OTTAWA – Mark Carney will be sworn in as Canada’s 24th prime minister in a ceremony at Rideau Hall in Ottawa today. Here’s the latest on today’s events — which also include the introduction of a new cabinet (all times Eastern):
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10:20 a.m.
Ministers begin to arrive at Rideau Hall. They include Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Labour Steven MacKinnon, Minister of Indigenous Services Patty Hajdu, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Jonathan Wilkinson and Minister of Environment and Climate Change Steven Guilbeault.
Minister of Seniors Joanne Thompson, Minister of Public Safety David McGuinty, Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Minister Nathaniel Erskine-Smith, Minister of Transport and Internal Trade Anita Anand and Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Gary Anandasangaree also have arrived.
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10 a.m.
Justin Trudeau has formally resigned as prime minister during a visit with Gov. Gen. Mary Simon at Rideau Hall.
Mark Carney will be sworn in as Canada’s 24th prime minister in a ceremony at Rideau Hall scheduled for 11 a.m.
A new cabinet will also be sworn in.
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9:34 a.m.
Journalists are gathering at Rideau Hall in Ottawa, where Mark Carney will be sworn in as prime minister in a ceremony set to begin at 11 a.m.
Carney will hold a news conference after he and his new caretaker cabinet are sworn in.
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9:24 a.m.
The Conservative party releases a media advisory saying that leader Pierre Poilievre will hold a news conference at 2 p.m.
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8:36 a.m.
Justin Trudeau will officially resign during a visit to Rideau Hall this morning.
In a social media post Friday morning, Trudeau thanked Canadians for trusting and challenging him and for granting him “the privilege to serve the best country, and the best people, on earth.”
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8 a.m.
The Prime Minister’s Office releases an itinerary that says the new prime minister will chair a cabinet meeting at 2 p.m.
A pooled photo opportunity will take place after the meeting.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published March 14, 2025.
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