Ethics executive assignments updated for several Ontario public bodies, including new entries and name changes

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The regulation that assigns an 'ethics executive' to oversee public servants at Ontario's public bodies has been updated in several ways. New bodies have been added to the list—Destination Ontario (with its President and CEO as ethics executive), Ontario Arts Council (CEO), and Ontario Creates (President and CEO)—while Ontario Civilian Police Commission, Ontario Media Development Corporation, Ontario Tourism Marketing Partnership Corporation, and Province of Ontario Council for the Arts have been removed. Several existing entries have been corrected or updated: the Agricultural Research Institute of Ontario is renamed Agricultural Research and Innovation Ontario; iGaming Ontario's ethics executive changes from 'Executive director' to 'President and chief executive officer'; the Ontario Energy Board's ethics executive changes from Chief Operating Officer to Chief Executive Officer; and the Office of the Fairness Commissioner's ethics executive is updated to reflect the renamed Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development. Public servants employed by these bodies should be aware of who their ethics executive is, as that person handles conflict-of-interest and ethical conduct matters under the Public Service of Ontario Act.

Who this affects: public servants employed at affected Ontario public bodies · executives and boards of Destination Ontario, Ontario Arts Council, and Ontario Creates · staff at Ontario Civilian Police Commission, Ontario Media Development Corporation, Ontario Tourism Marketing Partnership Corporation, and Province of Ontario Council for the Arts · ethics executives at iGaming Ontario and Ontario Energy Board · compliance and governance leads at Ontario public bodies