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Wynne ministry
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25th ministry of Ontario
Kathleen Wynne March 2015.jpg
Kathleen Wynne in 2015
Date formedFebruary 11, 2013 (2013-02-11)
Date dissolvedJune 29, 2018 (2018-06-29)
People and organisations
Monarch
Lieutenant Governor
Premier Kathleen Wynne
Deputy Premier
Member party Liberal
Status in legislature
Opposition party Progressive Conservative
Opposition leader
History
Election 2014
Legislature terms
Incoming formation 2013 Ontario Liberal Party leadership election
Outgoing formation 2018 Ontario general election
Predecessor McGuinty ministry
Successor Ford ministry

The Wynne ministry was the combined cabinet (formally the Executive Council of Ontario) that governed Ontario from February 11, 2013, to June 29, 2018. It was chaired by the 25th Premier of Ontario, Kathleen Wynne. The cabinet was made up of members of the Ontario Liberal Party, which commanded at first a minority and later a majority in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario.

Contents

The ministry replaced the McGuinty ministry following the 2013 Ontario Liberal Party leadership election. That election resulted in Wynne becoming the leader of the Ontario Liberal Party and hence the Premier of Ontario. The ministry governed through the last eighteen months of the 40th Parliament of Ontario and all of the 41st Parliament of Ontario. The Ontario Liberal Party was defeated in the 2018 election and was reduced to third-party status, and Wynne resigned the Premiership.

Cabinet composition

Overview

Wynne's inaugural cabinet consisted of 27 members including herself, 11 among them severed for her entire premiership. Five of them held their portfolios for the entire duration of the ministry:

44 individuals served in the Wynne ministry. The size of her cabinet at one point reached 30 members, the largest cabinet in approximately 30 years. (The short-lived Miller ministry in 1985 had 33 members, the 1987 cabinet of the Peterson ministry also had 30 members) Ironically, Doug Ford, the successor who ousted Wynne partially on a campaign on fiscal responsibility, surpassed this number by over 20%, forming the largest cabinet in Ontario history with 37 members in 2024 [1] .

It was the first significantly racially diverse ministry in the history of Ontario, with nine people of colour, many of them occupying some of the most prominent roles. She appointed to her inaugural cabinet the first two person of Muslim faith to serve in Ontario cabinet - Yasir Naqvi, a trade lawyer born in Pakistan (who was appointed Minister of Labour and later became her Attorney General in the final two years) and Reza Moridi, a nuclear physicist born in Iran (who served as Minister of Research and Innovation for the duration of the ministry), and both served for the full duration of the ministry. She also put two black women, Mitzie Hunter and Indira Naidoo-Harris in charge of Ministry Education, one of the largest and most sensitive provincial portfolio, and a ministry she herself once headed. As the first female Premier of Ontario, Wynne brought 18 other women into her cabinet. High-profile woman cabinet members include Deb Matthews and Liz Sandals, both of whom filled multiple vital roles including Deputy Premier and Minister of Education. Gender parity not quite achieved however, with her final cabinet made up of 15 men and 13 women. Premier Wynne was also the first openly gay Premier in Canada. In addition to her, Glen Murray was also openly gay.

During her five-year premiership, Wynne conducted two major cabinet shuffles. On these two occasions, all ministers, including those remaining in the same portfolio, took their oaths of office.

The composition of cabinet also saw minor changes on a number of occasions.

Formation

Premier Wynne's first cabinet [2] was sworn on February 11, 2013. It numbered 27 cabinet members, 17 of them with previous cabinet experience from the McGuinty Ministry and 10 new ministers. The composition of her new team was influenced by the recent leadership contest in a number of notable ways:

While the new cabinet notionally created two new ministries - the Ministry of Rural Affair from Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs and the re-creation of the Ministry of Research and Innovation from the Ministry of Economic Development and Innovation, no legislation was passed to execute a formal administrative reorganization. Those ministers were assigned authorities over specific policy area of the parent ministries via orders-in-council. As noted above, the Agriculture & Food portfolio were reunited with Rural Affairs under Leal a year later. The Ministry of Research and Innovation's deputy minister (the top civil servant of the ministry) was a cross appointment of the deputy minister for economic development throughout, and their budget was included in the estimate of the economic development ministry.

