Toby Barrett
MPP Haldimand Norfolk

First elected to the Ontario Legislature in June 1995, Toby was Haldimand-Norfolk MPP until his retirement in 2022.

Over the years as MPP, Toby chaired a number of legislative committees and served in portfolios focussing on agriculture, environment, natural resources and social services. Toby was the first Conservative to be elected Caucus Chair after the 2007 election.

Toby has a Masters of Science degree from the Ontario Agricultural College (OAC) and a degree in Economics from the University of Guelph. A former teacher of high school Agriculture and Environmental Science, Toby is a partner in his family farm near Port Dover, and for 20 years worked for the Ontario Addiction Research Foundation.

In 1993, Toby was awarded the Canada 125 medal for outstanding community service. Toby is a life-long resident of Haldimand-Norfolk. He and his wife Cari live on the family farm and have three children – Shawn, Brett and Brittany. Before starting his career,Toby travelled in over 50 countries and has an abiding interest in antique cars, trucks and tractors.