Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (Ontario)
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Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA) is an Ontario government ministry responsible for the food, agriculture and rural sectors of the Canadian province of Ontario.
Traditionally, the ministry existed to promote products grown in Ontario (via Foodland Ontario) and provide financial assistance to farms in times of need. Rural affairs was added to provide communications between the province and non-urban dwellers in the province.
The current Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs is the Honourable Leona Dombrowsky.
Past Ministers include:
- Dale Peters (June 1999 to February 2001)
- Brian Coburn (February 2001 to April 2002)
- Helen Johns (April 2002 to October 2003)
- Steve Peters (politician)|Steve Peters (October 2003 to June 2005)
