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The Honourable
Carla Qualtrough
PC MP
The Honourable Carla Qualtrough PC MP
	Qualtrough in 2023
Minister of Sport and Physical Activity
	In office; July 26, 2023 – December 20, 2024
Prime Minister	Justin Trudeau
Preceded by	Pascale St-Onge
Succeeded by	Terry Duguid
Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Disability Inclusion
	In office; November 20, 2019 – July 26, 2023
Prime Minister	Justin Trudeau
Preceded by	Patty Hajdu
Succeeded by	Randy Boissonnault (Employment and Workforce Development); Kamal Khera (Persons with Disabilities)
Minister of Public Services and Procurement and Accessibility; Receiver General for Canada
	In office; August 28, 2017 – November 20, 2019
Prime Minister	Justin Trudeau
Preceded by	Judy Foote
Succeeded by	Anita Anand
Minister of Sport and Persons with Disabilities
	In office; November 4, 2015 – August 28, 2017
Prime Minister	Justin Trudeau
Preceded by	Bal Gosal
Succeeded by	Kent Hehr
Member of Parliament; for Delta
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; October 19, 2015
Preceded by	Riding established
Personal details
Born	Carla Dawn Qualtrough; October 15, 1971 (age 53); Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Political party	Liberal
Spouse	Eron Main
Residence(s)	Delta, British Columbia, Canada
Alma mater	University of Ottawa; University of Victoria;
Profession	Lawyer
	Sports career
Medal record
Para swimming
Representing Canada
Paralympic Games

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Carla Dawn Qualtrough PC MP (/ˈkwɒltroʊ/; born October 15, 1971) is a Canadian politician and former Paralympic swimmer who served as the Minister of Sport and Physical Activity from July 2023 to December 2024. A member of the Liberal Party, Qualtrough has represented the riding of Delta in the House of Commons since 2015.

She previously served as the Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Disability Inclusion from 2019 to 2023, the Minister of Public Services and Procurement and Accessibility from 2017 to 2019, and the Minister of Sport and Persons with Disabilities from 2015 to 2017. Qualthrough was also the Receiver General for Canada from 2017 to 2019.

Early life and education

Qualtrough was born in Calgary, Alberta, on October 15, 1971, to parents Patricia and Harry Qualtrough, and was raised in Langley, British Columbia.^[1] Qualtrough has been visually impaired since birth and only sees 10 percent with her glasses on.^[2] She graduated from Brookswood Secondary School^[3] and studied political science at the University of Ottawa^[4] before earning a law degree from the University of Victoria in 1997.^[5]^[6] Her parents separated when she was a teenager and her father died in 2007.^[7]

Paralympic career

Qualtrough's visual impairment qualified her to compete in the Paralympic Games. She earned three bronze medals in swimming at the 1988 and 1992 Summer Paralympics, as well as four world championship medals for Team Canada.^[8] During the Paralympics, she swam in the 4x100 medley relay and 4x100 freestyle relay.^[1]

Legal career

After earning her law degree, Qualtrough served on the governing board of the Americas Paralympic Committee.^[9] She also served as president of the Canadian Paralympic Committee from 2006 to 2011.^[8] During this time, she also directed Sport Initiatives for 2010 Legacies Now and Chaired the Sport Dispute Resolution Centre of Canada, leading to her election as one of Canada's Most Influential Women in Sport of 2009.^[10]^[11]

As a lawyer, Qualtrough primarily focused on human rights matters. She served as counsel to the British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal and the Canadian Human Rights Commission, and prior to her election to the House of Commons, she was the vice-chair of British Columbia's Workers' Compensation Appeal Tribunal.^[1] In recognition of her work, she was a recipient of the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal in 2012.^[12] During the 2012 Summer Paralympics, she was the International Paralympic Committee's (IPC) legal officer and later received the IPCs International Women's Day Recognition in 2016.^[13] In 2021, Qualtrough became part of the Canadian Disability Hall of Fame.^[14]

Political career

On November 4, 2015, Qualtrough was named minister of sport and persons with disabilities in the 29th Canadian Ministry, headed by Justin Trudeau.^[15] As a result, she became the first Paralympic athlete to be elected to Canadian Parliament.^[1] During her tenure, Qualtrough was inducted into the Canadian Paralympic Committee's Canadian Paralympic Hall of Fame in 2017.^[16]

