Ontario. Legislative Assembly. Office of the Speaker

• Office of the Speaker

• Ontario. Legislative Assembly. Speaker

• Ontario. Office of the Speaker

The Speaker of the House was first appointed in 1867. The position of speaker is held by a member of the Legislature, generally from the governing party, and is elected by the Assembly in its first meeting after a general election.

From 1867 to 1948 the Office of the Speaker was paid directly through a special appropriation and reported directly to the Legislature. In 1948 the office was moved to the jurisdiction of the Department of the Provincial Secretary, known after 1961 as the Department of the Provincial Secretary and Citizenship. In 1972, when the Department of the Provincial Secretary and Citizenship ceased to exist, the Office of the Speaker again reported directly to the Legislative Assembly. In 1974 revisions to the Legislative Assembly Act reformed the administration of the Assembly by creating the Office of the Assembly, which was an administrative grouping containing all offices of the Legislative Assembly, and which was headed by the Speaker.

The Speaker of the House is traditionally called upon to serve as an impartial arbiter of the rules of the Legislative Assembly and to maintain order during its deliberations. In addition, the Speaker serves as the chief administrative official of the Legislature, overseeing the recruitment and management of legislative staff, relations with other parliamentary bodies and associations, and the management of sessional business are all part of the Speaker's duties

RAD: Rules for Archival Description, 2nd edn (2008)

2026-11-16: migrated to AtoM

George G. Bell and Andrew D. Pascoe, The Ontario Government Structure and Functions. Wall and Thompson, 1988.

Agency not found in Canadiana Name Authorities, 1996-12-24

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