The Latest: Prime Minister Mark Carney unveils his new cabinet at Rideau Hall

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney’s new cabinet was sworn in at Rideau Hall in Ottawa today.

Here’s the latest on the events. All times Eastern.

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4:30 p.m.

A handful of former ministers left out of Prime Minister Mark Carney’s new cabinet took to social media to congratulate their colleagues and say they support the prime minister.

Rachel Bendayan, who was recently appointed minister of immigration but was left out of the new cabinet, says she has full confidence in the new team and looks forward to working together to build a “resilient, sustainable and sovereign economy.”

Terry Duguid, who was the environment and climate change minister, says it has been an honour to serve under both Carney and former prime minister Justin Trudeau.

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3:31 p.m.

MP Nate Erskine-Smith, who was appointed housing minister just months ago by then-prime minister Justin Trudeau, says it has been a “strange day” for him.

Posting on social media, Erskine-Smith says it’s “impossible to not feel disrespected” and that he’s disappointed his team won’t be able to continue with the work they started because he wasn’t named to the new cabinet.

He had said he would not run in the recent election but changed his mind when he was made housing minister. He says he ran again to help tackle the housing crisis.

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2:37 p.m.

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says his party will continue to hold the government to account and claims Prime Minister Mark Carney isn’t off to a “promising start.”

Poilievre is criticizing Carney for keeping on some Trudeau-era ministers he says made things more expensive for Canadians.

Poilievre says he wants Carney to “steal his ideas” to rein in the cost of living and curb crime.

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2:05 p.m.

Prime Minister Mark Carney says his government is “always interested” in working with parliamentarians across party lines.

He says his cabinet strikes a balance between new ideas and institutional knowledge.

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2:02 p.m.

Prime Minister Mark Carney says that while not all Canadians voted for his party, he’ll govern for all Canadians.

He says the task ahead is to build one Canadian economy by eliminating trade barriers between provinces.

He says Canadians will hold his government to account depending on what they experience at the grocery store or while looking for a place to live.

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1:45 p.m.

Flanked by his new ministers, Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canadians sent him a clear message that they want their lives to be more affordable and safe. He says his government will deliver on its “mandate for change with urgency and determination.”

Carney says his new team is purpose-built to meet the moment and that the ministers will be “expected and empowered to show leadership.”

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12:38 p.m.

Industry Minister Melanie Joly receives the Great Seal of Canada as the swearing-in ceremony wraps up. The seal is used for important documents to signal the authority of the Crown, including royal proclamations and appointments for judges and cabinet ministers.

The governor general is the seal’s official keeper but the industry minister becomes its keeper on a day-to-day basis.

The national anthem is then sung in French, English and Anishinaabemowin before ministers, secretaries of state, Gov. Gen Mary Simon and Prime Minister Mark Carney exit the room to music played on a Métis fiddle.

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12:25 p.m.

Several secretaries of state are sworn in, including Anna Gainey for children and youth, Wayne Long for the Canada Revenue Agency and financial institutions, Stephanie McLean for seniors and Nathalie Provost for nature.

B.C. MP Randeep Sarai becomes the secretary of state for international development, and former Olympic champion Adam van Koeverden is now the secretary of state for sport.

John Zerucelli, elected for the first time in the Toronto riding of Etobicoke North, becomes the secretary of state for labour.

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12:06 p.m.

Brampton MP Ruby Sahota is sworn in as secretary of state for combatting crime. She was first named to cabinet by Justin Trudeau last December.

Buckley Belanger, the sole Liberal elected in Saskatchewan, is sworn in as secretary of state for rural development, and Stephen Fuhr is named secretary of state for defence procurement.

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11:57 a.m.

Eleanor Olszewski, one of two Liberals elected in Alberta, is sworn in as the minister of emergency management and community resilience, and minister responsible for Prairies Economic Development Canada.

Former Vancouver mayor Gregor Robertson is sworn in as minister of housing and infrastructure and minister responsible for Pacific Economic Development Canada.

Maninder Sidhu, elected for the third time in Brampton, is sworn in as minister of international trade. Former television journalist Evan Solomon is named minister for artificial intelligence and digital innovation. He is also the new minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario.

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11:49 a.m.

Heath MacDonald, elected for the second time in Prince Edward Island, is sworn in as the minister of agriculture and agri-food. Jill McKnight, who won the B.C. riding of Delta, is sworn in as the minister of veterans affairs and associate minister of national defence.

Marjorie Michel becomes the minister of health. She served as Justin Trudeau’s deputy chief of staff and replaced him on the ballot in the Montreal riding of Papineau.

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11:42 a.m.

The executive vice president of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce says he expects the new cabinet to pursue a “united economic vision” that benefits the entire country.

