Monte Gary McNaughton (born March 11, 1977) is a former Canadian politician who served as the minister of labour, immigration, training and skills development in Ontario from June 20, 2019 to September 22, 2023.

[1] McNaughton was born in Newbury, Ontario, where his family owned and operated a local shopping centre.

[3] He graduated from Westervelt College and completed executive programs at the Ivey Business School at Western University.

[citation needed] Monte McNaughton began his career in Newbury, Ontario at the age of twenty, as a town councillor.

The proposal would exempt low-income earners and charitable donations from the tax, as well as eliminating the related audit and verification authority the Ministry of Finance had recently taken on.

McNaughton and tourism minister Michael Tibollo announced a full restoration of the exterior and interior of the building, including 100 original stained-glass windows.

The legislation makes it possible to expand access to natural gas to more parts of rural and northern Ontario, as well as First Nations communities.

Amid rising inflation and cost of living, critics dismissed the ten cent increase as being so little, that it was meaningless.

Deena Ladd, executive director of the Workers Action Centre pointed out "It's basically an adjustment to deal with inflation," and that "We have a minimum wage that is keeping people at poverty levels.

[25] Following continued criticism, McNaughton and Premier Ford announced on November 1 that the minimum wage would increase to $15 an hour in 2021.

[26] In December 2021, McNaughton shared his thoughts on difficulties faced by some Tim Hortons franchises in hiring staff.

[27] On October 6, 2023, McNaughton resigned in order to accept a job in the private sector at Woodbine Entertainment Group as executive vice-president of industry relations and people experience.