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The Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness is the Minister of the Crown
Minister of the Crown

Minister of the Crown is the formal constitutional term used in the Commonwealth realms to describe a Minister to the reigning sovereign. The term indicates that the minister serves in theory At Her Majesty's Pleasure, and advises the monarch, or viceroy, on how to exercise the Crown prerogatives relative to the minister's department or...
 in the Canadian Cabinet
Cabinet of Canada

The Cabinet of Canada plays an important role in the Government of Canada, in accordance with the Westminster System.A council of Minister of the Crown chaired by the Prime Minister, the Cabinet is the senior echelon of the Ministry ; the terms Cabinet and Ministry are sometimes used interchangeably, a subtle inaccuracy which can...
 who is responsible for overseeing the federal government's domestic security
Security

Security is the degree of protection against danger, loss, and criminals. Individuals or actions that encroach upon the condition of protection are responsible for a "breach of security."...
 department, Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Canada
Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Canada

Public Safety Canada, formerly known as Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Canada , legally incorporated as the federal Department of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, is the Ministry of the government of Canada with responsibility for protecting Canadians and helping to maintain a peaceful and safe society....
. The position was nominally created in 2003 and incorporated the responsibilities associated with the Solicitor General including responsibility for the federal Canadian prison
Prison

A prison, penitentiary, or correctional facility is a place in which individuals are physically confined or internment and usually deprived of a range of personal Freedom ....
 system (Correctional Service of Canada
Correctional Service of Canada

The Correctional Service of Canada , or CSC, is a Canadian government government agency responsible for the incarceration and Rehabilitation of convicted Crime offenders....
), the Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Royal Canadian Mounted Police

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police is the federal police, national police, and paramilitary police force of Canada, and one of the most recognized of its kind in the world....
, the National Parole Board, and the Canadian Security Intelligence Service
Canadian Security Intelligence Service

The Canadian Security Intelligence Service is the primary intelligence agency of the Canadian government. It is responsible for collecting, analyzing and reporting Intelligence on threats to Canada's national security, and conducting operations, covert operation and overt, within Canada and abroad....
, although the incumbent was formally sworn in as Solicitor General of Canada
Solicitor General of Canada

The Solicitor General of Canada was a position in the Canada The Ministry from 1892 to 2005. The position was based on the Solicitor General for England and Wales in the Great Britain system and was originally designated as an officer to assist the Minister of Justice....
.






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The Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness is the Minister of the Crown
Minister of the Crown

Minister of the Crown is the formal constitutional term used in the Commonwealth realms to describe a Minister to the reigning sovereign. The term indicates that the minister serves in theory At Her Majesty's Pleasure, and advises the monarch, or viceroy, on how to exercise the Crown prerogatives relative to the minister's department or...
 in the Canadian Cabinet
Cabinet of Canada

The Cabinet of Canada plays an important role in the Government of Canada, in accordance with the Westminster System.A council of Minister of the Crown chaired by the Prime Minister, the Cabinet is the senior echelon of the Ministry ; the terms Cabinet and Ministry are sometimes used interchangeably, a subtle inaccuracy which can...
 who is responsible for overseeing the federal government's domestic security
Security

Security is the degree of protection against danger, loss, and criminals. Individuals or actions that encroach upon the condition of protection are responsible for a "breach of security."...
 department, Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Canada
Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Canada

Public Safety Canada, formerly known as Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Canada , legally incorporated as the federal Department of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, is the Ministry of the government of Canada with responsibility for protecting Canadians and helping to maintain a peaceful and safe society....
. The position was nominally created in 2003 and incorporated the responsibilities associated with the Solicitor General including responsibility for the federal Canadian prison
Prison

A prison, penitentiary, or correctional facility is a place in which individuals are physically confined or internment and usually deprived of a range of personal Freedom ....
 system (Correctional Service of Canada
Correctional Service of Canada

The Correctional Service of Canada , or CSC, is a Canadian government government agency responsible for the incarceration and Rehabilitation of convicted Crime offenders....
), the Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Royal Canadian Mounted Police

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police is the federal police, national police, and paramilitary police force of Canada, and one of the most recognized of its kind in the world....
, the National Parole Board, and the Canadian Security Intelligence Service
Canadian Security Intelligence Service

The Canadian Security Intelligence Service is the primary intelligence agency of the Canadian government. It is responsible for collecting, analyzing and reporting Intelligence on threats to Canada's national security, and conducting operations, covert operation and overt, within Canada and abroad....
, although the incumbent was formally sworn in as Solicitor General of Canada
Solicitor General of Canada

The Solicitor General of Canada was a position in the Canada The Ministry from 1892 to 2005. The position was based on the Solicitor General for England and Wales in the Great Britain system and was originally designated as an officer to assist the Minister of Justice....
. The position also assumed responsibility for the Canada Border Services Agency
Canada Border Services Agency

The Canada Border Services Agency is the Canadian government agency responsible for border guard and customs services.The Agency was created on December 12, 2003 , by an order-in-council amalgamating Canada Customs with border and enforcement personnel from the Department of Citizenship and Immigration Canada and the Canadian Food Inspe...
 which was formerly known as Canada Customs and was administered by the Minister of National Revenue
Minister of National Revenue (Canada)

The Minister of National Revenue is the Minister of the Crown in the Canadian Cabinet who is responsible for the Canada Revenue Agency and the administration of taxation law and collection....
 prior to 2003. In 2005 the creation of the position was formalized and that of Solicitor General abolished.

The current public safety minister is Peter Van Loan
Peter Van Loan

Peter Van Loan, Queen's Privy Council for Canada, Canadian House of Commons is a Canada politician. He is the member of Parliament for the electoral district of York?Simcoe, and he is the Minister of Public Safety....
, who is styled simply as Minister of Public Safety.

Ministers

1. Anne McLellan
Anne McLellan

A. Anne McLellan, Queen's Privy Council for Canada is an academic and politician. She was a cabinet minister in the Liberal Party of Canada governments of Jean Chr?tien and Paul Martin, serving most recently as Deputy Prime Minister of Canada....
 Cabinet of Martin
Paul Martin

Paul Edgar Philippe Martin, Queen's Privy Council for Canada was the 21st Prime Minister of Canada, as well as leader of the Liberal Party of Canada....
 December 12, 2003 – February 5 2006
2. Stockwell Day
Stockwell Day

Stockwell Burt Day, Jr., Queen's Privy Council for Canada, Member of the Canadian House of Commons , is a Canada politician and a member of the Conservative Party of Canada....
 Cabinet of Harper
Stephen Harper

Stephen Joseph Harper, Queen's Privy Council for Canada, Member of the Canadian House of Commons is the List of Prime Ministers of Canada and current Prime Minister of Canada, and leader of the Conservative Party of Canada....
 February 6 2006 - October 30 2008
3. Peter Van Loan
Peter Van Loan

Peter Van Loan, Queen's Privy Council for Canada, Canadian House of Commons is a Canada politician. He is the member of Parliament for the electoral district of York?Simcoe, and he is the Minister of Public Safety....
 Cabinet of Harper
Stephen Harper

Stephen Joseph Harper, Queen's Privy Council for Canada, Member of the Canadian House of Commons is the List of Prime Ministers of Canada and current Prime Minister of Canada, and leader of the Conservative Party of Canada....
 October 30, 2008 –


Critics


  • Ujjal Dosanjh
    Ujjal Dosanjh

    Ujjal Singh Dosanjh, Queen's Privy Council for Canada, Member of Parliament is a Canada lawyer and politician, currently serving as the Member of Parliament for Vancouver South....
     March 2008-present


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