Past Proposals
We are seeking comments on a proposal to amend Ontario Regulation 73/94 to exempt five Lakes and Rivers Improvement Act (LRIA) orders that are prescribed proposals for instruments, from the requirements of Part II of the Environmental Bill of Rights (EBR Act) except the requirement to post a decision notice. If approved, proposal notices for these orders would no longer be required to be posted for consultation on the Environmental Registry
Comments Due Date:
April 19, 2024
The Ontario government is proposing to amend Ontario Regulation 390/19 (Prescribed Organization) to have Critical Care Services Ontario ("CCSO"), a program of the University Health Network ("UHN"), prescribed as an organization in accordance to subsections 40(2) and 40(3.1) of the Connecting Care Act, 2019 (the "Act") for the purposes of subsection 40(1) of that Act that allows for the potential transfer of CCSO to Ontario Health. This will further support Ontario Health's role in critical care.
Comments Due Date:
April 18, 2024
The Ministry of Transportation (MTO) is proposing amendments to Ontario Regulation 555/06 (Hours of Service) under the Highway Traffic Act (HTA), which requires drivers of commercial motor vehicles to use Electronic Logging Devices (ELDs) as the method for maintaining a Record of Duty Status in Ontario.
Comments Due Date:
April 12, 2024
The Ministry of Colleges and Universities is proposing a Lieutenant Governor in Council (LGIC) regulation amending O. Reg. 279/02 (under the Post-secondary Education Choice and Excellence Act, 2000) to allow the Minister authority to grant consent to publicly-assisted colleges meeting certain conditions to provide degree programs otherwise precluded by the Act.
Comments Due Date:
April 11, 2024
The Ontario government is proposing to make a new regulation under the Connecting Care Act, 2019 (CCA) that would outline requirements that must be met before the Minister of Health (Minister) may issue an Ontario Health Team (OHT) designation, as well as to address exemptions from the integration-related provisions of the CCA with respect to OHT formation activities.
Comments Due Date:
April 8, 2024
We are proposing to amend the Ontario Energy Board Act, 1998 (OEBA) to provide government with authority to ensure fair and informed decision-making at the Ontario Energy Board (OEB) to foster affordable communities.
Comments Due Date:
April 7, 2024
The Ministry of Education is proposing to amend Ontario Regulation 463/97 - "Electronic Meetings and Meeting Attendance".
Comments Due Date:
April 2, 2024
In June 2023, the Better Schools and Student Outcomes Act, 2023 was passed (the Act). To support effective governance, provisions of the Act, once proclaimed, will expand sanctions for breaches of trustee codes of conduct. One of those possible sanctions is a reduction of the trustee's honorarium up to a maximum amount set out in regulation.
The Ministry of Education (the Ministry) has proposed to set out, in a Minister's regulation, the maximum amount of the reduction in a trustee's honorarium as a sanction for breaching a school board's trustee code of conduct.
Comments Due Date:
April 2, 2024
In June 2023, the Better Schools and Student Outcomes Act, 2023 was passed (the Act). The provisions in the Act, once proclaimed, are intended to ensure effective governance and leadership across all school boards to support the successful delivery of provincial education priorities.
To support this intent, the Ministry of Education (the Ministry) has proposed a new regulation to establish the minimum qualifications for Integrity Commissioners hired by school boards to investigate code of conduct complaints and to establish the processes and procedural requirements to address code of conduct complaints.
Comments Due Date:
April 2, 2024
The Ministry of Public and Business Service Delivery (MPBSD) is proposing regulatory amendments to O.Reg. 570/05 (Licensing of Electrical Contractors and Master Electricians) to support the Electrical Safety Authority's (ESA) initiative to modernize its licence renewal process for master electricians and licensed electrical contractors.
Comments Due Date:
April 1, 2024
The Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing (MMAH) is proposing to amend regulations under the Planning Act to empower the Municipality of Magnetawan in relation to two areas of land-use planning authority
Comments Due Date:
April 1, 2024
The GO Transit Station Funding Act, 2023 received Royal Assent on December 4, 2023. This legislation enacted a new optional funding tool known as the Station Contribution Fee, which allows municipalities to fund the design and construction of new GO stations and recover the costs through a charge on new development within specified areas surrounding those new stations.
