David Winsor Piccini (born September 29, 1988) is a Canadian politician who has been the Ontario minister of infrastructure since September 2026. He was previously Ontario minister of labour, immigration, training and skills development from 2023 to 2026. He was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in the 2018 provincial election and represents Northumberland—Peterborough South as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario.
Early life Piccini was raised in Port Hope, Ontario.
Career Early career Piccini was employed supporting the international work of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada from 2015. In 2018, he helped found the Canadian International Health Education Association, leading one of Canada's largest healthcare missions to the Gulf region.
In 2015, Piccini ran in Ottawa-Vanier for the Conservative Party of Canada, but finished third.
Legislative Assembly of Ontario; Minister of the Environment Piccini was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in the 2018 provincial election. He represents the riding of Northumberland—Peterborough South as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario.
After he was elected, Piccini served from 2018-21 as a member of the Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs, served from 2018-19 as the Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Colleges and Universities, and served from 2021-23 as the youngest-ever (at 33 years of age) Ontario Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks."Hon. David Piccini," ola.org.
Minister of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development
Piccini became Ontario's Minister of Labour, Immigration, Training & Skills Development on September 22, 2023.
On November 14, 2023, Piccini introduced Ontario's Working for Workers Four Act, his first as Minister of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development. The bill, which lowered the employment period needed by firefighters and fire investigators to be eligible to receive compensation when diagnosed with esophageal cancer from 25 to 15 years, received Royal Assent on March 21, 2024. The legislation also made changes to the Employment Standards Act (ESA), these included prohibiting employers from deducting wages for stolen property or unpaid bills, and mandating payment for trial shifts. The changes also required transparency in tip-sharing practices and salary disclosures in job postings, banned the use of Canadian work experience as a job application requirement, improved oversight of third-party assessments for international qualifications, clarified vacation pay provisions, and allowed inflation-adjusted increases to Workplace Safety and Insurance Board benefits.
In August 2024, he confronted Fred Hahn, the President of CUPE Ontario, and told Hahn "you have to stop hating Jews.""LILLEY: Piccini's grilling of Hahn was perfect, now Hahn must go; CUPE boss has repeatedly made antisemitic comments, it's time for Fred Hahn to be sent packing," The Toronto Sun. Piccini was praised for that by, among others, former Conservative leader Erin O'Toole, psychologist and author Jordan Peterson, and Conservative MPs Michelle Rempel Garner and Melissa Lantsman."“Stop hating Jews”: Ontario labour minister confronts CUPE president Fred Hahn," True North.
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