The
minister for women and gender equality and youth
(
French
:
ministre des femmes et de l’egalite des genres et de la jeunesse
) a
minister of the Crown
and member of the
Canadian Cabinet
. The position is responsible for the
Department for Women and Gender Equality
and the youth portfolio is associated with the
Department of Canadian Heritage
.
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The position previously existed as
Minister of Status of Women
, responsible for what was then known as Status of Women Canada. Traditionally, the office that held the Status of Women portfolio under their purview, that minister has been designated the additional honorary title of
Minister responsible for the Status of Women
.
The Status of Women portfolio was originally created in 1971 as a product of the
Royal Commission on the Status of Women
(created in 1967), who completed their report in 1970. The title of
Minister for Women and Gender Equality
was created in 2018, following the passage of the
Budget Implementation Act, 2018, No. 2
and the creation of the Department fort Women and Gender Equality, separating Status of Women Canada from the Department of Canadian Heritage.
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Responsibility for youth issues was added to the portfolio in 2021, once again associating the office with the Department of Canadian Heritage.
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History
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The "status of women" portfolio was originally created in 1971 as result of the
Royal Commission on the Status of Women
(created in 1967), who completed their report in 1970. This new position, originally titled the
Office of the Co-ordinator, Status of Women
, was initially meant to help implement the recommendations of the Royal Commission.
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During the
1993?2003 ministry
of
Jean Chretien
, the position was titled
Secretary of State (Status of Women)
, as it did not carry full
cabinet rank
. The
first cabinet
of
Paul Martin
also kept this title, as the office's responsibilities were delegated from the
Minister of Canadian Heritage
. However, in July 2004, the title reverted to
Minister responsible for the Status of Women
with the swearing-in of
Liza Frulla
, who doubled as Heritage Minister and was thus ultimately responsible for
Status of Women Canada
.
In 2016, the position was made a member of the
Queen’s Privy Council for Canada
.
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In 2018, following the passage of the
Budget Implementation Act, 2018, No. 2
, Status of Women Canada became a federal department called the
Women and Gender Equality Canada
(WAGE). WAGE administers the
Governor General's Awards in Commemoration of the Persons Case
. One of the programs started by the Status of Women Canada was an education/analysis program called
gender-based Analysis Plus
(GBA+).
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