Current Proposals
The Minister of Children, Community and Social Services is proposing to amend Policy Directive CW 003-23 - Preparing Youth for Successful Transition from the Care of Children's Aid Societies under the Child, Youth and Family Services Act, 2017 (CYFSA). The proposed amendments aim to clarify data collection and reporting requirements for children's aid societies (societies) with respect to children and youth receiving services under the Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services' youth leaving care policy and Ready, Set Go (RSG) program.
Further, a technical amendment to Ontario Regulation 156/18 under the CYFSA is also proposed to update the effective date of the policy directive should it be amended.
Posting Date:
April 17, 2024
Open for Comments:
April 17, 2024 –
June 3, 2024
The Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services (MCCSS; ministry) is proposing amendments to Ontario Regulation 156/18 under the Child, Youth and Family Services Act, 2017 (CYFSA) that would require children's aid societies (societies) to conduct safety assessments and create safety plans where needed, and develop a plan of care, for children in care in adoption placement settings. The ministry is also proposing to make related amendments to update Policy Directive CW 003-20 so that it reflects the new regulatory requirements. All proposed changes would come into effect on January 1, 2025.
Posting Date:
April 17, 2024
Open for Comments:
April 17, 2024 –
June 3, 2024
Under the RHPA and the Nursing Act, 1991, the College of Nurses of Ontario (CNO) is responsible for governing the profession of nursing in Ontario. Under these Acts, the CNO has the authority to make regulations on a variety of subject matters, including standards and qualifications for certificates of registration.
Posting Date:
April 15, 2024
Open for Comments:
April 15, 2024 –
May 30, 2024
Proposed regulatory amendments to update the list of specific laboratory tests that midwives can requisition, and enable midwives to now perform point-of-care tests through a licensing exemption. The ministry is also proposing amendments to bring outdated provisions into alignment with the current provincial and prenatal screening and newborn screening programs, and other technical updates to make test names consistent in the regulation.
Posting Date:
April 10, 2024
Open for Comments:
April 10, 2024 –
May 25, 2024
The Motor Vehicle Dealers Act, 2002 (MVDA) regulates motor vehicle dealers and salespersons in Ontario and provides protections for consumers. The MVDA and its regulations are administered and enforced by the Ontario Motor Vehicle Industry Council (OMVIC). The Ministry of Public and Business Service Delivery (ministry) is consulting on potential changes to the MVDA and its regulations that, if implemented, would reduce regulatory burden, improve OMVIC's regulatory efficiency, enhance consumer protection, and update or remove outdated provisions. The ministry is seeking feedback on the proposals and the questions posed in the attached consultation paper. Your comments are important.
Posting Date:
April 2, 2024
Open for Comments:
April 2, 2024 –
May 21, 2024
In 2023, the Ministry of Energy posted a proposal for amendments to the Ontario Energy Board Act, 1998 to allow government to prescribe conditions in regulation to fast-track Ontario Energy Board approval of small natural gas pipeline projects. This posting seeks feedback on proposed regulations that would set out conditions if duty to consult is met.
Posting Date:
April 17, 2024
Open for Comments:
April 17, 2024 –
May 17, 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.
Posting Date:
April 17, 2024
Open for Comments:
April 17, 2024 –
May 17, 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.
Posting Date:
April 17, 2024
Open for Comments:
April 17, 2024 –
May 17, 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.
Posting Date:
April 17, 2024
Open for Comments:
April 17, 2024 –
May 17, 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.
Posting Date:
April 17, 2024
Open for Comments:
April 17, 2024 –
May 17, 2024
Proposed amendments to the vehicle permit (licence plate) regulation that would, if approved, enable implementation of an automated vehicle permit renewal process.
Posting Date:
April 15, 2024
Open for Comments:
April 15, 2024 –
May 15, 2024
The Ontario Farm Products Marketing Commission is proposing amendments to O. Reg. 123/04 and O. Reg. 125/04. The proposed amendments are intended to make targeted improvements to the framework governing:
• Participation in the Ontario Apple Growers (OAG) including eligibility for board member elections and board leadership.
• The structure of the Industry Advisory Committees for Apples.
Posting Date:
March 27, 2024
Open for Comments:
March 27, 2024 –
May 13, 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.
Posting Date:
March 28, 2024
Open for Comments:
March 28, 2024 –
May 12, 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.
Posting Date:
April 11, 2024
Open for Comments:
April 11, 2024 –
May 11, 2024
The Ministry of Colleges and Universities is proposing to amend the Université de Hearst Act, 2021, to alter the requirements for the size and composition of the Université de Hearst Board of Governors by reducing the board size from 24 to 15 members and outlining the individuals and constituent groups who would fulfill those positions.
Posting Date:
April 10, 2024
Open for Comments:
April 10, 2024 –
May 10, 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.
Posting Date:
April 10, 2024
Open for Comments:
April 10, 2024 –
May 10, 2024
We are proposing to designate York1 Environmental Waste Solutions Ltd.'s proposal to re-establish landfill operations and re-establish and expand on-site waste transfer and processing operations in Chatham Kent as a Part II.3 project under the Environmental Assessment Act to require a comprehensive environmental assessment of the project.
Posting Date:
March 26, 2024
Open for Comments:
March 26, 2024 –
May 10, 2024
Regulatory changes are proposed that would modernize public notice requirements under the Planning Act and Development Charges Act, 1997 regarding newspaper notice and make other amendments to support implementation of legislative changes.
