| Ministère des Services sociaux et communautaires (French) | |
 Headquarters, 438 University Avenue | |
| Government ministry overview | |
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| Formed | 1930 |
| Jurisdiction | Ontario |
| Headquarters | 438 University Avenue, 7th floor,Toronto, ON M7A 1N3 |
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| Deputy Minister responsible |
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| Parent department | Government of Ontario |
| ChildGovernment ministry | |
| Website | www |
TheMinistry of Children, Community and Social Services (French:Ministère des Services à l’enfance et des Services sociaux et communautaires) is the ministry inOntario,Canada responsible for services to children and youth, social services such aswelfare, theOntario Disability Support Program, and community service programs to addresshomelessness,domestic violence,spousal support,adoption, and assisted housing for people with disabilities.Michael Parsa was appointed Minister of Children, Community and Social Services after the resignation ofMerrilee Fullerton in 2023.[4]
Ontario Works is a social assistance program overseen by the ministry. Prior to 1997, persons requiring this assistance received support under the General Welfare Assistance Act. Its origins are in the Ontario Works Act, 1997 as aworkfare program which began under theMike Harris government.[5]
In 2014, a $240-million Social Assistance Management System (SAMS) software platform deployed byIBM'sCúram Software caused $20 million of overpayments to 17,000 Ontario Works or Ontario Disability Support Program (OW/ODSP) recipients, while thousands of others received token $5 monthly payments or nothing at all.[6] Some were unable to pay for rent or electricity, in some cases leading to their eviction.[7] Others were manually issued paper cheques.
The ministry operates correctional facilities for juveniles who are convicted of crimes.[8]
Secure juvenile facilities include:[9]
The ministry is currently responsible for three agencies:[10]
| Name | Term of office | Name | Term of office | Political party (Ministry) | Note | |||
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| Minister of Public Welfare | Conservative (Hearst) | |||||||
| William Martin | 15 December 1930 | 10 July 1934 | ||||||
| David Croll | 10 July 1934 | 14 April 1937 | Liberal (Hepburn) | |||||
| Mitch Hepburn | 14 April 1937 | 14 October 1937 | Concurrently Premier | |||||
| Eric Cross | 14 October 1937 | 1 January 1940 | ||||||
| ??? | 1 January 1940 | 27 May 1941 | ||||||
| Farquhar Oliver | 27 May 1941 | 12 October 1942 | ||||||
| Harold Kirby | 21 October 1942 | 18 May 1943 | Liberal (Conant) | |||||
| Farquhar Oliver | 18 May 1943 | 17 August 1943 | Liberal (Nixon) | |||||
| Percy Vivian | 17 August 1943 | 7 January 1946 | Conservative (Drew) | |||||
| Bill Goodfellow | 7 January 1946 | 19 October 1948 | ||||||
| 19 October 1948 | 4 May 1949 | Conservative (Kennedy) | ||||||
| 4 May 1949 | 4 May 1955 | Conservative (Frost) | ||||||
| Louis-Pierre Cecile | 17 August 1955 | 8 November 1961 | ||||||
| 8 November 1961 | 24 November 1966 | Conservative (Robarts) | ||||||
| John Yaremko | 24 November 1966 | 22 March 1967 | ||||||
| Minister of Social and Family Services | ||||||||
| John Yaremko | 22 March 1967 | 1 March 1971 | ||||||
| Thomas Leonard Wells | 1 March 1971 | 2 February 1972 | Conservative (Davis) | |||||
| Rene Brunelle | 1 March 1971 | 10 April 1972 | ||||||
| Minister of Community and Social Services | ||||||||
| Rene Brunelle | 10 April 1972 | 7 October 1975 | ||||||
| James A. Taylor | 7 October 1975 | 3 February 1977 | ||||||
| Keith Norton | 3 February 1977 | 10 April 1981 | ||||||
| Frank Drea | 10 April 1981 | 29 September 1983 | ||||||
| Bruce McCaffrey(interim) | 29 September 1983 | 21 November 1983 | Concurrently Provincial Secretary for Social Development | |||||
| Frank Drea | 21 November 1983 | 8 February 1985 | ||||||
| Robert Elgie | 8 February 1985 | 17 May 1985 | Conservative (Miller) | |||||
| Ernie Eves | 17 May 1985 | 26 June 1985 | ||||||
| John Sweeney | 26 June 1985 | 2 August 1989 | Liberal (Peterson) | |||||
| Charles Beer | 2 August 1989 | 1 October 1990 | ||||||
| Zanana Akande | 1 October 1990 | 10 October 1991 | NDP (Rae) | |||||
| Marion Boyd | 15 October 1991 | 3 February 1993 | ||||||
| Tony Silipo | 3 February 1993 | 25 June 1995 | ||||||
| David Tsubouchi | 26 June 1995 | 16 August 1996 | PC (Harris) | |||||
| Janet Ecker | 16 August 1996 | 17 June 1999 | ||||||
| John Baird | 17 June 1999 | 14 April 2002 | Designated "Minister Responsible for Children" after February 8, 2001 | |||||
| Minister of Community, Family and Children's Services | PC (Eves) | |||||||
| Brenda Elliott | 15 April 2002 | 22 October 2003 | ||||||
| Minister of Community and Social Services | Minister of Children and Youth Services | Liberal (McGuinty) | ||||||
| Sandra Pupatello | 23 October 2003 | 5 April 2006 | Marie Bountrogianni | 23 October 2003 | 29 June 2005 | |||
| Mary Anne Chambers | 29 June 2005 | 30 October 2007 | ||||||
| Madeleine Meilleur | 5 April 2006 | 20 October 2011 | ||||||
| Deb Matthews | 30 October 2007 | 7 October 2009 | ||||||
| Laurel Broten | 7 October 2009 | 20 October 2011 | ||||||
| John Milloy | 20 October 2011 | 11 February 2013 | Eric Hoskins | 20 October 2011 | 13 November 2012 | |||
| Laurel Broten | 13 November 2012 | 11 February 2013 | ||||||
| Ted McMeekin | 11 February 2013 | 24 June 2014 | Teresa Piruzza | 11 February 2013 | 24 June 2014 | Liberal (Wynne) | ||
| Helena Jaczek | 24 June 2014 | 26 February 2018 | Tracey MacCharles | 24 June 2014 | 13 June 2016 | |||
| Michael Coteau | 13 June 2016 | 29 June 2018 | ||||||
| Michael Coteau | 26 February 2018 | 29 June 2018 | ||||||
| Minister of Children, Community and Social Services | PC (Ford) | |||||||
| Lisa MacLeod | 29 June 2018 | 29 June 2019 | ||||||
| Todd Smith | 29 June 2019 | 18 June 2021 | ||||||
| Merrilee Fullerton | 18 June 2021 | 24 March 2023 | ||||||
| Michael Parsa | 24 March 2023 | present | ||||||
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