Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs | |
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Ministère de L'Agriculture, de L'Alimentation et des Affairs Rurales | |
Government ministry overview | |
Formed | March 9, 1994 |
Preceding Government ministry | Ministry of Agriculture and Food |
Jurisdiction | Government of Ontario |
Headquarters | 1 Stone Road West, Guelph, Ontario, Canada |
Minister responsible | Carol Mitchell, Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs |
Website | |
www.omafra.gov.on.ca/english/index.html |
Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA) is an Ontarian government ministry responsible for the food, agriculture and rural sectors of the Canadian province of Ontario.
The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs helps to build a stronger agri-food sector by investing in the development and transfer of innovative technologies, retaining and attracting investment, developing markets, providing regulatory oversight, and providing effective risk management tools.
The ministry also helps enable rural Ontario to build strong, vital communities with diversified economies and healthy social and environmental climates.[1]
The current Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs is the Honourable Carol Mitchell.
Past Ministers include:
The Ministry is responsible for the following agencies[3]: