David Piccini | |
|---|---|
 Piccini in 2019 | |
| Ontario Minister of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development | |
| Assumed office June 18, 2021 | |
| Premier | Doug Ford |
| Preceded by | Jeff Yurek |
| Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Training, Colleges and Universities | |
| In office June 26, 2018 – June 18, 2021 | |
| Minister | |
| Member of theOntario Provincial Parliament forNorthumberland—Peterborough South | |
| Assumed office June 7, 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Riding established |
| Personal details | |
| Born | David Winsor Piccini (1988-09-29)September 29, 1988 (age 36) Toronto,Ontario, Canada |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative |
| Residence(s) | Port Hope, Ontario, Canada |
| Occupation | Politician |
David Winsor Piccini[1]MPP (born September 29, 1988) is aCanadian politician who isOntario’sMinister of Labour, Immigration, Training & Skills Development since September 22, 2023. He was first elected to theLegislative Assembly of Ontario in the2018 provincial election. He represents the riding ofNorthumberland—Peterborough South as a member of theProgressive Conservative Party of Ontario.
Piccini grew up inPort Hope, an hour east of Toronto.[2] His father is an architect, and his mother worked as an educator atTrinity College School, which he attended.[2] His grandfather was born on a farm inUdine,Northern Italy, and emigrated to Canada.[2]
He first worked slicing deli meats at an Italian grocer, atAgriculture Canada andService Canada, and in 2011 as an executive assistant to Conservative MPEd Fast, who was the international trade minister.[2] He and his wife live in Port Hope with their two dogs.[3] His wife, Faith Chipman, is employed byNew West Public Affairs, and has done consultations for Provincial Governments in Canada.
Piccini worked for theRoyal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada starting in 2015, supporting their international work.[2] In 2018, he helped found the Canadian International Health Education Association, leading one of Canada’s largest health care missions to the Gulf region.
In 2015, Piccini ran inOttawa-Vanier for theConservative Party of Canada, but finished third.[4]
Piccini was first elected to theLegislative Assembly of Ontario in the2018 provincial election.[5] He represents the riding ofNorthumberland—Peterborough South as a member of theProgressive Conservative Party of Ontario.[2]
After he was elected, Piccini served from 2018-21 as a member of the Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs, served from 2018-19 as the Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Colleges and Universities, and served from 2021-23 as the youngest-ever (at 33 years of age)Ontario Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks.[6][2]
Piccini has beenOntario’sMinister of Labour, Immigration, Training & Skills Development since September 22, 2023.[6]
On November 14, 2023, Piccini introduced Ontario's Working for Workers Four Act, his first as Minister of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development.[7] The bill received Royal Assent on March 21, 2024,[8] introducing changes to cancer coverage for firefighters and fire investigators by lowering the employment period needed to receive compensation when diagnosed with esophageal cancer from 25 to 15 years.
The legislation also made changes to the Employment Standards Act (ESA), these included prohibiting employers from deducting wages for stolen property or unpaid bills, and mandating payment for trial shifts. The changes also required transparency in tip-sharing practices and salary disclosures in job postings,[9][10] banned the use of Canadian work experience as a job application requirement, improved oversight of third-party assessments for international qualifications, clarified vacation pay provisions, and allowed inflation-adjusted increases to Workplace Safety and Insurance Board benefits.[11]
In August 2024, he confronted Fred Hahn, the President ofCUPE Ontario, and told Hahn "you have to stop hating Jews."[12] Piccini was praised for that by, among others, former Conservative leaderErin O’Toole, psychologist and authorJordan Peterson, and Conservative MPsMichelle Rempel Garner andMelissa Lantsman.[13]
| 2022 Ontario general election:Northumberland—Peterborough South | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | David Piccini | 26,419 | 50.93 | +5.61 | ||||
| Liberal | Jeff Kawzenuk | 12,936 | 24.94 | +0.77 | ||||
| New Democratic | Kim McArthur-Jackson | 6,806 | 13.12 | −11.38 | ||||
| Green | Lisa Francis | 2,942 | 5.67 | +1.14 | ||||
| Ontario Party | Vanessa Head | 1,598 | 3.08 | |||||
| New Blue | Joshua Chalhoub | 1,170 | 2.26 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 51,871 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots | 258 | |||||||
| Turnout | 52,129 | 51.72 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 99,034 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservativehold | Swing | +2.42 | ||||||
Source(s)
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| 2018 Ontario general election:Northumberland—Peterborough South | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | David Piccini | 27,386 | 45.32 | +9.78 | ||||
| New Democratic | Jana Papuckoski | 14,804 | 24.50 | +6.03 | ||||
| Liberal | Lou Rinaldi | 14,603 | 24.17 | -17.35 | ||||
| Green | Jeff Wheeldon | 2,740 | 4.53 | +0.27 | ||||
| Libertarian | John O'Keefe | 425 | 0.70 | |||||
| Trillium | Derek Sharp | 278 | 0.46 | |||||
| Stop Climate Change | Paul Cragg | 187 | 0.31 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 60,423 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservativenotional gain fromLiberal | Swing | +1.88 | ||||||
| Source:Elections Ontario[14] | ||||||||
| 2015 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Mauril Bélanger | 36,474 | 57.57 | +19.47 | $163,698.89 | |||
| New Democratic | Emilie Taman | 12,194 | 19.25 | -9.43 | $123,293.39 | |||
| Conservative | David Piccini | 12,109 | 19.11 | -8.84 | $74,698.91 | |||
| Green | Nira Dookeran | 1,947 | 3.07 | -1.99 | $8,775.54 | |||
| Libertarian | Coreen Corcoran | 503 | 0.79 | – | $747.12 | |||
| Marxist–Leninist | Christian Legeais | 128 | 0.2 | -0.03 | – | |||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 63,355 | 100.0 | $219,479.72 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 418 | – | – | |||||
| Turnout | 63,773 | – | – | |||||
| Eligible voters | 83,570 | |||||||
| Source:Elections Canada[15][16] | ||||||||
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