The cabinet included eight women, including the aforementioned Matthews, Jeffrey, Sandals, Meilleur, Piruzza and Wynne herself; along with holdovers from the McGuinty ministry Laurel Broten; and newly appointed Tracey MacCharles.

Of the 27 cabinet members serving in 27 portfolios; there were two ministers without portfolio - John Milloy (as government house leader) and Mario Sergio (as minister responsible for seniors issues). Milloy was soon made a full minister when he took on a substantive portfolio upon an early resignation.

Early Departures in 2013

Two members of cabinet, however, were not long for service: first, Harinder Takhar resigned from cabinet (but not from parliament) due to health concerns May 8, [3] yielding his position as Chair of Management Board of Cabinet to Finance Minister Sousa, while his long-held position as Minister of Government Services was assigned to established cabinet member and minister without portfolio John Milloy . Laurel Broten resigned her position as Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs (and her seat in the legislature) in June. [4] Wynne as Premier assumed her intergovernmental affairs portfolio, a routine practice for that portfolio (five of the seven Premiers since the position's creation served as their own Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs), and assigned responsibility for women's issues to Piruzza.

Wynne's minority ministry tabled its first budget on March 21, 2013, with measures that included a $295 million investment into a youth jobs strategy to help tackle the high youth unemployment rate, reducing auto insurance rates by 15 per cent to save motorists $225 a year, $260 million investment to boost home care health services for 46,000 seniors, $45 million investment into an Ontario Music Fund to help Ontario musicians, a $200 per month earnings exemption for those on Ontario Works and Ontario Disability Support Program, $5 million into First Nations education, elimination of the employers health tax exemption for large companies, postponed tax cuts for big businesses, extended the capital cost allowance for machinery and equipment, increased the Ontario Child Benefit from $1,100 to $1,310 per year to support low-income families and other economic measures. PC leader Tim Hudak had earlier said that he would not support the budget regardless of its contents. He said, "the sooner there's a change in government, the better it is to give hope to people in the province who have lost hope." The many social investment included in the budget made it very difficult for the New Democratic Party to reject however. Wynne's ministry survived its first major test of parliamentary confidence on June 11, 2013, with the budget passed by a vote of 64 for and all 36 PC members voting against.

Wynne's tenuous hold on power suffered a significant setback over the summer. By the time the legislature rose for the summer, five members of the McGuinty ministry has resigned their seat: former finance minister Dwight Duncan, former Attorney General and Energy Minister Chris Bentley, the aforementioned Broten and Best. All five were re-elected in 2011 by reasonably comfortable margin. On August 1, the Liberals lost three of the five by-elections. Incumbent city councillor Peter Milczyn was defeated by Toronto Deputy Mayor Doug Holyday in Broten's Etobicoke—Lakeshore in a competitive fight (and he would get his revenge less than a year later). Their candidates in Bentley's London West and Duncan's Windsor—Tecumseh both faces controversy however, and finished a distant third. The Liberals retained McGuinty's Ottawa South (but with much reduced margin) with John Fraser, a McGuinty aide who went on to serve multiple stint as interim party leader in opposition, and Best's Scarborough—Guildwood with a star recruit, CivicAction's CEO Mitzie Hunter in a tight three-way contest featuring former TTC Chair Adam Giambrone as the NDP candidate. The losses in Windsor and London foreshadowed the total collapse of Liberal support in southwestern Ontario in the following decade. The losses also further significantly diminished the Libearals' hopes for flipping the minority for a bare majority.

