Appendix A
Statutes Administered by the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness

AgriCorp Act, 1996

Agricultural and Horticultural Organizations Act

Agricultural Employees Protection Act, 2002

Agricultural Products Insurance Act, 1996

Agricultural Research and Innovation Ontario Act

Agricultural Tile Drainage Installation Act

Animal Health Act, 2009

Animals for Research Act

Beef Cattle Marketing Act

Bees Act

Christmas Tree Day Act, 2015

Commodity Board Members Act

Commodity Boards and Marketing Agencies Act

Drainage Act

Farm Implements Act

Farm Products Containers Act

Farm Products Marketing Act

Farm Products Payments Act

Farm Registration and Farm Organizations Funding Act, 1993

Farming and Food Production Protection Act, 1998

Food Safety and Quality Act, 2001

Grains Act

Line Fences Act

Livestock and Livestock Products Act

Livestock Community Sales Act

Livestock Identification Act

Local Food Act, 2013

Milk Act

Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs Act, except in respect of rural affairs matters.

Nutrient Management Act, 2002, in respect of: the development and approval of nutrient management plans and strategies; registries for nutrient management plans and strategies and other documents; licences and certificates; authorizations; and the delegation of powers and duties pursuant to section 56 of this Act.

Ontario Agriculture Week Act, 1998

Ontario Craft Beer Week Act, 2017

Ontario Food Terminal Act

Plant Diseases Act

Pounds Act

Protecting Farmers from Non-Payment Act (Regulating Agricultural Product Dealers and Storage Operators), 2023

Protection of Livestock and Poultry from Dogs Act

Security from Trespass and Protecting Food Safety Act, 2020

Tile Drainage Act

Veterinarians Act

Veterinary Professionals Act, 2024

Weed Control Act


Appendix B
Assignment of Powers, Duties, Functions, Responsibilities and Programs to the Minister and Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness

Minister

  1. The Minister shall exercise the powers and perform the duties, functions and responsibilities except in respect of rural affairs that had been previously assigned and transferred to the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs under Order in Council O.C. 1185/2022 dated August 29, 2022, and such powers, duties, functions and responsibilities are assigned and transferred to the Minister accordingly.
  2. The Minister shall exercise the powers and perform the duties, functions and responsibilities under the Nutrient Management Act, 2002, in respect of: the development and approval of nutrient management plans and strategies; registries for nutrient management plans and strategies and other documents; licences and certificates; authorizations; and the delegation of powers and duties pursuant to section 56 of the Nutrient Management Act, 2002.
  3. The Minister may exercise any of the other powers or perform any of the other duties and functions in respect of the Nutrient Management Act, 2002 which can be applied to support the responsibilities assigned to the Minister, including, but not limited to, responding to appeals of decisions of the Ontario Land Tribunal arising out of instruments issued by the Ministry.

Ministry

  1. The Ministry shall carry out the functions, responsibilities and programs except in respect of rural affairs that had been previously carried out by the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs under Order in Council O.C. 1185/2022 dated August 29, 2022, and such functions, responsibilities and programs are assigned and transferred to the Ministry accordingly.
  2. The Ministry shall carry out the functions, responsibilities and programs under the Nutrient Management Act, 2002, in respect of: the development and approval of nutrient management plans and strategies; registries for nutrient management plans and strategies and other documents; licenses and certificates; and authorizations.
  3. The Ministry may carry out the functions, responsibilities and programs under any provisions of the Nutrient Management Act, 2002 which can be applied to support the responsibilities assigned to the Ministry, including, but not limited to, responding to appeals of decisions of the Ontario Land Tribunal arising out of instruments issued by the Ministry.

Order in Council 1168/2024