Her Excellency the Governor General in Council, on the recommendation of the Prime Minister, pursuant to paragraph 2(a) a of the Public Service Rearrangement and Transfer of Duties Act b, transfers from the Minister of Economic Development and Official Languages to the Minister of State (Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario) the powers, duties and functions of the Minister of Economic Development and Official Languages with respect to the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario. S.C. 2003, c. 22, s. 207 R.S., c. P-34