Minister of International Trade (Canada)
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The Minister of International Trade (French: Ministre du Commerce international) is the Minister of the Crown in the Canadian Cabinet is the head of the federal government's international trade department (International Trade Canada) and the provisions of treaties such as NAFTA.
The post was first establishmed in 1983 as the Minister for International Trade. This title changed to Minister of International Trade under Prime Minister Paul Martin when he split the former Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade. The current Minister of International Trade is the Honourable David Emerson.