PROVINCE OF ONTARIO MANAGEMENT BOARD SECRETARIAT LIST OF CLASSIFIED PROVINCIAL AGENCIES June 2004 1
TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION... DEFINITION OF AGENCY... CHARACTERISTICS OF AN AGENCY... DEFINITIONS OF CLASSES OF AGENCIES... CLASSIFIED AGENCIES BY MINISTRY Agriculture and Food... Attorney General... Citizenship and Immigration... Community and Social Services... Community Safety and Correctional Services... Consumer and Business Services... Culture... Education... Energy... Economic Development and Trade... Environment... Finance... Health and Long-term Care... Labour... Management Board Secretariat... Municipal Affairs and Housing... Natural Resources... Northern Development and Mines... Premier s Office / Cabinet Office... Tourism and Recreation... Training, Colleges and Universities... Transportation... SUMMARY OF CURRENT CLASSIFICATION... 3 3 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 2
INTRODUCTION This document lists all Ontario entities which meet the definition of agency in the Establishment and Accountability Directive. The Directive was approved by Management Board of Cabinet in February 2000 and replaces the former Establishment and Scheduling Directive and the Administration of Agencies Directive. Agencies are assigned by Management Board of Cabinet to a class according to the primary function of the agency. The Establishment and Accountability Directive replaced the former approach to categorizing agencies into one of four Schedules with a system of seven classes of agencies (defined below). The following list of agencies by ministry identifies the former schedule (either I, II, III, or IV) of an agency if the agency had previously been assigned to a schedule. This fills an interim need for determining whether and how a classified agency is subject to any other Management Board of Cabinet directives which may refer to the former system of scheduling agencies. The letter U indicates that the agency was previously unscheduled. A number in brackets after an agency name indicates the number of such agencies. DEFINITION OF AN AGENCY means a provincial government organization (may be known as an agency, board, commission, corporation, etc.):. which is established by the government but is not part of a ministry, which is accountable to the government, to which the government appoints the majority of the appointees, and to which the government has assigned, delegated, etc. authority and responsibility, or which otherwise has statutory authority and responsibility to perform a public function or service CHARACTERISTICS OF AN AGENCY.. the agency is formally established by a statute, by a regulation under an enabling statute, or by an Order-in-Council; and the function performed or service provided by the agency is ongoing and not short-term; and there is a provincial interest in the function or service, most shown by the government s interest in: > the agency s fulfilment of its statutory obligations, > the agency s management of the resources it uses, and > the agency s standards of service; and the government has a direct interest in the agency; namely, the government: > appoints the majority of appointees to the agency; and > may provide 50 per cent or more of the operating funds of the agency, and / or > may give sole authority to the agency to engage in commercial activity and generate revenues, and / or > may own 50 per cent or more of the capital assets of the agency, and / or > may own directly or indirectly 50 per cent or more of the issued and outstanding shares with voting rights of the agency, and / or > may designate or constitute the agency as an agent of Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Ontario. 3
DEFINITIONS OF CLASSES OF AGENCIES Agencies are classified by Management Board of Cabinet according to the agency s primary function as follows: provides ongoing information and / or advice to assist in the development of policy and / or in the delivery of programs. makes independent decisions (including inspections, investigations, prosecutions, certifications, licensing, rate-setting, etc.) which limit or promote the conduct, practice, obligations, rights, responsibilities, etc of an individual, business or corporate body. makes independent quasi-judicial decisions, resolves disputes, etc on the obligations, rights, responsibilities, etc. of an individual, business or corporate body against existing policies, regulations, and statutes, and /or hears appeals against previous decisions. delivers goods or services to the public usually with no, or only minimal, fees. sells goods or services to the public in a commercial manner (including, but not necessarily, in competition with the private sector). solicits, manages, and distributes donations of money and / or other assets donated for a named organization in whose interests the Foundation has been established. In this Directive, Crown Foundation includes only a foundation established under the s Act or under the University Foundations Act. Trust administers funds and / or other assets for beneficiaries named under statute. 4