In a cabinet shuffle triggered by the resignation of Judy Foote, Qualtrough succeeded Foote as minister of public services and procurement on August 28, 2017; Kent Hehr then took over as minister of sport and persons with disabilities.^[17]^[18] After the cabinet shuffle on July 18, 2018, Qualtrough retained her ministerial position but gained the added portfolio of accessibility, styled as "minister of public services and procurement and accessibility".^[19]

The November 20, 2019, cabinet shuffle had Qualtrough become minister of employment, workforce development and disability inclusion, building on her work in the accessibility portfolio.^[20]

Personal life

Qualtrough is married to the former secretary-general of the International Wheelchair Rugby Federation, Eron Main, and they have four children together.^[21]

Electoral record

v t e 2021 Canadian federal election: Delta
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Carla Qualtrough	22,105	42.26	+1.03	$103,546.64
	Conservative	Garry Shearer	17,695	33.83	+0.84	$80,980.88
	New Democratic	Monika Dean	9,591	18.33	+2.04	$3,705.19
	People's	Paul Tarasenko	1,291	2.47	+0.71	$0.00
	Green	Jeremy Smith	1,244	2.39	-3.89	$0.00
	Independent	Hong Yan Pan	379	0.72	-	$0.00
Total valid votes/Expense limit			52,305	99.43	+0.09	$109,817.32
Total rejected ballots			300	0.57	-0.09
Turnout			52,605	67.54	-3.15
Eligible voters			77,892
	Liberal hold		Swing		+0.10
Source: Elections Canada^[22]

v t e 2019 Canadian federal election: Delta
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Carla Qualtrough	22,257	41.2	-7.92
	Conservative	Tanya Corbet	17,809	33.0	+0.22
	New Democratic	Randy Anderson-Fennell	8,792	16.3	+1.38
	Green	Craig DeCraene	3,387	6.3	+3.13
	People's	Angelina Ireland	948	1.8	-
	Independent	Amarit Bains	398	0.7	-
	Independent	Tony Bennett	385	0.7	-
Total valid votes/expense limit			53,976	100.0
Total rejected ballots			361
Turnout			54,337	70.7
Eligible voters			76,871
	Liberal hold		Swing		-4.07
Source: Elections Canada^[23]^[24]

