Minister of the Interior (Canada)
E439323
The Minister of the Interior (Canada) was a former federal cabinet position responsible for overseeing the administration, settlement, and development of Canada's interior lands and natural resources in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Minister of the Interior (Canada) canonical | 1 |
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Canadian federal cabinet position ⓘ |
| appliesToTerritory | Canadian interior lands ⓘ |
| appointedBy | Prime Minister of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
development of the Canadian Prairies
ⓘ
expansion of Canadian Confederation westward ⓘ federal control of lands in the North-West Territories ⓘ |
| belongsToBranch | executive branch of the Government of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| governs | Dominion lands in western Canada ⓘ |
| hasDuties |
administration of certain resource rights on Dominion lands
ⓘ
administration of homesteading policies ⓘ management of public lands in the North-West Territories ⓘ oversight of Dominion lands ⓘ oversight of surveys and mapping of interior regions ⓘ oversight of western settlement ⓘ supervision of immigration related to settlement of interior lands ⓘ |
| hasScope |
dominion-wide land administration
ⓘ
federal natural resource administration on Dominion lands ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
important in shaping federal land tenure systems in Canada
ⓘ
key role in organizing settlement of western Canada ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | federal government of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOf | Queen's Privy Council for Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Cabinet of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfPolicyArea |
Canadian land policy
ⓘ
Canadian resource policy ⓘ Canadian settlement policy ⓘ |
| positionHeldBy | member of Parliament of Canada ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
Minister of Mines and Resources (Canada)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
other specialized resource and land management portfolios ⓘ |
| reportsTo | Parliament of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
administration of interior lands in Canada
ⓘ
development of interior regions of Canada ⓘ management of certain natural resources in Canada ⓘ settlement policy in Canada ⓘ |
| seat | Ottawa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | defunct cabinet position ⓘ |
| style | The Honourable ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
early 20th century
ⓘ
late 19th century ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.