2014

Pre-Election Shuffle

On March 25, Linda Jeffrey resigned from parliament to pursue the office of mayor of Brampton. [5] Jeffrey was successful in her efforts to be elected mayor of Brampton later that year. This triggered a small shuffle impacting a handful of minister. The title Chair of Cabinet was assumed by John Gerretsen, who announced in the previous year announced his intention to not seek reelection and agreed to remain in cabinet as a minister without portfolio until the election. The minor shuffle saw the promotion of two veteran caucus member into cabinet for the first time, and the promotion of two existing ministers. Gerretsen relinquished the prestigious role as Attorney General to long-time cabinet colleague Madeleine Meilleur, who became Ontario first francophone Attorney General. Meilleur's community safety portfolio went to Yasir Naqvi. Naqvi's labour portfolio went to Kevin Flynn , while Jeffrey's municipal affairs and housing portfolio went to Bill Mauro , who served on Thunder Bay City Council for over 15 years before elected MPP. Both new ministers were veteran first elected as part of the class of 2003 with Wynne. With this shuffle, the number of cabinet members rose to 26, though the number of women dropped to six.

Post-Election Shuffle

The 2014 Ontario general election was called unexpectedly on May 2, after the opposition NDP announced they would not vote in support of an upcoming budget proposal. [6] The election was held on June 12, and resulted in a slim 4-seat Liberal majority (58 out of 107 seats). [7] With a renewed mandate, Premier Wynne set out to assemble a new cabinet, which was sworn in June 24. [8] The major cabinet shuffle saw the formal exit of three ministers: Teresa Piruzza, the only cabinet member defeated, and John Gerretsen and John Milloy who did not seek re-election.

Wynne is known to have often expressed her firm view that prior experience as a backbencher is crucial in preparing someone for their ministerial career. According it was not surprising that she did not elevate any rookie caucus members into cabinet. The shuffle ushered in four first time ministers, two of them having won their seats in byelections in the previous parliament. recent election.

There were several further instances of re-organisation of ministries. Again, the reassignments of authorities were done through orders-in-council, and most of them were not followed by permenent change in the ministries establishing statues:

  • The most significant reorganization was the re-creation of the Treasury Board Secretariat, to be headed by a minister titled President of the Treasury Board. In a move reversing parts of multiple organizations that took place over decades, the central agency known as Management Board Secretariat since 1971 would resume its former name. Deputy Premier Deb Matthews was named the new President of Treasury Board, and was assigned authorities related to the expense control from the finance minister, and public service collective bargaining function from the government service minister, with an explicit mandate to freeze wage increases to combat the deficit.
  • Matthews' health portfolio was given to Eric Hoskins , who was struggling at economic development and as a physician has long coveted the portfolio.
  • The prized economic development portfolio is a frequent target of rebranding and duties realignment, and this shuffle was no different. In a move that can be traced back to multiple precedents, Brad Duguid .resumed the role of economic development minister, the prized role he held in the final year of the McGuinty ministry, but losing the trade portion of the portfolio while absorbing another full portfolio he also held in the past, the Ministry of Infrastructure, last headed by him in 2010 when it was combined with the energy ministry. Duguid took the new title Minister of Economic Development, Employment and Infrastructure. Following a 2008 precedent, the trade portion was once again carved out of the economic development portfolio, and was handed to Michael Chan , who also took on the Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration. Neither of these pairing would last past the next shuffle.
  • Ministry of Government and Consumer Services was reestablished by combining the "Ministry of Government Services" and "Ministry of Consumer Services." This portfolio was assigned to established cabinet member David Orazietti .
  • Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs was reestablished after earlier being divided into the "Ministry of Agriculture and Food" and the "Ministry of Rural Affairs," and assigned to incumbent Rural Affairs minister Jeff Leal .
  • Ministry of Environment was renamed "Ministry of Environment and Climate Change" and assigned to Glen Murray with an enhanced mandate to combat the effects of climate change.

