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Order in Council 156/2021

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:

Whereas certain Orders in Council made under the Financial Administration Act and various Ontario Loan Acts authorize borrowing by the issue and sale of treasury bills and unsecured short-term promissory notes and by way of loan or by issue and sale of securities of Ontario on the credit of the Consolidated Revenue Fund of Ontario;

And

whereas certain Orders in Council made under

section 21 of the Financial Administration Act authorize borrowing for the purpose of the payment, renewal, repayment or replacement of various loans and securities;

And

whereas certain Orders in Council made under the Financial Administration Act and

section 68 of the Electricity Act, 1998,

section 21 of the Capital Investment Plan Act, 1993, or subsection 23(1) of the Ontario Infrastructure and Lands Corporation Act, 2011 authorize borrowing by way of loan or the issue and sale of securities of Ontario;

And

whereas certain Orders in Council made under subsection 23(2) of the Ontario Infrastructure and Lands Corporation Act, 2011 authorize the Minister of Finance to purchase securities of or make loans to Ontario Infrastructure and Lands Corporation;

And

whereas the Financial Administration Act was amended to provide the authority to sign and seal securities and agreements related to securities electronically;

And

whereas it is desirable to amend the aforementioned existing Orders in Council to update the signing methods to provide for electronic signatures and electronic seals;

Therefore :

Order made under the Financial Administration Act

Amendments are made to Order in Council 1580/2020, as amended, by:

deleting the words “engraved, lithographed, printed or otherwise mechanically” in all instances in which those words appear; and

adding a new paragraph 11 reading as follows:

“11. Any signatures, seals, certificates or evidence of approval required by this Order may be made mechanically or electronically.”

Orders made under the Financial Administration Act and Ontario Loan Acts

Amendments are made to Order in Council 79/92, as amended, by:

deleting the words “engraved, lithographed, printed or otherwise mechanically” in all instances in which those words appear; and

adding a new paragraph 6 reading as follows:

“6. Any signatures, seals, certificates or evidence of approval required by this Order may be made mechanically or electronically.”

Amendments are made to Order in Council 2096/93, as amended, by:

deleting the words “engraved, lithographed, printed or otherwise mechanically” in all instances in which those words appear; and

adding a new paragraph 8 reading as follows:

“8. Any signatures, seals, certificates or evidence of approval required by this Order may be made mechanically or electronically.”

Amendments are made to Order in Council 318/92, as amended, by:

deleting the words “engraved, lithographed, printed or otherwise mechanically” in all instances in which those words appear; and

adding a new paragraph 7 reading as follows:

“7. Any signatures, seals, certificates or evidence of approval required by this Order may be made mechanically or electronically.”

Amendments are made to Order in Council 926/92, as amended, by:

deleting the words “engraved, lithographed, printed or otherwise mechanically” in all instances in which those words appear; and

adding a new paragraph 6 reading as follows:

“6. Any signatures, seals, certificates or evidence of approval required by this Order may be made mechanically or electronically.”

Amendments are made to Order in Council 3594/92, as amended, by:

deleting the words “engraved, lithographed, printed or otherwise mechanically” in all instances in which those words appear; and

adding a new paragraph 6 reading as follows:

“6. Any signatures, seals, certificates or evidence of approval required by this Order may be made mechanically or electronically.”

Amendments are made to Order in Council 1358/93, as amended, by:

deleting the words “engraved, lithographed, printed or otherwise mechanically” in all instances in which those words appear; and

adding a new paragraph 7 reading as follows:

“7. Any signatures, seals, certificates or evidence of approval required by this Order may be made mechanically or electronically.”

Amendments are made to Order in Council 1703/95, as amended, by:

deleting the words “engraved, lithographed, printed or otherwise mechanically” in all instances in which those words appear; and

adding a new paragraph 9 reading as follows:

“9. Any signatures, seals, certificates or evidence of approval required by this Order may be made mechanically or electronically.”

Amendments are made to Orders in Council 1417/2008, 1043/2009, 1044/2009, 1048/2010, 600/2012, 966/2013, 459/2015, 460/2015, and 1167/2018, each as amended, in each case by:

deleting the words “engraved, lithographed, printed or otherwise mechanically” in all instances in which those words appear; and

adding a new paragraph 8 reading as follows:

“8. Any signatures, seals, certificates or evidence of approval required by this Order may be made mechanically or electronically.”

Amendments are made to Order in Council 831/2008, as amended, by:

deleting the words “engraved, lithographed, printed or otherwise mechanically” in all instances in which those words appear; and

adding a new paragraph 9 reading as follows:

“9. Any signatures, seals, certificates or evidence of approval required by this Order may be made mechanically or electronically.”

Amendments are made to Order in Council 1047/2019, as amended, by:

deleting the words “engraved, lithographed, printed or otherwise mechanically” in all instances in which those words appear; and

adding a new paragraph 10 reading as follows:

“10. Any signatures, seals, certificates or evidence of approval required by this Order may be made mechanically or electronically.”

Amendments are made to Order in Council 716/2020, as amended, by:

deleting the words “engraved, lithographed, printed or otherwise mechanically” in all instances in which those words appear; and

adding a new paragraph 10 reading as follows:

“10. Any signatures, seals, certificates or evidence of approval required by this Order may be made mechanically or electronically.”

Amendments are made to Order in Council 717/2020, as amended, by:

deleting the words “engraved, lithographed, printed or otherwise mechanically” in all instances in which those words appear; and

adding a new paragraph 8 reading as follows:

“8. Any signatures, seals, certificates or evidence of approval required by this Order may be made mechanically or electronically.”

Orders relating to the Electricity Act, 1998

Amendments are made to Orders in Council 967/2013, 949/2015, 1857/2017 and 131/2019, each as amended, in each case by:

deleting the words “engraved, lithographed, printed or otherwise mechanically” in all instances in which those words appear; and

adding a new paragraph 10 reading as follows:

“10. Any signatures, seals, certificates or evidence of approval required by this Order may be made mechanically or electronically.”

Amendments are made to Orders in Council 561/2000 and 1168/2002, each as amended, in each case by:

deleting the words “engraved, lithographed, printed or otherwise mechanically” in all instances in which those words appear; and

adding a new paragraph 9 reading as follows:

“9. Any signatures, seals, certificates or evidence of approval required by this Order may be made mechanically or electronically.”

Orders relating to the Capital Investment Plan Act, 1993

Amendments are made to Order in Council 678/2009, as amended, by:

deleting the words “engraved, lithographed, printed or otherwise mechanically” in all instances in which those words appear; and

adding a new paragraph 8 reading as follows:

“8. Any signatures, seals, certificates or evidence of approval required by this Order may be made mechanically or electronically.”

Amendments are made to Order in Council 975/2009, as amended, by:

deleting the words “engraved, lithographed, printed or otherwise mechanically” in all instances in which those words appear; and

adding a new paragraph 9 reading as follows:

“9. Any signatures, seals, certificates or evidence of approval required by this Order may be made mechanically or electronically.”

Orders relating to the Ontario Infrastructure and Lands Corporation Act , 2011

Amendments are made to Orders in Council 1229/2013 and 632/2014, each as amended, in each case by:

deleting the words “engraved, lithographed, printed or otherwise mechanically” in all instances in which those words appear; and

adding a new paragraph 10 reading as follows:

“10. Any signatures, seals, certificates or evidence of approval required by this Order may be made mechanically or electronically.”

And that this Order in Council is effective on the date it is made.

Ministry of Finance

Approved and Ordered:

February 11, 2021

Updated: June 29, 2022

Published: February 26, 2021