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. 450/2019

Pursuant to subsections 2(2), 5(1), and 8(1) of the Executive Council Act, and despite any provision of a statute or Order in Council, responsibility for the administration of the Motor Vehicle Accident Claims Act is hereby assigned and transferred from the Minister of Finance to the Minister of Government and Consumer Services effective April 1, 2019.

Further, Appendix B of Order in Council O.C. 1150/2018 dated October 22, 2018 and Appendix A of Order in Council O.C. 1152/2018 dated October 22, 2018 are hereby revised and shall be interpreted accordingly.

Recommended

Doug Ford
Premier and President of the Council

Concurred

Victor Fedeli
Chair of Cabinet

Approved and Ordered March 21, 2019.

Elizabeth Dowdeswell
Lieutenant Governor of Ontario

(152-G164E)

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. 492/2019

Whereas subsection 2(2) of the Executive Council Act, R.S.O. 1990, Chapter E.25, provides that the Lieutenant Governor may by order in council prescribe the duties of the ministers of the Crown and the duties of any ministries over which they preside;

And whereas subsection 5(1) of the Executive Council Act provides that any of the powers and duties that have been assigned by law to any minister of the Crown may from time to time by order in council be assigned and transferred for a limited period or otherwise to any other minister by name or otherwise;

And whereas subsection 8(1) of the Executive Council Act provides that the authority of the Lieutenant Governor under this Act to prescribe duties of a minister of the Crown or to assign and transfer powers and duties that have been assigned by law to a minister of the Crown to any other minister includes authority, by order in council, to assign responsibility for the administration of an Act or a part of an Act to a minister of the Crown;

Therefore, pursuant to subsections 2(2), 5(1) and 8(1) of the Executive Council Act, despite any provision of a statute or Order in Council, the administration of each statute listed in Column 2 of Schedule 1 to this Order is hereby assigned to the Minister listed opposite that statute in Column 3 of the Schedule;

And that the appendix to each Order in Council cited in Column 4 of Schedule 1 is hereby revised by adding to it the statute listed opposite the cited Order in Column 2 of the Schedule;

Recommended

Doug Ford
Premier and President of the Council

Concurred

Victor Fedeli
Chair of Cabinet

Approved and Ordered March 28, 2019.

George Strathy
Administrator of the Government

Schedule 1

Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4
Item Statute Minister Order in Council
1. Cannabis Licence Act, 2018 Attorney General : except in respect of subsection 7(3) and clause 49(1)(k), which shall be shared jointly with the Minister of Finance. O.C. 1143/2018 as published in the Ontario Gazette on November 10, 2018
    Minister of Finance : in respect of subsection 7(3) and clause 49(1)(k), which shall be shared jointly with the Attorney General. O.C. 1150/2018 as published in the Ontario Gazette on November 10, 2018
2. Cap and Trade Cancellation Act, 2018 Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks O.C. 1149/2018 as published in the Ontario Gazette on November 10, 2018
3. Interim Appropriation for 2019-2020 Act, 2018 President of the Treasury Board O.C. 1163/2018 as published in the Ontario Gazette on November 10, 2018
4. Ontario Loan Act, 2018 (No. 2) Minister of Finance O.C. 1150/2018 as published in the Ontario Gazette on November 10, 2018
5. Ontario Place Corporation Repeal Act, 2018 Minister of Tourism, Culture and Sport O.C. 1160/2018 as published in the Ontario Gazette on November 10, 2018
6. Special Hockey Day Act, 2018 Minister of Tourism, Culture and Sport O.C. 1160/2018 as published in the Ontario Gazette on November 10, 2018
7. Supplementary Interim Appropriation for 2018-2019 Act, 2018 President of the Treasury Board O.C. 1163/2018 as published in the Ontario Gazette on November 10, 2018

(152-G165E)