Marc Miller
Canadian politician

Marc Miller

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12 March 1971(Montreal, Urban agglomeration of Montreal, Montreal Region, Canada)
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McGill University Faculty of Law
Quebec, Canada
Université de Montréal
Montreal, Urban agglomeration of Montreal, Canada
Collège Jean-de-Brébeuf
Montreal, Urban agglomeration of Montreal, Canada
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Marc Miller PC MP (born March 12, 1973) is a Canadian politician who was elected to represent the riding of Ville-Marie—Le Sud-Ouest—Île-des-Sœurs in the House of Commons in the 2015 election. A member of the Liberal Party of Canada, he currently serves as Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship in the Federal Cabinet following the swearing in of a new cabinet on July 26, 2023. He previously served as the Minister of Crown Indigenous Relations, starting on October 26, 2021. Prior to entering politics, Miller was a lawyer with Stikeman Elliott and an infantry soldier in the Canadian Army Primary Reserve.

Early life and education

An anglophone Montrealer, Miller attended Collège Jean-de-Brébeuf in the 1980s at the same time as Justin Trudeau, and has been described variously as "a boyhood friend of Mr. Trudeau" and "one of Trudeau's oldest friends." Miller earned bachelor's and master's degrees in political science from the Université de Montréal.

Miller graduated from McGill University Faculty of Law in 2001 with common and civil law degrees. Prior to his election, Miller was a practising lawyer with Stikeman Elliott. Miller also previously served in the Canadian Army Primary Reserve as an infantry officer.

Federal politics

Miller helped organize Trudeau's first run for office in Papineau in 2007. He was an advisor and the fundraising director for Trudeau's successful run at the 2013 Liberal Party leadership election.

Miller was elected to represent the riding of Ville-Marie—Le Sud-Ouest—Île-des-Sœurs in the House of Commons in the 2015 federal election. After the election, he served as the chair of the Quebec Liberal Caucus of MPs.

On January 28, 2017, Miller was appointed as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Infrastructure and Communities. On June 1, 2017, Miller delivered the first ever speech in the Mohawk language in the House of Commons. Miller said he had started taking language lessons from Zoe Hopkins in the spirit of reconciliation. He also wanted to demonstrate to the non-French speaking Liberal MPs whom he had urged to study French in his former role as the Quebec Liberal Caucus chair that it was possible to juggle learning a new language while performing their parliamentary duties.

On August 31, 2018, he was moved to be the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Crown–Indigenous Relations.

On November 20, 2019, he was sworn in as Minister of Indigenous Services.

On October 26, 2021, Miller became the Minister of Crown–Indigenous Relations, replacing Carolyn Bennett.

On July 26, 2023, Miller became the Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship. He set an annual goal of 500,000 new immigrants per year by 2026.

Personal life

Marc Miller married Elin Sandberg, a former Swedish diplomat, whom he met at a party while both were studying at the Université de Montréal. Together, they have three children, two boys named Marius and Lukas and a girl named Eva.

Miller is a native speaker of English but is also a fluent speaker of French.

Electoral record

2021 Canadian federal election: Ville-Marie—Le Sud-Ouest—Île-des-Sœurs
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Marc Miller 24,978 50.5 -3.0 $105,431.45
New Democratic Sophie Thiébaut 9,241 18.7 +2.9 $12,104.90
Bloc Québécois Soledad Orihuela-Bouchard 6,176 12.5 -0.6 $2,242.01
Conservative Steve Shanahan 6,138 12.4 +3.6 $3,084.59
Green Cynthia Charbonneau-Lavictoire 1,343 2.7 -4.4 $0.00
People's Denise Dubé 1,291 2.6 +1.6 $552.90
Marijuana Hans Armando Vargas 134 0.3 N/A $0.00
Marxist–Leninist Linda Sullivan 122 0.2 +0.1 $0.00
Total valid votes/Expense limit 49,423 98.6 $116,716.76
Total rejected ballots 689 1.4
Turnout 50,112 57.0
Eligible voters 87,943
Liberal hold Swing -3.0
Source: Elections Canada
2019 Canadian federal election: Ville-Marie—Le Sud-Ouest—Île-des-Sœurs
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Marc Miller 28,087 53.47 +2.65 $105,389.48
New Democratic Sophie Thiébaut 8,274 15.75 -7.69 $19,083.09
Bloc Québécois Nadia Bourque 6,899 13.13 +4.54
Conservative Michael Forian 4,609 8.78 -3.08 $24,699.31
Green Liana Canton Cusmano 3,718 7.08 +2.3 $1,593.95
People's Jean Langlais 520 0.99
Rhinoceros Tommy Gaudet 140 0.27 -0.05
Independent Louise O'Sullivan 117 0.22
No affiliation Marc Patenaude 113 0.22
Marxist–Leninist Linda Sullivan 45 0.09 $0.00
Total valid votes/expense limit 52,522 100.0  
Total rejected ballots 601
Turnout 53,123
Eligible voters 88,117
Liberal hold Swing +5.17
Source: Elections Canada
2015 Canadian federal election: Ville-Marie—Le Sud-Ouest—Île-des-Sœurs
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Marc Miller 25,491 50.82 +23.34 $104,027.97
New Democratic Allison Turner 11,757 23.44 -18.05 $76,667.01
Conservative Steve Shanahan 5,948 11.86 -0.05 $10,419.44
Bloc Québécois Chantal St-Onge 4,307 8.59 -7.44 $2,334.04
Green Daniel Green 2,398 4.78 +1.99 $84,091.06
Rhinoceros Daniel Wolfe 161 0.32
Communist Bill Sloan 102 0.20
Total valid votes/expense limit 50,164 100.00 $221,982.87
Total rejected ballots 435 0.86
Turnout 50,599 59.96
Eligible voters 84,387
Source: Elections Canada