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 subsections 7(2) and (3) of the Financial Administration Act, and paragraph 7 of Order in Council 1276/97, the Minister of Finance is authorized to credit from the Consolidated Revenue Fund to the Deputy Ministers’ Supplementary Benefit Account, interest at the rate and times specified below:

  1. in respect of the net increase to the said account during the fiscal year commencing on April 1, 2015, interest at the rate of 0.662 per cent per annum calculated to reflect the length of time for which amounts included in such net increase were on deposit with the Consolidated Revenue Fund during that fiscal year, shall be credited as of March 31, 2016; and
  2. interest at the rate of 0.662 per cent per annum on the balance standing to the credit of the said account at the close of the fiscal year ended March 31, 2016 shall be credited to the said account on March 31, 2017 for the fiscal year commencing on April 1, 2016.
Ministry of Finance

Approved and Ordered: October 18, 2017