Order in Council 1144/2018

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:

Whereas pursuant to subsection 2(1) of the Executive Council Act, a member of the Executive Council has been appointed under the Great Seal to hold office as the Minister of Children, Community and Social Services;

Therefore, pursuant to subsections 2(2), 5(1) and 8(1) of the Executive Council Act:

Minister to preside over Ministry

1. The Minister of Children, Community and Social Services (the “Minister”) shall preside over a ministry known as the Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services (the “Ministry”).

Minister

2. The Minister shall exercise the powers and perform the duties, functions and responsibilities that are assigned by law to the Minister or that may otherwise be assigned to or undertaken by the Minister in respect of community and social services; children and youth services, except as it relates to core mental health services for children and youth; citizenship and immigration matters, except as it relates to immigration training programs, the Fair Access to Regulated Professions and Compulsory Trades Act, 2006, and the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program; and any other matters related to the Minister’s portfolio.
3. The Minister shall exercise the powers and perform the duties, functions and responsibilities that had been previously assigned and transferred to the Minister of Community and Social Services under Order in Council O.C. 1479/2005 dated September 21, 2005, as amended, and such powers, duties, functions and responsibilities are assigned and transferred accordingly, including but not limited to the powers, duties, functions and responsibilities of the Minister of Community and Social Services in respect of the following Acts:
   1. District Social Services Administration Boards Act
   2. Family Responsibility and Support Arrears Enforcement Act, 1996
   3. Indian Welfare Services Act
   4. Ontario Disability Support Program Act, 1997
   5. Ontario Works Act, 1997, except in respect of Part IV
   6. Social Work and Social Service Work Act, 1998
4. The Minister shall exercise the powers and perform the duties, functions and responsibilities that had been previously assigned and transferred to the Minister of Children and Youth Services under Order in Council O.C. 495/2004 dated March 10, 2004, as amended, and such powers, duties, functions and responsibilities are assigned and transferred accordingly, including but not limited to the powers, duties, functions and responsibilities of the Minister of Children and Youth Services in respect of the Health Protection and Promotion Act, as it relates to the Healthy Babies Healthy Children program as described in the standards published under section 7, and any other provision of the Act as it relates to the administration of section 7 respecting that program.
5. The Minister shall, in respect of the Ministry of Community and Social Services Act, exercise the powers and perform the duties, functions and responsibilities that had been previously assigned and transferred to the Minister of Community and Social Services under Order in Council O.C. 1479/2005 dated September 21, 2005, as amended, and to the Minister of Children and Youth Services under Order in Council O.C. 495/2004 dated March 10, 2004, as amended, in respect of children, youth, community, and social services, except as it relates to child care programs and services; core mental health services for children and youth; and sections 11.1 and 12 as they relate to Long-Term Care Programs and Services. 
6. The Minister shall exercise the powers and perform the duties, functions and responsibilities that had been previously assigned and transferred to the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration under Order in Council O.C. 1338/2016 dated September 14, 2016, as amended, in respect of citizenship and immigration matters, except as it relates to immigration training programs, the Fair Access to Regulated Professions and Compulsory Trades Act, 2006, and the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program, and such powers, duties, functions and responsibilities are assigned and transferred accordingly. These include but are not limited to the powers, duties, functions, and responsibilities of the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration in respect of the following Acts:
   1. Ministry of Citizenship and Culture Act, in respect of citizenship matters
   2. Ontario Immigration Act, 2015, in respect of:
      • Sections 2 and 3 of Part I, except as it relates to immigration training programs and the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program
      • Part III, except as it relates to immigration training programs
      • Section 21 of Part IV, except as it relates to immigration training programs and the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program

Ministry

7. The Ministry shall carry out the functions, responsibilities and programs that are assigned by law to the Ministry or that may otherwise be assigned to or undertaken by the Ministry in respect of community and social services; children and youth services, except as it relates to core mental health services for children and youth; citizenship and immigration matters, except as it relates to immigration training programs, the Fair Access to Regulated Professions and Compulsory Trades Act, 2006, and the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program; and any other matters related to the Minister’s portfolio.
8. The Ministry shall carry out the functions, responsibilities and programs that had been previously assigned and transferred to the Ministry of Community and Social Services under Order in Council O.C. 1479/2005 dated September 21, 2005, as amended.  Such functions, responsibilities and programs are assigned and transferred to the Ministry accordingly, including but not limited to the functions, responsibilities and programs of the Ministry of Community and Social Services in respect of the following Acts:
   1. Family Responsibility and Support Arrears Enforcement Act, 1996
   2. Ministry of Community and Social Services Act, in respect of community and social services, except as it relates to child care programs and services; core mental health services for children and youth; and sections 11.1 and 12 as they relate to Long-Term Care Programs and Services
   3. Ontario Disability Support Program Act, 1997
   4. Ontario Works Act, 1997, except in respect of Part IV
9. The Ministry shall carry out the functions, responsibilities and programs that had previously been assigned and transferred to the Ministry of Children and Youth Services under Order in Council O.C. 495/2004 dated March 10, 2004, as amended, in respect of children and youth services, except as it relates to core mental health services for children and youth.  Such functions, responsibilities and programs are assigned and transferred to the Ministry accordingly, including but not limited to the functions, responsibilities and programs of the Ministry of Children and Youth Services in respect of the following Acts:
   1. Health Protection and Promotion Act, in respect of the Healthy Babies Healthy Children program as described in the standards published under section 7, and any other provision of the Act as it relates to the administration of section 7 respecting that program
   2. Ministry of Community and Social Services Act, in respect of children and social services, except as it relates to child care programs and services; core mental health services for children and youth; and sections 11.1 and 12 as they relate to Long-Term Care Programs and Services.
10. The Ministry shall carry out the functions, responsibilities and programs that had previously been assigned and transferred to the Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration under Order in Council O.C. 1338/2016 dated September 14, 2016, as amended, in respect of citizenship and immigration matters, except as it relates to immigration training programs, the Fair Access to Regulated Professions and Compulsory Trades Act, 2006, and the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program.  These functions, responsibilities and programs are assigned and transferred to the Ministry accordingly, including but not limited to the functions, responsibilities and programs of the Ministry of Citizenship and Culture under the Ministry of Citizenship and Culture Act in respect of citizenship matters.

Administration of Statutes

11. Despite any provision of a statute or Order in Council, the administration of the statutes set out in the Appendix to this Order in Council is assigned to the Minister.

Revocation of Order in Council

12. The following Orders in Council are hereby revoked:
    1. Order in Council O.C. 495/2004 dated March 10, 2004, as amended
    2. Order in Council O.C. 1479/2005 dated September 21, 2005, as amended
    3. Order in Council O.C. 1344/2016 dated September 14, 2016.

Appendix