Other moves impacting key ministries in the government, some with impact to the Liberals' fortune later:

  • Bill Mauro moved to Natural Resources, with Forestry added to the ministry's name, with his municipal affairs going to Ted McMeekin, also a former long time municipal councillor and mayor
  • Reza Moridi was given the additional role of Minister of Training, Colleges and Universities, the portfolio with the third largest operating budget after health and education, in addition to his existing role as Minister of Research and Innovation. While his academic background made him seems suitable the additional role, his patrician style proved ill-suited for handling stakeholders of the skill trade files.
  • Tracy MacCharles became Minister of Children and Youth Services, thrusting her soon after into the contentious autism file that became a major pain point for the government

Thus despite the extensive reorganisation, the number of portfolios in Wynne's ministry remained at 27 (including the Premiership and associate ministries), even though it also grew to 27 cabinet members. Jim Bradley, who was newly appointed Cabinet Chair, and Mario Sergio remained in cabinet as ministers without portfolio. It would now be Reza Moridi, who (as Minister of Training, Colleges and Universities and Minister of Research and Innovation) would be joining Kathleen Wynne herself (as Premier and Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs) in helming multiple portfolios. The number of women in cabinet rose to eight; incumbent cabinet member Tracy MacCharles was named Minister Responsible for Women's Issues, succeeding the outgoing Piruzza.

Most members of cabinet were involved in this shuffle (or the March 25 shuffle) in some way, including high-profile moves involving the aforementioned Duguid, Hoskins, Matthews, Meilleur, and Naqvi. Only Bob Chiarelli (Minister of Energy), Michael Gravelle (Northern Development and Mines), Mario Sergio (Minister without portfolio Responsible for Seniors), and David Zimmer (Minister of Aboriginal Affairs) remained unchanged in their roles.

2016

Midterm Shuffle

After two years with no change to her cabinet, an extraordinary feat in modern politics, Wynne executed an major cabinet shuffle on June 13, the approximate midpoint till the next election [10] , with the stated objective for bringing in new blood to ready for the next election. Given the gender-balance cabinet formed by the federal liberals late in the previous years, she also faced face pressure to improve the gender balance of her front bench team. These concurrent demands led to the exit of four veteran ministers, the elevations of seven new ministers including five women, and the largest cabinet in Ontario in 30 years.

In a move that made international news, municipal affairs minister Ted McMeekin , considered among the most left-leaning ministers, wrote in a social media post a week prior to the shuffle that he would be resigning, noting, "Sometimes the best way for a man to advance the equality of women may be to step back and make room at the table." [11] This was followed by announcement by seniors' issue minister Mario Sergio and cabinet chair Jim Bradley, a 39 years veteran and the only person to have served in cabinet throughout all three liberal ministries of the past 30 years, of their resignations also for the expressed purpose of making room for new blood. All three indicated they will continue to serve as backbench members of the government. In the same week, Attorney General Madeleine Meilleur also announced her resignation not only from cabinet but also from the legislature.

Similar to the major shuffle in 2014, all members of the new cabinet took their oath of offices in a formal ceremony, this time taking place in the main hall way of the legislature instead of inside the legislative chamber. Seven new ministers joined cabinet, including five who were first elected in the 2014 elections - Chris Ballard, Marie-France Lalonde, Kathryn McGarry, Eleanor McMahon, Indira Naidoo-Harris , and Glenn Thibeault, a former NDP who gained a seat for the liberals in a byelection despite his nomination causing some controversy , along with Laura Albanese, who was Wynne's Parliamentary Assistant in her first year as Premier.

Key moves and reorganizations include

Thus while there were 30 cabinet members, the number of portfolios grew only to 29, including the Premiership and one remaining associate ministries. Wynne remained the only cabinet member to helm two roles, as she remained Premier and Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs. Tracy MacCharles and Dipika Damerla were the only two ministers without portfolios. The number of women increased to twelve, bringing the proportion of women to 40%. [12]

Among those few retaining high-profile portfolios were Steven Del Duca remaining at Ministry of Transportation, Eric Hoskins remaining at Ministry of Health and Long Term Care, and Charles Sousa at Ministry of Finance

Shortly after the shuffle, the office of Associate Minister of Finance (Ontario Retirement Pension Plan) was shuttered, as the agreement with federal government on CPP render the Ontario plan redundant. [13] Incumbent minister Indira Naidoo-Harris was assigned a new role on August 24 as Associate Minister of Education (Early Years and Child Care).

