# Marc Miller (politician)
**Marc Miller** is a Canadian Liberal politician and lawyer who has represented the Montréal riding (A [Canadian electoral district](https://www.edgepedia.org/electoral-district-canada) represented in Parliament) of Ville-Marie—Le Sud-Ouest—Île-des-Soeurs in the House of Commons since 2015 and has held several cabinet portfolios, most prominently Minister of Immigration, Refugees and [Citizenship](https://www.edgepedia.org/citizenship) from July 26, 2023 to March 14, 2025[1](https://www.ourcommons.ca/members/en/marc-miller%2888660%29/roles) • [2](https://www.canada.ca/en/government/ministers/marc-miller.html). He also served as Minister of Indigenous Services and Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations, and in December 2025 became Minister of Canadian Identity and Culture and Minister responsible for Official Languages in Prime Minister Mark Carney's government[1](https://www.ourcommons.ca/members/en/marc-miller%2888660%29/roles). He holds the style [The Honourable](https://www.edgepedia.org/the-honourable) as a member of the King's Privy Council for Canada[3](https://canadianwhoswho.ca/bio.php?id=27130).
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Riding | Ville-Marie—Le Sud-Ouest—Île-des-Soeurs, Quebec; first elected 2015, re-elected 2019, 2021, and 2025[1](https://www.ourcommons.ca/members/en/marc-miller%2888660%29/roles) |
| Minister of Indigenous Services | November 20, 2019 to October 26, 2021[1](https://www.ourcommons.ca/members/en/marc-miller%2888660%29/roles) |
| Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations | October 26, 2021 to July 26, 2023[1](https://www.ourcommons.ca/members/en/marc-miller%2888660%29/roles) |
| Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship | July 26, 2023 to March 14, 2025[1](https://www.ourcommons.ca/members/en/marc-miller%2888660%29/roles) |
| Current portfolio | Minister of Canadian Identity and Culture and Minister responsible for Official Languages, since December 1, 2025[1](https://www.ourcommons.ca/members/en/marc-miller%2888660%29/roles) • [4](https://globalnews.ca/news/11551691/mark-carney-cabinet-shuffle-steven-guilbeault/) |
| Distinctive moment | 2017 House of Commons statement delivered entirely in Mohawk, the first time that language had been spoken in the Commons or Senate since Confederation[2](https://www.canada.ca/en/government/ministers/marc-miller.html) |
| Education | Bachelor's and Master's degrees in political science, Université de Montréal; degrees in Common Law and Civil Law, McGill University[2](https://www.canada.ca/en/government/ministers/marc-miller.html) |
## Early life and career
Miller was born and raised in Montréal[2](https://www.canada.ca/en/government/ministers/marc-miller.html). He graduated from the [Université de Montréal](https://www.edgepedia.org/universite-de-montreal) with Bachelor's and Master's degrees in political science and from [McGill University](https://www.edgepedia.org/mcgill-university) with degrees in Common Law and Civil Law[2](https://www.canada.ca/en/government/ministers/marc-miller.html). Before entering politics he was a practicing lawyer who specialized in mergers and acquisitions, focusing on international and commercial law, and he worked in Montréal, Stockholm, and New York City[2](https://www.canada.ca/en/government/ministers/marc-miller.html). He also served as an infantry soldier in the [Canadian Armed Forces](https://www.edgepedia.org/canadian-armed-forces)[2](https://www.canada.ca/en/government/ministers/marc-miller.html).
## Parliamentary career
Miller was first elected to the House of Commons in the general election of October 19, 2015 for Ville-Marie—Le Sud-Ouest—Île-des-Soeurs, and was re-elected in 2019, 2021, and 2025[1](https://www.ourcommons.ca/members/en/marc-miller%2888660%29/roles). He served as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Infrastructure and Communities from January 2017 to August 2018, and then as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations until September 2019[1](https://www.ourcommons.ca/members/en/marc-miller%2888660%29/roles).
In 2017, during his first term, he made parliamentary history by delivering a statement in the House of Commons entirely in Mohawk, the first time the language had been spoken in either the House of Commons or the Senate since [Confederation](https://www.edgepedia.org/confederation)[2](https://www.canada.ca/en/government/ministers/marc-miller.html).
## Cabinet minister
**Indigenous portfolios.** Miller joined cabinet as Minister of Indigenous Services on November 20, 2019, and held that post until October 26, 2021, when he became Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations, serving until July 26, 2023[1](https://www.ourcommons.ca/members/en/marc-miller%2888660%29/roles). The Canada.ca ministry profile describes him as known for his work on reconciliation in these years[2](https://www.canada.ca/en/government/ministers/marc-miller.html).
