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22-551: The IESO was established in April 1999 as the Independent Electricity Market Operator ( IMO ) under the government of Ontario during the premiership of Mike Harris in preparation for deregulation of the province's electrical supply and transmission system. As part of government plans to privatize the assets of Ontario Hydro , the utility was split into five separate Crown corporations with

44-492: A minister of the reigning sovereign or viceroy . The term indicates that the minister serves at His Majesty's pleasure , and advises the sovereign or viceroy on how to exercise the Crown prerogatives relating to the minister's department or ministry . In Commonwealth realms, the sovereign or viceroy is formally advised by a larger body known as a privy council or executive council , though, in practice, they are advised by

66-667: A part of the government themselves. BPS organizations are also subject to legislation and directives. Public servants who are paid $ 100,000 or more are subject to the Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act. This list is colloquially known as the sunshine list . Minister of the Crown Minister of the Crown is a formal constitutional term used in Commonwealth realms to describe

88-495: A period between the accession of King James VI of Scotland to the throne of England in 1603 and the unification of Scotland and England in 1707, the two entities were separate kingdoms in personal union through the one monarch who was advised by a separate set of ministers of the Crown for each country. As the English overseas possessions and later British Empire expanded, the colonial governments remained subordinate to

110-590: A result of the passage of Bill 100, which redefined the direction of deregulation and also led to the creation of the Ontario Power Authority . As a Crown corporation, IESO is owned by the government of Ontario but operates at arms-length. It is governed by a board whose directors are appointed by the provincial government, its fees and licences are set by the Ontario Energy Board and it operates independently of all participants in

132-480: A separate ministry for each realm. Thus, today, no minister of the Crown in any Commonwealth realm can advise the monarch to exercise any powers pertaining to any of the other Dominions. In Spain , during the " Restauración " period (1874–1931) the term Minister of the Crown ( Spanish : Ministro de la Corona ) was used for a person who was in charge of a ministerial department of His Majesty's Government ( Spanish : Gobierno de Su Majestad ). For example, during

154-731: A subset of such councils: the collective body of ministers of the Crown called the ministry . The ministry should not be confused with the cabinet, as ministers of the Crown may be outside a cabinet. In the UK , ministers are the MPs and members of the British House of Commons or House of Lords who are in the government. Ministers of the Crown in Commonwealth realms have their roots in early modern England, where monarchs sometimes employed cabinet councils consisting of ministers to advise

176-682: Is the body responsible for the administration of the Canadian province of Ontario . The term Government of Ontario refers specifically to the executive—political ministers of the Crown (the Cabinet/Executive Council), appointed on the advice of the premier, and the non-partisan Ontario Public Service (whom the Executive Council directs), who staff ministries and agencies to deliver government policies, programs, and services—which corporately brands itself as

198-751: The 2018 election ; the 26th since Confederation . The Government of Ontario employs 63,000+ public servants in its non-partisan workforce called the Ontario Public Service (OPS). The OPS helps the government design and deliver policies and programs. The head of the OPS is the Secretary of Cabinet and each ministry in the OPS has a Deputy Minister. The OPS public servants work in areas like administration, communications, data analytics, finance, information technology, law, policy, program development, service delivery, science and research. Over 80% of

220-702: The Government of Ontario , or more formally, His Majesty's Government of Ontario ( French : Gouvernement de l’Ontario de Sa Majesté ). King  Charles III , as monarch of Canada is also the King in Right of Ontario. As a Commonwealth realm, the Canadian monarch is shared with 14 other independent countries within the Commonwealth of Nations . Within Canada, the monarch exercises power individually on behalf of

242-532: The federal government , and the 10 provinces. The powers of the Crown are vested in the monarch and are exercised by the lieutenant governor. The advice of the premier and Executive Council is typically binding; the Constitution Act, 1867 requires executive power to be exercised only "by and with the Advice of the Executive Council". The lieutenant governor is appointed by the governor general , on

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264-496: The imperial government at Westminster , and thus the Crown was still ministered to only by the Imperial Privy Council , made up of British ministers of the Crown. When Canada became a Dominion in 1867, however, a separate Canadian Privy Council was established to advise the Canadian governor general on the exercise of the Crown prerogative in Canada, although constitutionally the viceroy remained an agent of

286-577: The British government at Whitehall . After that date, other colonies of the empire attained Dominion status and similar arrangements were made. Following the passage of the Statute of Westminster in 1931, however, the Dominions became effectively autonomous realms under one sovereign, thus returning the monarch to a position similar to that which existed pre-1707, where he or she was ministered to by

308-579: The IMO responsible for directing the flow of electricity across the high-voltage, province-wide network owned by Hydro One and other transmission companies. It was also given the responsibility of managing and operating the competitive wholesale electricity market and working with neighbouring jurisdictions to manage an integrated North American electricity network. The IMO was renamed to the IESO in January 2005 as

330-626: The OPS workforce is unionized, which includes the Ontario Public Service Employees Union and the Association of Management, Administrative and Professional Crown Employees of Ontario . The Government of Ontario is not the same as Broader Public Sector ( BPS ) organizations. While both provide goods and services to Ontarians, BPS organizations receive funding from the Government of Ontario, but are not

352-505: The activities of the Lieutenant Governor-in-Council . The day-to-day operation and activities of the Government of Ontario are performed by the provincial departments and agencies, staffed by the non-partisan Ontario Public Service and directed by the elected government. The premier of Ontario is the first minister of the Crown . The premier acts as the head of government for the province, chairs and selects

374-400: The advice of the prime minister of Canada . Thus, it is typically the lieutenant governor whom the premier and ministers advise, exercising much of the royal prerogative and granting royal assent . While the advice of the premier and Executive Council is typically binding on the lieutenant governor, there are occasions when the lieutenant governor has refused advice. This usually occurs if

396-715: The electricity market. In April 2012, the Energy Minister of Ontario Chris Bentley introduced legislation in provincial Parliament to merge the Ontario Power Authority and IESO. The merger was expected to take place in late 2012. After the Premier of Ontario Dalton McGuinty resigned in the fall of 2012, the merger was postponed. As of January 1, 2015 the IESO and the Ontario Power Authority were merged. Government of Ontario Official Opposition [REDACTED] Canada portal The Government of Ontario ( French : Gouvernement de l'Ontario )

418-537: The lieutenant governor after either a motion of no confidence or defeat in a general election . In Canada, the Cabinet (French: Conseil des ministres , lit.   'council of ministers') of provincial and territorial governments are known as an Executive Council ( French : Conseil exécutif ). The premier of Ontario is Doug Ford of the Progressive Conservatives since

440-525: The membership of the Cabinet , and advises the Crown on the exercise of executive power and much of the royal prerogative . As premiers hold office by virtue of their ability to command the confidence of the elected Legislative Assembly , they typically sit as a MPP and lead the largest party or a coalition in the Assembly. Once sworn in, the premier holds office until their resignation or removal by

462-497: The monarch and implemented his decisions. The term Minister came into being as the sovereign's advisors "ministered to", or served, the king. Over time, former ministers and other distinguished persons were retained as peripheral advisers with designated ministers having the direct ear of the king. This led to the creation of the larger Privy Council, with the Cabinet becoming a committee within that body, made up of currently serving ministers, who also were heads of departments. During

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484-413: The premier does not clearly command the confidence of the elected Legislative Assembly. The executive power is vested in the Crown and exercised "in-Council", meaning on the advice of the Executive Council; conventionally, this is the Cabinet, which is chaired by the premier and comprises ministers of the Crown . The term Government of Ontario , or more formally, His Majesty's Government refers to

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