Agriculture and Food AgriCorp Agricultural Rehabilitation and Development Directorate Agricultural Research Institute of Ontario Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs Appeal Tribunal Board of Negotiation (Environmental Protection Act) Grain Financial Protection Board Livestock Financial Protection Board Livestock Medicines Committee Normal Farm Practices Protection Board Ontario Farm Products Marketing Commission Ontario Food Terminal Board Trust Trust II I 5
Attorney General Assessment Review Board Board of Negotiation (Expropriation Act) Criminal Injuries Compensation Board Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario Investment Committee of the Public Guardian and Trustee Legal Aid Ontario Office for Victims of Crime Ontario Human Rights Commission Ontario Municipal Board Youth Justice Committees (22) II 6
Accessibility Council of Ontario Council to the Order of Ontario Citizenship and Immigration Ontario Medal for Young Volunteers Council Province of Ontario Medal for Fire Fighters Bravery Council Province of Ontario Medal for Good Citizenship Council Province of Ontario Medal for Police Bravery Council 7
Community and Social Services Child and Family Services Review Board Custody Review Board Ontario Youth Council Ontario's Promise Board of Councillors Social Assistance Review Board Social Benefits Tribunal Soldiers' Aid Commission 8
Community Safety and Correctional Services Animal Care Review Board Constable Joe MacDonald Public Safety Officers' Survivors Scholarship Fire Marshal's Public Fire Safety Council Fire Safety Commission Ontario Civilian Commission on Police Services Ontario Parole and Earned Release Board Ontario Police Arbitration Commission 9
Consumer and Business Services Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario License Appeal Tribunal (formerly Commercial Registration Appeal Trib Ontario Film Review Board Ontario Racing Commission (governing board) (governing board) 10
Culture Art Gallery of Ontario Canadian Opera Company Canadian Stage Company Centennial Centre of Science and Technology (Ontario Science Centre) Conservation Review Board Grant Review Teams (Ontario Trillium Foundation) (16) McMichael Canadian Art Collection Board of Trustees National Ballet of Canada Ontario Foundation for the Arts Ontario Heritage Foundation Ontario Media Development Corporation Ontario Trillium Foundation Province of Ontario Council for the Arts (Ontario Arts Council) Royal Botanical Gardens Royal Ontario Museum Royal Ontario Museum Science North Shaw Festival Stratford Festival Toronto Symphony Orchestra II II II II II II II II II II II II II II II 11
Economic Development and Trade Committee on the Centres of Excellence Liquor Control Board of Ontario Ontario Exports Inc. Ontario Immigrant Investor Corporation Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation Ontario Research and Development Challenge Fund Ontario, Eastern Ontario and Northern Ontario Development Corporatio Ortech Corporation Premier's Research Excellence Awards Board I I II 12
Education Council on Special Education Education Quality and Accountability Office Education Relations Commission Languages of Instruction Commission of Ontario Ontario Parent Council Ontario Special Education Tribunal (English) Ontario Special Education Tribunal (French) Provincial Schools Authority V 13
Energy Ontario Energy Board 14
Environment Council on Drinking Water Quality and Testing Standards Clean Water Centre of Excellence Clean Water Legacy Trust Environmental Review Tribunal Ontario Clean Water Pesticides Committee V 15
Finance Commodity Futures Board Deposit Insurance Corporation of Ontario Financial Disclosure Board Financial Services Commission of Ontario Financial Services Tribunal Minister's Committee on the Designated Assessment Centres System Ontario Electricity Financial Corporation Ontario Electricity Pension Services Corporation Ontario Financing Authority Ontario Municipal Economic Infrastructure Financing Authority Ontario Securities Commission Ontario Superbuild Corporation Stadium Corporation of Ontario Ltd. (governing board) Trust (governing board) II I II V II I 16
