Executive Council of Ontario

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Executive Council of Ontario
Conseil des ministres de l'Ontario
NicknameCabinet of Ontario
FormationJuly 20, 1867
(157 years ago)
 (1867-07-20)
Membership
Charles III
Represented by
Edith Dumont, Lieutenant Governor
Chair
Vic Fedeli, Chair of Cabinet
Staff
Government of Ontario
The Ontario Cabinet of 1891. Clockwise, starting at centre foreground: O. Mowat, A.S. Hardy, J.M. Gibson, R. Harcourt, E.H. Bronson, J. Dryden, G.W. Ross, C.F. Fraser. Ontario Cabinet 1891.jpg
The Ontario Cabinet of 1891. Clockwise, starting at centre foreground: O. Mowat, A.S. Hardy, J.M. Gibson, R. Harcourt, E.H. Bronson, J. Dryden, G.W. Ross, C.F. Fraser.

The Executive Council of Ontario (French : Conseil des ministres de l'Ontario), often informally referred to as the Cabinet of Ontario (French: Cabinet de l'Ontario), is the cabinet of the Canadian province of Ontario. It comprises ministers of the provincial Crown, who are selected by the premier of Ontario (the first minister of the Crown) and appointed by the lieutenant governor. The activities of the Government of Ontario are directed by the Executive Council.

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The Executive Council is almost always made up of members of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario. Though the lieutenant governor does not generally attend Cabinet meetings, directives issued by the Crown on the advice of the ministers are said to be ordered by the Lieutenant Governor-in-Council. Ministers hold the honorific prefix "The Honourable" while members of the council.

The Cabinet is similar in structure and role to the federal Privy Council for Canada, though smaller in size, and, whereas the federal Cabinet is actually a committee of the Privy Council, the Executive Council of Ontario and Cabinet of Ontario are one and the same. Also, unlike the Privy Council, members of the Ontario Executive Council are not appointed for life, and are not entitled to post-nominal letters.

Current Cabinet

Doug Ford and his Cabinet were sworn in by Lieutenant Governor Elizabeth Dowdeswell on June 29, 2018, following the 2018 general election. This is the current cabinet of Ontario: [1]

Lieutenant Governor

Lieutenant governorTerm
Edith Dumont (2023–present)

Premier

PremierPortfolioSince
Doug Ford Premier of Ontario 2018
Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs

Other ministers

MinisterPortfolioSince
Peter Bethlenfalvy Minister of Finance 2020
Steve Clark Government House Leader 2024
Paul Calandra Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing 2023
Raymond Cho Minister of Seniors and Accessibility 2018
Stan Cho Minister of Tourism, Culture and Gaming 2024
Natalia Kusendova-Bashta Minister of Long-Term Care 2024
Doug Downey Attorney General 2019
Nolan Quinn Minister of Colleges and Universities 2024
Vic Fedeli Chair of Cabinet 2018
Minister of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade 2019
Michael Ford Minister of Citizenship and Multiculturalism 2022
Michael Parsa Minister of Children, Community and Social Services 2023
Mike Harris Jr. Minister of Red Tape Reduction2024
Sylvia Jones Deputy Premier 2022
Minister of Health
Michael Kerzner Solicitor General of Ontario 2022
Stephen Lecce Minister of Energy and Electrification 2024
Jill Dunlop Minister of Education 2024
Neil Lumsden Minister of Sport 2022
Lisa Thompson Minister of Rural Affairs 2024
David Piccini Minister of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development 2023
Caroline Mulroney Minister of Francophone Affairs 2018
President of the Treasury Board 2023
Andrea Khanjin Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks 2023
George Pirie Minister of Mines 2022
Todd McCarthy Minister of Public and Business Service Delivery and Procurement 2023
Greg Rickford Minister of Indigenous Affairs and First Nations Economic Reconciliation 2018
Minister of Northern Development 2022
Prabmeet Sarkaria Minister of Transportation 2023
Graydon Smith Minister of Natural Resources 2022
Kinga Surma Minister of Infrastructure 2021
Rob Flack Minister of Farming, Agriculture, and Agribusiness 2024
Kevin Holland Associate Minister of Forestry2024
Vijay Thanigasalam Associate Minister of Housing2024
Stephen Crawford Associate Minister of Mines2024
Michael Tibollo Associate Minister of Mental Health and Addictions2019
Sam Oosterhoff Associate Minister of Energy-Intensive Industries2024
Charmaine Williams Associate Minister of Women's Social and Economic Opportunity 2022
Trevor Jones Associate Minister of Emergency Preparedness and Response2024
Graham McGregor Associate Minister of Auto Theft and Bail Reform2024

Former portfolios

Ontario Shadow Cabinet

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References

  1. "Ministers | Legislative Assembly of Ontario". www.ola.org. Retrieved 2022-06-25.