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Order in Council 459/2026

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 subsection 2(2) of the Executive Council Act provides that the Lieutenant Governor may by order in council prescribe the duties of the ministers of the Crown and the duties of any ministries over which they preside;

And

whereas subsection 5(1) of the Executive Council Act provides that any of the powers and duties that have been assigned by law to any minister of the Crown may from time to time by order in council be assigned and transferred for a limited period or otherwise to any other minister by name or otherwise;

And

whereas subsection 8(1) of the Executive Council Act provides that the authority of the Lieutenant Governor under this Act to prescribe duties of a minister of the Crown or to assign and transfer powers and duties that have been assigned by law to a minister of the Crown to any other minister includes authority, by order in council, to assign responsibility for the administration of

an Act or a part of

an Act to a minister of the Crown;

Therefore, pursuant to subsections 2(2), 5(1) and 8(1) of the Executive Council Act , despite any provision of a statute or Order in Council:

Each Order in Council cited in Column 4 of

Schedule 1 to this Order in Council is amended such that the administration of each statute listed in Column 2 of the

Schedule is assigned to the Minister or Ministers listed opposite that statute in Column 3 of the Schedule.

Schedule 1

Premier and President of the Council

Approved and Ordered:

March 26, 2026

Updated: April 13, 2026

Published: April 13, 2026