The text of Order in Council (OIC) 1021/2025 is reproduced as follows:

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 6 (1) of the Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act, as amended, each Minister of the Crown presiding over a Ministry of the Government of Ontario is responsible to formulate an emergency plan for the Ministry in respect of the type of emergency assigned to the Ministry by the Lieutenant Governor in Council, governing the provision of necessary services during an emergency and the procedures under and the manner in which public servants and other persons will respond to the emergency;

THEREFORE pursuant to subsection 6 (1) of the Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act, as amended, each Ministry listed in Column 1 of the Schedule is hereby assigned the type of emergency listed opposite to the Ministry in Column 2 of the Schedule.

AND THAT Order in Council number O.C. 1739/2022, dated December 8, 2022, be revoked.

  • Spills of pollutants to the natural environment including fixed site and transportation spills
  • Drinking water
MinistryType of Emergency
All MinistriesAny emergency that affects the continuity of operations and services in the Ministry
Agriculture, Food, and AgribusinessFarm animal disease; food contamination; agriculture plant disease and pest infestation
Attorney GeneralAny emergency related to the administration of justice including the operation of the courts and tribunals; the provision of legal services to government in any emergency
Children, Community and Social ServicesAny emergency that requires emergency shelter, clothing and food; victim registration and inquiry services; personal services
Emergency Preparedness and Response
  • Any emergency that requires the coordination of provincial emergency management
  • Any emergency that requires the continuity of provincial government services
  • Nuclear and radiological
  • Severe weather
  • War and international
  • Space object crash
  • Any other peacetime emergency not listed herein
Energy and Mines
  • Energy supply
  • Abandoned mine hazards
Environment, Conservation and Parks
  • Spills of pollutants to the natural environment including fixed site and transportation spills
  • Drinking water
HealthHuman health, disease, and epidemics; health services during an emergency
Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills DevelopmentAny emergency that affects worker health and safety
Municipal Affairs and HousingAny emergency that requires the coordination of extraordinary provincial expenditures
Natural Resources
  • Forest Fires
  • Floods
  • Drought/low water
  • Dam failures
  • Crude oil and natural gas exploration and production, natural gas and hydrocarbon underground storage and salt solution mining emergencies
  • Erosion
  • Soil and bedrock instability
Northern Economic Development and GrowthSupport to assigned lead ministry during any emergency in Northern Ontario that requires provincial emergency management response
Solicitor General
  • Collapse of a building or other structure
  • Explosion and structural fire
  • Terrorism
  • Civil disorder
TransportationTransportation
Treasury Board SecretariatAny emergency that affects labour relations and human resource management in the provincial government

Approved and Ordered: July 31, 2025