Comments Due Date:
March 29, 2024
Proposed amendments to the Highway Traffic Act that would, if passed, enable an automated vehicle permit (licence plate) renewal process.
Comments Due Date:
March 28, 2024
MTO is seeking approval to amend the Public Transportation and Highway Improvement Act, 1990 to prohibit new tolling of provincial public highways. If passed, this legislative amendment is expected to provide increased certainty to Ontario drivers that any future government would need to undertake legislative changes and potential public consultation before considering new tolls.
Comments Due Date:
March 28, 2024
The Ministry of Transportation (MTO) is proposing a change to move driver's licence (DL) and Ontario photo card (OPC) fees into legislation. Currently licence fees are stipulated under Regulation 340/94 of the Highway Traffic Act (HTA) and photo card fees are set out in a Minister's Order under the Photo Card Act (PCA). MTO is proposing to move these fees from regulation and Ministerial Order to legislation, ensuring that any future increases can only be made through legislation.
Comments Due Date:
March 28, 2024
The Ministry of Colleges and Universities (MCU) is working closely with our partners to build a healthy, vibrant, student-centred postsecondary system. MCU is proposing legislation that, if passed, would help create the right conditions for student success and well-being at Ontario's publicly assisted colleges and universities.
Comments Due Date:
March 27, 2024
The Ministry for Seniors and Accessibility (MSAA) is proposing a Lieutenant Governor in Council (LGIC) regulation that, if approved, would prescribe entities (in addition to municipalities) that can provide the cost-sharing contribution under the SALCA for Seniors Active Living Centre (SALC) programs operating both within and outside of municipalities. The regulation would allow more types of organizations beyond municipalities (e.g., other non-profit organizations, registered charities, Indigenous communities and organizations) to cost-share with SALC program operators, in order to improve access to MSAA's SALC Program. This will provide more older Ontarians with opportunities to stay activ
Comments Due Date:
March 22, 2024
The Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services is proposing regulatory amendments under the Child, Youth and Family Services Act, 2017 (CYFSA), Ontario Regulation 155/18 to provide clear and consistent requirements that apply to conducting searches of staff, visitors and young persons in youth justice custody/detention facilities.
Comments Due Date:
March 22, 2024
The government is seeking feedback on proposed amendments to the Official Plan Adjustments Act, 2023 to retroactively reinstate municipally requested modifications to official plans for the cities of Barrie, Belleville, Guelph, Hamilton, Ottawa and Peterborough, Wellington County and the regions of Niagara, Peel, Halton, York and Waterloo.
Comments Due Date:
March 21, 2024
In anticipation of the Reducing Inefficiencies Act (Infrastructure Statute Law Amendments, 2023 (formerly Bill 69) being proclaimed into force, the Ministry of Infrastructure (MOI) is proposing to make new Minister's Regulation to prescribe:
(a) 14 entities for the purposes of section 11.0.1 of the Ministry of Infrastructure Act, 2011 (MOI Act); and
(b) certain exceptions, conditions, limitations, or restrictions in connection with section 11.0.1.
MOI is proposing the Minister's regulation) come into force on April 1, 2024 as part of Phase 1 of the Centralization of Broader Real Estate Authority (CBREA).
Comments Due Date:
March 21, 2024
On November 28, 2023, the Ontario Court of Appeal set aside the Divisional Court's finding that the Mathematics Proficiency Test (MPT) was unconstitutional.
The MPT requirement was developed in 2019 to help ensure that new teachers have basic competence in math, with the ultimate goal of strengthening student achievement in math. The Ministry of Education is consulting on regulatory amendments to Ontario Regulation 271/19 (Proficiency in Mathematics) and Ontario Regulation 272/19 (Objects of the Office) that would update the requirements and timelines for the math proficiency test.
Comments Due Date:
March 19, 2024
The Ministry of Education is exploring options to increase flexibility for one school year to be renewed based on need, respecting the teachers who can be assigned to teach the new Technology and the Skilled Trades courses Grade 9 (TAS1O) and Technology and the Skilled Trades Grade 10 (TAS2O).
Comments Due Date:
March 19, 2024
The ministry is proposing to revoke the Municipal Class EA (MCEA) and make a streamlined EA process that provides a time-limited process for higher-risk projects.
