Order in Council 186/2021

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 Government of Ontario recognizes the important economic and social contribution agriculture plays within Ontario;

And whereas the Government of Ontario wants to further foster the growth of agriculture within Ontario;

And whereas the Previous Order continued the Program – which is aimed at facilitating access for Producers to low-interest A-Loans, through the provision of a Guarantee to the Administrator, so those Producers can produce Eligible Commodities;

And whereas section 4 of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs Act provides the Minister with the authority in relation to the administration of laws relating to agriculture, food and rural affairs, including all of their branches, as well as such other powers and requires the Minister to perform such other functions and duties as are assigned to the Minister by the LGIC;

And whereas section 7(1) of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs Act allows the LGIC to establish, upon the recommendation of the Minister, a program for the encouragement of any branch of agriculture, food or rural affairs;

And whereas section 8 of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs Act allows the LGIC to agree to provide, upon the recommendation of the Minister, a guarantee for the payment of any loan or loans made to farmers for the encouragement of any branch of agriculture or food, upon such terms the LGIC considers proper;

And whereas sections 49 and 54 of the Legislation Act, 2006 has the effect of providing the LGIC with the power to amend, revoke or replace from time to time an order establishing a program under sections 7(1) and 8 of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs Act;

And whereas the Program was established pursuant to sections 7(1) and 8 of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs Act;

And whereas the Minister has recommended the amendments to the Program contained herein;

Now therefore and pursuant to my authority under sections 7(1), 7(5) and 8 of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs Act and sections 49 and 54 of the Legislation Act, 2006, I order that the Previous Order be amended as set out herein.

Part 1 – interpretation of this order

1. 1. For the purposes of this Order, the following terms will have the following meanings:

      “Order”

      means this Order-in-Council;

      “Previous Order”

      means Order-in-Council 1659/2015, as amended by Order-in-Council 504/2016; Order-in-Council 125/2019; and Order-in-Council 137/2021.

   2. Any capitalized term not defined in this Order will have the same meaning as set out under the Previous Order.

Part 2 – revocation and replacement of schedule “A” of previous order

2. Schedule “A” of the Previous Order is revoked and replaced with the Schedule “A” set out in Appendix 1 of this Order.

Part 3 – when order comes into effect

3. Section 2 of this Order comes into effect on November 1, 2020.

Schedule “A”