Posting Date:
April 11, 2024
Open for Comments:
April 11, 2024 –
May 10, 2024
Proposed Amendments to the Hazel McCallion Act (Peel Dissolution), 2023 to end the dissolution of the Region of Peel and revise the mandate of the Peel Region Transition Board
Posting Date:
April 10, 2024
Open for Comments:
April 10, 2024 –
May 10, 2024
The Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport (MTCS) proposes to revise the requirement in the Niagara Parks Act for municipal representatives on the Niagara Parks Commission (NPC) Board to be appointed annually. Instead, appointments would be active for a period determined by the municipal council but for a period that does not exceed the duration of the municipal government term. This would streamline the board appointments process, reduce red tape and support business continuity.
Posting Date:
April 10, 2024
Open for Comments:
April 10, 2024 –
May 10, 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.
Posting Date:
April 10, 2024
Open for Comments:
April 10, 2024 –
May 10, 2024
Seeking feedback on zoning by-law barriers to the creation of additional residential units
Posting Date:
April 10, 2024
Open for Comments:
April 10, 2024 –
May 10, 2024
Proposed changes to the Planning Act, City of Toronto Act, 2006, and Municipal Act, 2001 through Bill185, the proposed Bill 185, Cutting Red Tape to Build More Homes Act, 2024
Posting Date:
April 10, 2024
Open for Comments:
April 10, 2024 –
May 10, 2024
Redeemer University (Redeemer) is a private, religious post-secondary institution in Ontario that was established by a private Act of the legislature. Redeemer has requested amendments to its constituting Act to change the size and composition of its board and certain other related amendments. These amendments are being considered as part of the Less Red Tape, Saving You Time Bill, 2024
Posting Date:
April 10, 2024
Open for Comments:
April 10, 2024 –
May 10, 2024
Red Tape Reduction - Supporting Municipal Incentives for Economic Growth
Posting Date:
April 10, 2024
Open for Comments:
April 10, 2024 –
May 10, 2024
The Ministry of Education, on behalf of Trinity College School, is proposing to introduce amendments to An Act to incorporate the Trinity College School, S.O. 1872, c. 111 (the Act) that would, if passed, remove ex officio board members from the governing body of the school to address the current operational realities. The amendments would also clarify that the corporation has the powers of a natural person and eliminate any ambiguity related to the corporation's power to appoint successors.
Posting Date:
April 10, 2024
Open for Comments:
April 10, 2024 –
May 10, 2024
The Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing is considering amendments to Ontario Regulation 73/23 to:
1. Expand the list of municipalities to which the regulation applies; and
2. Improve the quality, completeness, and utility of the information required to be reported.
3. Require municipalities to make public a summary of the data reported.
Posting Date:
April 10, 2024
Open for Comments:
April 10, 2024 –
May 10, 2024
The Ministry of the Attorney General (MAG) is proposing regulatory amendments to O. Reg. 468/18 under the Cannabis Licence Act, 2018 to enable the transfer of retail store authorizations and the sale of cannabis inventory between cannabis retail stores in certain circumstances. In addition, the amendments would make changes to tax compliance and store layout rules and make technical changes to the regulation. There would also be consequential amendments to O. Reg. 33/18 under the Ontario Cannabis Retail Corporation Act, 2017.
Posting Date:
March 25, 2024
Open for Comments:
March 25, 2024 –
May 9, 2024
The Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development is seeking input on a potential new unpaid long-term job protected leave for employees experiencing serious or critical illness.
Posting Date:
April 4, 2024
Open for Comments:
April 4, 2024 –
May 6, 2024
We are proposing a regulation specifying the circumstances under which the Minister of Natural Resources and Forestry (Minister) may issue an order to prevent a conservation authority from making a permitting decision and make the permitting decision in the place of a conservation authority or may undertake a review of a conservation authority permitting decision.
Posting Date:
April 5, 2024
Open for Comments:
April 5, 2024 –
May 6, 2024
We are proposing to expand the boundary of Bigwind Lake Provincial Park, located approximately 20 kilometres east of Bracebridge. Expanding this park would provide long-term protection and enhanced opportunities for recreational activities, such as hiking and backcountry camping.
Posting Date:
March 20, 2024
Open for Comments:
March 20, 2024 –
May 4, 2024
Ontario is providing more opportunities to get outside and enjoy more time in nature, including improved access to greenspaces throughout the province. To achieve this, we have proposed the creation of the first new full-service operating provincial park in over 40 years at Bigwind Lake Provincial Park.
We are excited to present our preliminary management plan for the proposed operating park.
Posting Date:
March 20, 2024
Open for Comments:
March 20, 2024 –
May 4, 2024
Proposal to amend the regulation to adopt the Ontario Electrical Safety Code 2024.
Posting Date:
April 3, 2024
Open for Comments:
April 3, 2024 –
May 3, 2024
OMAFRA is proposing to consolidate, update, and replace the existing regulations that govern the ministry's Financial Protection Programs with new sector specific Minister's regulations which will lead to a more modern and effective regulatory system that delivers greater producer protection. These proposed two new regulations are needed to operationalize the new Protecting Farmers from Non-Payment Act, and to align the regulations with existing policies and industry practices.
Posting Date:
February 27, 2024
Open for Comments:
February 27, 2024 –
April 29, 2024
The Canadian Board for Harmonized Construction Codes is consulting on proposed changes for the 2025 National Construction Codes, some of which may affect the environment.
Please use the link to the National Public Review found below to submit your comments:
https://cbhcc-cchcc.ca/en/public-review-of-proposed-changes-to-the-2020-national-model-codes
Posting Date:
February 29, 2024
Open for Comments:
February 29, 2024 –
April 29, 2024