Associate Minister of Health

Associate Minister of Health
Ministre associée de la Santé
Incumbent Vacant since March 14, 2025
Health Canada
Style	The Honourable
Member of	Parliament Privy Council Cabinet [1]
Reports to	Parliament Prime Minister [2]
Appointer	Monarch (represented by the governor general) on the advice of the prime minister
Term length	At His Majesty's pleasure
Salary	CA$299,900 (2024)[3]
Website	hc-sc.gc.ca

The associate minister of health (French: ministre associée de la santé) was a federal minister of the Crown and a member of the Canadian Cabinet supporting the minister of health. The office was associated with the Department of Health and Public Health Agency of Canada.^[4]

The position was created in 2021 for Carolyn Bennett. Ya'ara Saks was the second and last minister of mental health and addictions. She was appointed on July 26, 2023, and concurrently served as the minister of mental health and addictions. The position was abolished at the start of the 30th Canadian Ministry.

List of ministers

Minister		Tenure		Prime Minister
	Carolyn Bennett	October 26, 2021	July 26, 2023	29 (J. Trudeau)
	Ya'ara Saks	July 26, 2023	March 14, 2025

References

1. "The Canadian Parliamentary system - Our Procedure - House of Commons". www.ourcommons.ca. Retrieved 2020-04-20.
2. "Review of the Responsibilities and Accountabilities of Ministers and Senior Officials" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on December 5, 2019.
3. "Indemnities, Salaries and Allowances". April 1, 2024. Retrieved March 15, 2025.
4. Canada, Public Health Agency of (2016-05-26). "Public Health Agency of Canada's organizational structure". www.canada.ca. Retrieved 2023-04-14.