The Ministry of Rural Affairs is a ministry of the Government of Ontario responsible for rural communities of the Canadian province of Ontario. The Minister responsible is Lisa Thompson. The ministry was a part of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food, and Rural Affairs and its preceding ministries until 2024.
The mandate of the ministry is stated to be:
The Rural Economic Development Advisory Panel is an independent agency affiliated with the Ministry of Rural Affairs that provides recommendations on funding applications to the Rural Ontario Development (ROD) program, formerly called the Rural Economic Development program.