A historic majority government is officially open.
Premier Doug Ford returned to Queen's Park Wednesday afternoon amid pomp and circumstance and was sworn into his third straight mandate.
With a third consecutive majority government, Ford's Progressive Conservatives made history as the first to achieve the feat since Leslie Frost's PC Party did so in 1959.
Lieutenant Governor Edith Dumont oversaw the ceremony and urged the incoming legislature to work together to tackle Ontario's biggest issues.
"We are at our best when everyone is able to feel a sense of belonging and unity, and most importantly, a sense of pride," said Dumont.
With tension continuing over tariffs from the U.S., Dumont added that the will of Ontario's people remains strong.
"We can feel pride in our democracy, which allows Ontarians to participate together in the dialogue that informs the decisions you, as Ministers, will soon be making," said Dumont.
The Cabinet is as follows:
Sylvia Jones, Deputy Premier and Minister of Health
Trevor Jones, Minister of Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness
Doug Downey, Attorney General
Michael Parsa, Minister of Children, Community and Social Services
Graham McGregor, Minister of Citizenship and Multiculturalism
Nolan Quinn, Minister of Colleges, Universities, Research Excellence and Security
Vic Fedeli, Minister of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade
Paul Calandra, Minister of Education
Jill Dunlop, Minister of Emergency Preparedness and Response
Stephen Lecce, Minister of Energy and Mines
Todd McCarthy, Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks
Peter Bethlenfalvy, Minister of Finance
Greg Rickford, Minister of Indigenous Affairs and First Nations Economic Reconciliation and the Minister Responsible for Ring of Fire Economic and Community Partnerships
Kinga Surma, Minister of Infrastructure
David Piccini, Minister of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development
Natalia Kusendova-Bashta, Minister of Long-Term Care
Rob Flack, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing
Mike Harris, Minister of Natural Resources
George Pirie, Minister of Northern Economic Development and Growth
Stephen Crawford, Minister of Public and Business Service Delivery and Procurement
Andrea Khanjin, Minister of Red Tape Reduction
Lisa Thompson, Minister of Rural Affairs
Raymond Cho, Minister of Seniors and Accessibility
Michael Kerzner, Solicitor General
Neil Lumsden, Minister of Sport
Stan Cho, Minister of Tourism, Culture and Gaming
Prabmeet Sarkaria, Minister of Transportation
Caroline Mulroney, President of the Treasury Board and Minister of Francophone Affairs
Michael Tibollo, Associate Attorney General, as part of the Ministry of the Attorney General
Zee Hamid, Associate Minister of Auto Theft and Bail Reform, as part of the Ministry of the Solicitor General
Sam Oosterhoff, Associate Minister of Energy-Intensive Industries, as part of the Ministry of Energy and Mines
Kevin Holland, Associate Minister of Forestry and Forest Products, as part of the Ministry of Natural Resources
Graydon Smith, Associate Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing, as part of the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing
Vijay Thanigasalam, Associate Minister of Mental Health and Addictions, as part of the Ministry of Health
Nina Tangri, Associate Minister of Small Business, as part of the Ministry of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade
Charmaine Williams, Associate Minister of Women’s Social and Economic Opportunity, as part of the Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services
The Ontario NDP returns as the official opposition and Marit Stiles as the opposition leader.
In a statement Wednesday afternoon, Stiles congratulated Ford and the new Cabinet but stated that real change must be made.
"People deserve a government and a cabinet that rises to the challenge of this moment," said Stiles. "One that will fight rising costs, invest in building homes, hire doctors, and build a tariff-proof economy. They can count on Ontario's Official Opposition NDP to keep up that fight at Queen’s Park and across the province to hold Doug Ford’s Conservatives to account every single day."
The Ontario Liberal Party is once again at official status, despite its leader, Bonnie Crombie, failing to win a seat of her own.