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 6 (1) of the Public Service Pension Act, the Public Service Pension Plan set out in Schedule 1 to the Public Service Pension Act, 1989, as amended, is further amended effective on March 17, 2020, as follows:

Section 26 is amended by adding as subsections (3.3) and (3.4) the following:

Re-Employment / Engagement Related to the COVID-19 Emergency

(3.3) Despite subsection (1), where a former member who is receiving a pension is re-employed or engaged by the Crown or another employer because of a COVID-19 emergency declared in the Province of Ontario, and where the Minister directs the Board in writing that this provision shall apply for a period of time in respect of such emergency, the pension of the former member shall not be reduced in respect of the period of that re-employment or engagement.

(3.4) The Board may require the employer and the former member to provide such information as it deems necessary for the purposes of complying with subsection (3.3).

Treasury Board Secretariat

Approved and Ordered: May 12, 2020