Ministry of Government Services (Ontario)
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The Minister of Government Services is responsible for the delivery and management of government operations. Its goal is to provide cost-effective services to all residents and businesses and to the Ontario Public Service. It replaced the former Minister of the Management Board and the former Minister of Consumer and Business Services.
When the position was created, Premier Dalton McGuinty described it as the "chief operating officer of government." The position combines responsibility for consumer protection, business regulation, management of the civil service, labour negotiations and the central plumbing of government: IT, procurement, and shared services.
One of the main projects of the Ministry is the creation of Service Ontario. At completion in 2011, Service Ontario will be the one stop shop for all government retail operations. Any and all routine transactions between government and the public will be through a Service Ontario office, website, call centre or kiosk. Everything from birth certificates to health cards, drivers licences to student loans will be delivered through this one operation.
The current minister is Gerry Phillips. The Deputy Minister is Michelle DiEmanuele.
The MGS consists of:
- Consumer Services Bureau
- Office of the Registrar General
- Companies and Personal Property Security Branch
- Personal Property Security Registration
- Ontario Business Connects
- Real Property Registration Branch
- Land Registry Offices
- Government Information Centres
- Alcohol and Gaming Commission
- Ontario Board of Funeral Services
- Ontario Racing Commission
- Licence Appeal Tribunal
- Ontario Film Review Board
