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:

Pursuant to subsection 5(1) of the Executive Council Act, for as long as any Minister of the Crown shown in Column 1 is absent or unable to act, the powers and duties that have been assigned or may be assigned by law to that Minister, are assigned and transferred to the Minister shown in Column 2 opposite, to be exercised from time to time during the absence or inability to act of the Minister shown in Column 1:

Column 1 Column 2
Premier and President of the Council Deputy Premier or alternatively, Minister of Finance
Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks or alternatively, Minister Without Portfolio (Associate Minister of Transportation - GTA)
Attorney General Minister of Health or alternatively, Minister of Indigenous Affairs or alternatively, Minister Without Portfolio (Associate Minister of Mental Health and Addictions)
Minister of Children, Community and Social Services Minister Without Portfolio (Associate Minister of Children and Women’s Issues) or alternatively, Minister Without Portfolio (Associate Minister of Mental Health and Addictions)
Minister of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade Minister Without Portfolio (Associate Minister of Small Business and Red Tape Reduction) or alternatively, Minister of Tourism, Culture and Sport
Minister of Education Minister of Training, Colleges and Universities or alternatively, Minister Without Portfolio (Associate Minister of Small Business and Red Tape Reduction)
Minister of Energy, Northern Development and Mines Minister Without Portfolio (Associate Minister of Energy) or alternatively, Solicitor General
Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks Minister of Natural Resources and Forestry or alternatively, Minister Without Portfolio (Associate Minister of Transportation - GTA)
Minister of Finance President of the Treasury Board or alternatively, Minister of Transportation
Minister of Francophone Affairs Minister of Tourism, Culture and Sport or alternatively, Minister Without Portfolio (Associate Minister of Mental Health and Addictions)
Minister of Government and Consumer Services Minister of Labour or alternatively, Minister for Seniors and Accessibility or alternatively, Minister Without Portfolio (Paul Calandra)
Minister of Health Minister of Long-Term Care or alternatively, Minister Without Portfolio (Associate Minister of Mental Health and Addictions)
Minister of Indigenous Affairs Attorney General or alternatively, Minister Without Portfolio (Associate Minister of Small Business and Red Tape Reduction)
Minister of Infrastructure Minister of Government and Consumer Services or alternatively, Minister of Transportation
Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs Minister of Finance or alternatively, Minister of Infrastructure
Minister of Labour President of the Treasury Board or alternatively, Minister of Training, Colleges and Universities
Minister of Long-Term Care Minister for Seniors and Accessibility or alternatively, Minister of Children, Community and Social Services
Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing Solicitor General or alternatively, Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs
Minister of Natural Resources and Forestry Minister of Energy, Northern Development and Mines or alternatively, Minister Without Portfolio (Associate Minister of Small Business and Red Tape Reduction)
Minister for Seniors and Accessibility Minister of Long-Term Care or alternatively, Minister Without Portfolio (Paul Calandra)
Solicitor General Attorney General or alternatively, Minister Without Portfolio (Associate Minister of Transportation – GTA)
Minister of Tourism, Culture and Sport Minister of Education or alternatively, Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs
Minister of Training, Colleges and Universities Minister of Education or alternatively, Minister of Labour
Minister of Transportation Minister Without Portfolio (Associate Minister of Transportation – GTA) or alternatively, Minister Without Portfolio (Associate Minister of Energy)
Minister Without Portfolio (Associate Minister of Children and Women’s Issues) Minister of Children, Community and Social Services or alternatively, Solicitor General
Minister Without Portfolio (Associate Minister of Energy) Minister of Energy, Northern Development and Mines or alternatively, President of the Treasury Board
Minister Without Portfolio (Associate Minister of Mental Health and Addictions) Minister of Health or alternatively, Minister Without Portfolio (Associate Minister of Children and Women’s Issues)
Minister Without Portfolio (Associate Minister of Small Business and Red Tape Reduction) Minister of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade or alternatively, Minister Without Portfolio (Paul Calandra)
Minister Without Portfolio (Associate Minister of Transportation - GTA) Minister of Transportation or alternatively, Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks

Further, that in the absence or inability to act of the President of the Treasury Board, his or her powers and duties be assigned and transferred to the Vice-Chair of the Treasury Board and the Management Board of Cabinet and, in the Vice-Chair’s absence or inability to act, to the Minister of Finance, subject to the provisions of subsection 1.0.3 (3) of the Financial Administration Act and subsection 2 (5) of the Management Board of Cabinet Act with respect to meetings of the Treasury Board and the Management Board of Cabinet;

And further, this Order in Council shall not be construed as appointing alternate members of the Treasury Board and the Management Board of Cabinet pursuant to subsection 1.0.2 (2) of the Financial Administration Act and subsection 2 (3) of the Management Board of Cabinet Act;

And that Order in Council O.C. 602/2019, dated April 11, 2019 be revoked.

 

 

Premier and President of the Council

Approved and Ordered: July 26, 2019

Revoked by: Order in Council 1630/2019