Department of Jobs and Growth
Government department in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
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The Department of Jobs, Growth and Rural Development 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 Jobs, Immigration and Growth is Lin Paddock.[1] After the 2025 election the department was split into two different ministries, those being, the Department of Immigration and the Department of Jobs and Growth. MHA Lin Paddock heads both.[2]
- Department of Human Resources, Labour and Employment
- Department of Education
- Department of Advanced Education, Skills, and Labour
- Department of Immigration, Population Growth and Skills
- Department of Jobs, Immigration and Growth
| Agency overview | |
|---|---|
| Formed | October 28, 2011 |
Preceding agencies |
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| Jurisdiction | Newfoundland and Labrador |
| Headquarters | |
| Employees | 600 |
Minister responsible | |
| Website | www.gov.nl.ca/ipgs/ |
The department was created in October 2011 as the Department of Advanced Education, Skills, and Labour, by the government of Kathy Dunderdale, and incorporates most of the former Department of Human Resources, Labour and Employment as well as the advanced studies component of the Department of Education.[3][4] In 2020, the department was reconfigured as Immigration, Skills and Labour.[5] In 2025, the department was renamed the Department of Jobs, Immigration and Growth.[6]
Ministers
Key:
| No. | Portrait | Name | Term of office | Political party | Premier | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
Gerry Byrne | December 14, 2015 | July 31, 2017 | Liberal | Dwight Ball |
| 2 |  |
Al Hawkins | July 31, 2017 | November 8, 2018 | Liberal | Dwight Ball |
| 3 |  |
Bernard Davis | November 8, 2018 | September 6, 2019 | Liberal | Dwight Ball |
| 4 |  |
Christopher Mitchelmore | September 6, 2019 | August 19, 2020 | Liberal | Dwight Ball |
| 5 | |
Gerry Byrne | August 19, 2020 | July 19, 2024 | Liberal | Andrew Furey |
| 6 |  |
Sarah Stoodley | July 19, 2024 | May 9, 2025 | Liberal | Andrew Furey |
| 7 | |
Gerry Byrne | May 9, 2025 | October 14, 2025 | Liberal | John Hogan |
| 8 | Lin Paddock | October 29, 2025 | Progressive Conservative | Tony Wakeham | ||