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

  1. 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

  1. 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.
  2. 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:
    1. Conservation Land Act
    2. Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act, 1997
    3. Fisheries Loans Act
    4. Forest Fires Prevention Act
    5. Forestry Act
    6. Freshwater Fish Marketing Act (Ontario)
    7. Lakes and Rivers Improvement Act
    8. 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
    9. North Georgian Bay Recreational Reserve Act, 1962-3
    10. Oil, Gas and Salt Resources Act
    11. Ontario Geographic Names Board Act
    12. Professional Foresters Act, 2000
    13. Public Lands Act
    14. Seine River Diversion Act, 1952
    15. Surveys Act
    16. Wild Rice Harvesting Act
    17. Wilderness Areas Act
  3. The Minister shall exercise the powers and perform the duties, functions and responsibilities under the Conservation Authorities Act in respect of:
    1. clause 13.1(6)(b) as it applies to flood control
    2. clause 21(1)(o)
    3. section 23
    4. section 28 as it applies to matters that relate to the management and control of natural hazards
    5. sections 28 to 28.4 on and after the date those provisions come into force
    6. subsection 32(1)
    7. clauses 40(3)(e), (f), (g) and (h) on and after the date those provisions come into force
  4. 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

  1. 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.
  2. 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:
    1. Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act, 1997
    2. Forest Fires Prevention Act
    3. Forestry Act
    4. Lakes and Rivers Improvement Act
    5. 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
    6. Oil, Gas and Salt Resources Act
    7. Public Lands Act
    8. Surveys Act
  3. The Ministry shall carry out the functions, responsibilities and programs under the Conservation Authorities Act in respect of:
    1. clause 13.1(6)(b) as it applies to flood control
    2. clause 21(1)(o)
    3. section 23
    4. section 28 as it applies to matters that relate to the management and control of natural hazards
    5. sections 28 to 28.4 on and after the date those provisions come into force
    6. subsection 32(1)
    7. clauses 40(3)(e), (f), (g) and (h) on and after the date those provisions come into force
  4. 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).
  5. 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

  1. 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

  1. 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