Approved Regulatory Proposals
The Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks (MECP) approved an administrative amendment to O. Reg. 316/07 (Designation and Classification of Provincial Parks) under the Provincial Parks and Conservation Reserves Act, 2006 (PPCRA) to remove two parcels totaling 0.115-hectares (ha) (0.28 acres) from Bronte Creek Provincial Park.
Effective Date:
June 12, 2024
The Ministry of Transportation is soliciting public comment on proposed regulatory changes aimed at adding clean up fees into the maximum rate schedule for basic towing.
Effective Date:
June 14, 2024
The Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services is proposing changes to the Child, Youth and Family Services Act, 2017 to clarify circumstances when children and youth in care must be informed of the Office of the Ombudsman.
The changes aim to strengthen the ability of children and youth in care to exercise their rights, improve the quality of services they receive, as well as enhance children's aid societies and out-of-home care licensees' awareness of their obligations.
Effective Date:
June 6, 2024
The Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services is proposing changes to the Child, Youth and Family Services Act, 2017 (CYFSA) and the Social Work and Social Service Work Act, 1998 (SWSSWA) to increase consistency of rules that govern information sharing for professional colleges and agencies to improve the safety of children, youth and other vulnerable persons.
Effective Date:
June 6, 2024
The Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services is proposing changes to the Child, Youth and Family Services Act, 2017 (CYFSA) to clarify circumstances where individuals with lived experience in child protection would be free to speak of their own lived experiences and can publish or allow the publishing of information about their own experiences in certain circumstances.
This proposal is intended to help clarify the rules on publishing this information and provide individuals with more control and ownership over their own stories and experiences.
Effective Date:
June 6, 2024
Proposed changes to create restrictions on a society or service provider's access to and disclosure of records of children and youth that are held by the service provider.
Effective Date:
June 6, 2024
The Ontario government is proposing to make and amend regulations to facilitate the amalgamation of Local Health Integration Networks (LHINs; operating as Home and Community Care Support Services) into Ontario Health atHome (OHaH), and to facilitate transitions over time of accountability for home care to health service providers (HSPs) within Ontario Health Teams (OHTs). Proposed regulations would define certain OHaH governance details, clarify that OHT members will be accountable for the provision of home and community care services when funded through the OHT, make consequential amendments to regulations that now refer to LHINs, and exempt OHaH from certain provisions applicable to HSPs.
Effective Date:
June 28, 2024
The Ministry of Energy is proposing to amend the Ontario Energy Board Act, 1998 to authorize regulations to streamline and modernize leave-to-construct approvals for certain pipeline relocation or reconstruction projects to help facilitate key government commitments to build transit and housing faster.
Effective Date:
June 6, 2024
Red Tape Reduction - Supporting Municipal Incentives for Economic Growth
Effective Date:
June 6, 2024
The province is proposing to amend the Development Charges Act, 1997 to: repeal the five-year phase-in of development charges (DCs); reinstate studies as an eligible cost for DCs; reduce the timeframe for the DC freeze from two years to 18 months; and streamline the process for municipalities to extend existing DC by-laws.
Effective Date:
June 6, 2024
The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs is proposing amendments to the Line Fences Act (LFA) to reduce some burdens under the LFA, provide clarity by aligning the legislation with the Municipal Act, 2001, and modernize the LFA by aligning it with the government's mandate of Building a Digital Ontario.
Effective Date:
June 6, 2024
We have made York1 Environmental Waste Solutions Ltd.'s proposal to resume landfill operations and expand on-site waste handling, processing and transfer operations at the property, formerly known as the Dresden Tile Yard, in Chatham-Kent, subject to a comprehensive environmental assessment under Part II.3 of the Environmental Assessment Act.
Effective Date:
June 28, 2024
The Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services (MCCSS) is proposing to amend the Child, Youth and Family Services Act, 2017 (CYFSA) to improve the everyday experiences of children and young persons in licensed residential settings by strengthening monitoring and oversight of licensed settings, by enhancing timely access to health and safety risk information, and by increasing the suite of meaningful enforcement tools available to MCCSS when a licensed provider caring for vulnerable children and youth does not comply with licensing requirements.
Effective Date:
June 6, 2024
The Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA) is consulting on a proposal for legislative changes to modernize the Veterinarians Act, to allow for legislation and regulations that are flexible, modern, and reflective of the current practice of veterinary medicine, including more current approaches to professional regulation and governance.
Effective Date:
June 6, 2024
We are proposing to amend the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act, 1997, and supporting regulations, to allow for the issuance of licences for new dog train and trial areas, and to allow the transfer of licences.
Effective Date:
June 8, 2024