v t e 2015 Canadian federal election: Delta
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Carla Qualtrough	27,355	49.12	+30.55	$72,634.16
	Conservative	Kerry-Lynne Findlay	18,255	32.78	-15.17	$174,408.46
	New Democratic	Jeremy Leveque	8,311	14.92	-13.13	$59,352.24
	Green	Anthony Edward Devellano	1,768	3.17	-1.57	–
Total valid votes/expense limit			55,689	100.00		$206,935.20
Total rejected ballots			200	0.36	–
Turnout			55,889	74.47	–
Eligible voters			75,044
	Liberal notional gain from Conservative		Swing		+22.86
Source: Elections Canada^[25]^[26]^[27]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Hawthorn, Tom (October 23, 2019). "Carla Qualtrough". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Archived from the original on February 18, 2020. Retrieved February 18, 2020.
^ Aiello, Rachel (February 27, 2017). "Blind cabinet minister promises Canada's first national accessibility legislation will have teeth, could be retroactive". The Hill Times. Archived from the original on February 18, 2020. Retrieved February 18, 2020.
^ Brown, Scott (November 4, 2017). "Five things about Carla Qualtrough, Canada's new minister for sport and persons with disabilities". Vancouver Sun. Archived from the original on February 18, 2020. Retrieved February 18, 2020.
^ Linda Scales (December 15, 2015). "Friends in high places". uottawa.ca. Archived from the original on February 18, 2020. Retrieved February 18, 2020.
^ "3 Alumnae Named to Federal Cabinet". uvic.ca. University of Victoria. Archived from the original on November 16, 2020. Retrieved February 24, 2020.
^ "Carla Qualtrough and Murray Rankin win seats in Ottawa". uvic.ca. Archived from the original on February 18, 2020. Retrieved February 18, 2020.
^ Joanna Smith (September 4, 2017). "Carla Qualtrough is 'swimming the laps' as she takes on challenging role". therecord.com. Archived from the original on December 18, 2020. Retrieved February 18, 2020.
^ ^a ^b Spencer, Donna (November 6, 2015). "Life as athlete and sport leader propelled Delta's Carla Qualtrough to Trudeau's cabinet". Vancouver Sun. Archived from the original on February 18, 2020. Retrieved February 18, 2020.
^ "CARLA QUALTROUGH – VP APC EXEC". caaws.ca. October 19, 2013. Archived from the original on February 18, 2020. Retrieved February 18, 2020.
^ "Canadian Paralympic Committee President Carla Qualtrough Named to Most Influential Women in Sport and Physical Activity List for 2009". newswire.ca. January 26, 2010. Archived from the original on February 22, 2020. Retrieved February 22, 2020.
^ "NPC Canada President Wins Most Influential Award". paralympic.org. February 4, 2010. Archived from the original on February 22, 2020. Retrieved February 22, 2020.
^ "Canadian Paralympians honoured with Jubilee medal". Paralympic Games. January 28, 2013. Archived from the original on March 21, 2020. Retrieved February 18, 2020.
^ "IPC RECOGNIZES QUALTROUGH ON IWD". caaws.ca. March 8, 2016. Archived from the original on February 22, 2020. Retrieved February 22, 2020.
^ "Previous Hall of Fame Inductees". The Canadian Foundation for Physically Disabled Person. Retrieved October 19, 2022.
^ Larsen, Karin (November 4, 2015). "Delta MP Carla Qualtrough named minister of sport and persons with a disability". CBC News. Archived from the original on November 6, 2015. Retrieved November 6, 2015.
^ "Carla Qualtrough named to Canadian Paralympic Hall of Fame". cbc.ca. February 21, 2017. Archived from the original on November 5, 2020. Retrieved February 18, 2020.
^ MacCharles, Tonda; Campion-Smith, Bruce (August 28, 2017). "Trudeau shuffles ministers, overhauls Indigenous Affairs, brings friend O'Regan into cabinet". Toronto Star. Archived from the original on August 28, 2017. Retrieved December 18, 2020.
^ Zimonjic, Peter (August 28, 2017). "Who's who in Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's cabinet shuffle". CBC News. Archived from the original on September 3, 2017. Retrieved December 18, 2020.
^ Harris, Kathleen (July 18, 2018). "Trudeau adds 5 new ministers, shifts others in cabinet shakeup". CBC News. Archived from the original on July 18, 2018. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
^ Zimonjic, Peter (November 20, 2019). "Who is in Justin Trudeau's 2019 cabinet". CBC News. Archived from the original on October 28, 2020. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
^ "Carla Qualtrough: Canada's Minister of Sport - 2023 Inductee Spotlight". BC Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved November 13, 2023.
^ "List of confirmed candidates – September 20, 2021 Federal Election". Elections Canada. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
^ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
^ "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
^ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Delta, 30 September 2015
^ Official Voting Results - Delta
^ "Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates". Archived from the original on August 15, 2015.

External links

Cabinet posts (3)
29th Ministry – Cabinet of Justin Trudeau
Predecessor	Office	Successor
Patty Hajdu	Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Disability Inclusion November 20, 2019 –	Incumbent
Judy Foote	Minister of Public Services, Procurement and Accessibility August 28, 2017 – November 20, 2019	Anita Anand
Bal Gosal	Minister of Sport and Persons with Disabilities November 4, 2015 – August 28, 2017	Kent Hehr

[bio-1] Hawthorn, Tom (October 23, 2019). "Carla Qualtrough". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Archived from the original on February 18, 2020. Retrieved February 18, 2020.

[2] Aiello, Rachel (February 27, 2017). "Blind cabinet minister promises Canada's first national accessibility legislation will have teeth, could be retroactive". The Hill Times. Archived from the original on February 18, 2020. Retrieved February 18, 2020.

[3] Brown, Scott (November 4, 2017). "Five things about Carla Qualtrough, Canada's new minister for sport and persons with disabilities". Vancouver Sun. Archived from the original on February 18, 2020. Retrieved February 18, 2020.

[4] Linda Scales (December 15, 2015). "Friends in high places". uottawa.ca. Archived from the original on February 18, 2020. Retrieved February 18, 2020.

[5] "3 Alumnae Named to Federal Cabinet". uvic.ca. University of Victoria. Archived from the original on November 16, 2020. Retrieved February 24, 2020.

[6] "Carla Qualtrough and Murray Rankin win seats in Ottawa". uvic.ca. Archived from the original on February 18, 2020. Retrieved February 18, 2020.

[7] Joanna Smith (September 4, 2017). "Carla Qualtrough is 'swimming the laps' as she takes on challenging role". therecord.com. Archived from the original on December 18, 2020. Retrieved February 18, 2020.