Comments Due Date:
March 18, 2024
Under Ontario's Red Tape Reduction initiative, the Ministry of Northern Development is undertaking consultation on potential changes to amend the Northern Services Boards Act. The ministry is considering opportunities to modernize the NSBA, to reduce burden, and ensure the Act is responsive to the needs of Local Services Boards and Northern Ontarians.
Comments Due Date:
March 14, 2024
The Ministry of Long-Term Care ("the ministry") continues to implement strategic priorities to the long-term care system so that every resident experiences the best possible quality of life, supported by safe, quality care.
This work is built on four pillars: staffing and care, quality and enforcement, building modern, safe and comfortable homes and connecting seniors with faster, more convenient access to the services they need.
Building on these strategic priorities, the ministry proposes to amend Ontario Regulation 246/22 in three key areas: 1) staffing, 2) pandemic recovery and stabilization, and 3) clarifying and technical amendments.
Comments Due Date:
March 10, 2024
To modify the tiered mark-up framework in Ontario Regulation 201/96 made under the Ontario Drug Benefit Act. This change is necessary for fiscal sustainability of the Ontario Drug Benefit program.
Comments Due Date:
March 10, 2024
In Ontario, a Property Damage Only (PDO) collision involves damage to public or private property, including vehicles and their loads, but no bodily injury to any person. Currently, PDO collisions must be reported to the Registrar of Motor Vehicles if they exceed a dollar threshold of $2,000 or if any door of a motor vehicle that is open or opening comes into contact with a cyclist, a bicycle, or a moving vehicle. The dollar threshold refers to the total value of property damage to vehicles and property in a collision.
Comments Due Date:
March 5, 2024
The Ministry of Infrastructure (MOI) and the Ministry of the Attorney General (MAG) are considering potential regulatory amendments under the Construction Act to prescribe surety bonding requirements for large public infrastructure projects that are not Public-Private Partnerships (P3s).
Comments Due Date:
March 1, 2024
The Ministry of the Solicitor General (SOLGEN) is proposing to prescribe requirements, definitions, and clarification on general matters under the authority of the Minister related to municipal board remuneration, uniform specifications, and reporting requirements.
Comments Due Date:
March 1, 2024
The Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development (MLITSD) is seeking feedback on the employer requirements in the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) and the experience of employers using the program.
Comments Due Date:
February 23, 2024
The College of Psychologists of Ontario is proposing amendments to:
1. Move the emergency class provisions for psychologists and psychological associates from O. Reg. 74/15 made under the Psychology Act, 1991 to O. Reg. 193/23 made under the Psychology and Applied Behaviour Analysis Act, 2021; and
2. Amend O.Reg. 193/23 made under the Psychology and Applied Behaviour Analysis Act, 2021, to expand the emergency class certificate of registration to include behaviour analysts.
Comments Due Date:
February 22, 2024
We are proposing to make regulatory changes to improve implementation of the Endangered Species Act, 2007. These changes will help us continue to deliver a species at risk program that is effective and focuses protections where they are needed most.
Comments Due Date:
February 20, 2024
We are proposing changes to the Disposal of Dead Farm Animals regulation made under the Nutrient Management Act, 2002. These changes will allow verification certificates to be issued to demonstrate incinerators meet the requirements of the regulation. We are also seeking input on opportunities to make the verification certificate more efficient.
Comments Due Date:
February 20, 2024
A regulatory amendment to prescribe a new inspecting (quality assurance) body under the Integrated Community Health Services Centres Act, 2023, a related consequential regulatory amendment under the Medicine Act, 1991, and a housekeeping regulatory amendment to the Health Insurance Act, 1990.
Comments Due Date:
February 16, 2024
The Ministry is proposing changes to the Ontario Building Code related to the use, maximum height and application of Encapsulated Mass Timber Construction (EMTC). If approved, these changes would allow for an expanded use of mass timber construction, would facilitate faster construction, reduce on site disruption and have environmental benefits.
Comments Due Date:
February 16, 2024
Regulations for Ontario Provincial Police (O.P.P.) detachment boards under Part V of the Community Safety and Policing Act, 2019 (CSPA)
Comments Due Date:
February 13, 2024
We want to give businesses more predictability around permit and license service timelines. Please share your thoughts on the Ministry of Public and Business Service Delivery's proposed new regulation.
