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Ministère de l'Environnement, de la Protection de la nature et des Parcs
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Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks
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The Ontario Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks (MECP) was created in 2018, following a change in administration to Premier Doug Ford and the Progressive Conservative Party. The former Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change was given a new name that reflected changes in the focus and responsibilities of the ministry. The most notable change was the transfer of responsibility for Ontario Parks from the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry.
Please note: This is a preliminary authority record. Further details about business activities and the internal organization of the ministry will be added in future.
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The ministry works with other ministries and governments, Indigenous partners and organizations, industry, stakeholders and the public to maintain environmental protections for air, land, water, species at risk and their habitats while also creating jobs. It is also mandated to tackle climate change and manage the province's parks and conservation reserves. It develops and delivers policies, legislation, regulations, standards, programs and services based on science and research. The ministry also monitors and reports on environmental progress and enforces compliance with environmental laws.
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Government of Ontario news release, June 29, 2018.
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RAD: Rules for Archival Description, 2nd edn (2008)
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2026-11-16: migrated to AtoM
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Government of Ontario telephone directories (2017-2018)
"Doug Ford and Cabinet to be Sworn-in as Ontario's First Ever Government for the People", Ontario Newsroom:https://news.ontario.ca/en/release/49686/doug-ford-and-cabinet-to-be-sworn-in-as-ontarios-first-ever-government-for-the-people)
Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks website: https://www.ontario.ca/page/ministry-environment-conservation-parks
Maintenance notes
This authority needs further work but has been created as a preliminary version for linking purposes.
Archivist(s):
Shimpo