The minister for the Federal Economic Development Initiative for Northern Ontario ()—previously the Minister of State responsible for the Federal Economic Development Initiative for Northern Ontario—is the minister in the

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who also serves as the chief executive of

Federal Economic Development Initiative for Northern Ontario In Canada, the Regional Development Agencies (RDA) are the seven federal government agencies responsible for addressing key economic challenges and furthering economic development, diversification, and job creation specific to their respective regi ...

(FedNor). Since 2015, the

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is '' ex officio'' the Minister responsible for FedNor. The post is traditionally held by a

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from

Northern Ontario Northern Ontario is a primary geographic and quasi-administrative region of the Canadian province of Ontario, the other primary region being Southern Ontario. Most of the core geographic region is located on part of the Superior Geological Pro ...

, although occasionally the responsibilities have been accorded to a more senior cabinet minister, such as the

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(in the case of

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). Related regional development posts include the Minister for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, the

Minister of the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec The Minister of the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec () is the member of the Cabinet of Canada who also serves as the chief executive of the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec. Prior ...

and the Minister for Western Economic Diversification. This position was not a full cabinet portfolio, and was thus initially styled as the Secretary of State for the Federal Economic Development Initiative for Northern Ontario between 1999 and 2003. The subsequent ministers were styled as Minister of State responsible for the Federal Economic Development Initiative for Northern Ontario. As of November 2015, FedNor and all other regional development agencies no longer have individual ministers and all are overseen by the Minister of Economic Development and Official Languages (previously,

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). , the current Minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Initiative for Northern Ontario is

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Ministers

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