Order in Council

On the recommendation of the undersigned, the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, by and with the advice and concurrence of the Executive Council of Ontario, orders that:

O.C. 762/2018

pursuant to subsections 2(2), 5(1) and 8(1) of the Executive Council Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. E.25, and despite any provision of a statute or Order in Council:

  1. The responsibility for the administration of the Co-operative Corporations Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. C.35, in respect of the following provisions is hereby assigned and transferred from the Minister of Finance to the Minister of Government and Consumer Services:
    1. Filing, recording and searching articles and other documents, except for documents filed with the Superintendent of Financial Services appointed under the Financial Services Commission of Ontario Act, 1997, S.O. 1997, c. 28;
    2. Issuing certificates in respect of articles and other documents, except for documents filed with the Superintendent of Financial Services;
    3. Issuing orders to cancel certificates of incorporation and any other certificates;
    4. Issuing orders of revival;
    5. Approval of forms in respect of paragraphs (a) to (d).
  2. The Minister of Finance and the Minister of Government and Consumer Services shall share responsibility for the administration of sections 1.1, 186, and 187 of the Co-operative Corporations Act.
  3. Nothing in this assignment and transfer of responsibility to the Minister of Government and Consumer Services shall prevent the Minister of Finance from acting under any provisions of the Co-operative Corporations Act that:
    1. can be applied to provide support for the responsibilities assigned to the Minister of Government and Consumer Services, including, but not limited to, responding to appeals and decisions of the Divisional Court arising out of instruments issued or refused issuance by the Minister of Government and Consumer Services; or
    2. relate to issuing certificates in respect of documents filed with the Superintendent of Financial Services.
    3. provide that a decision to issue an order cancelling a certificate of incorporation or any other certificate may be made.
  4. Order in Council O.C. 216/2015 dated February 18, 2015 and published in the Ontario Gazette on March 7, 2015, as amended, and Order in Council O.C. 217/2015 dated February 18, 2015 and published in the Ontario Gazette on March 7, 2015, as amended, are hereby further amended and shall be interpreted accordingly.
  5. This Order in Council is effective on the later of October 29, 2018 and the day it is made.

Recommended
Kathleen O’Day Wynne

Premier and President of the Council

Concurred
K. Helena Jaczek

Chair of Cabinet

Approved and Ordered April 11, 2018.
Elizabeth Dowdeswell

Lieutenant Governor of Ontario

(151-G190E)