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Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing (Ontario)

{{Short description|Ministry of the Government of Ontario}}

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| minister1_name = Paul Calandra

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The Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing is the ministry of the Government of Ontario that is responsible for municipal affairs and housing in the Canadian province of Ontario. The current Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing is Paul Calandra.

History

The Department of Municipal Affairs was established in 1934 by the Department of Municipal Affairs Act, which was passed in 1935. It inherited the municipal administrative and regulatory functions which had briefly been the responsibility of the Ontario Municipal Board. Initially, it was responsible for supervising the affairs of the municipalities whose real property tax-revenue base had collapsed during the Depression. After The Second World War, it became more involved in the provision of administrative and financial advice and support to municipalities.

From 1947 until 1955, the Minister of Municipal Affairs acted as the Registrar General, and the Office of the Registrar General was attached to the department. This office was transferred to the Department of the Provincial Secretary in 1955.

In April 1972, the department was dissolved, with most of its functions being transferred to the newly created Ministry of Treasury, Economics and Inter-governmental Affairs, but with the assessment function being given to the Ministry of Revenue.

In 1973, the Ministry of Housing was established by The Ministry of Housing Act, inheriting the Plans Administration Branch from the Ministry of Treasury, Economics and Intergovernmental Affairs, as well as the Ontario Housing Corporation from the Ministry of Revenue.

In 1981, the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing was formed by the consolidation of municipal affairs functions into the Ministry of Housing.

List of ministers

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!Name

!colspan=2|Term of office

!Name

!colspan=2|Term of office

!Political party
(Ministry)

! style="width: 500px;"| Note

||colspan=3|Minister of Municipal Affairs|| colspan=2| ||

! rowspan=4; style="background:{{Canadian party colour|ON|Liberal}};"|Liberal
(Hepburn)

style="background:{{Canadian party colour|ON|Liberal}};"|David Croll{{dts|1934-07-10}}{{dts|1937-04-14}}colspan=3; rowspan=15|

|

style="background:{{Canadian party colour|ON|Liberal}};"|Eric Cross{{dts|1937-10-12}}{{dts|1940-11-22}}
rowspan=2; style="background:{{Canadian party colour|ON|Liberal}};"|

| rowspan=2|Thomas McQuesten

{{dts|1940-11-22}}{{dts|1942-10-21}}rowspan=2|
{{dts|1942-10-21}}{{dts|1943-05-18}}

! style="background:{{Canadian party colour|ON|Liberal}};"| Liberal
(Conant)

style="background:{{Canadian party colour|ON|Liberal}};"|Eric Cross{{dts|1943-05-18}}{{dts|1943-08-17}}

! style="background:{{Canadian party colour|ON|Liberal}};"| Liberal
(Nixon)

|

rowspan=3; style="background:{{Canadian party colour|ON|PC}};"|rowspan=3| George Dunbar{{dts|1943-08-17}}{{dts|1948-10-19}}

! style="background:{{Canadian party colour|ON|PC}};"| PC
(Drew)

|

{{dts|1948-10-19}}{{dts|1949-05-04}}

! style="background:{{Canadian party colour|ON|PC}};"| PC
(Kennedy)

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{{dts|1949-05-04}}{{dts|1955-08-17}}

! rowspan=3; style="background:{{Canadian party colour|ON|PC}};"| PC
(Frost)

|

style="background:{{Canadian party colour|ON|PC}};"|Bill Goodfellow{{dts|1955-08-17}}{{dts|1956-11-01}}
style="background:{{Canadian party colour|ON|PC}};"|Bill Warrender{{dts|1956-11-01}}{{dts|1961-11-08}}
style="background:{{Canadian party colour|ON|PC}};"|Fred Cass{{dts|1961-11-08}}{{dts|1962-10-25}}

! rowspan=3; style="background:{{Canadian party colour|ON|PC}};"| PC
(Robarts)

|

style="background:{{Canadian party colour|ON|PC}};"|Wilf Spooner{{dts|1962-10-25}}{{dts|1967-11-23}}
style="background:{{Canadian party colour|ON|PC}};"|Darcy McKeough{{dts|1967-11-23}}{{dts|1971-03-01}}
style="background:{{Canadian party colour|ON|PC}};"|Dalton Bales{{dts|1971-03-01}}{{dts|1972-02-02}}

! rowspan=17; style="background:{{Canadian party colour|ON|PC}};"| PC
(Davis)

