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Order in Council 1087/2022

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 Intergovernmental Affairs

Minister of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade or alternatively, Minister of Infrastructure

Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs

Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks or alternatively, Minister Without Portfolio (Associate Minister of Transportation)

Attorney General

Minister of Indigenous Affairs or alternatively, President of the Treasury Board 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 Women's Social and Economic Opportunity) or alternatively, Minister Without Portfolio (Associate Minister of Housing)

Minister of Citizenship and Multiculturalism

Minister of Tourism, Culture and Sport or alternatively, Minister Without Portfolio (Associate Minister of Women's Social and Economic Opportunity)

Minister of Colleges and Universities

Minister of Education or alternatively, Minister of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development

Minister of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade

Minister of Red Tape Reduction, or alternatively, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing

Minister of Education

Minister of Colleges and Universities or alternatively, Solicitor General

Minister of Energy

Minister of Natural Resources and Forestry or alternatively, Solicitor General

Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks

Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs or alternatively, Minister of Infrastructure

Minister of Finance

President of the Treasury Board or alternatively, Minister of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade

Minister of Francophone Affairs

Minister of Tourism, Culture and Sport or alternatively, Minister of Citizenship and Multiculturalism

Minister of Health

Minister of Long-Term Care or alternatively, Minister Without Portfolio (Associate Minister of Mental Health and Addictions)

Minister of Indigenous Affairs

Minister of Citizenship and Multiculturalism or alternatively, Attorney General

Minister of Infrastructure

Minister of Public and Business Service Delivery or alternatively, Minister of Transportation

Minister of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development

Minister of Colleges and Universities or alternatively, Minister of Education

Minister of Legislative Affairs

Attorney General or alternatively, Minister of Public and Business Service Delivery

Minister of Long-Term Care

Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing

Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs or alternatively, Minister Without Portfolio (Associate Minister of Housing)

Minister of Mines

Minister of Natural Resources and Forestry or alternatively, Minister Without Portfolio (Associate Minister of Transportation)

Minister of Northern Development

Minister of Mines or alternatively, Minister of Red Tape Reduction

Minister of Natural Resources and Forestry

Minister of Energy or alternatively, Minister of Red Tape Reduction

Minister of Public and Business Service Delivery

Minister of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development or alternatively, Minister of Children, Community and Social Services or alternatively, Minister of Long-Term Care

Minister of Red Tape Reduction

Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing or alternatively, Minister Without Portfolio (Associate Minister of Housing)

Minister of Long-Term Care or alternatively, Minister Without Portfolio (Associate Minister of Women’s Social and Economic Opportunity)

Solicitor General

Minister of Children, Community and Social Services or alternatively, Minister Without Portfolio (Associate Minister of Transportation)

Minister of Tourism, Culture and Sport

Minister of Citizenship and Multiculturalism or alternatively, Minister of Francophone Affairs

Minister of Transportation

Minister Without Portfolio (Associate Minister of Transportation) or alternatively, Minister of Finance

Minister Without Portfolio (Associate Minister of Housing)

Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing or alternatively, Minister of Infrastructure

Minister Without Portfolio (Associate Minister of Mental Health and Addictions)

Minister Without Portfolio (Associate Minister of Transportation)

Minister of Transportation or alternatively, Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks

Minister Without Portfolio (Associate Minister of Women’s Social and Economic Opportunity)

Minister of Children, Community and Social Services or alternatively, Minister Without Portfolio (Associate Minister of Mental Health and Addictions)

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, the Minister of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade and in that Minister’s absence or inability to act, to the Solicitor General 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. 1580/2021, dated November 24, 2021 be revoked.

Premier and President of the Council

Approved and Ordered:

August 03, 2022

Amended by:

Order in Council 763/2024

Order in Council 1178/2024

Order in Council 1277/2024

Revoked by:

Order in Council 1444/2024

Updated: July 02, 2025

Published: August 17, 2022