Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (Ontario)
- Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (Ontario)
The Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs is the member of the Executive Council of Ontario (or cabinet) responsible for agricultural, food and rural affairs with Ontario. Traditionally the ministry existed to promote products grow in Ontario (via Foodland Ontario) and provide financial assistance to farms in times of need. Rural affairs was added to provide communications between the province and non-urban dwellers in the province.
The current minister is Leona Dombrowsky.
The previous minister was Steve Peters, who served in the post from 2003 until 2005.
References
* [http://www.omafra.gov.on.ca/english/index.html Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs]
Wikimedia Foundation.
2010.
Look at other dictionaries:
Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (Ontario) — Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs Ministère de L Agriculture, de L Alimentation et des Affairs Rurales Government ministry overview Formed March 9, 1994 (1994 03 09) Preceding Government ministry Ministry of Agriculture and… … Wikipedia
Agriculture ministry — An agriculture ministry or department of agriculture is a ministry or other government agency charged with agriculture. The ministry is often headed by a minister for agriculture. Specific duties may relate to regulation, promotion, agricultural… … Wikipedia
Ontario — Para otros usos de este término, véase Ontario (desambiguación). Ontario Provincia de Canadá … Wikipedia Español
Order of precedence in Ontario — This article is about the order of precedence for dignitaries in the province of Ontario; for the federal list of precedence for Canadian dignitaries, see Canadian order of precedence. v · d · e … Wikipedia
St. Thomas (Ontario) — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Saint Thomas. St. Thomas Statue de Jumbo, grandeur nature Administration … Wikipédia en Français
Executive Council of Ontario — The Ontario Cabinet of 1891. Clockwise starting at centre foreground: O. Mowat, A.S. Hardy, J.M. Gibson, R. Harcourt, E.H. Bronson, J. Dryden, G.W. Ross, C.F. Fraser The Executive Council of Ontario (informally, and more commonly, the Cabinet of… … Wikipedia
Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario — Parti progressiste conservateur de l Ontario Active provincial party Leader Tim Hudak … Wikipedia
Agriculture and Food Supplies — ▪ 2007 Introduction Bird flu reached Europe and Africa, and concerns over BSE continued to disrupt trade in beef. An international vault for seeds was under construction on an Arctic island. Stocks of important food fish species were reported… … Universalium
Ontario — Ontarian, Ontaric /on tar ik/, adj., n. /on tair ee oh /, n. 1. a province in S Canada, bordering on the Great Lakes. 8,131,618; 412,582 sq. mi. (1,068,585 sq. km). Cap.: Toronto. 2. Lake, a lake between the NE United States and S Canada, between … Universalium
Ernie Hardeman — is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He is currently a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, representing the rural riding of Oxford for the Progressive Conservative Party.Hardeman was the owner and operator of Hardeman Feed Limited ,… … Wikipedia
