.	Walter Gilbert Dinsdale acting	Cabinet of Diefenbaker	October 10, 1961 – December 27, 1961
6.	Jacques Flynn Jacques Flynn Jacques Flynn, PC, OC, QC was a Canadian politician and Senator.Born in Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec, the grandson of the Premier of Quebec Edmund James Flynn, he graduated in law from Université Laval in and was called to the Quebec Bar both in 1939.A Progressive Conservative, Flynn ran unsuccessfully...	Cabinet of Diefenbaker	December 28, 1961 – July 12, 1962
7.	Hugh John Flemming Hugh John Flemming Hugh John Flemming, PC was a politician and the 24th Premier of New Brunswick.He is always known as "Hugh John"...  acting	Cabinet of Diefenbaker	July 18, 1962 – August 8, 1962
8.	Paul Martineau Paul Martineau Paul Raymond Martineau, PC, QC, KCSG was a Canadian politician, lawyer, crown attorney and judge.The son of Alphonse Martineau and Lucienne Lemieux, Martineau grew up in the Quebec portion of the Ottawa Valley. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1941 from the University of Ottawa...	Cabinet of Diefenbaker	August 9, 1962 – April 22, 1963
9.	William Moore Benidickson William Moore Benidickson William Moore "Bill" Benidickson, PC was a Canadian politician. He was the Liberal-Labour Member of Parliament for Kenora—Rainy River for over twenty years....	Cabinet of Pearson	April 22, 1963 – July 6, 1965
10.	John Watson MacNaught John Watson MacNaught John Watson MacNaught, PC was a Canadian politician.Born in Coleman, Prince Edward Island, he was first elected to the Canadian House of Commons representing the riding of Prince in the 1945 federal election. A Liberal, he was re-elected in 1949 and 1953. He was defeated in 1957 and in 1958. He...	Cabinet of Pearson	July 7, 1965 – December 17, 1965
11.	Jean-Luc Pepin Jean-Luc Pépin Jean-Luc Pépin, PC, CC was a Canadian academic, politician and Cabinet minister.Pepin was a political science professor at the University of Ottawa when he was first elected to the Canadian House of Commons in the 1963 election as a Liberal Member of Parliament from Quebec.From 1965 to 1972, he...	Cabinet of Pearson	December 18, 1965 – September 30, 1966

The new position of Minister of Energy, Mines and Resources

Minister of Energy, Mines and Resources (Canada)

The Minister of Energy, Mines, and Resources was a member of the Cabinet of Canada from 1966 to 1995.-Ministers:The office of Minister of Mines and Technical Surveys was abolished and the office of the Ministers of Energy, Mines and Resources created by statute 14-15 Eliz. II, c...

was created on October 1, 1966.