2017

January

On January 12, Wynne reorganised several ministries, mostly on the basis of changes to ministerial responsibilities: [14]

  • Ministry of Senior Affairs was created, elevating the position (held by incumbent Minister without portfolio Responsible for Senior Affairs Dipika Damerla ) to the status of a full ministry.
  • Ministry of Women's Issues (soon renamed "Ministry of the Status of Women") was created, elevating the position (assigned to established cabinet minister Indira Naidoo-Harris ) of Minister Responsible for Women's Issues to the status of a full ministry.
  • Associate Minister of Education (Early Years and Child Care) position was eliminated; and with it was eliminated the last "associate ministry."
  • "Minister Responsible for Early Years and Child Care" was created and assigned to Naidoo-Harris, who had been filling a similar role as "Ministry of Education (Ontario)|Associate Minister of Education (Early Years and Child Care)".
  • "Minister Responsible for Small Business" was created and assigned to Jeff Leal, to relieve Minister of Economic Development and Growth Brad Duguid of some of his responsibilies in anticipation of challenges from a newly elected American administration that had campaigned on a punitive renegotiation NAFTA.

Thus the number of portfolios swelled to 30.

Also, note that the cabinet had shrunk by one member the previous December, as David Orazietti resigned from parliament; his position as Minister of Community Safety and Correctional Services was ultimately filled by established cabinet minister Marie-France Lalonde ; her position as Minister of Government and Consumer Services was filled by minister without portfolio Tracy MacCharles . Thus the number of cabinet members had already shrunk to 29 before the reorganisation. Only Wynne held two portfolios, Premier and Intergovernmental Affairs. With this reorganisation, there were no longer any ministers without portfolio.

July

On July 31, yet another area of ministerial responsibility was elevated to the status of full ministry: [15]

Glen Murray also resigned from parliament, and his spot in the cabinet was filled by newly appointed cabinet minister Peter Milczyn. The number of cabinet members remained unchanged at 29, while the number of portfolios grew to 31, with Wynne and Lalonde holding multiple portfolios.

2018

Pre-election Reset

On January 17, Wynne dismissed high-profile cabinet ministers Brad Duguid, Deb Matthews, and Liz Sandals, as they had announced they would not be running for re-election in the election scheduled for June. [16] They did not resign from parliament but sat on the backbenches. They were replaced at their respective ministries by established cabinet members Steven Del Duca at Ministry of Economic Development and Growth, Mitzie Hunter at Ministry of Advanced Education and Skills Development, and Eleanor McMahon as President of Treasury Board. Their vacancies in Cabinet were filled by newly appointed cabinet ministers Nathalie Des Rosiers, Harinder Malhi, and Daiene Vernile, all of whom took low profile portfolios in a cabinet shuffle that involved nine established cabinet ministers in total.

The number of cabinet members remained steady at 29, but with two women dismissed from cabinet and three women appointed, the number of women increased to thirteen. The three new additions represented the last new faces to join Wynne's ministry. Helena Jaczek took over as Chair of Cabinet from Matthews, while the position of Deputy Premier would remain vacant for the balance of the ministry.

On February 26, the last cabinet change occurred, as Wynne lost a fourth high-profile cabinet minister in the run up to the election [17] with the resignation from cabinet and from parliament of Eric Hoskins . He was replaced as Minister of Health and Long Term Care by established cabinet minister Helena Jaczek . Thus, going into the election, there were 28 cabinet members.

Election of 2018

The results of the June 7, 2018 Ontario general election were catastrophic for the governing Liberal Party and for Wynne's cabinet alike. [18] Of the 26 established cabinet ministers who contested their seats (Michael Chan and Tracy MacCharles ended up not contesting the election), only six were returned, including Wynne herself, Michael Coteau, Nathalie Des Rosiers, Michael Gravelle, Mitzie Hunter, and Marie-France Lalonde, as the party itself only managed a total of seven seats in the 42nd Parliament of Ontario.

