Order in Council 981/2021
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:
Pursuant to subsection 5(1) of the Executive Council Act, for as long as any Minister of the Crown shown in Column 1 is absent or unable to act, the powers and duties that have been assigned or may be assigned by law to that Minister, are assigned and transferred to the Minister shown in Column 2 opposite, to be exercised from time to time during the absence or inability to act of the Minister shown in Column 1:
| Column 1 | Column 2 |
|---|---|
| Premier and President of the Council | Deputy Premier or alternatively, Minister of Finance |
| Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs | Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks or alternatively, Minister Without Portfolio (Associate Minister of Transportation – Transit-Oriented Communities) |
| Attorney General | Minister of Health or alternatively, Minister of Indigenous Affairs or alternatively, Minister Without Portfolio (Associate Minister of Mental Health and Addictions) |
| Minister of Children, Community and Social Services | Minister Without Portfolio (Associate Minister of Children and Women’s Issues) or alternatively, Minister Without Portfolio (Associate Minister of Mental Health and Addictions) |
| Minister of Citizenship and Multiculturalism | Minister of Heritage, Sport, Tourism and Culture Industries or alternatively, Minister Without Portfolio (Associate Minister of Children and Women’s Issues) |
| Minister of Colleges and Universities | Minister of Education or alternatively, Minister of Labour, Training and Skills Development |
| Minister of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade | Minister Without Portfolio (Associate Minister of Small Business and Red Tape Reduction) or alternatively, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing |
| Minister of Education | Minister of Colleges and Universities or alternatively, Minister Without Portfolio (Associate Minister of Digital Government) |
| Minister of Energy | Minister of Northern Development, Mines, Natural Resources and Forestry or alternatively, Solicitor General |
| Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks | Minister of Northern Development, Mines, Natural Resources and Forestry or alternatively, Minister Without Portfolio (Associate Minister of Transportation – Transit-Oriented Communities) |
| Minister of Finance | President of the Treasury Board or alternatively, Minister Without Portfolio (Associate Minister of Digital Government) |
| Minister of Francophone Affairs | Minister of Heritage, Sport, Tourism and Culture Industries or alternatively, Minister Without Portfolio (Associate Minister of Mental Health and Addictions) |
| Minister of Government and Consumer Services | Minister of Labour, Training and Skills Development or alternatively, Minister Without Portfolio (Associate Minister of Digital Government) or alternatively, Minister Without Portfolio (Paul Calandra) |
| Minister of Health | Minister of Long-Term Care or alternatively, Minister Without Portfolio (Associate Minister of Mental Health and Addictions) |
| Minister of Heritage, Sport, Tourism and Culture Industries | Minister of Education or alternatively, Minister of Citizenship and Multiculturalism |
| Minister of Indigenous Affairs | Attorney General or alternatively, Minister of Infrastructure |
| Minister of Infrastructure | Minister of Government and Consumer Services or alternatively, Minister of Transportation |
| Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs | Minister of Finance or alternatively, Minister of Infrastructure |
| Minister of Labour, Training and Skills Development | President of the Treasury Board or alternatively, Minister of Colleges and Universities |
| Minister of Long-Term Care | Minister for Seniors and Accessibility or alternatively, Minister of Citizenship and Multiculturalism |
| Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing | Solicitor General or alternatively, Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs |
| Minister of Northern Development, Mines, Natural Resources and Forestry | Minister of Energy or alternatively, Minister Without Portfolio (Associate Minister of Small Business and Red Tape Reduction) |
| Minister for Seniors and Accessibility | Minister of Long-Term Care or alternatively, Minister Without Portfolio (Paul Calandra) |
| Solicitor General | Attorney General or alternatively, Minister Without Portfolio (Associate Minister of Transportation – Transit-Oriented Communities) |
| Minister of Transportation | Minister Without Portfolio (Associate Minister of Transportation – Transit-Oriented Communities) or alternatively, Minister Without Portfolio (Associate Minister of Digital Government) |
| Minister Without Portfolio (Associate Minister of Children and Women’s Issues) | Minister of Children, Community and Social Services or alternatively, Minister of Citizenship and Multiculturalism |
| Minister Without Portfolio (Associate Minister of Digital Government) | President of the Treasury Board or alternatively, Minister Without Portfolio (Associate Minister of Small Business and Red Tape Reduction) |
| Minister Without Portfolio (Associate Minister of Mental Health and Addictions) | Minister of Health or alternatively, Minister Without Portfolio (Associate Minister of Children and Women’s Issues) |
| Minister Without Portfolio (Associate Minister of Small Business and Red Tape Reduction) | Minister of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade or alternatively, Minister Without Portfolio (Paul Calandra) |
| Minister Without Portfolio (Associate Minister of Transportation – Transit-Oriented Communities) | Minister of Transportation or alternatively, Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks |
Further, that in the absence or inability to act of the President of the Treasury Board, his or her powers and duties be assigned and transferred to the Vice-Chair of the Treasury Board and the Management Board of Cabinet and, in the Vice-Chair’s absence or inability to act, to the Minister of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade, and in that Minister’s absence or inability to act, to the Minister of Transportation, subject to the provisions of subsection 1.0.3 (3) of the Financial Administration Act and subsection 2 (5) of the Management Board of Cabinet Act with respect to meetings of the Treasury Board and the Management Board of Cabinet;
And further, this Order in Council shall not be construed as appointing alternate members of the Treasury Board and the Management Board of Cabinet pursuant to subsection 1.0.2 (2) of the Financial Administration Act and subsection 2 (3) of the Management Board of Cabinet Act;
And that Order in Council O.C. 1630/2019, dated October 31, 2019 be revoked.
Approved and Ordered: July 09, 2021
Revoked by: Order in Council 1580/2021