Order in Council 1161/2018

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 Training, Colleges and Universities;

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 Training, Colleges and Universities (the “Minister”) shall preside over a ministry known as the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities (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 training, colleges and universities 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 Advanced Education and Skills Development under Order in Council O.C. 2444/2017 dated December 14, 2017, as amended, and such powers, duties, functions and responsibilities are assigned and transferred accordingly.
4. The Minister shall exercise the powers and perform the duties, functions and responsibilities of the Minister of Education and Training under sections 266.1 to 266.5 of the Education Act, as they relate to post-secondary educational institutions and training institutions, their officers and employees, and persons enrolled in, or seeking admission to, such institutions.
5. 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, with respect to immigration training programs and the Fair Access to Regulated Professions and Compulsory Trades Act, 2006 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 Ontario Immigration Act, 2015, in respect of sections 2 and 3 of Part I, Part III, and section 21 of Part IV, as they relate to immigration training programs.
6. The Minister shall exercise the powers and perform the duties, functions and responsibilities of the Minister of Colleges and Universities under section 5(3)(a) of the Expropriations Act.
7. The Minister shall exercise the powers and perform the duties, functions and responsibilities of the Minister of Education and Training under section 33 of the Capital Investment Plan Act, 1993.
8. The Minister shall exercise the powers and perform the duties, functions and responsibilities of the Minister of Colleges and Universities under the Business Names Act, in respect of written consent to include the words “college”, “institute” or “university” in a registration.

Ministry

9. 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 training, colleges and universities and any other matters related to the Minister’s portfolio.
10. The Ministry shall carry out the functions, responsibilities and programs that had been previously assigned and transferred to the Ministry of Advanced Education and Skills Development under Order in Council O.C. 2444/2017 dated December 14, 2017, as amended, and such functions, responsibilities and programs are assigned and transferred accordingly.
11. The Ministry shall carry out the functions, responsibilities and programs that had been previously 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 immigration training programs and the Fair Access to Regulated Professions and Compulsory Trades Act, 2006, and such functions, responsibilities and programs are assigned and transferred accordingly.
12. The Ministry shall carry out the functions, responsibilities and programs of the Ministry of Education and Training under section 33 of the Capital Investment Plan Act, 1993.
13. The Ministry shall carry out the functions, responsibilities and programs of the Ministry of Education and Training under the Corporations Act, in respect of written consent to include the words “college”, “institute” or “university” in a corporate name.
14. The Ministry shall carry out the functions, responsibilities and programs of the Ministry of Colleges and Universities under the Agricultural and Horticultural Organizations Act, in respect of written consent to include the words “college”, “institute” or “university” in the name of an agricultural organization.

Administration of Statutes

15. 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

16. Order in Council O.C. 2444/2017 dated December 14, 2017, as amended, is hereby revoked.

Appendix