Ministry of Education (Ontario)

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The ministry is responsible for curriculum and guidelines for all officially recognized elementary and secondary schools in the province and some outside the province. The ministry is also responsible for public and separate school boards across Ontario, but are not involved in the day-to-day operations.

The current minister of education is Paul Calandra. A number of ministers of education have gone on to become premier of Ontario, including Arthur Sturgis Hardy, George Ross, George Drew, John Robarts, Bill Davis, and Kathleen Wynne.

History

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The Ministry of Education is headquartered at Mowat Block (left building)

Prior to Confederation, the supervision of the education system and the development of education policy of Canada West were the responsibilities of the Department of Public Instruction. Founded in 1850, the department was headed by the chief superintendent of education, Egerton Ryerson, and reported to the Executive Council and the Legislative Assembly

In February 1876, the Department of Public Instruction was replaced by the Department of Education. The new department was presided over by the minister of education who was assigned the powers formerly held by the chief superintendent of education.

Responsibilities for post-secondary education were part of the department's portfolio prior to 1964 when the Department of University Affairs was created. The Department of Education continued to be responsible for post-secondary education in applied arts and technology until 1971 when the responsibility was transferred to the renamed Department of Colleges and Universities.

In 1972, the Department of Education was renamed the Ministry of Education. The ministry again oversaw post-secondary education between 1993 and 1999.

Reports

Hall-Dennis Report, 1968

The Hall-Dennis Report, officially titled Living and Learning, called for broad reforms to Ontario education, to empower teachers and the larger community, and put students' needs and dignity at the centre of education.[1]

Fullan Report, 2013

The Fullan Report, officially titled Great to Excellent, calls for a focus on the 6 C's: Character, Citizenship, Communication, Critical thinking and problem solving, Collaboration and teamwork, and Creativity and imagination. The report also calls for innovation in how these areas are learned.[2]

