Past Proposals
The regulatory changes would set or update test methods, scope and/or efficiency requirements for 15 products
Comments Due Date:
January 30, 2018
This posting is a description of proposed regulations that will determine when an administrator of a single-employer defined-benefit (DB) pension plan who has purchased an annuity is eligible for a discharge of pension liabilities.
Comments Due Date:
January 29, 2018
Proposed legislation, including amendments to the Education Act to enable the implementation of the government's concussion action plan aimed at concussion prevention, detection, management and awareness in amateur competitive sport and in schools across Ontario
Comments Due Date:
January 29, 2018
Under Part X of the CYFSA, a service provider must disclose a record of mental disorder to a court pursuant to a summons, order, direction or notice unless a physician states in writing that the disclosure is likely to result in harm to the person to whom the record relates or to another person. The proposed regulation requires that a physician use a standardized form to make this statement which is available on the Government of Ontario's website.
Comments Due Date:
January 26, 2018
The Ministry of Children and Youth Services (the ministry) is proposing a regulation under Part III, Funding and Accountability of the Child, Youth and Family Services Act (CYFSA).
Comments Due Date:
January 26, 2018
Adoption and Adoption Licensing: The Ministry of Children and Youth Services is proposing a regulation be made under Part VIII of Child, Youth and Family Services Act, 2017 (CYFSA) to prescribe procedures and processes relating to adoption to be followed by children's aid societies and adoption licensees, and to prescribe requirements regarding licensees placing children for adoption.
Comments Due Date:
January 26, 2018
The proposed regulation under 342(2) would provide additional clarity concerning requirements that a First Nations, Inuit or Métis community would need to meet prior to being listed in a regulation made under subsection 68(1).
Comments Due Date:
January 26, 2018
The Ministry of Children and Youth Services is proposing a regulation under the Child, Youth and Family Services Act, 2017 (CYFSA) which would include requirements for qualifications of Children's Aid Society staff. Once proclaimed, the CYFSA will replace the current Child and Family Services Act (CFSA), and the regulations made under the CYFSA will replace those made under the CFSA.
Comments Due Date:
January 26, 2018
The Ministry of Children and Youth Services is proposing a regulation under the Child, Youth and Family Services Act, 2017 (CYFSA) to prescribe requirements concerning temporary care and custody agreements and continuing care supports. Once proclaimed, the CYFSA will replace the current Child and Family Services Act (CFSA), and the regulations made under the CYFSA will replace those made under the CFSA.
Comments Due Date:
January 26, 2018
Regulations are proposed that would address the determination of a child's bands and First Nations, Inuit and Métis communities for the purposes of the CYFSA.
Comments Due Date:
January 26, 2018
Regulations are proposed that would import existing obligations under CFSA regulations and would create new obligations for societies to consult with a First Nations, Inuk or Métis child's bands or communities when proposing to exercise a prescribed power or provide a prescribed service in relation to that child. Regulations are proposed that would govern these consultations and the regular consultations required by section 72 of the CYFSA.
Comments Due Date:
January 26, 2018
The Ministry of Children and Youth Services is proposing a regulation under the Child, Youth and Family Services Act, 2017 (CYFSA) which will include requirements for societies when receiving referrals, conducting child protection investigations and providing ongoing services, as well as relating to children in care. Once proclaimed, the CYFSA will replace the current Child and Family Services Act, and the regulations made under the CYFSA will replace those made under the CFSA.
Comments Due Date:
January 26, 2018
Adoption Information Disclosure (O. Reg. 464/07), is a regulation under the Child and Family Services Act, 1990 (CFSA) and sets out the rules in which certain information relating to adoptions may be disclosed to specified individuals. With the passage of the Child, Youth and Family Services Act, 2017 (CYFSA) it is necessary that the regulation be updated so that it works with the CYFSA. Proclamation of CYFSA is expected in spring 2018.
Comments Due Date:
January 26, 2018
The Ontario Ministry of Energy (ENERGY) is considering proposing a regulation to require electricity and natural gas utilities to implement Green Button Download My Data (DMD) and Connect My Data (CMD) by July 1, 2020. To implement Green Button, these utilities would be required to procure or develop a software platform and obtain Green Button DMD and CMD certification.
Comments Due Date:
January 22, 2018
OMAFRA, with the support of MOF, is proposing to amend O. Reg. 282/98 to permit the delivery of the Farm Property Class Tax Rate Program (Farm Tax program) by AgriCorp, along with other updates to the regulation relating to the program. The Farm Tax Program is currently delivered by OMAFRA. The MOF has overall responsibility for provincial property tax policy matters, including the Farm Tax Program and O. Reg. 282/98, the program's governing regulation.
Comments Due Date:
January 15, 2018
Following extensive consultation, including through comments provided through the Environmental Registry, on October 26, 2017, the Ontario government issued the 2017 Long-Term Energy Plan (LTEP), Delivering Fairness and Choice.
Comments Due Date:
January 5, 2018
On May 30, 2017, the Government of Ontario announced that there would be a review of the regulatory exemptions and special rules under the Employment Standards Act, 2000 (ESA). The Ministry of Labour is seeking input on the current exemptions that apply to homemakers, domestic workers and residential care workers. The Ministry invites feedback from all interested stakeholders on the impact of the special rules and exemptions.
Comments Due Date:
January 1, 2018
On May 30, 2017, the Government of Ontario announced that it would review the recommendation in the Changing Workplaces Review Final Report to remove certain exclusions from the Labour Relations Act, 1995. The Ministry of Labour is seeking input on the current exclusion that applies to domestic workers employed in a private home. The Ministry invites feedback from all interested stakeholders on the impact of this exclusion.
Comments Due Date:
January 1, 2018
On May 30, 2017, the Government of Ontario announced that there would be a review of the regulatory exemptions and special rules under the Employment Standards Act, 2000 (ESA). The Ministry of Labour is seeking input on the current exemptions that apply to information technology professionals (IT professionals). The Ministry invites feedback from all interested stakeholders on the impact of the exemptions.
Comments Due Date:
January 1, 2018
On May 30, 2017, the Government of Ontario announced that there would be a review of the regulatory exemptions and special rules under the Employment Standards Act, 2000. The Ministry of Labour is seeking input on the current exemptions that apply to managers and supervisors. The Ministry invites feedback from all interested stakeholders on the impact of the exemptions.
Comments Due Date:
January 1, 2018
On May 30, 2017, the Government of Ontario announced that there would be a review of the regulatory exemptions and special rules under the Employment Standards Act, 2000 (ESA). The Ministry of Labour is seeking input on the current exemptions that apply to residential building superintendents, janitors and caretakers. The Ministry invites feedback from all interested stakeholders on the impact of the exemptions.
Comments Due Date:
January 1, 2018