List of ministers

Wynne Ministry by Leadership Position
PositionMinisterTenure
StartEnd
Premier of Ontario Kathleen Wynne [19] February 11, 2013June 29, 2018
Deputy Premier of Ontario Deb Matthews [20] February 11, 2013January 17, 2018
vacantJanuary 17, 2018June 29, 2018
Chair of Cabinet Linda Jeffrey [21] February 11, 2013March 25, 2014
John Gerretsen [22] March 25, 2014June 24, 2014
Jim Bradley [23] June 24, 2014June 13, 2016
Deb Matthews June 13, 2016January 17, 2018
Helena Jaczek [24] January 17, 2018June 29, 2018
House Leader John Milloy [25] February 11, 2013May 2, 2014
Yasir Naqvi [26] May 2, 2014May 8, 2018
Deputy House Leader Jim Bradley
(as cabinet member)		February 11, 2013June 13, 2016
Jim Bradley
(as backbencher)		June 13, 2016May 8, 2018
Wynne ministry by portfolio
PortfolioMinisterTenure
StartEnd
Minister of
Advanced Education
and Skills Development [a] 		Brad Duguid [27] February 11, 2013June 24, 2014
Reza Moridi [28] June 24, 2014June 13, 2016
Deb Matthews June 13, 2016January 17, 2018
Mitzie Hunter [29] January 17, 2018June 29, 2018
Minister of Agriculture
and Food 		Kathleen Wynne February 11, 2013June 24, 2014
merged with
Rural Affairs 		June 24, 2014June 29, 2018
Minister of Agriculture,
Food
and Rural Affairs [b] 		Jeff Leal [30] June 24, 2014June 29, 2018
Attorney General John Gerretsen February 11, 2013March 25, 2014
Madeleine Meilleur [31] March 25, 2014June 13, 2016
Yasir Naqvi June 13, 2016June 29, 2018
Minister of Children
and Youth Services 		Teresa Piruzza [32] February 11, 2013June 24, 2014
Tracy MacCharles [33] June 24, 2014June 13, 2016
Michael Coteau [34] June 13, 2016June 29, 2018
Minister of Citizenship
and Immigration 		Michael Coteau February 11, 2013June 24, 2014
merged with
International
Trade 		June 24, 2014June 13, 2016
Laura Albanese [35] June 13, 2016June 29, 2018
Ministry of Citizenship,
Immigration
and International Trade [c] 		Michael Chan [36] June 24, 2014June 13, 2016
Minister of
Consumer Services 		Tracy MacCharles February 11, 2013June 24, 2014
merged with
Government Services 		June 24, 2014June 29, 2018
Minister of
Community Safety
and Correctional Services 		Madeleine Meilleur February 11, 2013March 25, 2014
Yasir Naqvi March 25, 2014June 13, 2016
David Orazietti [37] June 13, 2016December 16, 2016
Kevin Flynn [38] (acting)December 16, 2016January 12, 2017
Marie-France Lalonde [39] January 12, 2017June 29, 2018
Minister of
Community
and Social Services 		Ted McMeekin [40] February 11, 2013June 24, 2014
Helena Jaczek June 24, 2014February 26, 2018
Michael Coteau February 26, 2018June 24, 2018
Minister of
Economic Development [d] [e] [f] 		Eric Hoskins [41] February 11, 2013June 24, 2014
Brad Duguid June 24, 2014January 17, 2018
Steven Del Duca [42] January 17, 2018June 29, 2018
Minister of Education Liz Sandals [43] February 11, 2013June 13, 2016
Mitzie Hunter June 13, 2016January 17, 2018
Indira Naidoo-Harris [44] January 17, 2018June 29, 2018
Minister Responsible for
Early Years
and Child Care [g] 		Indira Naidoo-Harris August 24, 2016June 29, 2018
Minister of Energy Bob Chiarelli [45] February 11, 2013June 13, 2016
Glenn Thibeault [46] June 13, 2016June 29, 2018
Minister of
the Environment [h] 		Jim Bradley February 11, 2013June 24, 2014
Glen Murray [47] June 24, 2014July 31, 2017
Chris Ballard [48] July 31, 2017June 29, 2018
Minister of Finance [i] Charles Sousa [49] February 11, 2013June 29, 2018
Associate Minister of
Finance
(Ontario Retirement
Pension Plan) [j] 		Mitzie Hunter June 24, 2014July 13, 2016
Indira Naidoo-Harris July 13, 2016August 24, 2016
Minister of
Francophone Affairs [k] [l] 		Madeleine Meilleur February 11, 2013June 13, 2016
Marie-France Lalonde June 13, 2016June 29, 2018
Minister of
Government Services 		Harinder Takhar [50] February 11, 2013May 8, 2013
