MPP Hon. Charles Sousa, Mississauga South

Lord we lift up Charles and his willingness to serve the people of Mississauga and the province of Ontario. In his very important role as Minister of Finance we pray for wisdom and a great team around him that the right decisions would be made on how to spend the money that Ontario brings in so that the province of Ontario may be prosperous and blessed. We pray for protection as he travels the province. We pray a special blessing on his family as he is away from them In Jesus name Amen. 

Charles Sousa is the Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) for the riding of Mississauga South and Ontario's Minister of Finance. Charles also serves as Vice-Chair of Treasury Board and Management Board of Cabinet.

Charles was first elected in October 2007. Previously, he was the President of Treasury Board, Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, Minister Responsible for the 2015 Pan & ParaPan American Games, and Minister of Labour. He also served as Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Economic Development and Trade and the Minister of Government and Consumer Services.

Charles grew up in south Mississauga where he and his wife Zenny live with their three children.

Before joining government, Charles worked at the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) Financial Group for more than 20 years in Commercial Banking. Prior to that he owned and operated a financing company serving small businesses.

Charles graduated from Wilfrid Laurier University in 1982 with an Honours Bachelor of Business Administration. In 1991, he completed a fellowship at the Institute of Canadian Bankers in Corporate Banking. He then earned an Executive MBA from the Richard Ivey School of Business at the University of Western Ontario in 1994.

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Charles has introduced and delivered multiple Budgets and Fall Economic Statements. He negotiated the formation of the Canadian Cooperative Securities Regulator and has lead a national discussion on retirement income security.

As Minister of Citizenship & Immigration he introduced ‎an immigration strategy to foster more support of settlement and newcomer representation in Ontario.

As Minister of Labour, Charles led the largest overhaul of Ontario’s occupational health and safety system in 30 years.

Charles also tabled and unanimously passed a private member’s resolution to include financial literacy education in Ontario’s elementary and secondary school curriculum.