Ministry of Citizenship and Multiculturalism (Ontario) 43°39′37.8″N 79°23′4.2″W / 43.660500°N 79.384500°W / 43.660500; -79.384500
The Ministry of Citizenship and Multiculturalism is a ministry of the Government of Ontario that is responsible for citizenship and multiculturalism issues in the Canadian province of Ontario . From 2014 to 2016, it was known as the Ministry of Citizenship, Immigration and International Trade , then the ministry was reorganized and it reverted to its prior name. The Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration was dissolved in 2018, and its functions were taken over by the Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services . In 2021, the ministry was reintroduced as the Ministry of Citizenship and Multiculturalism .[ 2] The current minister is Michael Ford .
2007 spending controversy
In 2007, the Ministry of Citizenship of Immigration was accused of using immigrant aid money as a slush fund by directing it to groups with strong Liberal ties.[ 3] [ 4] The Ontario Auditor General probed $32 million of spending over a 2-year period and found no direct evidence of money flowing due to political ties, but that political ties did exist and there were various governance deficiencies.[ 5]
List of ministers
Portrait
Name
Term of office
Tenure
Political party(Ministry)
Note
Provincial Secretary and Minister of Citizenship
PC (Robarts )
John Yaremko
November 8, 1961
November 24, 1966
5 years, 16 days
Bob Welch
November 24, 1966
March 1, 1971
4 years, 97 days
John Yaremko
March 1, 1971
July 1, 1983
8 years, 182 days
PC (Davis )
After 1972 the responsibility of Citizenship affairs was transferred to the Ministry of Citizenship and Culture when it was formed in 1982.
Citizenship and Culture
Bruce McCaffrey
February 13, 1982
July 6, 1983
1 year, 143 days
Susan Fish
July 6, 1983
February 8, 1985
1 year, 299 days
February 8, 1985
May 1, 1985
PC (Miller )
Nick Leluk
May 1, 1985
June 26, 1985
56 days
Lily Oddie Munro
June 26, 1985
September 29, 1987
2 years, 95 days
Liberal (Peterson )
Citizenship
Gerry Phillips
September 29, 1987
August 2, 1989
1 year, 307 days
Bob Wong
August 2, 1989
October 1, 1990
1 year, 60 days
Elaine Ziemba
October 1, 1990
June 26, 1995
4 years, 268 days
NDP (Rae )
Citizenship, Culture and Recreation
PC (Harris )
Marilyn Mushinski
June 26, 1995
October 10, 1997
2 years, 106 days
Isabel Bassett
October 10, 1997
June 17, 1999
1 year, 250 days
Helen Johns
June 17, 1999
February 8, 2001
1 year, 236 days
Citizenship
Cam Jackson
February 8, 2001
April 15, 2002
1 year, 66 days
Carl DeFaria
April 15, 2002
October 22, 2003
1 year, 190 days
PC (Eves )
Citizenship and Immigration
Liberal (McGuinty )
Marie Bountrogianni
October 23, 2003
June 29, 2005
1 year, 249 days
Michael Colle
June 29, 2005
June 26, 2007
1 year, 362 days
Gerry Phillips
June 26, 2007
October 30, 2007
126 days
Michael Chan
October 30, 2007
January 18, 2010
2 years, 80 days
Eric Hoskins
January 18, 2010
October 20, 2011
1 year, 275 days
Charles Sousa
October 20, 2011
November 13, 2012
1 year, 24 days
Michael Chan
November 13, 2012
February 11, 2013
90 days
Michael Coteau
February 11, 2013
June 24, 2014
1 year, 133 days
Liberal (Wynne )
Citizenship, Immigration and International Trade
Michael Chan
June 24, 2014
June 13, 2016
1 year, 355 days
Citizenship and Immigration
Laura Albanese
June 13, 2016
June 29, 2018
2 years, 16 days
Citizenship and Multiculturalism
PC (Ford )
Parm Gill
June 21, 2021
June 24, 2022
1 year, 3 days
Premier Ford does not have a Citizenship Minister in his cabinet for nearly three years
Michael Ford
June 24, 2022
present
2 years, 228 days
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