Minister of Emergency Preparedness (2021–2025) Emergency management is typically the responsibility of the
minister of public safety and emergency preparedness. The portfolio was split in 2021, when a
minister of state, styled as the
minister of emergency preparedness, was created to assist the minister of public safety in a Cabinet shuffle following the
2021 federal election. The minister of emergency preparedness exercised the powers of the minister under section 7 of the
Emergency Management Act. Minister of Emergency Management and Community Resilience (2025–present) In May 2025, the present role of minister of emergency management and community resilience was introduced, with subsequent
orders-in-council issued to designate Public Safety Canada as the department supporting the minister, and transferring section 7 powers to the re-created portfolio.
Section 7, Emergency Management Act The
Emergency Management Act allows the minister to make orders and regulations to: • Create and implement emergency management plans • Use federal resources to response to civil emergencies • Declare a provincial emergency to be of concern to the federal government • Provide financial assistance to a province ==List of ministers==