The Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing is the ministry of the Government of Ontario that is responsible for municipal affairs and housing in the Canadian province of Ontario. The Minister responsible is Rob Flack.
History The Department of Municipal Affairs was established in 1934 by the Department of Municipal Affairs Act, which was passed in 1935. It inherited the municipal administrative and regulatory functions which had briefly been the responsibility of the Ontario Municipal Board. Initially, it was responsible for supervising the affairs of the municipalities whose real property tax-revenue base had collapsed during the Depression. After The Second World War, it became more involved in the provision of administrative and financial advice and support to municipalities.
From 1947 until 1955, the Minister of Municipal Affairs acted as the Registrar General, and the Office of the Registrar General was attached to the department. This office was transferred to the Department of the Provincial Secretary in 1955.
In April 1972, the department was dissolved, with most of its functions being transferred to the newly created Ministry of Treasury, Economics and Inter-governmental Affairs, but with the assessment function being given to the Ministry of Revenue.
In 1973, the Ministry of Housing was established by The Ministry of Housing Act, inheriting the Plans Administration Branch from the Ministry of Treasury, Economics and Intergovernmental Affairs, as well as the Ontario Housing Corporation from the Ministry of Revenue.
In 1981, the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing was formed by the consolidation of municipal affairs functions into the Ministry of Housing.
However, the ministry was divided again into two -- the Ministry of Municipal Affairs, and the Ministry of Housing -- from 1985 (under Premier David Peterson) until 1989, from 1991 (under Premier Bob Rae) until 1995, and from 2016 (under Premier Kathleen Wynne) until 2018.
List of ministers NameTerm of officeNameTerm of officePolitical party(Ministry) Note Minister of Municipal Affairs Liberal(Hepburn) David Croll Eric Cross Thomas McQuesten Liberal(Conant) Eric Cross Liberal(Nixon) George Dunbar PC(Drew) PC(Kennedy) PC(Frost) Bill Goodfellow Bill Warrender Fred Cass PC(Robarts) Wilf Spooner Darcy McKeough Dalton Bales PC(Davis) Darcy McKeough Treasurer, Minister of Economics and Intergovernmental Affairs Darcy McKeough Municipal affairs functions were discharged by Ministry of Treasury, Economics and Inter-governmental Affairs from 1972 to 1981 Charles MacNaughton John WhiteMinister of Housing Bob Welch Sid Handleman Donald Roy Irvine Darcy McKeough John Rhodes Claude Bennett Frank MillerMiller continues to be Treasurer and Minister of Economics until July 6, 1983 Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs Tom WellsMunicipal affairs functions were transferred to the re-created ministry in 1981 Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing Claude Bennett Dennis Timbrell PC(Miller) Minister of Municipal AffairsMinister of Housing Liberal(Peterson) Bernard GrandmaitreAlvin Curling John EakinsChaviva Hošek Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing John Sweeney Dave CookeNDP(Rae) Minister of Municipal AffairsMinister of Housing Dave CookeEvelyn Gigantes Ed PhilipRichard Allen Minister of Municipal Affairs and HousingPC(Harris) Al Leach Steve Gilchrist Tony Clement Chris Hodgson PC(Eves)Tina Molinari served as Associate Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing Responsible for Urban Affairs from to Helen JohnsAppointed as interim minister David YoungErnie Hardeman served as Associate Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing Responsible for Rural Affairs from to John GerretsenLiberal(McGuinty) Jim Watson John Gerretsen Jim Bradley Rick Bartolucci Kathleen Wynne Bob ChiarelliAppointed as interim minister Linda JeffreyLiberal(Wynne) Bill Mauro Ted McMeekin Minister of Municipal AffairsMinister of Housing Bill MauroChris BallardPeter Milczyn Minister of Municipal Affairs and HousingPC(Ford) Steve ClarkSeptember 4, 2023 Paul Calandra Incumbent Minister of Municipal Affairs and HousingAssociate Minister of Housing Paul CalandraVijay Thanigasalam Rob FlackIncumbentGraydon SmithIncumbent
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