Provincial
Premier
How it's filled
- In plain words
- Appointed by the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario
- Exact method
- Appointed by the Lieutenant Governor under the Great Seal, holding office during pleasure (Executive Council Act, ss. 1-2); by convention the leader of the party that has the confidence of the Legislative Assembly. The Premier is also President of the Executive Council.
- Chosen by
- Lieutenant Governor of Ontario
- Seats
- 1
Who holds it now
Sources
- ontario.ca · checked Reworded selection_detail so the Executive Council Act citation (ss. 1-2: Executive Council composed of persons the Lieutenant Governor appoints; ministers appointed under the Great Seal during pleasure) attaches to the appointment, not to the title "President of the Executive Council", which the Act does not mention. Title from the ONTERM minister list 2026-09-10 ("Premier and President of the Council"). For: Premier
- ontario.ca · checked Executive Council Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. E.25, ss. 1-2. For: Premier
- ola.org · checked OLA member profile, career details, 44th Parliament (read 2026-10-11): Premier from 2025-03-19. For: Doug Ford, current term
- data.ontario.ca · checked Ontario Data Catalogue, Government official names - Ministers (ONTERM, validated 2026-09-10, CSV mpbsd-minister-list-2026-09-10-en). For: Doug Ford, current term