Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness

The minister of public safety and emergency preparedness () is the minister of the Crown in the Canadian Cabinet responsible for overseeing Public Safety Canada, the Government of Canada's domestic security department. The portfolio succeeded the role of solicitor general of Canada () in 2005.
Bill Blair is the seventh and present minister of public safety and emergency preparedness, previously holding the border security and organized crime reduction portfolio, and serving as chief of the Toronto Police Service prior to his tenure in federal government.
The position was nominally created in December 2003 as a successor to the previous position of solicitor general, with the official title of "Solicitor General" carrying over during the 27th Canadian Ministry. It incorporated the responsibilities associated with the solicitor general, including responsibility for the Correctional Service of Canada, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, the Parole Board of Canada, and the Canadian Security Intelligence Service. The portfolio also assumed responsibility for the Canada Border Services Agency upon that agency's formation in December 2003. The title of "Solicitor General" was abolished in 2005 and formally replaced in relevant laws with the present title.
The minister is also responsible for the "Emergency Management Act".
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