Office of Women's Issues

The Office of Women's Issues (French: Office de la condition féminine), formerly the Ministry of the Status of Women (French: Ministère de la Condition féminine, between 2017 and 2018) and Ontario Women's Directorate (French: Direction générale de la condition féminine de l'Ontario, prior to 2017), is an office within the Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services in the province of Ontario, responsible for women's issues including violence against women and economic inequality.

For the federal cabinet minister, see Minister of Status of Women.
Office of Women's Issues
Office de la condition féminine
Agency overview
Preceding agencies
  • Ministry of the Status of Women
  • Ontario Women's Directorate
Headquarters900 Bay Street
Toronto, Ontario
Minister responsible
  • Jill Dunlop, Associate Minister of Children and Women's Issues
Websitewww.ontario.ca/page/ministry-status-women

It is overseen by the Associate Minister of Women's Social and Economic Opportunity, a member of the Executive Council of Ontario (provincial cabinet). The current minister is Charmaine Williams, appointed in June 2022.

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