Comments Due Date:
February 12, 2024
The Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development is proposing to amend the ESA to: clarify employee wage protections where a customer has stolen goods or services; require that employees are paid for trial periods; require that employers disclose certain tipping policies; set out methods for the payment of tips and provide that employees would select the account if they are paid wages or tips by direct deposit; require employers to include pay information and disclose the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in job postings, and prohibit the requirement of Canadian experience in job postings; and clarify vacation pay provisions.
Comments Due Date:
February 7, 2024
Propose amending the Ontario Energy Board Act to allow government to prescribe conditions in regulation to fast-track projects through the Ontario Energy Board's Leave-to-Construct (LTC). If passed, government may propose regulations to exempt energy infrastructure costing between $2 and $10 million from LTC, if duty to consult is met.
Comments Due Date:
February 3, 2024
If the proposed amendments to four Lieutenant Governor in Council (LGIC) regulations are approved and come into force, it would make the authority of prescribed entities to deal with real property subject to any limits imposed by section 11.0.1 of the Ministry of Infrastructure Act, 2011 (MOI Act). Therefore, if a regulation is made prescribing the four entities for the purposes of section 11.0.1 of the MOI Act, this would remove and/or modify the realty authority of these four entities under Phase 1 of the CBREA initiative and provide the Minister of Infrastructure with control of real property previously under the control of the entities.
Comments Due Date:
February 2, 2024
The Ministry of Long-Term Care is continuing to improve the long-term care system so every resident experiences an optimal quality of life, supported by safe, quality care. This work is built on four pillars: staffing and care, quality, and enforcement, building modern, safe, and comfortable homes, and supporting the broader continuum of services for seniors.
Based on these priorities, the Ministry is seeking to align the qualifications for personal support workers in Ontario Regulation 246/22 with the proposed registration pathways for the Health and Supportive Care Providers Oversight Authority to ensure consistency and clarity for residents, employers, families, and caregivers.
Comments Due Date:
January 15, 2024
Regulations under the Health and Supportive Care Providers Oversight Authority Act, 2021 (HSCPOA Act). These objects include (but not limited) to:
1. administer the HSCPOA Act and the regulations, including overseeing their enforcement;
2. establish educational and skills-based qualifications for each class of registrants;
3. establish visual marks or identifiers for use by registrants that can identify registrants to members of the public;
4. promote the provision of safe, competent, ethical and high-quality health and supportive care services by registrants;
5. establish codes of ethics in relation to services they provide to members of the public.
Comments Due Date:
January 15, 2024
The Ontario College of Pharmacists (College) is proposing amendments to O. Reg. 202/94 made under the Pharmacy Act, 1991, to update the requirements for registration with the College. The College is also updating provisions pertaining to its quality assurance program.
The Ministry of Health is also proposing consequential amendments to regulations made under various statutes to ensure consistency with the newly created registration classes proposed by the College. These include O. Reg. 107/96 (Controlled Acts) made under the Regulated Health Professions Act, 1991, and O. Reg. 45/22: General made under the Laboratory and Specimen Collection Centre Licensing Act, 1990.
Comments Due Date:
January 12, 2024
The proposed regulatory amendment would prescribe Tarion Warranty Corporation as an eligible member of IMCO. This would allow Tarion Warranty Corporation to hire IMCO to manage the Tarion Guarantee Fund, if it so desires.
Comments Due Date:
January 6, 2024
Preventing Unethical Puppy Sales Act, 2023 to Amend the Provincial Animal Welfare Services Act, 2019
Comments Due Date:
January 4, 2024
The Ministry of the Solicitor General is seeking input on proposed amendments to the Fire Protection and Prevention Act, 1997 (FPPA) that would enable an administrative monetary penalty (AMP) framework for contraventions of the FPPA and its regulations. This would allow the ministry to develop a new mechanism to improve and augment enforcement and compliance with the FPPA and its regulations, such as the Ontario Fire Code.
AMPs provide an enforcement option imposed through an administrative process and do not result in a criminal record or imprisonment. AMPs can be imposed instead of, or in addition to, other enforcement measures.
Comments Due Date:
January 2, 2024