The minister of mental health and addictions (French: ministre de la santé mentale et des dépendances) is a minister of the Crown and a member of the Canadian Cabinet tasked with supporting the Government of Canada's mental health and addictions related priorities.
The office is associated with the Department of Health.
Ya'ara Saks is the second and current minister of mental health and addictions.
She was appointed on July 26, 2023, and concurrently serves as the associate minister of health.
In his 2021 mandate letter, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau assigned the first minister, Carolyn Bennett the following responsibilities:[4] This Canadian government–related article is a stub.