**Immigration minister.** On July 26, 2023 Miller was appointed Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, succeeding [Sean Fraser](https://www.edgepedia.org/sean-fraser-politician)[1](https://www.ourcommons.ca/members/en/marc-miller%2888660%29/roles) • [5](https://search.open.canada.ca/qpnotes/record/cic%2CIRCC-2024-QP-00012). His tenure coincided with record levels of immigration and rising public pressure over housing and costs, and produced several policy reversals and restrictions:
- **International student cap.** On January 22, 2024 Miller announced a two-year cap on international student visas, cutting new study visas by 35% in 2024 to no more than 364,000 permits, down from nearly 560,000 issued the year before[6](https://apnews.com/article/7e718df6979915b112a1ff243f224ac7). He said the program had been exploited by institutions offering sham degrees, and that roughly 1 million foreign students were then in Canada, more than three times the number of a decade earlier[6](https://apnews.com/article/7e718df6979915b112a1ff243f224ac7).
- **Temporary resident targets.** On March 21, 2024 he announced that Canada would set targets to reduce the number of new temporary residents for the first time, aiming to bring temporary residents down from 6.2% of the population to 5% over three years[7](https://apnews.com/article/6f78ae6e3a3d0fe92f23be62533b2868).
- **Mexican visa requirement.** On February 29, 2024 the government reimposed a visa requirement on Mexican nationals, which Miller linked to exponential growth in asylum claims from Mexico; Mexico then accounted for 17% of all asylum claims received by Canada[8](https://apnews.com/article/59cf64c5d74271cb2e3f40970ffb4786).
- **Lower permanent targets.** In the fall of 2024 the government reduced immigration targets, with Miller saying the lower numbers would help with the housing shortage and acknowledging a change in public opinion about immigration[9](https://apnews.com/article/dabd4a6248929285f90a5e95aeb06763).
Miller's department also ran a joint taskforce with the [Canada Border Services Agency](https://www.edgepedia.org/canada-border-services-agency), begun in June 2023, to review cases of international students affected by fraudulent letters of acceptance; as of April 15, 2024 it had reviewed 108 of 285 cases and determined 67 individuals to be genuine students[5](https://search.open.canada.ca/qpnotes/record/cic%2CIRCC-2024-QP-00012). From December 1, 2023, designated learning institutions were required to verify each overseas applicant's letter of acceptance directly with IRCC[5](https://search.open.canada.ca/qpnotes/record/cic%2CIRCC-2024-QP-00012).
Miller left the immigration portfolio on March 14, 2025, when the [30th Canadian Ministry](https://www.edgepedia.org/30th-canadian-ministry) was sworn in after [Justin Trudeau](https://www.edgepedia.org/justin-trudeau)'s resignation[1](https://www.ourcommons.ca/members/en/marc-miller%2888660%29/roles). Later that year he appeared alongside former immigration minister [Jason Kenney](https://www.edgepedia.org/jason-kenney) at the Canada 2020 Future Forward policy summit in Ottawa, where both discussed flaws in the immigration system[10](https://www.canadianaffairs.news/2025/10/06/not-divisive-former-immigration-ministers-call-out-flaws-in-system/).
## Minister under Mark Carney
On December 1, 2025 Prime Minister Mark Carney named Miller Minister of Canadian Identity and Culture, replacing Steven Guilbeault, who had resigned from cabinet; Miller also holds the portfolio of Minister responsible for Official Languages[4](https://globalnews.ca/news/11551691/mark-carney-cabinet-shuffle-steven-guilbeault/) • [1](https://www.ourcommons.ca/members/en/marc-miller%2888660%29/roles).
## References
1. [Roles – Hon. Marc Miller, House of Commons of Canada](https://www.ourcommons.ca/members/en/marc-miller%2888660%29/roles)
2. [The Honourable Marc Miller, Canada.ca](https://www.canada.ca/en/government/ministers/marc-miller.html)
3. [Hon. Marc Miller, Canadian Who's Who](https://canadianwhoswho.ca/bio.php?id=27130)
4. [Carney shuffles cabinet, names new ministers to replace Guilbeault, Global News](https://globalnews.ca/news/11551691/mark-carney-cabinet-shuffle-steven-guilbeault/)
5. [Question Period Note: Concerning reports of international student fraud, IRCC](https://search.open.canada.ca/qpnotes/record/cic%2CIRCC-2024-QP-00012)
6. [Canada is capping foreign student visas to ease housing pressures as the cost of living soars, AP News](https://apnews.com/article/7e718df6979915b112a1ff243f224ac7)
7. [Canada to set targets to decrease the number of new temporary residents for the first time, AP News](https://apnews.com/article/6f78ae6e3a3d0fe92f23be62533b2868)
8. [Canada reimposes a visa requirement on Mexicans, AP News](https://apnews.com/article/59cf64c5d74271cb2e3f40970ffb4786)
9. [Canada will reduce immigration targets as Trudeau acknowledges his policy failed, AP News](https://apnews.com/article/dabd4a6248929285f90a5e95aeb06763)
10. [Kenney, Miller call out flaws in Canada's immigration system, Canadian Affairs](https://www.canadianaffairs.news/2025/10/06/not-divisive-former-immigration-ministers-call-out-flaws-in-system/)
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