John Milloy May 8, 2013June 24, 2014
merged with
Consumer Services 		June 24, 2014June 26, 2018
Minister of Government
and Consumer Services [m] 		David Orazietti June 24, 2014June 13, 2016
Marie-France Lalonde June 13, 2016January 12, 2017
Tracy MacCharles January 12, 2017June 29, 2018
Minister of Health
and Long-Term Care 		Deb Matthews February 11, 2013June 24, 2014
Eric Hoskins June 24, 2014February 26, 2018
Helena Jaczek February 26, 2018June 29, 2018
Associate Minister
of Health
and Long Term Care
(LTC and Wellness) [n] 		Dipika Damerla [51] June 24, 2014June 13, 2016
Minister of Housing merged with
Municipal Affairs 		February 11, 2013June 13, 2016
Chris Ballard June 13, 2016July 31, 2017
Peter Milczyn [52] July 31, 2017June 29, 2018
Minister of
Indigenous Relations
and Reconciliation [o] 		David Zimmer [53] February 11, 2013June 29, 2018
Minister of Infrastructure Glen Murray February 11, 2013June 24, 2014
merged with
Economic Development 		June 24, 2014June 13, 2016
Bob Chiarelli June 13, 2016June 29, 2018
Minister of
Intergovernmental Affairs 		Laurel Broten [54] February 11, 2013July 2, 2013
Kathleen Wynne July 2, 2013June 29, 2018
Minister of
International Trade 		merged with
Economic Development 		February 11, 2013June 24, 2014
merged with
Citizenship
and Immigration 		June 24, 2014June 13, 2016
Michael Chan June 13, 2016June 29, 2018
Minister of Labour Yasir Naqvi February 11, 2013March 25, 2014
Kevin Flynn March 25, 2014June 29, 2018
Minister of
Municipal Affairs
and Housing [p] 		Linda Jeffrey February 11, 2013March 25, 2014
Bill Mauro [55] March 25, 2014June 24, 2014
Ted McMeekin June 24, 2014June 13, 2016
Minister of
Municipal Affairs 		merged with
Housing 		February 11, 2013June 13, 2016
Bill Mauro June 13, 2016June 29, 2018
Minister of
Natural Resources
and Forestry [q] 		David Orazietti February 11, 2013June 24, 2014
Bill Mauro June 24, 2014June 13, 2016
Kathryn McGarry [56] June 13, 2016January 17, 2018
Nathalie Des Rosiers [57] January 17, 2018June 29, 2018
Minister of
Northern Development
and Mines 		Michael Gravelle [58] February 11, 2013June 29, 2018
Minister of Research,
Innovation
and Science [r] 		Reza Moridi February 11, 2013June 29, 2018
Minister Responsible
for Small Business		 Jeff Leal January 12, 2017June 29, 2018
Minister of
Senior Affairs [s] [t] 		Mario Sergio [59] February 11, 2013June 13, 2016
Dipika Damerla June 13, 2016June 29, 2018
Minister of
Rural Affairs 		Jeff Leal February 11, 2013June 24, 2014
merged with
Agriculture and Food 		June 24, 2014June 29, 2018
Minister of
the Status of Women [u] [v] [w] 		Laurel Broten February 11, 2013July 2, 2013
Teresa Piruzza July 2, 2013June 24, 2014
Tracy MacCharles June 24, 2014January 12, 2017
Indira Naidoo-Harris January 12, 2017January 17, 2018
Harinder Malhi [60] January 17, 2018June 29, 2018
Minister of Tourism,
Culture and Sport 		Michael Chan February 11, 2013June 24, 2014
Michael Coteau June 24, 2014June 13, 2016
Eleanor McMahon [61] June 13, 2016January 17, 2018
Daiene Vernile [62] January 17, 2018June 29, 2018
Minister of Transportation Glen Murray February 11, 2013June 24, 2014
Steven Del Duca June 24, 2014January 17, 2018
Kathryn McGarry January 17, 2018June 29, 2018
Ministers Without Portfolio John Milloy February 11, 2013May 8, 2013
Mario Sergio February 11, 2013June 13, 2016
John Gerretsen March 25, 2014June 24, 2014
Jim Bradley June 24, 2014June 13, 2016
Dipika Damerla June 13, 2016January 12, 2017
Tracy MacCharles June 13, 2016January 12, 2017
President of
the Treasury Board [x] 		Harinder Takhar February 11, 2013May 8, 2013
Charles Sousa May 8, 2013June 24, 2014
Deb Matthews June 24, 2014June 13, 2016
Liz Sandals June 13, 2016January 17, 2018
Eleanor McMahon January 17, 2018June 29, 2018

