Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness (Canada)

In the Cabinet of Canada, the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness (French: Ministre de la Sécurité publique et de la Protection civile) is responsible for overseeing the federal government's domestic security department, Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Canada. The position was nominally created in 2003 and incorporated the responsibilites associated with the Solicitor General including responsibility for the federal Canadian prison system (Correctional Service of Canada), the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, the Canada Firearms Centre, the National Parole Board, and the Canadian Security Intelligence Service, although the incumbent was formally sworn in as Solicitor General of Canada. The position also assumed responsibility for the Canada Border Services Agency which was formerly known as Canada Customs and was administered by the Minister of National Revenue prior to 2003. In 2005 the creation of the position was formalized and that of Solicitor General abolished.

The current public safety minister is the Hon. Stockwell Day who is styled simply as Minister of Public Safety.

See also

*List of Canadian Ministers of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness
*Royal Canadian Mounted Police

External links

* Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness
* Department of Justice of Canada

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