Ministry of Seniors and Accessibility

The Ministry of Seniors and Accessibility (French: Ministère des Affaires des personnes âgées), formerly the Ontario Seniors' Secretariat (French: Secrétariat aux affaires des personnes âgées de l'Ontario), is the ministry responsible for senior citizens' issues in the Canadian province of Ontario.

Ministry of Seniors and Accessibility
Ministère des Affaires des personnes âgées
Agency overview
Formed1982
Preceding
  • Ontario Seniors' Secretariat
Headquarters777 Bay Street
Toronto, Ontario
Ministers responsible
  • Raymond Cho, Minister of Seniors and Accessibility
  • Daisy Wai, Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Seniors and Accessibility
Websitewww.ontario.ca/page/ministry-seniors-affairs

Initially established in 1982 as the Ontario Seniors’ Secretariat, the ministry advocates for seniors, undertakes and supports policy and program initiatives that help improve the quality of life of seniors, and undertakes public education efforts for and about seniors.

The current Minister of Seniors and Accessibility is Raymond Cho.

List of ministers

Key:

  Ontario Liberal Party
  Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario
Name Term of office Political party
Ministers Responsible for Seniors Affairs
Elaine Ziemba 19901995 NDP
Helen Johns 19992001 Progressive Conservative
Cam Jackson 20012002 Progressive Conservative
John Gerretsen 20032005 Liberal
Jim Bradley 20052007
Aileen Carroll 20072010
Sophia Aggelonitis 20102011
Linda Jeffrey 20112013
Mario Sergio 2013June 13, 2016
Dipika Damerla June 13, 2016January 12, 2017
Minister of Seniors Affairs
Dipika Damerla January 12, 2017June 29, 2018 Liberal
Minister of Seniors and Accessibility
Raymond Cho June 29, 2018Present Progressive Conservative

References


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