Ministry of Heritage, Sport, Tourism and Culture Industries
Ministère des Industries du patrimoine, du sport, du tourisme et de la culture (French)
Ministry overview
Formed1946
Preceding agencies
JurisdictionGovernment of Ontario
HeadquartersHearst Block, 9th Floor, 900 Bay Street, Toronto, ON M7A 2E1
Ministers responsible
  • Neil Lumsden, Minister of Heritage, Sport, Tourism and Culture Industries
  • Billy Pang, Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Tourism, Culture and Sport (Tourism)
  • Vincent Ke, Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Tourism, Culture and Sport (Culture and Sport)
Websitewww.mtc.gov.on.ca

The Ministry of Heritage, Sport, Tourism and Culture Industries (previously the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport until October 2019), was created on January 18, 2010 when the Ministry of Culture and the Ministry of Tourism were combined under one ministry. Sport was added to the portfolio in 2011. It is responsible for the development of policies and programs and the operation of programs related to tourism, arts, cultural industries, heritage sectors and libraries, in Ontario. The Ministry works in partnership with its agencies, attractions, boards and commissions and the private sector to maximize the economic, cultural and social contributions of its agencies and attractions, while promoting the tourism industry and preserving Ontario's culture and heritage.

Organizational history

In the early years of Confederation, a Commissioner of Agriculture and Arts and a Bureau of Agriculture and Arts existed. "Arts", at the time however, referred to the practical application of an industrial, manufacturing, or scientific pursuit, rather than to its current meaning.

A Tourist and Publicity Bureau was set up in 1924 to promote Ontario’s attractions, especially those associated with nature and the outdoors.[1] The bureau was initially a part of the Highways Department. In 1935, the bureau was renamed the Travel and Publicity Bureau, and was moved to Department of the Prime Minister. In 1944, the bureau moved to the Treasury Department.[2]

In 1946, the bureau was upgrade to the Department of Travel and Publicity.[3] At establishment, the department consisted of only approximately fifteen employees in four branches: publicity, the information, winter promotion, and development branches. In 1958, the department began taking on responsibilities for the cultural area, with the establishment of the historical branch and the transfer of the theatres branch from the Treasury Department.

In March 1964, the department restructured and renamed the Department of Tourism and Information. In April 1972 the department merged with the Department of Trade and Development to become the Ministry of Industry and Tourism.[4]

In 1975, a standalone Ministry of Culture and Recreation was established, taking on responsibilities for cultural (transferred from the Ministry of Colleges and Universities), recreational and citizenship (transferred from the Ministry of Community and Social Services).[5] It took on oversight functions for key institutions such as Ontario Arts Council, Ontario Heritage Foundation, Art Gallery of Ontario, and Ontario Science Centre.

In the government restructuring in 1982, the various tourism and culture related responsibilities were distributed to the Ministry of Tourism and Recreation and the Ministry of Citizenship and Culture. In 1987, the Ministry of Citizenship and Culture was further divided into Ministry of Citizenship and the Ministry of Culture and Communications (taking on responsibilities for communications and broadcasting from the Ministry of Transportation and Communications).

In 1993 the responsibilities for tourism and culture were united under the newly amalgamated Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Recreation. (Communications functions were transferred to the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade.) However, those two responsibilities would be divided and re-united numerous time over the next two decades. When the Progressive Conservatives under Mike Harris came to power in 1995, it again separated the tourism functions and culture functions, to Ministry of Economic Development, Trade and Tourism and Ministry of Citizenship, Culture and Recreation. The Ministry of Tourism again became a standalone ministry in 1999, and was reunited with the cultural functions in 2001 as Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Recreation. The two functions were divided again in 2002, and were merged again in 2010. Sport was added to the ministry's name at the cabinet reshuffle following the 2011 provincial election.

The ministry was renamed to its current name of Ministry Heritage, Sport, Tourism and Culture Industries in 2019.

Agencies

Cultural agencies overseen by the ministry include:[6]

Tourism agencies and attractions overseen by the ministry include:

