Order in Council 941/2018

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 7^th and 8^th Justices of the Peace Remuneration Commission has been established pursuant to Section 21.1 of the Justices of the Peace Act, R.S.O. 1990, Chapter J.4 and its composition and functions are set out in O.Reg. 319/00 made under that Act;

And Whereas the Commission conducted an inquiry under section 4 of O. Reg. 319/00 into the remuneration of Justices of the Peace for the period beginning April 1, 2015 and ending March 31, 2019 in respect of the 7^th Commission and for the period starting on April 1, 2018 and ending on March 31, 2023 in respect of the 8^th Commission;

And Whereas the Commission submitted its recommendations for the remuneration of Justices of the Peace to the President of the Treasury Board on April 16, 2018;

And Whereas subsection 10(2) of O. Reg. 319/00 requires the Lieutenant Governor in Council to give its written response to the Commission’s recommendations no later than six months after the report was submitted to the Chair of the Management Board of Cabinet;

And Whereas the President of the Treasury Board has the powers, duties and responsibilities of the Chair of Management Board of Cabinet in respect of the Justices of the Peace Act, and submitted the Commission’s report to the Lieutenant Governor in Council;

And Whereas the Lieutenant Governor in Council has decided to respond to the Commission’s recommendations as set out in the letter attached as Schedule A of this Order;

It is ordered that the President of the Treasury Board convey the Lieutenant Governor in Council’s response to the Commission’s recommendations to the Commission in the terms of the letter attached as Schedule A of this Order.

Schedule A