Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness
OMAFA
Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness is the first-order subnational public authority responsible for agriculture in Ontario.
- Jurisdiction
- Ontario
- Government level
- Provincial
- Authority type
- Ministry
- Status
- Active
Visit the official websitehttps://www.ontario.ca/page/ministry-agriculture-food-and-agribusiness
Responsibilities
Each item below is recorded from the authority’s own published material, not inferred from its name.
- Farm policy
Agriculture is a named portfolio in the ministry’s official title.
Source: Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness
- Food safety
Food is a named portfolio in the ministry’s official title.
Source: Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness
- Agricultural trade
Agribusiness is a named portfolio in the ministry’s current official title.
Source: Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness
Sources and verification
Official government site loaded in a real browser on 2026-08-20; it resolved with HTTP 200 identifying the body as Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness.
Verified 2026-08-20 against https://www.ontario.ca/page/ministry-agriculture-food-and-agribusiness · domain classification: Official government portal
Important limitations
- Portfolio scope is taken from the body’s official title; the statutory powers behind each portfolio are set out in law and are not asserted here.
- The ministry was formerly the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA); the former name is retained as an alias and its old URLs no longer resolve.