List of ministers

Name Term of office Name Term of office Political party
(Ministry)
Note
Minister of Travel and Publicity PC
(Drew)
George Arthur WelshMarch 25, 1946October 19, 1948
Louis-Pierre CécileOctober 19, 1948May 4, 1949 PC
(Kennedy)
May 4, 1949August 17, 1955 PC
(Frost)
Bryan Lewis CathcartAugust 17, 1955November 8, 1961
November 8, 1961August 14, 1963 PC
(Robarts)
James AuldAugust 14, 1963March 25, 1964
Minister of Tourism and Information
James AuldMarch 25, 1964March 1, 1971
Fernand GuindonMarch 1, 1971February 2, 1972 PC
(Davis)
John WhiteFebruary 2, 1972April 7, 1972White was concurrently Minister of Trade and Development
Minister of Industry and Tourism
John WhiteApril 7, 1972January 15, 1973
Claude BennettJanuary 15, 1973January 21, 1978 Minister of Culture and Recreation
Bob WelchJanuary 14, 1975August 16, 1978
John RhodesJanuary 21, 1978September 25, 1978Rhodes died in office, suffered a heart attack during a trade mission to the Middle East with Premier Davis.
Larry GrossmanOctober 18, 1978February 13, 1982Reuben BaetzAugust 18, 1978February 13, 1982
Minister of Tourism and RecreationMinister of Citizenship and Culture
Reuben BaetzFebruary 13, 1982February 8, 1985Bruce McCaffreyFebruary 13, 1982July 6, 1983
Susan FishJuly 6, 1983February 8, 1985
Claude BennettFebruary 8, 1985June 26, 1985February 8, 1985May 17, 1985 PC
(Miller)
Nick LelukMay 17, 1985June 26, 1985
John EakinsJune 26, 1985September 29, 1987Lily MunroJune 26, 1985September 29, 1987 Liberal
(Peterson)
Hugh O'NeilSeptember 29, 1987August 2, 1989 Minister of Culture and Communications
Lily MunroSeptember 29, 1987August 2, 1989
Ken BlackAugust 2, 1989October 1, 1990Christine HartAugust 2, 1989June 5, 1990
Hugh O'NeilJune 5, 1990October 1, 1990
Peter NorthOctober 1, 1990November 13, 1992Rosario MarcheseOctober 1, 1990July 31, 1991 NDP
(Rae)
Karen HaslamJuly 31, 1991February 3, 1993
Ed PhilipNovember 13, 1992February 3, 1993Philip was concurrently Minister of Industry, Trade and Technology
Minister of Culture, Tourism and Recreation
Anne SwarbrickFebruary 3, 1993June 26, 1995
Minister Economic Development, Trade and TourismMinister of Citizenship, Culture and Recreation PC
(Harris)
Bill SaundersonJune 26, 1995October 10, 1997Marilyn MushinskiJune 26, 1995October 10, 1997
Al PalladiniOctober 10, 1997June 17, 1999Isabel BassettOctober 10, 1997June 17, 1999
Minister of Tourism Helen JohnsJune 17, 1999February 7, 2001
Cam JacksonJune 17, 1999February 7, 2001
Minister of Culture, Tourism and Recreation
Tim HudakFebruary 8, 2001April 14, 2002
Minister of Tourism and RecreationMinister of Culture PC
(Eves)
Cam JacksonApril 15, 2002October 2, 2002David TsubouchiApril 15, 2002October 22, 2003Tsubouchi was concurrently Chair of the Management Board of Cabinet
Frank KleesOctober 3, 2002February 25, 2003
Brian CoburnFebruary 25, 2003October 22, 2003
Jim BradleyOctober 23, 2003June 29, 2005Madeleine MeilleurOctober 23, 2003April 5, 2006 Liberal
(McGuinty)
Minister of Tourism
Jim BradleyJune 29, 2005October 30, 2007
Caroline Di CoccoApril 5, 2006October 30, 2007
Peter FonsecaOctober 30, 2007September 18, 2008Aileen CarrollOctober 30, 2007January 18, 2010
Monique SmithSeptember 18, 2008January 18, 2010
Minister of Tourism and Culture
Michael ChanJanuary 18, 2010December 7, 2011
Minister of Tourism, Culture and Sport
Michael ChanDecember 7, 2011February 11, 2013
February 11, 2013June 24, 2014 Liberal
(Wynne)
Michael CoteauJune 24, 2014June 13, 2016
Eleanor McMahonJune 13, 2016January 17, 2018
Daiene VernileJanuary 17, 2018June 29, 2018
Sylvia JonesJune 29, 2018November 5, 2018 PC
(Ford)
Michael TibolloNovember 5, 2018June 20, 2019
Lisa MacLeodJune 20, 2019October 21, 2019
Minister of Heritage, Sport, Tourism and Culture Industries
Lisa MacLeodOctober 21, 2019Present

See also

References

  1. "Government and the TouristIndustry". Archives of Ontario. Retrieved 2020-05-06.
  2. MacTaggart, Hazel I (1964). Publications of the Government of Ontario, 1901-1955. Queen's Printer of Ontario.
  3. [{{{link}}} Department of Travel and Publicity Act], S.O. 1946, c. 23
  4. [{{{link}}} Ministry of Industry and Tourism Act], S.O. 1972, c. 5
  5. [{{{link}}} Ministry of Culture and Recreation Act], S.O. 1974, c. 20
  6. "Agencies and current appointees - Public Appointments Secretariat".
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