OTTAWA — Treasury Board President Anita Anand has been sworn in as federal transport minister during a ceremony at Rideau Hall.

Treasury Board President Anita Anand is expected to take on the responsibilities of transport minister in a cabinet shuffle today, according to a source who spoke to the Ottawa Citizen on the condition of anonymity.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has tapped Treasury Board President Anita Anand to take on additional duties as Canada's minister of transport.

Treasury Board President Anita Anand got promoted to dual roles in the Prime Minister’s cabinet on Thursday, as Justin Trudeau adjusted to the loss of yet another senior minister with at most one year before the next scheduled federal election.