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 the Parliament of Canada introduced the Budget Implementation Act, 2024, No. 1, S.C. 2024, c. 17 (the Federal Act), which received Royal Assent on June 20, 2024;

And whereas subsection 196(2) of the Federal Act states that Part 4 Division 14, other than subsections 187(1) and (3), sections 191 and 193, subsection 194(2) and section 195, comes into force in accordance with subsection 114(4) of the Canada Pension Plan, R.S.C. 1985, c. C-8;

And whereas when Part 4 Division 14, other than subsections 187(1) and (3), sections 191 and 193, subsection 194(2) and section 195, of the Federal Act comes into force, it will alter matters referred to in subsection 114(4) of the Canada Pension Plan;

And whereas subsection 114(4) of the Canada Pension Plan provides that where any enactment of Parliament contains any provision that alters, or the effect of which is to alter, either directly or indirectly and either immediately or in the future, matters referred to in that subsection, it shall be deemed to be a term of that enactment, whether or not it is expressly stated in the enactment, that the provision shall come into force only on a day to be fixed by order of the Governor in Council, which order may not be made and shall not in any case have any force or effect unless the lieutenant governor in council of each of at least two thirds of the included provinces, having in the aggregate not less than two thirds of the population of all of the included provinces, has signified the consent of that province to the enactment.

Therefore Her Excellency the Lieutenant Governor in Council of the Province of Ontario, on the recommendation of the Minister of Finance, in accordance with subsection 114(4) of the Canada Pension Plan, R.S.C. 1985, c. C-8, hereby signifies the consent of the Province of Ontario to the enactment of Part 4 Division 14, other than subsections 187(1) and (3), sections 191 and 193, subsection 194(2) and section 195 of the Budget Implementation Act, 2024.

Ministry of Finance

Approved and Ordered: October 10, 2024