Minister of Canadian Heritage designated for sport

Summary#

This order names the Minister of Canadian Heritage as the federal minister responsible for sport under the Physical Activity and Sport Act. It repeals part of a previous order (the paragraph (c) of P.C. 2018-1014). The order was made November 20, 2019 and registered in the Canada Gazette on December 11, 2019.

What it does#

• Repeals paragraph (c) of P.C. 2018-1014 (the earlier Order in Council of July 18, 2018).
• Designates the Minister of Canadian Heritage to be the minister “for the purposes of the Physical Activity and Sport Act in respect of sport.”

Who's affected#

• Anyone who deals with the federal government on sport matters. That includes national sport organizations, athletes, coaches, and other groups that work with the federal minister on sport files.
• Federal officials and offices that handle sport policy and programs may also be affected because the ministerial lead is now the Minister of Canadian Heritage.
• The source does not list specific programs or funding changes, so exactly which files move or how operations change is not spelled out.

Why it matters#

• This is an administrative change that sets which minister is the official federal lead for sport.
• In practice, it affects who is the government’s public contact for sport policy, who answers Parliament about sport, and which minister’s office oversees sport-related federal responsibilities.
• The order itself does not describe program-level changes or new funding; it mainly clarifies ministerial responsibility.