Government of Ontario

The Government of Ontario (French: Gouvernement de l'Ontario), or more formally, His Majesty's Government of Ontario (French: Gouvernement de l’Ontario de Sa Majesté) is the subnational government in the Canadian province of Ontario responsible for the administration of matters within provincial jurisdiction, as assigned by the Constitution Act, 1867. On matters that are within provincial justification, the Government of Ontario exercises its authorities independently and is not subject to restrain by the federal government.

Depending context, the term Government of Ontario in day-to-day communication usually refers specifically to one of the following:

• The Executive Council of Ontario, more colloquially known as the Ontario cabinet, a group of political ministers of the Crown led by and appointed on the advice of the premier, drawn from the parliamentary caucus of the provincial political party commanding the confidence of and accountable to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
• The Ontario Public Service, the functional workforce of more than 60,000 non-partisan civil servants in various ministries and agencies responsible for the execution of the policy decisions of the cabinet and for the delivery of programs and services that of public interest. The entire organization corporately brands itself as the Government of Ontario
• Queen's Park, the moniker commonly used to refer to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, Ontario's parliament, due to its location in said park. Members of the executive council are drawn from the elected members of this legislative body, and the Premier must command the support of the majority of its elected members on an ongoing basis to remain in office.