The current minister of industry and registrar general of Canada is François-Philippe Champagne, who took office on January 12, 2021.

Such documents can include the appointments of senators, puisne justices, and governors general.

The registrar general maintains a registry of the documents so issued, with the assistance of Corporations Canada.

The following year in 1967, the Department of Registrar General was abolished and its functions assigned to the minister of consumer and corporate affairs.

[4] Each province and territory has a registrar general responsible for vital statistics, namely birth, marriage and death certificates.