Ontario. Ministry of Environment and Energy (2002)

• Ministry of Environment and Energy

This iteration of the Ministry of Environment and Energy was briefly re-established April 15, 2002 when the energy-related functions of the former Ministry of Energy, Science and Technology (1997-2002) merged with Ministry of the Environment to re-form the Ministry of Environment and Energy. On August 22, 2002 the Ministry of Environment and Energy was again split into the Ministry of the Environment and the Ministry of Energy.

The first Ministry of Environment and Energy was established with the amalgamation of the Ministry of the Environment and the Ministry of Energy in 1993 and continued to exist until 1997 when the Ministry was divided to form the Ministry of the Environment and the Ministry of Energy, Science and Technology.

The Ministry consisted of a number of branches and offices which were organized into divisions similar to those first established in 1993. On the Environment side there while the division mostly persist, there are significant changes in the number and specificity of reporting branches – divisions included the following: the Corporate Management Division; the Environmental Sciences and Standards Division; the Integrated Environmental Planning Division; and the Operations Division. On the Energy side, divisions included: the Business Planning and Corporate Services Division; and the Energy Division – the Energy Division replicates the former Policy Division in the 1993-1997 Ministry of Environment and Energy.

Agencies which reported to the Ministry included: Environmental Review Tribunal; Office of Consolidated Hearings; the Ontario Clean Water Agency; Ontario Energy Board; Pesticides Advisory Committee.

The Ministry of Environment and Energy was responsible for restoring, protecting and enhancing the environment to ensure public health, environmental quality and economic vitality. The Ministry is also responsible for promoting the development of a cost-efficient energy market which provides safe, sustainable and secure energy supply. The Ministry sets clear policy, standards and rules, monitors environmental performance and uses science education, partnerships, abatement tools, compliance and enforcement to maintain and strengthen environmental protection and conservation efforts in a cost-effective manner. The Ministry sets legislative and policy frameworks within the Ontario Energy Board, the Independent Market Operator and market participants operate. In addition, the Ministry encourages the development of energy efficient and alternative energy technologies.

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