Approved Regulatory Proposals
On September 8, 2022, the Strong Mayors, Building Homes Act, 2022 received Royal Assent and came into force on November 23, 2022.
Effective Date:
November 23, 2022
Amendments to O. Reg. 37/09 expand eligibility of Ontario's film and television tax credits to include film and television productions distributed online and introduce a requirement that eligible productions provide on-screen acknowledgement of Ontario tax credit support.
Effective Date:
November 1, 2022
We have made administrative amendments to regulations 73/94 and 681/94 under the Environmental Bill of Rights, 1993 (EBR) to ensure the continued application of the EBR.
Effective Date:
November 7, 2022
A proposal to make legislative and regulatory amendments to the Ontario Heritage Act to help remove barriers to housing development by updating how heritage properties are identified and conserved by municipalities and the Province of Ontario.
Effective Date:
November 28, 2022
Proposed legislative amendments have been introduced that would enhance governance requirements related to Ontario One Call, which would also align with certain powers the Minister of Public and Business Service Delivery has with respect to the administrative authorities the ministry has oversight of.
Effective Date:
November 28, 2022
O. Reg. 257/00 prescribes qualifications for air & land ambulance service delivery, including standards for equipment, patient care, & composition of crews that respond to calls.
Currently only persons who meet qualifications of flight paramedic may provide patient care on an air ambulance. A flight paramedic shall have the qualifications of a paramedic.
Ministry proposes to amend regulation to allow air ambulance crews to include nurses, physicians, & respiratory therapists along with paramedics. Air ambulance service operators would have staffing flexibility required to perform increasing interfacility transfers while meeting growing demand for urgent air ambulance resources.
Effective Date:
November 4, 2022
If proclaimed, the Strong Mayors, Building Homes Act, 2022 would provide new Minister's regulation making authorities. The Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing is proposing regulations under the Municipal Act (MA) and City of Toronto Act (COTA). The Act and proposed regulations would give the head of council (HOC) of Toronto and Ottawa more authority to move forward on shared provincial-municipal priorities.
Effective Date:
November 23, 2022
Ontario Regulation 446/04 apportions the municipal share of Metrolinx's GO Transit's growth capital costs in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area (GTHA) amongst the Regional Municipalities of Durham, Halton, Peel and York, and the Cities of Toronto and Hamilton. The apportionment formula in Ontario Regulation 446/04 is set to expire on December 31, 2022.
Accordingly, an amendment to this Regulation is proposed to extend the expiry date of the formula for another three years, until December 31, 2025
Annual municipal contributions towards GO rail and bus capital costs resulting from population growth support investments across GO's regional transit network and ensure continued service excellence.
Effective Date:
November 25, 2022
The proposed Regulatory amendment, if approved, would extend the expiry date that enables the municipalities of Toronto, Hamilton and the Regions of Durham, Halton, Peel and York to impose development charge by-laws towards Metrolinx's GO Transit's growth capital costs to December 31, 2025.
Since 2001 the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area (GTHA) municipalities of Hamilton and the Regions of Durham, Halton, Peel and York have had development charge by-laws to support annual contributions towards GO rail and bus capital costs resulting from population growth. Funds collected under this regulation are remitted directly to Metrolinx.
Effective Date:
November 25, 2022
The ministry is looking for input to make the following changes to the current wine standards rules by adding the Pecorino grape variety to the list of authorized grapes used for wine produced in Ontario and eligible for approval by Vintners Quality Alliance Ontario, Ontario's Wine Appellation Authority and listing the Sémillon grape variety in the table of requirements in Appendix A under Ontario Regulation 406/00 and lower the minimum brix required from 18.0 º Brix to 17.0 º Brix.
Effective Date:
November 1, 2022
The Ministry of Northern Development, Mines, Natural Resources and Forestry is seeking feedback on a discussion paper exploring possible legislative changes to remove barriers to the storage of carbon dioxide, which would enable the creation of a regulatory framework to govern this and other new technologies.
Effective Date:
November 23, 2022
Legislative amendments to the MBTA were introduced in 2019 as part of Bill 68, Comprehensive Ontario Police Services Act, 2019 but are not yet in force. The Ministry of Health intends to proclaim these changes into force effective July 1, 2022. To support these legislative amendments, the Ministry is proposing amendments to Ontario Regulation 449 07 (General) under MBTA and complementary regulatory amendments under the Laboratory and Specimen Collection Centre Licensing Act.
Effective Date:
November 25, 2022
Ontario is reducing unnecessary administrative requirements on the petroleum industry by proposing changes that would simplify the Gasoline Volatility regulation while aligning our gasoline volatility reporting requirements with national timelines for switching from winter-grade gasoline to summer-grade gasoline.
Effective Date:
November 25, 2022