<?xml version="1.0"?><Regulation lims:pit-date="2025-03-14" lims:lastAmendedDate="2025-03-14" lims:current-date="2025-03-17" lims:inforce-start-date="2025-03-14" lims:enacted-date="2025-03-14" lims:fid="1516781" lims:id="1516781" gazette-part="II" regulation-type="SI" xml:lang="en" xmlns:lims="http://justice.gc.ca/lims"><Identification lims:inforce-start-date="2025-03-14" lims:enacted-date="2025-03-14" lims:fid="1516782" lims:id="1516782"><InstrumentNumber>SI/2025-42</InstrumentNumber><RegistrationDate><Date><YYYY>2025</YYYY><MM>3</MM><DD>26</DD></Date></RegistrationDate><ConsolidationDate><Date><YYYY>2025</YYYY><MM>3</MM><DD>18</DD></Date></ConsolidationDate><EnablingAuthority lims:inforce-start-date="2025-03-14" lims:enacted-date="2025-03-14" lims:fid="1516783" lims:id="1516783"><XRefExternal reference-type="act" link="C-3.55">CANADA EARLY LEARNING AND CHILD CARE ACT</XRefExternal></EnablingAuthority><LongTitle lims:inforce-start-date="2025-03-14" lims:enacted-date="2025-03-14" lims:fid="1516784" lims:id="1516784">Order Designating the Minister of Employment and Social Development To Be the Minister for the Purposes of the Canada Early Learning and Child Care Act</LongTitle><RegulationMakerOrder><RegulationMaker>P.C.</RegulationMaker><OrderNumber>2025-422</OrderNumber><Date><YYYY>2025</YYYY><MM>3</MM><DD>14</DD></Date></RegulationMakerOrder></Identification><Order lims:inforce-start-date="2025-03-14" lims:enacted-date="2025-03-14" lims:fid="1516785" lims:id="1516785"><Provision lims:inforce-start-date="2025-03-14" lims:enacted-date="2025-03-14" lims:fid="1516786" lims:id="1516786" format-ref="indent-0-0" language-align="yes" list-item="no"><Text>Her Excellency the Governor General in Council, on the recommendation of the Prime Minister, under section 4 of the <XRefExternal reference-type="act" link="C-3.55">Canada Early Learning and Child Care Act</XRefExternal><FootnoteRef idref="nbp_81000-3-2846_hq_1741731620">a</FootnoteRef>,</Text><Footnote id="nbp_81000-3-2846_hq_1741731620" placement="page" status="official"><Label>a</Label><Text>S.C. 2024, c. 2</Text></Footnote><Provision lims:inforce-start-date="2025-03-14" lims:enacted-date="2025-03-14" lims:fid="1516787" lims:id="1516787" format-ref="indent-1-1"><Label>(a)</Label><Text>repeals Order in Council P.C. 2024-345 of April 12, 2024<FootnoteRef idref="nbp_81000-3-2846_hq_1741731646">b</FootnoteRef>; and</Text><Footnote id="nbp_81000-3-2846_hq_1741731646" placement="page" status="official"><Label>b</Label><Text>SI/2024-15</Text></Footnote></Provision><Provision lims:inforce-start-date="2025-03-14" lims:enacted-date="2025-03-14" lims:fid="1516788" lims:id="1516788" format-ref="indent-1-1"><Label>(b)</Label><Text>designates the Minister of Employment and Social Development, a member of the King’s Privy Council for Canada, to be the Minister for the purposes of that Act.</Text></Provision></Provision></Order></Regulation>