Health and Long-Term Care Baycrest Hospital Foundation Board for Drugless Therapy (Naturopathy) Cancer Care Ontario Chiropody Review Committee Chiropractic Review Committee Community Board - Psychiatric Hospitals (3) Community Care Access Corporations (40) Consent and Capacity Board Dentistry Review Committee District Health Councils (16) Drug Quality and Therapeutics Committee Grand River Hospital Healing Arts Radiation Protection Commission Health Professions Appeal and Review Board Health Professions Council Health Services Appeal and Review Board Medical Eligibility Committee (Health Insurance) Medical Review Committee (Health Insurance) Mount Sinai Hospital North York General Hospital Ontario Committee on HIV/AIDS Ontario Family Health Network Ontario Mental Health Foundation Ontario Review Board Optometry Review Committee Smart Systems for Health St. Michael's Hospital Sunnybrook Hospital Toronto East General Hospital Toronto Hospital Trillium Gift of Life Network Women's College and Wellesley Central Women's Health Council of Ontario II II II II II II II II II II II II II 17
Labour Crown Employees (Grievance Settlement Board) Office of the Employer Adviser Office of the Worker Adviser Ontario Labour Relations Board Pay Equity Hearings Tribunal Pay Equity Office Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal Workplace Safety and Insurance Board Trust II 18
Management Board Secretariat Advertising Review Board Civil Service Commission Justices of the Peace Remuneration Commission Ontario Public Service Pension Board (Ontario Pension Board) Ontario Realty Corporation Provincial Judges Pension Board Provincial Judges Remuneration Commission Public Service Grievance Board Trust Trust II V 19
Municipal Affairs and Housing Building Code Commission Building Materials Evaluation Commission North Pickering Development Corporation Ontario Housing Corporation Ontario Mortgage Corporation Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement Board (OMERS) Ontario Rental Housing Tribunal Toronto Islands Residential Community Trust Corporation Trust I II II 20
Natural Resources Algonquin Forestry Authority Crown Timber Board of Examiners (Scaling Audit) Crown Timber Board of Examiners (Scaling) Fish and Wildlife Board (Fish and Wildlife Heritage Commissio Kawartha Highlands Signture Site Park Management Board Niagara Escarpment Commission Ontario Geographic Names Board Ontario Moose-Bear Allocation Committee Ontario Parks Board Rabies Committee Rouge Park Alliance I 21
Northern Development and Mines Northern Development Council Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation Ontario Northland Transportation Commission Owen Sound Transportation Company I 22
Premier's Office/Cabinet Office Ontario Olympic Sports and Waterfront Development II 23
Tourism and Recreation Metropolitan Toronto Convention Centre Corporation Niagara Parks Commission Ontario Place Corporation Ontario Tourism Marketing Partnership Corporation Ottawa Congress Centre St. Clair Parks Commission St. Lawrence Parks Commission I I I 24
Training, Colleges and Universities Brock University Foundation Carleton University Foundation College Compensation and Appointments Council College Relations Commission Foundation at Queen's University at Kingston Industry Committees - Apprenticeship and Trades (21) Industry Committees (25) Lakehead University Foundation McMaster University Foundation Ontario Educational Communications Authority (TV Ontario) Post Secondary Education Quality Assessment Board Provincial Committees - Apprenticeship and Trades (21) Selection Board (Ontario Graduate Scholarship Program) Trent University Foundation University of Guelph Foundation University of Ottawa Foundation University of Windsor Foundation II II II II II II II II II II 25
Transportation Greater Toronto Transit Authority (GO Transit) Ontario Highway Transport Board Toronto Area Transit Operating Authority I 26
Summary of Classification: * ** *** ± Trust # Total 42 46 28 36 25 18 7 * 22 Youth Justice Committees are counted only once. ** 3 Community Board - Psychiatric Hospitals are counted only once. ** 16 Grant Review Teams (Ontario Trillium Foundation) are counted only once. ** 16 District Health Councils are counted only once. ** 25 Industry Committees are counted only once. ** 21 Provincial Committees - Apprenticeship and Trades are counted only once. *** 40 Community Care Access Corporations are counted only once. ± Includes 4 agencies with governing boards. 27