• an employee of a ministry of the Government of Ontario
•  a minister
• an employee in a minister’s office
• a Member of Provincial Parliament (“MPP”)
• an employee in an MPP’s office
• a member of the Ontario Provincial Police Force
• an officer, director or employee of Ontario Power Generation Inc. or its subsidiaries
• an officer, director or employee of Independent Electricity System Operator
• an officer, director or employee of a public body listed in O. Reg. 146/10 under the Public Service of Ontario Act, 2006.

 An officer, director or employee of other entities MAY be public office holders if the entity has a governing body with Government of Ontario appointees. 

A public office holder does not include the following public officials:

• Judges
• justices of the peace
• officers of the Legislative Assembly (e.g. Ombudsman, Information & Privacy Commissioner)