The position of Minister of Mines and Resources was a cabinet portfolio in Canada from 1936 to 1950.
The mines portfolio had previously been that of the Minister of Mines, which was a portfolio adjunct to other ministries such as Inland Revenue and Indian Affairs.
VIII, c. 33, assented to on 23 June 1936 and proclaimed in force on 1 December 1936.
VI, c. 16, 17 and 18 respectively, each assenting to on 10 December 1949 and proclaimed in force on 18 January 1950.
The office portfolio was superseded in 1950 by the Minister of Mines and Technical Surveys, combining in a department which had previously been associated with the Ministry of Lands.