UCC Welcomes New Cabinet

March 14, 2025. OTTAWA, ON. The Ukrainian Canadian Congress (UCC) congratulates Canada’s new Prime Minister, the Right Honourable Mark Carney and all Cabinet Ministers, who were sworn in today at Rideau Hall.

“On behalf of the Ukrainian Canadian community, we congratulate and welcome Prime Minister Carney and the new Government. We look forward to continuing our important work with Cabinet Ministers during a critical time for Canada, for Ukraine and the Free World,” stated Alexandra Chyczij, National President of the UCC. “The appointment of this new Cabinet comes at a time when Russia wages a genocidal war against Ukraine, and the United States threatens Canada and undermines long-held alliances and partnerships. The UCC will continue to advocate strongly for Canadian support for Ukraine, and increased investments in Canada’s defence and security.”

• Mark Carney, Prime Minister
• Dominic LeBlanc, Minister of International Trade and Intergovernmental Affairs and President of the King’s Privy Council for Canada
• Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Development
• François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Finance
• Anita Anand, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry
• Bill Blair, Minister of National Defence
• Patty Hajdu, Minister of Indigenous Services
• Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources
• Ginette Petitpas Taylor, President of the Treasury Board
• Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Canadian Culture and Identity, Parks Canada and Quebec Lieutenant
• Chrystia Freeland, Minister of Transport and Internal Trade
• Kamal Khera, Minister of Health
• Gary Anandasangaree, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada and Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs
• Rechie Valdez, Chief Government Whip
• Steven MacKinnon, Minister of Jobs and Families
• David J. McGuinty, Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness
• Terry Duguid, Minister of Environment and Climate Change
• Nate Erskine-Smith, Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities
• Rachel Bendayan, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship
• Élisabeth Brière, Minister of Veterans Affairs and Minister responsible for the Canada Revenue Agency
• Joanne Thompson, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard
• Arielle Kayabaga, Leader of the Government in the House of Commons and Minister of Democratic Institutions
• Kody Blois, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food and Rural Economic Development
• Ali Ehsassi, Minister of Government Transformation, Public Services and Procurement