Ministry of Energy, Northern Development and Mines explained

Agency Name:Ministry of Energy, Northern Development and Mines
Type:Ministry
Dissolved:June 18, 2021
Superseding1:Ministry of Energy
Superseding2:Ministry of Northern Development, Mines, Natural Resources and Forestry
Jurisdiction:Government of Ontario
Headquarters:159 Cedar Street and 933 Ramsey Lake Road
Greater Sudbury, Ontario
Minister1 Name:Hon. Greg Rickford
Minister1 Pfo:Minister of Energy, Northern Development and Mines
Minister2 Name:Dave Smith
Minister2 Pfo:Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Energy, Northern Development and Mines

The Ministry of Energy, Northern Development and Mines (MENDM) was the ministry responsible for developing a safe, reliable and affordable energy supply across the province, overseeing Ontario’s mineral sector and promoting northern economic and community development. The ministry's head office was located in Sudbury. The last Minister of Northern Development and Mines was Hon. Greg Rickford. The Ministry's programs also included the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund, and the creation and funding of local services boards to provide essential services in remote Northern Ontario communities which are not served by incorporated municipal governments.

In 2021, Premier Doug Ford separated the Ministry of Energy, Northern Development and Mines into the Ministry of Energy and the Ministry of Northern Development, Mines, Natural Resources and Forestry, by merging the ministry (excluding Energy, which was made into its own portfolio) with the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry.[1]

History

List of ministers

1867–1970

Period NameMinister (Commissioner before 1905)
18671905Department of Crown Lands
19051906Department of Lands and Mines
19061920Department of Lands, Forests and Mines
19061970Department of Mines

1970 to present

Period NameMinister
19701972Ministry of Mines and Northern Affairs
19771985Ministry of Northern Affairs
June 1985November 1985Ministry of Mines and Northern Affairs
19851987Ministry of Northern Development and Mines
19871991Ministry of Mines
19871991Ministry of Northern Development
19911995Ministry of Northern Development and Mines
19951997Ministry of Natural Resources, Northern Development and Mines
19972009Ministry of Northern Development and Mines
20092011Ministry of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry
20112019Ministry of Northern Development and Mines
20192021Ministry of Energy, Northern Development and Mines

Ministry agencies

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OBM Progress Medal

The OBM Progress Medal was given out by the Ontario Bureau of Mines and the Ministry of Northern Development and Mines in 1991 to celebrate 100 years of progress. Featuring a Trillium grandiflorum laid over a Pickaxe, the Medal weighs 17 grams.[5]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ministries . . ontario.ca . 2021-06-20.
  2. Web site: Ministry of Energy. www.ontario.ca. 2019-08-11.
  3. Web site: https://twitter.com/gregrickford/status/1406005276466106368. 2021-06-20. Twitter. en.
  4. Web site: Agencies and current appointees - Public Appointments Secretariat.
  5. GUIDE TO TOKENS and MEDALS, Millar (1992), p.67