Parliamentary Notice

Royal Assent

The Province Of Ontario

Toronto, Thursday, October 19, 2006, 5:15 p.m.

In the name of Her Majesty the Queen, His Honour the Administrator, assented to the following bills in his office:-

Bill 14
An Act to promote access to justice by amending or repealing various Acts and by enacting the Legislation Act, 2006.
[S.O. 2006, Chapter 21]

Bill 43
An Act to protect existing and future sources of drinking water and to make complementary and other amendments to other Acts.
[S.O. 2006, Chapter 22]

Bill 51
An Act to amend the Planning Act and the Conservation Land Act and to make related amendments to other Acts.
[S.O. 2006, Chapter 23]

Bill 89
An Act to amend the Child and Family Services Act and the Coroners Act to better protect the children of Ontario.
[S.O. 2006, Chapter 24]

Claude L. DesRosiers
Clerk of the Legislative Assembly
(139-G520)

Order in Council

On the recommendation of the undersigned, the Lieutenant Governor, by and with the advice and concurrence of the Executive Council, orders that:

O.C.1959/2006

Pursuant to subsection 5(1) of the Executive Council Act, the powers andduties that have been assigned or may be assigned by law to any Minister of the Crown shown in Column 1, be assigned and transferred to another 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 1Column 2
1Premier and President of the CouncilMinister of Finance or alternatively, Minister of Energy
2Attorney GeneralMinister of Training, Colleges and Universities or alternatively, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing
3Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural AffairsMinister of Natural Resources or alternatively, Minister of the Environment
4Minister of Children and Youth ServicesMinister of Community and Social Services or alternatively, Minister of Education
5Minister of Citizenship and ImmigrationMinister of Community Safety and Correctional Services or alternatively, Attorney General
6Minister of Community and Social ServicesMinister of Children and Youth Services or alternatively, Minister of the Environment
7Minister of Community Safety and Correctional ServicesMinister of Natural Resources or alternatively, Minister of Tourism
8Minister of CultureMinister of Children and Youth Services or alternatively, Minister of Transportation
9Minister of Economic Development and TradeMinister of Community Safety and Correctional Services or alternatively, Minister of Finance
10Minister of EducationMinister of Training, Colleges and Universities or alternatively, Minister of Children and Youth Services
11Minister of EnergyAttorney General or alternatively, Minister of Finance
12Minister of the EnvironmentMinister of Tourism or alternatively, Minister of Natural Resources
13Minister of FinanceMinister of Government Services or alternatively, Minister of Energy
14Minister of Government ServicesMinister of Economic Development and Trade or alternatively, Minister of Public Infrastructure Renewal
15Minister of Health and Long-Term CareMinister of Community and Social Services or alternatively, Minister of Education
16Minister of Health PromotionMinister of Health and Long-Term Care or alternatively, Minister of Tourism
17Minister of Intergovernmental AffairsMinister of Municipal Affairs and Housing or alternatively, Minister of Economic Development and Trade
18Minister of LabourMinister of Natural Resources or alternatively, Minister of Energy
19Minister of Municipal Affairs And HousingMinister of Public Infrastructure Renewal or alternatively, Minister of Agriculture, Food, and Rural Affairs
20Minister of Natural ResourcesMinister of the Environment or alternatively, Minister of Northern Development and Mines
21Minister of Northern Development and MinesMinister of Natural Resources or alternatively, Minister of Economic Development and Trade
22Minister of Public Infrastructure RenewalMinister of Municipal Affairs and Housing or alternatively, Minister of Government Services
23Minister of Research and InnovationMinister of Economic Development and Trade or alternatively, Minister of Training, Colleges and Universities
24Minister of Small Business and EntrepreneurshipMinister of Economic Development and Trade or alternatively, Minister of Public Infrastructure Renewal
25Minister of TourismMinister of Municipal Affairs and Housing or alternatively, Minister of Health Promotion
26Minister of Training, Colleges and UniversitiesMinister of Education or alternatively, Minister of Children and Youth Services
27Minister of Transportation or alternatively, Minister of Municipal Affairs and HousingMinister of Public Infrastructure Renewal

Further, that in the absence of the Chair of the Management Board of Cabinet, his or her powers and duties be transferred to the Vice-Chair of the Management Board of Cabinet and, in his or her absence, to the Minister of Government Services, subject to the provisions of section 2 of the Management Board of Cabinet Act.

This alternates list does not apply to the provision of alternates pursuant to subsection 2(3) of the Management Board of Cabinet Act and subsection 3(2) of the Treasury Board Act, 1991.

And that Order in Council numbered O.C. 1248/2005 be revoked.

Recommended
Dalton McGuinty
Premier and President of the Council

Concurred
Dwight Duncan
Chair of Cabinet

Approved and Ordered October 11, 2006.
Roy McMurtry
Administrator of the Government
(139-G529)

On the recommendation of the undersigned, the Lieutenant Governor, by and with the advice and concurrence of the Executive Council, orders that:

O.C. 1960/2006

Whereas pursuant to subsection 2(1) of the Executive Council Act, R.S.O 1990, c. E.25, a member of the Executive Council has been appointed under the Great Seal to hold office as the Minister of Small Business and Entrepreneurship;

Therefore, Pursuant To subsections 2(2) and 5(1) of the Executive Council Act:

Minister to preside over ministry

  1. The Minister of Small Business and Entrepreneurship (“the Minister”) shall preside over a ministry known as the Ministry of Small Business and Entrepreneurship (“the Ministry”).

Assignment and transfer of ministerial powers, duties

  1. The Minister shall exercise the powers, perform the duties and be responsible for the following activities and programs relating to small business and entrepreneurship that were formerly assigned to the Minister of Economic Development and Trade and such powers, duties and responsibilities are assigned and transferred to the Minister accordingly:
    1. Young entrepreneurs, including the Student Entrepreneurship Experience Program - Summer Company and the Youth Partnerships Program;
    2. Start-up companies and early growth firms, including the Small Business Enterprise Centres;
    3. Business advisory services, including field offices, e-business advisory services and the Wisdom Exchange;
    4. Microbrewery and winery growth strategies, including the Ontario Small Brewers Strategy Fund, the Ontario Wine Strategy Fund and the VQA Support Program;
    5. The Small Business Agency of Ontario; and
    6. The Regulatory Registry.

Ministry of Economic Development and Trade Act

  1. The Minister may exercise the powers set out in sections 6, 6.1, 9, and 11 of the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade Act, R.S.O 1990, c.M.27, as amended (the “Act”) in respect of activities and programs related to small business and entrepreneurship.

Ministry

  1. The Ministry shall carry out the functions and responsibilities related to the small business and entrepreneurship activities and programs described in paragraph 2 of this Order.

Recommended
Dalton McGuinty
Premier and President of the Council

Concurred
Dwight Duncan
Chair of Cabinet

Approved and Ordered October 11, 2006.
Roy McMurtry
Administrator of the Government
(139-G530)