Ministry of Northern Development, Mines, Natural Resources and Forestry
Ontario provincial government department / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Northern Development, Mines, Natural Resources and Forestry is a government ministry of the Canadian province of Ontario that is responsible for Ontario's provincial parks, forests, fisheries, wildlife, mineral aggregates and the Crown lands and waters that make up 87 per cent of the province. Its offices are divided into Northwestern, Northeastern and Southern Ontario regions with the main headquarters in Peterborough, Ontario.[1] The current minister is Greg Rickford.
Ministère des Richesses naturelles et des Forêts (French) | |
The ministry's headquarters at Robinson Place in Peterborough | |
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Formed | 1972 |
Jurisdiction | Government of Ontario |
Headquarters | Peterborough, Ontario |
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Website | ontario |
In 2021, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry again merged with the Ministry of Energy, Northern Development and Mines to form the Ministry of Northern Development, Mines, Natural Resources and Forestry, while the Ministry of Energy became a separate ministry. Following the 2022 Ontario general election, the Ministry of Northern Development, Mines, Natural Resources and Forestry was split up into three separate ministries. The Minister of Natural Resources and Forestry has been Graydon Smith since the 2022 election. The Minister of Mines is George Pirie, and the Minister of Northern Development is Greg Rockford, the previous minister for the combined of NDMNR&F.[2]