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style="background:{{Canadian party colour|ON|PC}};"|Darcy McKeough{{dts|1972-02-02}}{{dts|1972-04-07}}
||colspan=3|Treasurer, Minister of Economics and Intergovernmental Affairs ||colspan=3| ||
style="background:{{Canadian party colour|ON|PC}};"|Darcy McKeough{{dts|1972-04-10}}{{dts|1972-09-07}}colspan=3; rowspan=2|Municipal affairs functions were discharged by Ministry of Treasury, Economics and Inter-governmental Affairs from 1972 to 1981
style="background:{{Canadian party colour|ON|PC}};"|Charles MacNaughton{{dts|1972-09-07}}{{dts|1973-01-15}}
style="background:{{Canadian party colour|ON|PC}};"|rowspan=4|John Whiterowspan=4|{{dts|1973-01-15}}rowspan=4|{{dts|1975-06-18}}

! colspan=3|Minister of Housing

style="background:{{Canadian party colour|ON|PC}};"|Bob Welch{{dts|1973-11-07}}{{dts|1974-02-26}}
style="background:{{Canadian party colour|ON|PC}};"|Sid Handleman{{dts|1974-02-26}}{{dts|1974-10-07}}
style="background:{{Canadian party colour|ON|PC}};"|rowspan=2|Donald Roy Irvinerowspan=2|{{dts|1974-10-07}}rowspan=2|{{dts|1975-10-07}}
style="background:{{Canadian party colour|ON|PC}};"|rowspan=3|Darcy McKeoughrowspan=3|{{dts|1975-06-18}}rowspan=3|{{dts|1978-08-16}}
style="background:{{Canadian party colour|ON|PC}};"|John Rhodes{{dts|1975-10-07}}{{dts|1978-01-21}}
style="background:{{Canadian party colour|ON|PC}};"|rowspan=4|Claude Bennettrowspan=4|{{dts|1978-01-31}}rowspan=4|{{dts|1981-07-03}}
style="background:{{Canadian party colour|ON|PC}};"|Frank Miller{{dts|1978-08-16}}{{dts|1978-08-18}}Miller continues to be Treasurer and Minister of Economics until July 6, 1983
||colspan=3| Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs ||
style="background:{{Canadian party colour|ON|PC}};"|Tom Wells{{dts|1978-08-18}}{{dts|1985-02-08}}Municipal affairs functions were transferred to the re-created ministry in 1981
||colspan=6|Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing||
style="background:{{Canadian party colour|ON|PC}};"|colspan=4|Claude Bennett{{dts|1981-07-03}}{{dts|1985-02-08}}
style="background:{{Canadian party colour|ON|PC}};"|colspan=4|Dennis Timbrell{{dts|1985-02-08}}{{dts|1985-06-26}}

! style="background:{{Canadian party colour|ON|PC}};"| PC
(Miller)

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|| colspan=3|Minister of Municipal Affairs|| colspan=3|Minister of Housing

! rowspan=5; style="background:{{Canadian party colour|ON|Liberal}};"|Liberal
(Peterson)

style="background:{{Canadian party colour|ON|Liberal}};"|Bernard Grandmaitre{{dts|1985-06-26}}{{dts|1987-09-29}}Alvin Curling{{dts|1985-06-26}}{{dts|1987-09-29}}

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style="background:{{Canadian party colour|ON|Liberal}};"|John Eakins{{dts|1987-09-29}}{{dts|1989-08-02}}Chaviva Hošek{{dts|1987-09-29}}{{dts|1989-08-02}}
|| colspan=6|Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing||
style="background:{{Canadian party colour|ON|Liberal}};"|colspan=4|John Sweeney{{dts|1989-08-02}}{{dts|1990-10-01}}
style="background:{{Canadian party colour|ON|NDP}};"|colspan=4|Dave Cooke{{dts|1990-10-01}}{{dts|1991-07-31}}

! rowspan=4 ; style="background:{{Canadian party colour|ON|NDP}};"|NDP
(Rae)

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|| colspan=3|Minister of Municipal Affairs|| colspan=3|Minister of Housing||
style="background:{{Canadian party colour|ON|NDP}};"|Dave Cooke{{dts|1991-07-31}}{{dts|1993-02-03}}Evelyn Gigantes{{dts|1991-07-31}}{{dts|1994-08-18}}
style="background:{{Canadian party colour|ON|NDP}};"|Ed Philip{{dts|1993-02-03}}{{dts|1995-06-26}}Richard Allen{{dts|1994-08-22}}{{dts|1995-06-26}}
||colspan=6|Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing

! rowspan=5 ; style="background:{{Canadian party colour|ON|PC}};"|PC
(Harris)

style="background:{{Canadian party colour|ON|PC}};"|colspan=4|Al Leach{{dts|1995-06-26}}{{dts|1999-06-17}}