[Spencer-8] Spencer, Donna (November 6, 2015). "Life as athlete and sport leader propelled Delta's Carla Qualtrough to Trudeau's cabinet". Vancouver Sun. Archived from the original on February 18, 2020. Retrieved February 18, 2020.

[9] "CARLA QUALTROUGH – VP APC EXEC". caaws.ca. October 19, 2013. Archived from the original on February 18, 2020. Retrieved February 18, 2020.

[10] "Canadian Paralympic Committee President Carla Qualtrough Named to Most Influential Women in Sport and Physical Activity List for 2009". newswire.ca. January 26, 2010. Archived from the original on February 22, 2020. Retrieved February 22, 2020.

[11] "NPC Canada President Wins Most Influential Award". paralympic.org. February 4, 2010. Archived from the original on February 22, 2020. Retrieved February 22, 2020.

[12] "Canadian Paralympians honoured with Jubilee medal". Paralympic Games. January 28, 2013. Archived from the original on March 21, 2020. Retrieved February 18, 2020.

[13] "IPC RECOGNIZES QUALTROUGH ON IWD". caaws.ca. March 8, 2016. Archived from the original on February 22, 2020. Retrieved February 22, 2020.

[14] "Previous Hall of Fame Inductees". The Canadian Foundation for Physically Disabled Person. Retrieved October 19, 2022.

[15] Larsen, Karin (November 4, 2015). "Delta MP Carla Qualtrough named minister of sport and persons with a disability". CBC News. Archived from the original on November 6, 2015. Retrieved November 6, 2015.

[16] "Carla Qualtrough named to Canadian Paralympic Hall of Fame". cbc.ca. February 21, 2017. Archived from the original on November 5, 2020. Retrieved February 18, 2020.

[17] MacCharles, Tonda; Campion-Smith, Bruce (August 28, 2017). "Trudeau shuffles ministers, overhauls Indigenous Affairs, brings friend O'Regan into cabinet". Toronto Star. Archived from the original on August 28, 2017. Retrieved December 18, 2020.

[18] Zimonjic, Peter (August 28, 2017). "Who's who in Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's cabinet shuffle". CBC News. Archived from the original on September 3, 2017. Retrieved December 18, 2020.

[19] Harris, Kathleen (July 18, 2018). "Trudeau adds 5 new ministers, shifts others in cabinet shakeup". CBC News. Archived from the original on July 18, 2018. Retrieved July 18, 2018.

[20] Zimonjic, Peter (November 20, 2019). "Who is in Justin Trudeau's 2019 cabinet". CBC News. Archived from the original on October 28, 2020. Retrieved November 20, 2019.

[21] "Carla Qualtrough: Canada's Minister of Sport - 2023 Inductee Spotlight". BC Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved November 13, 2023.

[22] "List of confirmed candidates – September 20, 2021 Federal Election". Elections Canada. Retrieved September 2, 2021.

[23] "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 4, 2019.

[24] "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 16, 2019.

[25] Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Delta, 30 September 2015

[26] Official Voting Results - Delta

[27] "Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates". Archived from the original on August 15, 2015.

