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Order in Council 1444/2024

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 Agribusiness

Minister of Natural Resources or alternatively, Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks

Attorney General

Minister of Indigenous Affairs and First Nations Economic Reconciliation 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 Without Portfolio (Associate Minister of Auto Theft and Bail Reform) or alternatively, Minister of Tourism, Culture and Gaming 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 and Electrification

Minister of Natural Resources or alternatively, Solicitor General, or alternatively, Minister of Education

Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks

Minister of Public and Business Service Delivery and Procurement or alternatively, President of the Treasury Board

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 Gaming 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 and First Nations Economic Reconciliation

Minister of Citizenship and Multiculturalism or alternatively, Attorney General

Minister of Infrastructure

Minister of Public and Business Service Delivery and Procurement 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 Long-Term Care

Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing

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

Minister of Mines

Minister of Natural Resources

Minister of Northern Development

Minister of Mines or alternatively, Minister of Red Tape Reduction

Minister of Natural Resources

Minister of Energy and Electrification or alternatively, Minister of Red Tape Reduction

Minister of Public and Business Service Delivery and Procurement

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 Rural Affairs

Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing or alternatively, Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks

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

Minister of Sport

Minister of Tourism, Culture and Gaming or alternatively, Minister of Citizenship and Multiculturalism or alternatively, Minister of Francophone Affairs

Minister of Tourism, Culture and Gaming

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

Minister of Transportation

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 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 Tradeand 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 OC -1087/2022, dated August 3, 2022, as amended by Order in Council OC -763/2024, dated June 06, 2024, Order in Council OC -1178/2024, dated August 29, 2024 and Order in Council OC -1277/2024, dated September 26, 2024 be revoked.

Premier and President of the Council

Approved and Ordered:

November 07, 2024

Amended by:

Order in Council 1/2025

Order in Council 546/2025

Revoked by:

Order in Council 774/2025

Updated: June 20, 2025

Published: November 22, 2024