Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario
Parti progressiste-conservateur de l'Ontario
Ontario's centre-right governing party. One of Canada's oldest active parties; the Ontario PCs governed Ontario from 1943 to 1985 (the longest unbroken provincial government in Canadian history, often referred to as the Big Blue Machine). Returned to government in 1995-2003 under Mike Harris and Ernie Eves. Lost power to the Liberals (2003-2018), then returned to government June 7, 2018 under Doug Ford with a 76-seat majority. Won the largest provincial majority in Canadian history at the 2022 election (83 seats), and a third majority in February 2025. The Ford government's signature legislation has included the Strong Mayors Act expansion, multiple housing-supply bills (Bill 23 of 2022, Bill 134 of 2023, Bill 250 of 2024), Bill 5 (Ring of Fire fast-tracking, under First Nations court challenge), and the Working for Workers series.
Leader
Doug Ford
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Positions on Issues
Cost of Living
The Doug Ford Ontario PC government has extended the temporary 5.7 cents per litre cut to the provincial gas tax (originally July 2022) through to June 2026, eliminated provincial vehicle-licence-plate-sticker fees with a refund of fees paid 2020 to 2022, sent $200 affordability rebate cheques to every Ontario adult in early 2025 (announced November 2024), and committed to no income-tax increases during the 2026 election cycle.
Source ↗Healthcare
The Ontario PC government under Premier Doug Ford passed Bill 60 (Your Health Act, 2023, S.O. 2023, c. 4) authorizing private-clinic OHIP-funded surgeries for cataracts, MRIs, and hip-and-knee replacements, signed the federal Pharmacare bilateral agreement on contraceptives and diabetes medications, opened 25 Urgent Primary Care Centres, expanded the scope of practice for nurse practitioners and pharmacists under Bill 245 (Health Human Resources Act), and committed to building or expanding 50 hospitals over 10 years. Maintains a $190-million-annual Family-Doctor recruitment programme launched in 2024 in response to the 2.3 million Ontarians without a family physician per the Ontario College of Family Physicians.
Source ↗Housing
The Ontario PC government under Premier Doug Ford passed Bill 23 (More Homes Built Faster Act, 2022, S.O. 2022, c. 21) cutting municipal Development Charges for purpose-built rental and affordable housing, set a non-binding 1.5-million-new-homes-by-2031 target, introduced the Strong Mayors and Building Homes Act (S.O. 2022, c. 18) giving select mayors veto and minority-vote-pass powers on bylaws supporting housing, and reversed the 2023 Greenbelt land-swap after the Auditor General and Integrity Commissioner reports. Rejects rent control on units built after November 15, 2018.
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Members (17)
ON PCAndrea Khanjin
Minister of Red Tape Reduction (Ontario)
ON PCCaroline Mulroney
Former Minister and MPP for York-Simcoe (Ontario)
ON PCDavid Piccini
Minister of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development (Ontario)
ON PCDoug Downey
Attorney General (Ontario)
- ON PC
Doug Ford
Premier of OntarioEtobicoke North
ON PCMichael Kerzner
Solicitor General (Ontario)
ON PCMike Harris Jr.
Minister of Natural Resources (Ontario)
ON PCNatalia Kusendova-Bashta
Minister of Long-Term Care and Minister of Francophone Affairs (Ontario)
ON PCNolan Quinn
Minister of Colleges, Universities, Research Excellence and Security (Ontario)
ON PCPaul Calandra
Minister of Education (Ontario)
ON PCPeter Bethlenfalvy
Minister of Finance (Ontario)
ON PCPrabmeet Sarkaria
Minister of Transportation (Ontario)
ON PCRob Flack
Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing (Ontario)
ON PCStephen Lecce
Minister of Energy and Mines (Ontario)
ON PCSylvia Jones
Deputy Premier and Minister of Health (Ontario)
ON PCTodd McCarthy
Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks (Ontario)
ON PCVic Fedeli
Minister of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade (Ontario)