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-'''Carla Dawn Qualtrough''' {{post-nominals|country=CAN|PC}} {{post-nominals|country=CAN|MP}} ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|k|w|ɒ|l|t|r|oʊ}}; born October 15, 1971) is a Canadian politician and former [[Paralympic Games|Paralympic]] swimmer who is the [[Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Disability Inclusion|minister of employment, workforce development and disability inclusion]] since 2019. Qualtrough has sat as the [[Member of Parliament (Canada)|member of Parliament]] (MP) for [[Delta (electoral district)|Delta]] since she was first elected in 2015, as a member of the [[Liberal Party of Canada|Liberal Party]]. She served as [[Minister of Public Services and Procurement|minister of public services and procurement and accessibility]] from 2017 to 2019, and [[Minister of Sport and Persons with Disabilities|minister of sport and persons with disabilities]] from 2015 to 2017.
+'''Carla Dawn Qualtrough''' {{post-nominals|country=CAN|PC|MP}} ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|k|w|ɒ|l|t|r|oʊ}}; born October 15, 1971) is a Canadian politician and former [[Paralympic Games|Paralympic]] swimmer who served as the [[Minister of Sport and Physical Activity]] from July 2023 to December 2024. A member of the [[Liberal Party of Canada|Liberal Party]], Qualtrough has represented the riding of [[Delta (federal electoral district)|Delta]] in the [[House of Commons of Canada|House of Commons]] since 2015.
+She previously served as the [[Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Official Languages|Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Disability Inclusion]] from 2019 to 2023, the [[Minister of Public Services and Procurement|Minister of Public Services and Procurement and Accessibility]] from 2017 to 2019, and the [[Minister of Sport and Persons with Disabilities]] from 2015 to 2017. Qualthrough was also the [[Receiver General for Canada]] from 2017 to 2019.
 ==Early life and education==
-Qualtrough was born in [[Calgary, Alberta]], on October 15, 1971, to parents Patricia and Harry Qualtrough, and was raised in [[Langley, British Columbia (district municipality)|Langley, British Columbia]].<ref name="bio">{{cite web|last=Hawthorn|first=Tom|date=October 23, 2019|title=Carla Qualtrough|url=https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/carla-qualtrough|url-status=live|access-date=February 18, 2020|website=[[The Canadian Encyclopedia]]|archive-date=February 18, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200218234342/https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/carla-qualtrough}}</ref> Qualtrough has been [[Blindness|visually impaired]] since birth and only sees 10 percent with her glasses on.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Aiello|first1=Rachel|date=February 27, 2017|title=Blind cabinet minister promises Canada's first national accessibility legislation will have teeth, could be retroactive|url=https://www.hilltimes.com/2017/02/27/qualtrough-promises-national-accessibility-legislation-will-teeth-retroactive/97462|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200218234346/https://www.hilltimes.com/2017/02/27/qualtrough-promises-national-accessibility-legislation-will-teeth-retroactive/97462|archive-date=February 18, 2020|access-date=February 18, 2020|website=[[The Hill Times]]}}</ref> She graduated from [[Brookswood Secondary School]]<ref>{{cite news|last1=Brown|first1=Scott|date=November 4, 2017|title=Five things about Carla Qualtrough, Canada's new minister for sport and persons with disabilities|work=[[Vancouver Sun]]|url=https://vancouversun.com/news/staff-blogs/five-things-about-carla-qualtrough-canadas-new-minister-for-sport-and-persons-with-disabilities|url-status=live|access-date=February 18, 2020|archive-date=February 18, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200218235846/https://vancouversun.com/news/staff-blogs/five-things-about-carla-qualtrough-canadas-new-minister-for-sport-and-persons-with-disabilities}}</ref> and studied political science at the [[University of Ottawa]]<ref>{{cite web |author1=Linda Scales |title=Friends in high places |url=https://www.uottawa.ca/tabaret/en/content/friends-high-places |website=uottawa.ca |access-date=February 18, 2020 |date=December 15, 2015 |archive-date=February 18, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200218234355/https://www.uottawa.ca/tabaret/en/content/friends-high-places |url-status=live }}</ref> before earning a law degree from the [[University of Victoria]] in 1997.