On Thursday, September 10th, Premier Doug Ford announced his new cabinet. The changes are reflected in the list below.
David Piccini moves from Minister of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development to Minister of Infrastructure
Trevor Jones moves from Minister of Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness to Minister of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development
Zee Hamid moves from Associate Solicitor General for Auto Theft and Bail Reform to Minister of Tourism, Culture and Gaming
Vijay Thanigasalam moves from Associate Minister of Mental Health and Addictions to Associate Minister of Artificial Intelligence Adoption, as part of the Ministry of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade
Kinga Surma moves from Minister of Infrastructure to President of the Treasury Board
Sam Oosterhoff moves from Associate Minister of Energy-Intensive Industries to Minister of Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness
Brian Saunderson becomes Minister of Sport, replacing Neil Lumsden (resigned)
Matthew Rae becomes Associate Minister of Energy-Intensive Industries, as part of the Ministry of Energy and Mines, replacing Sam Oosterhoff
Michelle Cooper becomes Associate Minister of Mental Health and Addictions, as part of the Ministry of Health, replacing Vijay Thanigasalam
Doug Ford remains Premier of Ontario and Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs
Sylvia Jones remains Deputy Premier and Minister of Health
Doug Downey remains Attorney General
Paul Calandra remains Minister of Education
Michael Parsa remains Minister of Children, Community and Social Services
Graham McGregor remains Minister of Citizenship and Multiculturalism
Natalia Kusendova-Bashta remains Minister of Francophone Affairs and remains Minister of Long-Term Care
Nolan Quinn remains Minister of Colleges, Universities, Research Excellence and Security
Vic Fedeli remains Minister of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade
Stephen Lecce remains Minister of Energy and Mines
Todd McCarthy remains Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks
Peter Bethlenfalvy remains Minister of Finance
Greg Rickford remains Minister of Indigenous Affairs and First Nations Economic Reconciliation, and Minister Responsible for Ring of Fire Economic and Community Partnerships
Rob Flack remains Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing
Mike Harris remains Minister of Natural Resources
George Pirie remains Minister of Northern Economic Development and Growth
Stephen Crawford remains Minister of Public and Business Service Delivery and Procurement
Andrea Khanjin remains Minister of Red Tape Reduction
Lisa Thompson remains Minister of Rural Affairs
Raymond Cho remains Minister for Seniors and Accessibility
Michael Kerzner remains Solicitor General
Prabmeet Sarkaria remains Minister of Transportation
Michael Tibollo remains Associate Attorney General
Kevin Holland remains Associate Minister of Forestry and Forest Products
Graydon Smith remains Associate Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing
Nina Tangri remains Associate Minister of Small Business
Charmaine Williams remains Associate Minister of Women's Social and Economic Opportunity
Jill Dunlop remains Minister of Emergency Preparedness and Response
Ontario has created a new Associate Minister of Artificial Intelligence Adoption role to keep the province at the forefront of responsible AI adoption. The role will focus on putting Ontario’s world-class research, talent and innovation to work, helping businesses and industries adopt new technologies, improve productivity and prepare workers for future jobs, including support for workers affected by AI-driven changes.
The Associate Minister of Auto Theft and Bail Reform portfolio has been discontinued. The mandate has been completed, and key changes to Ontario’s bail system have been delivered.
Stan Cho, former Minister of Tourism, Culture and Gaming
Caroline Mulroney, former President of the Treasury Board and Minister of Francophone Affairs
Neil Lumsden, former Minister of Sport
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