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Order in Council 602/2019

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 Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs

Minister of Energy, Northern Development and Mines or alternatively, Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks

Attorney General

Minister of Health and Long-Term Care or alternatively, Minister of Indigenous Affairs, or alternatively, Minister of Tourism, Culture and Sport

Minister of Children, Community and Social Services

Minister of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade

Minister of Finance or alternatively, Minister of Tourism, Culture and Sport

Minister of Education

Minister of Tourism, Culture and Sport or alternatively, Minister of Training, Colleges and Universities

Minister of Energy, Northern Development and Mines

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

Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks

Attorney General or alternatively, Minister of Natural Resources and Forestry

Minister of Finance

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

Minister of Francophone Affairs

Minister of Health and Long-Term Care or alternatively, Solicitor General

Minister of Government and Consumer Services

Minister of Health and Long-Term Care

Minister of Children, Community and Social Services or alternatively, President of the Treasury Board

Minister of Indigenous Affairs

Attorney General or alternatively, Minister of Natural Resources and Forestry

Minister of Infrastructure

Solicitor General or alternatively, Minister of Transportation

Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs

Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs or alternatively, President of the Treasury Board

Minister of Labour

Solicitor General or alternatively, Minister of Government and Consumer Services

Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing

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

Minister of Natural Resources and Forestry

Minister of Energy, Northern Development and Mines or alternatively, Minister of Tourism, Culture and Sport

Minister of Government and Consumer Services or alternatively, Solicitor General

Solicitor General

Minister of Tourism, Culture and Sport

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

Minister of Training, Colleges and Universities

Minister of Education or alternatively, Minister of Labour

Minister of Transportation

Minister of Infrastructure or alternatively, Minister of Labour

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 Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade, 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. 1011/2018, dated July 25, 2018, as amended by Order in Council OC -1313/2018, dated December 5, 2018 be revoked.

Premier and President of the Council

Approved and Ordered:

April 11, 2019

Revoked by:

Order in Council 1103/2019

Updated: October 22, 2025

Published: April 29, 2019