<ref>{{cite web |title=3 Alumnae Named to Federal Cabinet |url=https://www.uvic.ca/alumni/home/home/news/archive/Ministers.php |website=uvic.ca |publisher=University of Victoria |access-date=February 24, 2020 |archive-date=November 16, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201116021853/https://www.uvic.ca/alumni/home/home/news/archive/Ministers.php |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Carla Qualtrough and Murray Rankin win seats in Ottawa |url=https://www.uvic.ca/law/home/news/archive/law-alumnus-wins-seat-in-federal-election.php |website=uvic.ca |access-date=February 18, 2020 |archive-date=February 18, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200218234346/https://www.uvic.ca/law/home/news/archive/law-alumnus-wins-seat-in-federal-election.php |url-status=live }}</ref> Her parents separated when she was a teenager and her father died in 2007.<ref>{{cite web |author1=Joanna Smith |title=Carla Qualtrough is 'swimming the laps' as she takes on challenging role |url=https://www.therecord.com/news-story/7536443-carla-qualtrough-is-swimming-the-laps-as-she-takes-on-challenging-role/ |website=therecord.com |access-date=February 18, 2020 |date=September 4, 2017 |archive-date=December 18, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201218071125/https://www.therecord.com//news/canada/2017/09/04/carla-qualtrough-is-swimming-the-laps-as-she-takes-on-challenging-role.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
+Qualtrough was born in [[Calgary]], Alberta, on October 15, 1971, to parents Patricia and Harry Qualtrough, and was raised in [[Langley, British Columbia (district municipality)|Langley, British Columbia]].<ref name="bio">{{cite web|last=Hawthorn|first=Tom|date=October 23, 2019|title=Carla Qualtrough|url=https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/carla-qualtrough|url-status=live|access-date=February 18, 2020|website=[[The Canadian Encyclopedia]]|archive-date=February 18, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200218234342/https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/carla-qualtrough}}</ref> Qualtrough has been [[Blindness|visually impaired]] since birth and only sees 10 percent with her glasses on.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Aiello|first1=Rachel|date=February 27, 2017|title=Blind cabinet minister promises Canada's first national accessibility legislation will have teeth, could be retroactive|url=https://www.hilltimes.com/2017/02/27/qualtrough-promises-national-accessibility-legislation-will-teeth-retroactive/97462|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200218234346/https://www.hilltimes.com/2017/02/27/qualtrough-promises-national-accessibility-legislation-will-teeth-retroactive/97462|archive-date=February 18, 2020|access-date=February 18, 2020|website=[[The Hill Times]]}}</ref> She graduated from [[Brookswood Secondary School]]<ref>{{cite news|last1=Brown|first1=Scott|date=November 4, 2017|title=Five things about Carla Qualtrough, Canada's new minister for sport and persons with disabilities|work=[[Vancouver Sun]]|url=https://vancouversun.com/news/staff-blogs/five-things-about-carla-qualtrough-canadas-new-minister-for-sport-and-persons-with-disabilities|url-status=live|access-date=February 18, 2020|archive-date=February 18, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200218235846/https://vancouversun.com/news/staff-blogs/five-things-about-carla-qualtrough-canadas-new-minister-for-sport-and-persons-with-disabilities}}</ref> and studied political science at the [[University of Ottawa]]<ref>{{cite web |author1=Linda Scales |title=Friends in high places |url=https://www.uottawa.ca/tabaret/en/content/friends-high-places |website=uottawa.ca |access-date=February 18, 2020 |date=December 15, 2015 |archive-date=February 18, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200218234355/https://www.uottawa.ca/tabaret/en/content/friends-high-places |url-status=live }}</ref> before earning a law degree from the [[University of Victoria]] in 1997.<ref>{{cite web |title=3 Alumnae Named to Federal Cabinet |url=https://www.uvic.ca/alumni/home/home/news/archive/Ministers.php |website=uvic.ca |publisher=University of Victoria |access-date=February 24, 2020 |archive-date=November 16, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201116021853/https://www.uvic.ca/alumni/home/home/news/archive/Ministers.php |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Carla Qualtrough and Murray Rankin win seats in Ottawa |url=https://www.uvic.ca/law/home/news/archive/law-alumnus-wins-seat-in-federal-election.php |website=uvic.ca |access-date=February 18, 2020 |archive-date=February 18, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200218234346/https://www.uvic.ca/law/home/news/archive/law-alumnus-wins-seat-in-federal-election.php |url-status=live }}</ref> Her parents separated when she was a teenager and her father died in 2007.<ref>{{cite web |author1=Joanna Smith |title=Carla Qualtrough is 'swimming the laps' as she takes on challenging role |url=https://www.therecord.com/news-story/7536443-carla-qualtrough-is-swimming-the-laps-as-she-takes-on-challenging-role/ |website=therecord.com |access-date=February 18, 2020 |date=September 4, 2017 |archive-date=December 18, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201218071125/https://www.therecord.com//news/canada/2017/09/04/carla-qualtrough-is-swimming-the-laps-as-she-takes-on-challenging-role.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