Matthew Holmes says the chamber looks forward to working with Prime Minister Mark Carney and that the country can no longer afford “inaction.”

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11:40 a.m.

Re-elected Nova Scotia MP Lena Metlege Diab is sworn in as the minister of immigration, refugees and citizenship.

Mandy Gull-Masty is sworn in as the minister of Indigenous services. She most recently served as Grand Chief of the Grand Council of the Crees, before she was elected last month in northern Quebec.

Tim Hodgson, elected in Markham, Ont., is named the new minister of natural resources and energy. Hodgson has a long history working with Carney at both Goldman Sachs, and at the Bank of Canada.

Quebec MP Joël Lightbound becomes the minister of government transformation, public works and procurement.

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11:30 a.m.

Newly elected MP for Northwest Territories Rebecca Alty is sworn in as the minister of Crown-Indigenous relations. New northern Manitoba MP Rebecca Chartrand is sworn in as the minister of northern and Arctic affairs and minister responsible for the Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency.

Toronto MP Julie Dabrusin becomes the minister of environment and climate change. Dabrusin has previously served as the parliamentary secretary to both the ministers of natural resources and the minister of environment.

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11:19 a.m.

Veteran Ottawa MP David McGuinty becomes the minister of national defence, having served since December as the minister of public safety.

St. John’s East MP Joanne Thompson is sworn in as the minister of fisheries. Shafqat Ali joins cabinet for the first time as president of the Treasury Board. Ali is one of three MPs from Brampton, Ont. in cabinet.

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11:15 a.m.

Chrystia Freeland is sworn in as the minister of transport and internal trade, keeping the same role Carney gave her in March.

Toronto MP Gary Anandasangaree moves from the Crown-Indigenous Relations portfolio to become the minister of public safety.

Rechie Valdez is sworn in as the minister of women and gender equality and the secretary of state for small businesses and tourism. Valdez most recently served as the government whip, but had served as minister for small business from July 2023 until March.

Steven Mackinnon is sworn in as leader of the government in the House of Commons. He played that role twice before, in both 2024 and 2025.

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11:07 a.m.

Anita Anand gets her seventh different cabinet role since she was first elected in 2019, this time the minister of foreign affairs.

Thunder Bay MP Patty Hajdu is named minister of jobs and families and minister responsible for the federal economic development agency for northern Ontario. Hajdu is one of just four ministers who have been in cabinet consistently since the Liberals returned to power in 2015.

Steven Guilbeault is sworn in as the minister of Canadian identity and culture and minister responsible for official languages, the same role he has held since Carney’s first rendition of cabinet in March.

Sean Fraser is sworn in as minister of justice and attorney general. He also becomes the minister responsible for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency. Fraser has previously served as minister of housing and minister of immigration.

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10:58 a.m.

The swearing-in ceremony has started.

The first to be sworn in is Dominic LeBlanc, given a new role as minister responsible for Canada-U.S. trade and “one Canadian economy.” He is also the president of the Privy Council and minister of intergovernmental affairs.

Mélanie Joly is sworn in as the industry minister and minister responsible for economic development for Quebec. She served as minister of foreign affairs since 2021.

Quebec MP François-Philippe Champagne is sworn in as minister of finance and national revenue, keeping the role he was first given in March. Prior to that Champagne served as minister of industry, and minister of foreign affairs.

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10:48 a.m.

The swearing-in ceremony is about to begin at Rideau Hall. Gov. Gen. Mary Simon has entered the room, alongside the soon-to-be ministers and secretaries of state.

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10:35 a.m.

Prime Minister Mark Carney’s wife Diana and two of their children are seated inside Rideau Hall ahead of the swearing-in ceremony. Former Ontario premier Dalton McGuinty is also present.

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10:24 a.m.

Former prime minister Jean Chrétien arrives at Rideau Hall.

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10 a.m.

Prime Minister Mark Carney arrives at Rideau Hall. He tells reporters he’s feeling good and he’s “ready to go.”

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9:47 a.m.

A mix of people who were in Carney’s last cabinet arrive at Rideau Hall, including Gary Anandasangaree, François-Philippe Champagne and David McGuinty. Former minister Rechie Valdez also arrives alongside former Grand Council of the Crees grand chief Mandy Gull-Masty.

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9:42 a.m.

Mélanie Joly and Patty Hajdu, members of Carney’s last cabinet, arrive at Rideau Hall.

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9:38 a.m.

Longtime cabinet minister Dominic LeBlanc and Sean Fraser, the former housing minister, arrive at Rideau Hall.

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9:30 a.m.

Longtime MP Steve MacKinnon and newly elected MPs Gregor Robertson and Evan Solomon arrive at Rideau Hall.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published May 13, 2025.

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