Minister’s Order

Whereas the Program, which created a voluntary Provincial Premises Registry to record and maintain Premises in order to prepare for and respond to incidents and emergencies, was established by the Previous Order for the encouragement of agriculture and food within Ontario;

And whereas sections 49 and 54 of the Legislation Act, 2006 have the effect of providing the Minister with the power to amend, revoke or replace from time to time an order establishing a program under section 6.2 of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs Act;

And whereas the Program is being replaced by the Initiative which is created under the Designated Program and established pursuant to the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership Strategic Initiatives Program, as set out under Minister’s Order 0005/2023, as amended;

And whereas I, the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, wish to terminate the Program, as established by the Previous Order;

Now therefore, and pursuant to my authority under section 5(2) of the Previous Order, section 6.2(1) of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs Act and sections 49 and 54 of the Legislation Act, 2006, I hereby order the following:

Part I — Interpretation

  1. For the purposes of this Order, the following terms will have the meanings set out below:

    “Designated Program” means the Protection and Risk Resilience: One Health, Food Safety and Animal Health Designated Program set out in Part V.15 under the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership Strategic Initiatives Program (Minister’s Order 0005/2023, as amended);

    "Initiative" means the Provincial Premises Registry Initiative;

    "Initiative Guidelines" means any written document setting out the terms and conditions in which the Initiative will operate;

    “Order” means this Minister’s Order;

    “Previous Order” means Minister’s Order 0002/2018, as it may have been amended from time to time; and

    “Program” means The Provincial Premises Registry Program.

  2. Any capitalized term not defined within this Order will have the same meaning as set out under the Previous Order.

Part II — Termination of the Program

  1. The Program, as established by the Previous Order, is terminated the day after the date the Initiative Guidelines for the Initiative is publicly posted on AgriCorp’s website.

Original signed by

The Honourable Lisa Thompson
Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs

Executed on this 3rd day of October, 2023.