Ministry of Energy (Ontario)

Ministry of Energy and Electrification
Ministère de l’Énergie (French)
Ministry overview
Formed2002
Preceding Ministry
  • Ministry of Energy, Science and Technology
JurisdictionGovernment of Ontario
Ministers responsible
  • Hon. Stephen Lecce, Minister of Energy and Electrification
  • Dave Smith, Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Energy, Northern Development and Mines with responsibility for Energy

The Ministry of Energy and Electrification’s responsibility is ensuring that Ontario's electricity system functions with reliability and productivity, and promoting innovation in the energy sector. In April 2002, it was renamed the Ministry of Energy, with the newly created Ministry of Enterprise, Opportunity and Innovation taking over responsibility for its science and technology portfolio.[1] It was integrated as the Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure between 2007 and 2010, before it was split back into the Ministry of Energy on August 18, 2010. Since June 6, 2024, The Minister of Energy is the Honourable Stephen Lecce.

In 2021, the Ministry of Energy again became a separate ministry when the Ministry of Energy, Northern Development and Mines merged with the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry to form the Ministry of Northern Development, Mines, Natural Resources and Forestry.[2]

  1. ^ "Eves' picks raise fears of deficits, Tories say". National Post, 16 April 2002.
  2. ^ "Ministries". www.ontario.ca. Retrieved 2021-06-20.