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 subsection 28(3) of the Pay Equity Act,

  1. The per diem rate of remuneration of persons appointed to hold office on a part-time basis to the Pay Equity Commission of Ontario – Pay Equity Hearings Tribunal shall be at rates set out in Table 1 below, effective on the dates set out in the Table:

Position

Rate of remuneration

effective April 1, 2016

Rate of remuneration

effective April 1, 2017

Alternate Presiding Officer (professional)

$ 706

$716

Deputy Presiding Officer (professional)

$ 706

$716

Member (Professional)

$ 706

$716

  1. In the event that any part-time appointees are cross-appointed to more than one adjudicative tribunal or regulatory agency listed in Schedule 1 to O.C. 336/2017, the following restrictions apply:
    1. appointees who hold a full-time appointment are entitled to the remuneration associated with their full-time appointment only; and
    2. appointees who hold more than one part-time appointment are entitled to the remuneration associated with each appointment, provided that only one per diem is paid in respect of a calendar day.
  2. Part-time appointees shall be reimbursed for reasonable expenses incurred in carrying out their duties in accordance with the relevant directives, guidelines and policies of the Treasury Board and Management Board of Cabinet.
  3. And Order in Council O.C. 336/2017 is amended by removing the following row in Schedule 1 (Adjudicative Clusters, Adjudicative Tribunals and Regulatory Agencies: Part-time Positions) to that Order:

Column A

Agency Name

Column B

Legislative and other Legal Authorities

Column C

Position

Pay Equity Commission of Ontario – Pay Equity

Hearings Tribunal

Pay Equity Act, s. 28(3)

Member

Ministry of Labour

Approved and Ordered: March 29, 2017