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| Incumbent Denis Lebel PC, MP, BA since 18 May 2011 |
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| Style | The Honourable |
| Appointed by | David Johnston as Governor General of Canada |
| First | C.D. Howe |
| Formation | 2 November 1936 |
| Term length | At Her Majesty's pleasure |
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| Website | www.tc.gc.ca |
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The Minister of Transport (French: Ministre des Transports) is the Minister of the Crown in the Canadian Cabinet who is responsible for overseeing the federal government's transportation regulatory and development department, Transport Canada. The post was created by Prime Minister MacKenzie King in 1936.
Since 2006 the position has been styled the Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities, a name change corresponding with responsibility for Infrastructure Canada being transferred to the portfolio at that time. "Minister of Transport" remains the title for legal purposes.
Transport Canada used to manage most of Canada's major airports, but in the 1990s, most airports were off loaded to non-profit private airport authorities. The department is now responsible for transportation safety and regulation management.
As of June 2011[update], the Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities is Denis Lebel.
| 1. | C.D. Howe | under King | November 2, 1936 - July 8, 1940 |
| 2. | Pierre Cardin | under King | July 8, 1940 - May 13, 1942 |
| * | C.D. Howe (Acting) | under King | May 13, 1942 - October 6, 1942 |
| 3. | Joseph Enoil Michaud | under King | October 6, 1942 - April 18, 1945 |
| 4. | Lionel Chevrier | under St. Laurent | April 18, 1945 - July 1, 1954 |
| 5. | George Carlyle Marler | under St. Laurent | July 1, 1954 - June 21, 1957 |
| 6. | George Hees | under Diefenbaker | June 21, 1957 - October 11, 1960 |
| 7. | Léon Balcer | under Diefenbaker | October 11, 1960 - April 22, 1963 |
| 8. | George McIlraith | under Pearson | April 22, 1963 - February 3, 1964 |
| 9. | Jack Pickersgill | under Pearson | February 3, 1964 - September 19, 1967 |
| 10. | Paul Hellyer | under Pearson | September 19, 1967 - April 20, 1968 |
| Paul Hellyer (cont'd) | under Trudeau | April 20, 1968 - April 30, 1969 | |
| * | James Armstrong Richardson (Acting) | under Trudeau | April 30, 1969 - May 5, 1969 |
| 11. | Donald Campbell Jamieson | under Trudeau | May 5, 1969 - November 27, 1972 |
| 12. | Jean Marchand | under Trudeau | November 27, 1972 - September 26, 1975 |
| 13. | Otto Lang | under Trudeau | September 26, 1975 - June 4, 1979 |
| 14. | Don Mazankowski | under Clark | June 4, 1979 - March 3, 1980 |
| 15. | Jean-Luc Pépin | under Trudeau | March 3, 1980 - August 12, 1983 |
| 16. | Lloyd Axworthy | under Trudeau | August 12, 1983 - June 29, 1984 |
| Lloyd Axworthy (cont'd) | under Turner | June 30, 1984 - September 16, 1984 | |
| Don Mazankowski (2nd time) | under Mulroney | September 17, 1984 - June 29, 1986 | |
| 17. | John Crosbie | under Mulroney | June 30, 1986 - March 30, 1988 |
| 18. | Benoît Bouchard | under Mulroney | March 31, 1988 - February 22, 1990 |
| 19. | Doug Lewis | under Mulroney | February 23, 1990 - April 20, 1991 |
| 20. | Jean Corbeil | under Mulroney | April 21, 1991 - June 24, 1993 |
| Jean Corbeil (cont'd) | under Campbell | June 25, 1993 - November 3, 1993 | |
| 21. | Doug Young | under Chrétien | November 4, 1993 - January 24, 1996 |
| 22. | David Anderson | under Chrétien | January 25, 1996 - June 10, 1997 |
| 23. | David Collenette | under Chrétien | June 11, 1997 - December 11, 2003 |
| 24. | Tony Valeri | under Martin | December 12, 2003 - July 19, 2004 |
| 25. | Jean Lapierre | under Martin | July 20, 2004 - February 5, 2006 |
| 26. | Lawrence Cannon | under Harper | February 6, 2006 - October 29, 2008 |
| 27. | John Baird | under Harper | October 30, 2008 - August 6, 2010 |
| 28. | Chuck Strahl | under Harper | August 6, 2010 – May 18, 2011 |
| 29. | Denis Lebel | under Harper | May 18, 2011 - present |