Hardy ministry
4th ministry of Ontario
Arthur Sturgis Hardy, c. 1900
Date formed	July 21, 1896 (1896-07-21)
Date dissolved	October 21, 1899 (1899-10-21)
People and organisations
Monarch	Victoria
Lieutenant Governor	George Airey Kirkpatrick (1896) Casimir Gzowski (1896-1897) Oliver Mowat (1897-1899)
Premier	Arthur Sturgis Hardy
Member party	Liberal Party
Status in legislature	Majority
Opposition party	Conservative
Opposition leader	James Whitney
History
Election	1898
Legislature term	8th Parliament of Ontario 9th Parliament of Ontario
Incoming formation	resignation of Mowat
Outgoing formation	resignation of Hardy
Predecessor	Mowat ministry
Successor	Ross ministry

The Hardy ministry was the combined cabinet (formally the Executive Council of Ontario) that governed Ontario from July 21, 1896, to October 21, 1899. It was led by the 4th Premier of Ontario, Arthur Sturgis Hardy. The ministry was made up of members of the Liberal Party of Ontario, which commanded a majority of the seats in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario.

The ministry replaced the Mowat ministry following the resignation of Premier Oliver Mowat, who departed in 1896 to serve in Prime Minister Wilfrid Laurier's federal cabinet. The Hardy ministry governed through the second half of the 8th Parliament of Ontario, as well as part of the 9th Parliament of Ontario.

Hardy resigned in 1899. He was succeeded as Premier of Ontario by George William Ross.