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style="background:{{Canadian party colour|ON|PC}};"|colspan=4|Steve Gilchrist{{dts|1999-06-17}}{{dts|1999-10-25}}
style="background:{{Canadian party colour|ON|PC}};"|colspan=4|Tony Clement{{dts|1999-10-25}}{{dts|2001-02-08}}
rowspan=2; style="background:{{Canadian party colour|ON|PC}};"|rowspan=2; colspan=4|Chris Hodgson{{dts|2001-02-08}}{{dts|2002-04-15}}
{{dts|2002-04-15}}{{dts|2003-01-13}}

! rowspan=3 ; style="background:{{Canadian party colour|ON|PC}};"|PC
(Eves)

|Tina Molinari served as Associate Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing Responsible for Urban Affairs from {{dts|2002-04-15}} to {{dts|2003-10-22}}

style="background:{{Canadian party colour|ON|PC}};"|colspan=4|Helen Johns{{dts|2003-01-14}}{{dts|2003-02-25}}Appointed as interim minister
style="background:{{Canadian party colour|ON|PC}};"|colspan=4|David Young{{dts|2003-02-25}}{{dts|2003-10-22}}Ernie Hardeman served as Associate Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing Responsible for Rural Affairs from {{dts|2003-02-25}} to {{dts|2003-10-22}}
style="background:{{Canadian party colour|ON|Liberal}};"|colspan=4|John Gerretsen{{dts|2003-10-23}}{{dts|2007-10-15}}

! rowspan=7 ; style="background:{{Canadian party colour|ON|Liberal}};"|Liberal
(McGuinty)

|

style="background:{{Canadian party colour|ON|Liberal}};"|colspan=4|Jim Watson{{dts|2007-10-30}}{{dts|2010-01-12}}
style="background:{{Canadian party colour|ON|Liberal}};"|colspan=4|John Gerretsen{{dts|2010-01-12}}{{dts|2010-01-18}}
style="background:{{Canadian party colour|ON|Liberal}};"|colspan=4|Jim Bradley{{dts|2010-01-18}}{{dts|2010-08-18}}
style="background:{{Canadian party colour|ON|Liberal}};"|colspan=4|Rick Bartolucci{{dts|2010-08-18}}{{dts|2011-10-20}}
style="background:{{Canadian party colour|ON|Liberal}};"|colspan=4|Kathleen Wynne{{dts|2011-10-20}}{{dts|2012-11-05}}
style="background:{{Canadian party colour|ON|Liberal}};"|colspan=4|Bob Chiarelli{{dts|2012-11-05}}{{dts|2013-02-11}}Appointed as interim minister
style="background:{{Canadian party colour|ON|Liberal}};"|colspan=4|Linda Jeffrey{{dts|2013-02-11}}{{dts|2014-03-25}}

! rowspan=6 ; style="background:{{Canadian party colour|ON|Liberal}};"|Liberal
(Wynne)

|

style="background:{{Canadian party colour|ON|Liberal}};"|colspan=4|Bill Mauro{{dts|2014-03-25}}{{dts|2014-06-24}}
style="background:{{Canadian party colour|ON|Liberal}};"|colspan=4|Ted McMeekin{{dts|2014-06-24}}{{dts|2016-06-13}}
|| colspan=3|Minister of Municipal Affairs|| colspan=3|Minister of Housing||
rowspan=2; style="background:{{Canadian party colour|ON|Liberal}};"|rowspan=2; |Bill Maurorowspan=2; |{{dts|2016-06-13}}rowspan=2; |{{dts|2018-06-29}}Chris Ballard{{dts|2016-06-13}}{{dts|2017-07-31}}
Peter Milczyn{{dts|2017-07-31}}{{dts|2018-06-29}}
||colspan=6|Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing|| ! rowspan=5; style="background:{{Canadian party colour|ON|PC}};"|PC
(Ford) ||
style="background:{{Canadian party colour|ON|PC}};"|colspan=4|Steve Clark{{dts|2018-06-29}}September 4, 2023
style="background:{{Canadian party colour|ON|PC}};"|colspan=4|Paul Calandra{{dts|2023-09-04}}Incumbent

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|| colspan=3|Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing|| colspan=3|Associate Minister of Housing||
rowspan=1; style="background:{{Canadian party colour|ON|PC}};"|rowspan=1; |Paul Calandrarowspan=1; |{{dts|2023-09-04}}rowspan=1; |IncumbentVijay Thanigasalam{{dts|2024-06-06}}Incumbent

References

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External links

  • {{Official|https://www.ontario.ca/page/ministry-municipal-affairs-housing}}

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