Full Name
Stephen Crawford, MPP
Job Title
Minister of Public and Business Service Delivery and Procurement
Bio
Stephen Crawford was elected as the Member for Provincial Parliament (MPP) for Oakville in 2018, in 2022, and again in 2025.
On March 19, 2025, he was appointed as Ontario’s Minister of Public and Business Service Delivery and Procurement, overseeing the delivery of vital programs and services through ServiceOntario, the implementation of consumer protection laws in the province, and the development of public policy around cyber security as well as groundbreaking technologies like AI. He also manages public sector procurement and supply chain operations, ensuring ministries, hospitals, school boards, provincial agencies and more, have access to high-quality, timely, reliable products that are also cost-effective. Prior to his latest appointment he served as Ontario’s Associate Minster of Mines and as Parliamentary Assistant to the Ministers of Finance, Energy, and Infrastructure.
Before entering public service, Stephen served in senior leadership and executive roles in the financial and investment industry over the past 20 years. As a senior executive and senior equity partner at Acuity Funds Ltd, he was instrumental in growing the firm to almost $10 billion in managed assets and was acquired by AGF Management Ltd. in 2011. After Acuity, Stephen became a senior executive and helped transition and build O’Leary Funds LP before it was purchased by Canoe Financial in 2016.
Stephen is very engaged in the Oakville community. He is a member of the Oakville Chamber of Commerce, 100 Guys Who Care-Oakville, and the Royal Canadian Military Institute. He is also a vocal supporter of Plan Canada’s “Because I am a Girl” campaign, which focuses on empowering young girls’ rights to education, and heath-care globally. He was presented with the Keys to the Town of Oakville twice. In 2019, for his work to keep Oakville a distinct town during the provincial amalgamation assessment. Again in 2021, for his role in saving the Glen Abbey Golf Course.
Stephen attended the University of Western Ontario to study Political Science, and then went to University of Toronto for Business. After university he then went on to earn his Canadian Investment Manager (CIM) designation.
Stephen resides in Oakville, Ontario, where he lives with his wife Najia. Stephen is blessed to be the father of two sets of identical twin girls.
On March 19, 2025, he was appointed as Ontario’s Minister of Public and Business Service Delivery and Procurement, overseeing the delivery of vital programs and services through ServiceOntario, the implementation of consumer protection laws in the province, and the development of public policy around cyber security as well as groundbreaking technologies like AI. He also manages public sector procurement and supply chain operations, ensuring ministries, hospitals, school boards, provincial agencies and more, have access to high-quality, timely, reliable products that are also cost-effective. Prior to his latest appointment he served as Ontario’s Associate Minster of Mines and as Parliamentary Assistant to the Ministers of Finance, Energy, and Infrastructure.
Before entering public service, Stephen served in senior leadership and executive roles in the financial and investment industry over the past 20 years. As a senior executive and senior equity partner at Acuity Funds Ltd, he was instrumental in growing the firm to almost $10 billion in managed assets and was acquired by AGF Management Ltd. in 2011. After Acuity, Stephen became a senior executive and helped transition and build O’Leary Funds LP before it was purchased by Canoe Financial in 2016.
Stephen is very engaged in the Oakville community. He is a member of the Oakville Chamber of Commerce, 100 Guys Who Care-Oakville, and the Royal Canadian Military Institute. He is also a vocal supporter of Plan Canada’s “Because I am a Girl” campaign, which focuses on empowering young girls’ rights to education, and heath-care globally. He was presented with the Keys to the Town of Oakville twice. In 2019, for his work to keep Oakville a distinct town during the provincial amalgamation assessment. Again in 2021, for his role in saving the Glen Abbey Golf Course.
Stephen attended the University of Western Ontario to study Political Science, and then went to University of Toronto for Business. After university he then went on to earn his Canadian Investment Manager (CIM) designation.
Stephen resides in Oakville, Ontario, where he lives with his wife Najia. Stephen is blessed to be the father of two sets of identical twin girls.
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