Postmasters General of Canada 1831 to 1929

The Postmaster General of Canada was the

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minister responsible for the Post Office Department (

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). In 1851, management of the

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was transferred from

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(

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) to the provincial governments of the

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and

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. The position of

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was established in each province. With

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in 1867, a single position was created replacing this post in all of the above provinces except Newfoundland. this position was abolished in 1981 when the post office was transformed from a

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into a

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. Since 1981 Canada Post has been led by a President and CEO. From 1900 until 1909 the Postmaster General was also responsible for the

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. It now reports to the

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. Canada Post Corporation has had its own CEO and President since 1981, who has most of the administrative responsibilities previously exercised by the Postmaster General. With the abolition of the position of Postmaster General the legislative and certain other duties previously exercised by the Postmaster General were transferred to the new position of

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List of postmasters general

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* *{{cite web , date= , title=Post Office: Historical Table of Roles and Responsibilities , url=https://lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/Federal/areasResponsibility/profile?depId=6709 , url-status= , archive-url= , archive-date= , publisher=

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1867 establishments in Canada 1981 disestablishments in Canada

List of postmasters general

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