Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts and Recreation

The Ministry of Tourism, Culture, Arts and Recreation is a provincial government department in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. The department is headed by a member of the provincial cabinet, typically a Member of the House of Assembly, who is chosen by the premier and formally appointed by the Lieutenant-Governor of Newfoundland and Labrador. The current Minister of Tourism, Culture, Arts, and Recreation is Steve Crocker.

Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts and Recreation
Agency overview
FormedOctober 28, 2011 (2011-10-28)
Preceding agencies
  • Innovation, Business and Rural Development
  • Department of Business
  • Tourism, Culture and Recreation
  • Tourism, Culture, Industry and Innovation
JurisdictionNewfoundland and Labrador
HeadquartersSt. John's
Minister responsible
Websitewww.gov.nl.ca/tcar/

The department was first created in October 2011, by the government of Kathy Dunderdale, it incorporated the former Department of Innovation, Trade and Rural Development and most of the programs from the former Department of Business. The department's lines of business included; business investment, business leadership, economic intelligence, industrial diversification, innovation, investment development, marketing, regulatory environment reform, and small and medium-sized enterprise development.[1][2]

The department was reconfigured in 2017 as the department of Tourism, Culture, Industry and Innovation consolidating the former departments of Industry, Innovation, and Rural Development; and Business, Tourism, Culture and Rural Development.[3][4] The department is responsible for tourism, business investment, heritage, provincial parks, and the arts.

The department was reconfigured in 2020 as the department of Tourism, Culture, Arts and Recreation.[5]

Ministers

Key:

  Progressive Conservative Party of Newfoundland and Labrador
  Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador
No. Portrait Name Term of office Political party Premier
1 Keith Hutchings October 28, 2011October 9, 2013 Progressive Conservative Kathy Dunderdale
2 Charlene Johnson October 9, 2013January 29, 2014 Progressive Conservative Kathy Dunderdale
3 Terry French January 29, 2014July 17, 2014 Progressive Conservative Kathy Dunderdale
Tom Marshall
4 Darin King July 17, 2014December 14, 2015 Progressive Conservative Tom Marshall
Paul Davis
5 Chris Mitchelmore December 14, 2015September 6, 2019 Liberal Dwight Ball
6 Bernard Davis September 6, 2019April 8, 2021 Liberal Dwight Ball
Andrew Furey
7 Steve Crocker April 8, 2021 Liberal Andrew Furey

See also

References
  1. "About the Department - Innovation, Trade and Rural Development". Government of Newfoundland and Labrador. Retrieved 8 December 2011.
  2. "About the Department - Business". Government of Newfoundland and Labrador. Archived from the original on 2 October 2011. Retrieved 8 December 2011.
  3. "N.L. now only province without 'culture' in department name, artists say sends wrong message | CBC News".
  4. "Nearly 300 jobs cut as N.L. looks to make 'flatter, leaner' civil service | CBC News".
  5. "Newfoundland and Labrador's new premier doesn't clear the deck, but he certainly shuffled it | SaltWire".
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