Canada’s new minister of immigration is Rachel Bendayan, a Member of Parliament from Outremont, Quebec. She will serve as the head of Canada’s immigration department, taking over from previous Immigration Minister Marc Miller.
Minister Bendayan has held several roles in Canadian politics, including serving as the country’s previous Minister of Official Languages.
In addition, Minister Bendayan previously served as the Parliamentary Secretary to the:
- Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance;
- Minister of Tourism and Associate Minister of Finance; and
- Minister of Small Business, Export Promotion, and International Trade.
Bendayan was born into a Morrocan-Jewish family, and raised in Quebec. She holds both a Bachelor of Arts in International Development Studies and a joint Bachelor of Civil Law/Juris Doctor, from McGill University.