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Order in Council 1158/2018

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 pursuant to subsection 2(1) of the Executive Council Act , a member of the Executive Council has been appointed under the Great Seal to hold office as the Minister of Natural Resources and Forestry;

Therefore, pursuant to subsections 2(2), 5(1) and 8(1) of the Executive Council Act :

Minister to preside over Ministry

The Minister of Natural Resources and Forestry (the “Minister”) shall preside over a ministry known as the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry (the “Ministry”).

Minister

The Minister shall exercise the powers and perform the duties, functions and responsibilities that are assigned by law to the Minister or that may otherwise be assigned to or undertaken by the Minister in respect of natural resources, forestry and any other matters related to the Minister’s portfolio.

The Minister shall exercise the powers and perform the duties, functions and responsibilities that had been previously assigned and transferred to the Minister of Natural Resources and Forestry under Order in Council O.C. 1175/2014 dated September 17, 2014, as amended, except in respect of provincial parks, conservation reserves, species at risk and certain matters related to conservation authorities, and such powers, duties, functions and responsibilities are assigned and transferred accordingly. These include but are not limited to the powers, duties, functions and responsibilities of the Minister of Natural Resources in respect of the following Acts:

Conservation Land Act

Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act, 1997

Fisheries Loans Act

Forest Fires Prevention Act

Forestry Act

Freshwater Fish Marketing Act (Ontario)

Lakes and Rivers Improvement Act

Ministry of Natural Resources Act except in respect of sections 7, 9, and 12 as they can be applied to support the powers, duties, functions and responsibilities of the Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks related to conservation authorities, provincial parks, conservation reserves and species at risk

North Georgian Bay Recreational Reserve Act, 1962-3

Oil , Gas and Salt Resources Act

Ontario Geographic Names Board Act

Professional Foresters Act, 2000

Public Lands Act

Seine River Diversion Act, 1952

Surveys Act

Wild Rice Harvesting Act

Wilderness Areas Act

The Minister shall exercise the powers and perform the duties, functions and responsibilities under the Conservation A uthorities Act in respect of:

clause 13.1(6)(

b) as it applies to flood control

clause 21(1)(

o) section 23

section 28 as it applies to matters that relate to the management and control of natural hazards

sections 28 to 28.4 on and after the date those provisions come into force

subsection 32(1)

clauses 40(3)(e), (f), (

g) and (

h) on and after the date those provisions come into force

The Minister may exercise any of the other powers and perform any of the other duties, functions and responsibilities under the Conservation Authorities Act which can be applied to support the powers, duties, functions and responsibilities assigned to the Minister under paragraph 4 of this Order in Council including, but not limited to the hearing of appeals under subsection 30.4(9).

Ministry

The Ministry shall carry out the functions, responsibilities and programs that are assigned by law to the Ministry or that may otherwise be assigned to or undertaken by the Ministry in respect of natural resources, forestry and any other matters related to the Minister’s portfolio.

The Ministry shall carry out the functions, responsibilities and programs that had been previously assigned and transferred to the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry under Order in Council O.C. 1175/2014 dated September 17, 2014, as amended, except in respect provincial parks, conservation reserves, species at risk and certain matters related to conservation authorities, and such functions, responsibilities and programs are assigned and transferred accordingly, including, but not limited to the functions, responsibilities and programs of the Ministry of Natural Resources in respect of the following Acts:

Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act, 1997

Forest Fires Prevention Act

Forestry Act

Lakes and Rivers Improvement Act

Ministry of Natural Resources Act except in respect of sections 7, 9, and 12 as they can be applied to support the functions, responsibilities and programs of the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks related to conservation authorities, provincial parks, conservation reserves and species at risk

Oil, Gas and Salt Resources Act

Public Lands Act

Surveys Act

The Ministry shall carry out the functions, responsibilities and programs under the Conservation A uthorities Act in respect of:

clause 13.1(6)(

b) as it applies to flood control

clause 21(1)(

o) section 23

section 28 as it applies to matters that relate to the management and control of natural hazards

sections 28 to 28.4 on and after the date those provisions come into force

subsection 32(1)

clauses 40(3)(e), (f), (

g) and (

h) on and after the date those provisions come into force

The Ministry may carry out the functions, responsibilities and programs under any of the provisions of the Conservation Authorities Act which can be applied to support the functions, responsibilities and programs assigned to the Ministry under paragraph 8 of this Order in Council including, but not limited to those related to the hearing of appeals under subsection 30.4(9).

The Ministry shall share the exception under subsection 54(2) of the Endangered Species Act, 2007 with the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks.

Administration of Statutes

Despite any provision of a statute or Order in Council, the administration of the statutes set out in the Appendix to this Order in Council is assigned to the Minister.

Revocation of Order in Council

Order in Council O.C. 1175/2014 dated September 17, 2014, as amended, is hereby revoked.

Appendix

Premier and President of the Council

Approved and Ordered:

October 22, 2018

Revoked by:

Order in Council 1035/2021

Updated: June 29, 2022

Published: November 01, 2018