Ministry of Labour (Ontario)

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Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development
Ministère du Travail (French)
Ministry overview
Formed1919
Jurisdiction Government of Ontario
Headquarters400 University Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Ministers responsible
  • David Piccini, Minister of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development
  • Deepak Anand, Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development
Website www.labour.gov.on.ca

The Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development is responsible for labour issues in the Canadian province of Ontario.

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The Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development and its agencies are responsible for employment equity and rights, occupational health and safety, labour relations, and supporting apprenticeships, the skilled trades, and industry training. The ministry's three program responsibilities are delivered from a head office in Toronto and 19 offices organized around four regions, centred in Ottawa, Hamilton, Sudbury and Toronto. As well, the ministry oversees the work of eight specialized agencies.

The current minister of labour, immigration, training and skills development is David Piccini.

History

The Province entered the field in 1882 with the creation of the Bureau of Industries, which was attached to the Department of the Commissioner of Agriculture. [1] In 1900, it was transferred to the Department of the Commissioner of Public Works and renamed as the Bureau of Labour, [2] which subsequently became the Trades and Labour Branch in 1916. [3]

In 1919, the Conservative government of William Howard Hearst secured passage of an Act to raise the Branch into a Cabinet-level department to be known as the Department of Labour. [4] Finlay MacDiarmid, the Minister of Public Works, was appointed the first Minister of Labour as well, but the first full-time minister was Walter Rollo of the Independent Labour Party in the government of E.C. Drury that took office after the Conservative defeat in the 1919 general election.

In 1972, as part of a general reorganization of departments initiated by the government of Bill Davis, the department was renamed the Ministry of Labour. [5]

In 2019, the Ministry of Labour changed its name to Ministry of Labour, Training and Skills Development to reflect its expanding mandate of training, apprenticeships and Employment Ontario. [6] [7]

Following the 2022 provincial election, the ministry was renamed to Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development. [8]

List of ministers

PortraitNameTerm of officeTenurePolitical party
(Ministry)
Note
Commissioner of Crown Lands United Farmers
(Drury)
1 Walter Rollo 1919.png Walter Rollo November 14, 1919July 16, 19233 years, 244 days
2 Forbes Godfrey July 16, 1923December 15, 19307 years, 152 days Conservative
(Ferguson)
3 Joseph Monteith December 15, 1930January 2, 19343 years, 18 days Conservative
(Henry)
4 John Robb January 2, 1934July 10, 1934189 days
5???July 10, 1934May 21, 1935315 days Liberal
(Hepburn)
6 David Croll May 21, 1935April 14, 19371 year, 329 days
7 Mitchell Hepburn1.jpg Mitch Hepburn
interim
April 14, 1937October 12, 1937181 days
8???October 12, 1937September 2, 1938325 days
9 Norman Hipel.jpg Norman Hipel September 2, 1938May 27, 19412 years, 267 days
10???May 27, 1941October 21, 19421 year, 147 days
11???October 21, 1942May 18, 1943209 days Liberal
(Conant)
12???May 18, 1943August 17, 194391 days Liberal
(Nixon)
13 Charles Daley August 17, 1943October 19, 194818 years, 83 days PC
(Drew)
October 19, 1948May 4, 1949 PC
(Kennedy)
May 4, 1949November 8, 1961 PC
(Frost)
14 Bill Warrender November 8, 1961October 25, 1962351 days PC
(Robarts)
15 Henry Leslie Rowntree portrait.jpg Leslie Rowntree October 25, 1962November 24, 19664 years, 30 days
16 Dalton Bales November 24, 1966March 1, 19714 years, 97 days
17 Gordon Carton March 1, 1971February 2, 1972338 days PC
(Davis)
18 Fernand Guindon February 2, 1972May 31, 19742 years, 118 days
19 John MacBeth May 31, 1974October 7, 19751 year, 129 days
20 Bette Stephenson October 7, 1975August 18, 19782 years, 315 days
21 Robert Elgie August 18, 1978February 13, 19823 years, 179 days
22 Russ Ramsay February 13, 1982February 8, 19853 years, 77 days
23February 8, 1985May 17, 1985 PC
(Miller)
24 Robert Elgie May 17, 1985June 26, 198540 days
25 Bill Wrye June 26, 1985September 9, 19872 years, 75 days}} Liberal
(Peterson)
26 Greg Sorbara September 9, 1987August 2, 19891 year, 327 days
27 Gerry Phillips August 2, 1989September 9, 19871 year, 60 days
31 Bob Mackenzie October 1, 1990October 20, 19944 years, 19 days NDP
(Rae)
32 Shirley Coppen October 20, 1994June 26, 1995249 days
33 ElizabethWitmerOktimg294.jpg Elizabeth Witmer June 26, 1995October 10, 19972 years, 106 days PC
(Harris)
34 Jim Flaherty 2007.JPG Jim Flaherty October 10, 1997October 10, 19992 years, 0 days
35 Chris Stockwell October 10, 1999April 15, 20022 years, 187 days
36 Brad Clark April 15, 2002October 22, 20031 year, 190 days PC
(Eves)
37 Chris Bentley October 23, 2003June 29, 20051 year, 249 days Liberal
(McGuinty)
38 Steve Peters June 29, 2005October 30, 20072 years, 123 days
39 Brad Duguid - 2017 ROMA Conference (32499226581) (cropped).jpg Brad Duguid October 30, 2007September 18, 200816 years, 94 days
40 Peter Fonseca 2022.jpg Peter Fonseca September 18, 2008December 16, 20102 years, 89 days
41 CS Headshot 4.jpg Charles Sousa December 16, 2010October 20, 2011308 days
42 Linda Jefferey - 2017 AMO Conference (36693552996) (cropped).jpg Linda Jeffrey October 20, 2011February 11, 20131 year, 114 days
43 Naqvi yasir ottawa (cropped).JPG Yasir Naqvi February 11, 2013March 25, 20141 year, 42 days Liberal
(Wynne)
44 Kevin Flynn, MPP Oakville.jpg Kevin Flynn March 25, 2014June 29, 20184 years, 96 days
45 Laurie Scott, MPP.jpg Laurie Scott June 29, 2018June 20, 2019356 days PC
(Ford)
46 Monte McNaughton 2.png Monte McNaughton June 20, 2019October 21, 2019123 days
Minister of Labour, Training and Skills Development
1 Monte McNaughton 2.png Monte McNaughton October 21, 2019June 24, 20222 years, 246 days
Minister of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development
1 Monte McNaughton 2.png Monte McNaughton June 24, 2022September 22, 20231 year, 90 days
2 David Piccini QP.png David Piccini September 22, 2023present1 year, 90 days

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References

  1. The Bureau of Industries Act , S.O. 1882, c. 5
  2. An Act respecting The Bureau of Labour , S.O. 1900, c. 14
  3. The Trades and Labour Branch Act , S.O. 1916, c. 13
  4. The Department of Labour Act, 1919 , S.O. 1919, c. 22
  5. The Government Reorganization Act, 1972 , S.O. 1972, c. 1, s. 82
  6. "Ontario Newsroom | Salle de presse de l'Ontario". news.ontario.ca. Retrieved 2020-12-26.
  7. "Ministry of Labour expands name and duties - Landscape Ontario". horttrades.com. Retrieved 2020-12-26.
  8. "Monte McNaughton | Legislative Assembly of Ontario". www.ola.org. 6 October 2011. Retrieved 2022-07-07.