 === Paralympic career ===
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 ==Personal life==
-Qualtrough is married to the former secretary-general of the [[International Wheelchair Rugby Federation]], Eron Main, and they have two children together.<ref name = "Spencer"/>
+Qualtrough is married to the former secretary-general of the [[International Wheelchair Rugby Federation]], Eron Main, and they have four children together.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Carla Qualtrough: Canada's Minister of Sport - 2023 Inductee Spotlight |url=https://bcsportshall.com/curator-corner/carla-qualtrough-canadas-minister-of-sport-2023-inductee-spotlight/ |access-date=2023-11-13 |website=BC Sports Hall of Fame |language=en-CA}}</ref>
 ==Electoral record==
-{{Canadian election result/top|CA|2021|percent=yes|change=yes|}}
+{{2021 Canadian federal election/Delta}}
+{{2019 Canadian federal election/Delta}}
-{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|Carla Qualtrough|22,105|42.26|+1.03}}
+{{2015 Canadian federal election/Delta}}
-{{CANelec|CA|Conservative|Garry Shearer|17,695|33.83|+0.84}}
-{{CANelec|CA|NDP|Monika Dean|9,591|18.33|+2.04}}
-{{CANelec|CA|PPC|Paul Tarasenko|1,291|2.47|+0.71}}
-{{CANelec|CA|Green|Jeremy Smith|1,244|2.39|-3.89}}
-{{CANelec|CA|Independent|Hong Yan Pan|379|0.72|-}}
-{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes|52,305|99.43}}
-{{Canadian election result/total|Total rejected ballots|300|0.57|-0.09}}
-{{Canadian election result/total|Turnout|52,605|67.54|-3.15}}
-{{Canadian election result/total|Eligible voters|77,892}}
-{{CANelec/hold|CA|Liberal|+0.10}}
-{{CANelec/source|Source: [[Elections Canada]]<ref>{{cite web |title=List of confirmed candidates – September 20, 2021 Federal Election |url=https://www.elections.ca/content2.aspx?section=can&dir=cand/lst&document=index&lang=e |website=[[Elections Canada]] |access-date=2 September 2021}}</ref>}}
-{{end}}
-{{Canadian federal election, 2019/Delta}}
-{{Canadian federal election, 2015/Delta}}
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v t e Ministers of labour
Ministers of Labour (1900–96)	Mulock Aylesworth Lemieux¹ W. L. M. King Crothers Robertson Murdock J. H. King (acting) Elliott Manion (acting) Jones Heenan Robertson Gordon Rogers McLarty Mitchell Martin (acting) Gregg Starr MacEachen Nicholson Pépin Mackasey O'Connell Munro Ouellet (acting) O'Connell Alexander Regan Caccia Ouellet McKnight Cadieux Corbeil Danis Valcourt Axworthy Robillard
Ministers of Human Resources Development (1996–2005)²	Young Pettigrew Stewart Frulla Dryden
Ministers of Human Resources and Skills Development (2005–13)	Stronach Finley Solberg Finley
Ministers of Employment and Social Development (2013–15)	Kenney Poilievre
Minister of Families, Children and Social Development (2015–present)	Duclos
Ministers of Labour (1996–2015)	Robillard Gagliano MacAulay Bradshaw Fontana³ Blackburn Ambrose Raitt Leitch
Minister of Employment, Workforce and Labour (2015–2019)	Mihychuk Hajdu
Minister of Labour (2019–present)	Tassi O'Regan MacKinnon
¹Until 1909, the office of the minister of Labour was a secondary function of the Postmaster-General of Canada. W. L. M. King was the first to hold the office independently. ²The office of Minister of Employment and Immigration, and Minister of Labour were abolished and the office of Minister of Human Resources Development went in force on July 12, 1996. Under the new provisions, a Minister of Labour may be appointed. However, when no Minister of Labour is appointed, the Minister of Human Resources Development shall exercise the powers and perform the duties and functions of the Minister of Labour. ³Styled "Minister of Labour and Housing".

v t e Ministers of public works
Ministers of Public Works (1867–1996)	McDougall Langevin Mackenzie Tupper Langevin Smith Ouimet Desjardins Tarte Sutherland Hyman Pugsley Monk Rogers Ballantyne Carvell Reid (acting) Sifton Reid (acting) McCurdy Bostock King Perley Ryckman Elliott Stewart P. Cardin Michaud (acting) Fournier Harris (acting) Winters Green Walker Green (acting) Fulton Deschatelets L. Cardin McIlraith Laing Dubé Drury Buchanan Ouellet Nielsen Cosgrove LeBlanc Lapointe La Salle McInnes Jelinek (acting) MacKay Dick Dingwall Marleau¹
Minister of Public Works and Government Services (1996–2015)	Marleau Gagliano Boudria Goodale Owen Brison Fortier Paradis Ambrose Finley
Minister of Public Services and Procurement (2015–present)	Foote Qualtrough Anand Tassi Jaczek Jean-Yves Duclos
¹As part of substantial governmental reorganization, the position was merged with that of the Minister of Supply and Services to create the position of Minister of Public Works and Government Services on July 12, 1995.