List of ministers of education

Portrait Name Term of office Tenure Political party
(Ministry) 		Note
style="background:Template:Canadian party colour;"| File:AdamCrooks23.jpg Adam Crooks[3] Template:Dts Template:Dts Template:Ayd rowspan=2; style="background:Template:Canadian party colour;"| Liberal
(Mowat)
rowspan=2; style="background:Template:Canadian party colour;"| File:Honourable GW Ross, Prime Minister for Ontario (HS85-10-12129).jpg George Ross[4] Template:Dts Template:Dts Template:Ayd
Template:Dts Template:Dts style="background:Template:Canadian party colour;"| Liberal
(Hardy)
style="background:Template:Canadian party colour;"| File:Richard Harcourt.jpg Richard Harcourt[5] Template:Dts Template:Dts Template:Ayd style="background:Template:Canadian party colour;"| Liberal
(Ross)
rowspan=2; style="background:Template:Canadian party colour;"| File:Robert Allan Pyne.png Robert Pyne Template:Dts Template:Dts Template:Ayd style="background:Template:Canadian party colour;"|Conservative
(Whitney)
Template:Dts Template:Dts rowspan=2; style="background:Template:Canadian party colour;"|Conservative
(Hearst)
style="background:Template:Canadian party colour;"| File:Henry John Cody.jpg Henry John Cody Template:Dts Template:Dts Template:Ayd
style="background:Template:Canadian party colour;"| Robert Grant Template:Dts Template:Dts Template:Ayd style="background:Template:Canadian party colour;"|United Farmers
(Drury)
style="background:Template:Canadian party colour;"| File:Howard Ferguson.jpg Howard Ferguson Template:Dts Template:Dts Template:Ayd style="background:Template:Canadian party colour;"|Conservative
(Ferguson) 		While Premier
style="background:Template:Canadian party colour;"| File:George Stewart Henry.jpg George Henry Template:Dts Template:Dts Template:Ayd style="background:Template:Canadian party colour;"|Conservative
(Henry) 		While Premier
style="background:Template:Canadian party colour;"| File:Leonard J. Simpson portrait.jpg Leonard Simpson Template:Dts Template:Dts Template:Ayd rowspan=2; style="background:Template:Canadian party colour;"| Liberal
(Hepburn)
rowspan=3; style="background:Template:Canadian party colour;"| File:Duncan McArthur portrait.jpg Duncan McArthur Template:Dts Template:Dts Template:Ayd
Template:Dts Template:Dts style="background:Template:Canadian party colour;"| Liberal
(Conant)
Template:Dts Template:Dts style="background:Template:Canadian party colour;"| Liberal
(Nixon)
style="background:Template:Canadian party colour;"| File:GeorgeDrew.jpg George Drew Template:Dts Template:Dts Template:Ayd style="background:Template:Canadian party colour;"|PC
(Drew) 		While Premier
rowspan=2; style="background:Template:Canadian party colour;"| File:Dana Porter portrait 1948.jpg Dana Porter Template:Dts Template:Dts Template:Ayd style="background:Template:Canadian party colour;"|PC
(Kennedy)
Template:Dts Template:Dts rowspan=3; style="background:Template:Canadian party colour;"|PC
(Frost)
style="background:Template:Canadian party colour;"| File:William Dunlop portrait.jpg William Dunlop Template:Dts Template:Dts Template:Ayd
rowspan=2; style="background:Template:Canadian party colour;"| File:John Robarts, Premier of Ontario.jpg John Robarts Template:Dts Template:Dts Template:Ayd
Template:Dts Template:Dts rowspan=2; style="background:Template:Canadian party colour;"| PC
(Robarts) 		While Premier
style="background:Template:Canadian party colour;"| File:Honourable William G. Davis.jpg Bill Davis Template:Dts Template:Dts Template:Ayd Concurrently Minister of College and Universities after May 14, 1964
style="background:Template:Canadian party colour;"| File:Bob Welch portrait.jpg Robert Welch Template:Dts Template:Dts Template:Ayd rowspan=3; style="background:Template:Canadian party colour;"| PC
(Davis) 		While Provincial Secretary of Social Development
style="background:Template:Canadian party colour;"| File:Thomas Leonard Wells portrait.jpg Thomas Wells Template:Dts Template:Dts Template:Ayd
style="background:Template:Canadian party colour;"| Bette Stephenson Template:Dts Template:Dts Template:Ayd Concurrently Minister of Colleges and Universities
style="background:Template:Canadian party colour;"| Keith Norton Template:Dts Template:Dts Template:Ayd rowspan=2; style="background:Template:Canadian party colour;"| PC
(Miller) 		Concurrently Minister of Colleges and Universities & Provincial Secretary of Social Development
style="background:Template:Canadian party colour;"| Larry Grossman Template:Dts Template:Dts Template:Ayd Concurrently Minister of Colleges and Universities
style="background:Template:Canadian party colour;"| Sean Conway Template:Dts Template:Dts Template:Ayd
(first instance) 		rowspan=3; style="background:Template:Canadian party colour;"|Liberal
(Peterson)
