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Order in Council 1347/2016

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 Advanced Education and Skills Development

Minister of Education

or alternatively,

Minister of Research, Innovation and Science

Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs

Minister of Community Safety and Correctional Services

or alternatively,

Minister of the Environment and Climate Change

Attorney General

Minister of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation

or alternatively,

Minister of Infrastructure

or alternatively,

Minister of Transportation

Minister of Children and Youth Services

Minister of Citizenship and Immigration

or alternatively,

Minister of Education

Minister of Citizenship and Immigration

Minister of International Trade

or alternatively,

Minister of Tourism, Culture and Sport

Ministry of Community and Social Services

Minister of Children and Youth Services

or alternatively,

Minister of Housing

Minister of Community Safety and Correctional Services

Minister of Municipal Affairs

or alternatively,

Minister without Portfolio (Responsible for Women’s Issues

Minister of Economic Development and Growth

Minister of Energy

or alternatively,

Minister of International Trade

Minister of Education

Minister of Children and Youth Services

or alternatively,

Minister without Portfolio (Associate Minister of Education)

Minister of Energy

Minister of Economic Development and Growth

or alternatively,

Minister of Northern Development and Mines

Minister of the Environment and Climate Change

Minister of Natural Resources and Forestry

or alternatively,

Minister of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation

Minister of Finance

President of the Treasury Board

or alternatively,

Minister of Economic Development and Growth

Minister of Government and Consumer Services

Minister of Labour

or alternatively,

Minister of Tourism, Culture and Sport

or alternatively,

Minister without Portfolio (Responsible for Seniors Affairs)

Minister of Health and Long-Term Care

Minister of Community and Social Services

or alternatively,

Minister without Portfolio (Responsible for Women’s Issues

Minister of Housing

Minister of Community and Social Services

or alternatively,

Minister of Municipal Affairs

Minister of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation

Attorney General

or alternatively

Minister of the Environment and Climate Change

Minister of Infrastructure

Minister of Energy

or alternatively,

Minister of Transportation

Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs

Minister of Finance

or alternatively,

Attorney General

Minister of International Trade

Minister of Citizenship and Immigration

or alternatively,

Minister of Economic Development and Growth

Minister of Labour

Minister of Advanced Education and Skills Development

or alternatively,

Minister without Portfolio (Associate Minister of Education)

Minister of Municipal Affairs

Minister of Community Safety and Correctional Services

or alternatively,

Minister of Housing

Minister of Natural Resources and Forestry

Minister of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation

or alternatively,

Minister of Northern Development and Mines

Minister of Northern Development and Mines

Minister of Energy

or alternatively,

Minister of Research, Innovation and Science

Minister of Research, Innovation and Science

Minister of Advanced Education and Skills Development

or alternatively,

Minister of Health and Long-Term Care

Minister of Tourism, Culture and Sport

Minister of Citizenship and Immigration

or alternatively,

Minister of International Trade

Minister of Transportation

Minister of Infrastructure

or alternatively,

Minister without Portfolio (Responsible for Seniors Affairs)

Minister without Portfolio, Associate Minister of Education

Minister of Labour

or alternatively,

Minister without Portfolio (Responsible for Seniors Affairs)

Minister without Portfolio, Responsible for Seniors Affairs

Minister of Community and Social Services

or alternatively,

Minister without Portfolio (Associate Minister of Education)

Minister without Portfolio, Responsible for Women’s Issues

Minister of Government and Consumer Services

or alternatively,

Minister of Health and Long-Term Care

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 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. 1080/2016, dated June 22, 2016, be revoked.

Premier and President of the Council

Approved and Ordered:

September 14, 2016

Revoked by:

Order in Council 407/2017

Updated: October 22, 2025

Published: January 03, 2017