# Executive Council of Ontario

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.
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:
Lieutenant Governor
| Lieutenant governor | Lieutenant governor | Term |
| Edith Dumont | Edith Dumont | (2023–present) |
Premier
| Premier | Portfolio | Since |
| Doug Ford | Premier of Ontario | 2018 |
| Doug Ford | Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs | 2018 |
Other ministers
| Minister | Portfolio | Since |
| 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 |
| Vic Fedeli | 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 Reduction | 2024 |
| Sylvia Jones | Deputy Premier | 2022 |
| Sylvia Jones | Minister of Health | 2022 |
| 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 |
| Caroline Mulroney | 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 |
| Greg Rickford | 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 Forestry | 2024 |
| Vijay Thanigasalam | Associate Minister of Housing | 2024 |
| Stephen Crawford | Associate Minister of Mines | 2024 |
| Michael Tibollo | Associate Minister of Mental Health and Addictions | 2019 |
| Sam Oosterhoff | Associate Minister of Energy-Intensive Industries | 2024 |
| Charmaine Williams | Associate Minister of Women's Social and Economic Opportunity | 2022 |
| Trevor Jones | Associate Minister of Emergency Preparedness and Response | 2024 |
| Graham McGregor | Associate Minister of Auto Theft and Bail Reform | 2024 |

## Former portfolios

* Ministry of Children's Services (2003–2004)
* Ministry of Citizenship and Culture (1983–1987)
* Ministry of Citizenship (1987–1995; 2001–2003)
* Ministry of Citizenship, Culture and Recreation (1995–2001)
* Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration (2016–2018)
* Ministry of Citizenship, Immigration and International Trade (2003–2016)
* Ministry of Community, Family and Children's Services (2002–2003)
* Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services (2003–2019)
* Ministry of Consumer and Business Services (2003–2005)
* Ministry of Consumer and Commercial Relations (1972–2001)
* Ministry of Correctional Services (1972–1993; 1999–2002)
* Ministry of Culture and Communications (1987–1993)
* Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Recreation (1993–1995)
* Ministry of Economic Development, Trade and Tourism (1995–1999; 2008–2011)
* Ministry of Economic Development and Trade (1999−2008)
* Ministry of Education and Training (1993–1999)
* Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure (2007–2010)
* Ministry of Energy, Science and Technology (1997–2002)
* Ministry of Enterprise, Opportunity and Innovation (2002–2003)
* Ministry of Environment and Energy (1993–1997; 2002)
* Ministry of Financial Institutions (1986–1993)
* Ministry of Health (1972–1999)
* Ministry of Housing (1973–1981; 1985–1995)
* Ministry of Industry, Trade and Technology (1985–1993)
* International Trade
* Ministry of Municipal Affairs (1985–1995; 2003–2004)
* Ministry of Public Infrastructure Renewal (2005−2008)
* Ministry of Public Safety and Security (2002–2003)
* Ministry of Research, Innovation and Science (2013–2018)
* Ministry of Revenue (1968–2012)
* Ministry of Skills Development (1985–1993)
* Ministry of the Solicitor General (1972–1993; 1999–2002)
* Ministry of the Solicitor General and Correctional Services (1993–1999)
* Ministry of Tourism (1999–2001)
* Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Recreation (2001–2002)
* Ministry of Transportation and Communications (1971–1987)
* Ministry of Treasury and Economics (1978–1993)
* Provincial Secretary and Registrar of Ontario (from 1961 Provincial Secretary and Minister of Citizenship) (list) (1867–1975)

## Ontario Shadow Cabinet

* Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet of the 43rd Legislative Assembly of Ontario