Ontario premier announces cabinet shuffle, moves embattled labour minister to infrastructure profile

The Canadian Press

· Posted: Sep 10, 2026 11:21 AM EDT | Last Updated: 3 minutes ago

Ontario Premier Doug Ford made several changes to his cabinet Thursday, including moving embattled minister David Piccini from the labour portfolio to infrastructure.

Piccini is under investigation by the integrity commissioner after the auditor general raised questions about his handling of the $2.5-billion Skills Development Fund.

Ford has defended Piccini and the success of the fund.

Kinga Surma, who previously served as the minister of infrastructure, is now the Treasury Board president, a role left vacant after Caroline Mulroney resigned earlier this year.

Trevor Jones, who had served in the agriculture portfolio, is the new labour minister, and Sam Oosterhoff moves from an associate minister role to fill the agriculture job.

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Zee Hamid, who was also previously in an associate minister role, becomes the new minister of tourism, culture and gaming, after Stan Cho resigned from the job as he came under fire for spending $16,000 in Toronto hotel stays despite living in the city.

Brian Saunderson, a former Olympic rower, becomes the new minister of sport, a portfolio left vacant after Neil Lumsden retired last month.

Ford's office framed the announcement as putting Ontario on solid ground amid U.S. President Donald Trump's trade war.