Legislative Assembly of Ontario

Joined the Commonwealth: 19 November 1926

CPA Branch formed: 1 January 1930

Unicameral/Bicameral: Unicameral - Legislative Assembly of Ontario (124 Members)

Parliament/Legislature website: Legislative Assembly of Ontario 

Number of Departmental/Ministry Oversight Committees: Currently 8

• Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs
• Standing Committee on Government Agencies
• Standing Committee on Heritage, Infrastructure and Cultural Policy
• Standing Committee on the Interior
• Standing Committee on Justice Policy
• Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs
• Standing Committee on Public Accounts
• Standing Committee on Social Policy

Names of House Management (such as Privileges or Procedure) Committees: 

• Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs

Standing Orders: Please click here

Recent articles in The Parliamentarian:

• The Parliamentarian 2023 Issue Four: CPA news: 43rd CPA Canada Regional Parliamentary Seminar held in Ontario
• The Parliamentarian 2022 Issue Two: Canada Profile: 65th CPC - 'CWP in the CPA Canada Region' by Hon. Lisa Thompson, MPP, CWP representative for Canada Region

CPA Podcast: Hon. Donna Skelly (Ontario): Being a Presiding Officer, overcoming barriers for women in politics and the role of the ‘modern’ Commonwealth

Recent CPA Programmatic Activities/News:

• Over 50 Commonwealth Parliamentarians and Parliamentary Clerks discussed the challenges facing Legislatures at the 60th Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) Canada Regional Conference, which took place in Toronto, Ontario from 20 to 27 July 2024 - click here for news story.
• In October 2023, Canadian Parliamentarians met for the 43rd CPA Canadian Regional Parliamentary Seminar in Toronto, Ontario on the theme of ‘Representative Government: Cultivating Inclusive Parliaments’. The programme included sessions on accessible Parliaments, reconciliation work with indigenous communities; indigenous symbols and representation in Parliament; inclusive spaces in Parliament.
• From October 2023, Hon. Donna Skelly, MPP, the Deputy Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario became one of the three CPA Canada Regional Representatives on the CPA International Executive Committee, completing the term started by Hon. Ted Arnott, MPP, Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 2022.
• In February and March 2021, Members and parliamentary staff from the CPA Ontario Branch supported the CPA Headquarters Secretariat in the delivery of the Post-Election Seminar delivered for members of the Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago. Sessions which saw contributions from the Ontario Legislative Assembly covered a variety of topics, including Parliamentary Privileges and Immunities; The Impact of Technological Innovation and Women's Caucuses.
• In December 2020, the CPA Headquarters Secretariat welcomed a delegate, representing the CPA Ontario Branch, at the first ever Virtual Commonwealth Youth Parliament where participants debated a number of issues including youth unemployment and COVID-19.