Ministry of Northern Economic Development and Growth

Ministry of Northern Economic Development and Growth
Ministère du Développement et de la croissance économique du Nord (French)

Ministry headquarters in Greater Sudbury
Ministry overview
Preceding Ministry
  • Ministry of Energy, Northern Development and Mines
JurisdictionGovernment of Ontario
Headquarters159 Cedar Street and 933 Ramsey Lake Road
Greater Sudbury, Ontario
Ministers responsible
  • Hon. Greg Rickford, Minister of Energy, Northern Development and Mines
  • Dave Smith, Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Energy, Northern Development and Mines
Websiteontario.ca/page/ministry-northern-economic-development-and-growth

The Ministry of Northern Economic Development and Growth is a ministry responsible for social and economic development in Northern Ontario.

In 2021, then Canadian 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.

The Ministry of Northern Development, Mines, Natural Resources, and Forestry (MNDMNRF) in Ontario was reorganized into separate ministries on June 6, 2024. This reorganization resulted in the creation of the Ministry of Mines, the Ministry of Northern Development, and the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry.

In 2025, current Premier Doug Ford again reorganized by merging the Ministry of Mines with the Ministry of Energy, forming the new Ministry of Energy and Mines.