Notes

  1. ↑ named "Minister of Training, Colleges and Universities" from February 11, 2013 to June 13, 2016.
  2. ↑ created from "Ministry of Agriculture and Food" and "Ministry of Rural Affairs" June 24, 2014.
  3. ↑ created from "Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration" and "Ministry of Economic Development, Trade and Employment" June 24, 2014; divided into "Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration" and "Ministry of International Trade" from June 12, 2016 to June 29, 2018.
  4. ↑ named "Minister of Economic Development, Trade and Employment" from February 11, 2013, to June 24, 2014.
  5. ↑ named "Minister of Economic Development, Employment and Infrastructure" from June 24, 2014 to June 13, 2016.
  6. ↑ named "Minister Economic Development and Growth" from June 13, 2016 to June 29, 2018.
  7. ↑ created as "Associate Minister of Education (Early Years and Child Care)" and so named from August 24, 2016 to January 12, 2017.
  8. ↑ named "Minister of Environment and Climate Change" from June 24, 2014 to June 29, 2018.
  9. ↑ "Minister of Finance" is also "Chair of the Management Board of Cabinet" from February 11, 2013 to June 24, 2014.
  10. ↑ created June 24, 2014; ceased to exist July 13, 2016.
  11. ↑ "Minister Responsible for Francophone Affairs" from February 11, 2013 to July 31, 2017
  12. ↑ elevated to status of full ministry July 31, 2017.
  13. ↑ created from "Ministry of Government Services" and "Ministry of Consumer Services" June 24, 2014.
  14. ↑ created June 24, 2014; ceased to exist after June 13, 2016.
  15. ↑ named "Minister of Aboriginal Affairs" from February 11, 2013 to June 13, 2016.
  16. ↑ divided into the "Ministry of Municipal Affairs" and the "Ministry of Housing" June 13, 2016.
  17. ↑ named "Minister of Natural Resources and Forestry" from June 24, 2014 to June 29, 2018, with no substantial alteration of mandate.
  18. ↑ named "Minister of Research and Innovation" from February 11, 2013 to June 13, 2016.
  19. ↑ "Minister Responsible for Seniors" from February 11, 2013 to January 12, 2017.
  20. ↑ elevated to status of full ministry January 12, 2017.
  21. ↑ "Minister Responsible for Women's Issues" from February 11, 2013 to January 12, 2017.
  22. ↑ elevated to status of full ministry January 12, 2017
  23. ↑ named "Minister of Women's issues" from January 12, 2017 to February 14, 2017.
  24. ↑ similar to "Chair of the Management Board of Cabinet" from February 11, 2013 to June 24, 2014.

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