style="background:Template:Canadian party colour;"| Christopher Ward Template:Dts Template:Dts Template:Ayd
style="background:Template:Canadian party colour;"| Sean Conway Template:Dts Template:Dts Template:Ayd
(second instance)
3 year, 155 days in total		 Concurrently Minister of Colleges and Universities & Minister of Skills Development
style="background:Template:Canadian party colour;"| Marion Boyd Template:Dts Template:Dts Template:Ayd rowspan=4 ; style="background:Template:Canadian party colour;"|NDP
(Rae)
style="background:Template:Canadian party colour;"| Tony Silipo Template:Dts Template:Dts Template:Ayd
Minister of Education and Training
style="background:Template:Canadian party colour;"| Dave Cooke Template:Dts Template:Dts Template:Ayd For this period, there is no Minister of Colleges and Universities; Ministry of Education is responsible for all post secondary education, including skills training.
style="background:Template:Canadian party colour;"| John Snobelen Template:Dts Template:Dts Template:Ayd rowspan=4 ; style="background:Template:Canadian party colour;"|PC
(Harris)
style="background:Template:Canadian party colour;"| David Johnson Template:Dts Template:Dts Template:Ayd
Minister of Education
style="background:Template:Canadian party colour;"| Janet Ecker Template:Dts Template:Dts Template:Ayd
style="background:Template:Canadian party colour;"| File:ElizabethWitmerOktimg294.jpg Elizabeth Witmer Template:Dts Template:Dts Template:Ayd style="background:Template:Canadian party colour;"|PC
(Eves)
style="background:Template:Canadian party colour;"| File:Gerard kennedy.jpg Gerard Kennedy Template:Dts Template:Dts Template:Ayd rowspan=5; style="background:Template:Canadian party colour;"| Liberal
(McGuinty)
style="background:Template:Canadian party colour;"| File:Sandra Pupatello at the Toronto Board of Trade - 2013 (8393666736) (cropped).jpg Sandra Pupatello Template:Dts Template:Dts Template:Ayd
style="background:Template:Canadian party colour;"| File:Hon Kathleen Wynne MPP Premier of Ontario.jpg Kathleen Wynne Template:Dts Template:Dts Template:Ayd
style="background:Template:Canadian party colour;"| Leona Dombrowsky Template:Dts Template:Dts Template:Ayd
style="background:Template:Canadian party colour;"| Laurel Broten Template:Dts Template:Dts Template:Ayd
style="background:Template:Canadian party colour;"| File:Liz Sandals - 2017 ROMA Conference (32621842505) (cropped).jpg Liz Sandals Template:Dts Template:Dts Template:Ayd rowspan=3; style="background:Template:Canadian party colour;"| Liberal
(Wynne)
style="background:Template:Canadian party colour;"| File:Scarborough-Guildwood MPP Mitzie Hunter - 2016 (28687660101) (cropped).jpg Mitzie Hunter Template:Dts Template:Dts Template:Ayd Indira Naidoo-Harris served as Associate Minister of Education (Early Years and Child Care) from August 24, 2016 to January 17, 2017.
style="background:Template:Canadian party colour;"| File:Indira Naidoo-Harris - 2017 (cropped).jpg Indira Naidoo-Harris Template:Dts Template:Dts Template:Ayd
style="background:Template:Canadian party colour;"| File:Lisa Thompson.png Lisa Thompson Template:Dts Template:Dts Template:Ayd rowspan=5; style="background:Template:Canadian party colour;"|PC
(Ford)
style="background:Template:Canadian party colour;"| File:Stephen Lecce (cropped).jpg Stephen Lecce Template:Dts Template:Dts Template:Ayd
style="background:Template:Canadian party colour;"| File:SmithTodd.jpg Todd Smith Template:Dts Template:Dts Template:Ayd
style="background:Template:Canadian party colour;"| File:Jill Dunlop MS.png Jill Dunlop Template:Dts Template:Dts Template:Ayd
style="background:Template:Canadian party colour;"| File:Paul Calandra 2023.jpg Paul Calandra Template:Dts present Template:Ayd

Ministry agencies

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  • Association Des Enseignants Franco-Ontariens (AEFO) Employee Life and Health Trust
  • Council of the College of Early Childhood Educators
  • Council of The Ontario College of Teachers
  • Cupe Education Workers' Benefits Trust
  • Education Quality and Accountability Office
  • Education Relations Commission
  • Elementary Teachers' Federation of Ontario (ETFO) Employee Life and Health Trust
  • Languages of Instruction Commission of Ontario
  • Ministers' Advisory Council On Special Education
  • Ontario Educational Communications Authority (TVO)
  • Ontario English Catholic Teachers' Association (OECTA) Employee Life and Health Trust
  • TFO
  • Ontario Non-Union Teachers' Trust
  • Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board
  • OSSTF Employee Life and Health Trust
  • Provincial Schools Authority

See also

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References

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External links

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