Past Proposals
The Ministry of Health is posting a notice of a proposed regulation to amend O. Reg. 329/04 (General) made under PHIPA ("the PHIPA General Regulation") that would support enhancing data completeness in the provincial Electronic Health Record (EHR). In addition to the existing requirement for operators of public hospitals, the proposed amendments would, if approved, require operators of accredited community pharmacies and integrated community health services centres to contribute certain personal health information to the EHR as requested by Ontario Health and in accordance with OH's interoperability specifications.
Comments Due Date:
July 24, 2024
The Ministry of Public and Business Service Delivery (MPBSD) is considering developing a new regulation under the One Call Act that would change locate requirements in prescribed circumstances. This potential regulation is intended to address stakeholder concerns regarding delays to construction projects and financial burdens related to legislated requirements that a new locate is required once the locate validity period has expired (minimum of 60 days). The ministry is considering permitting the continuation of digging beyond the locate validity period in prescribed circumstances and is seeking stakeholder feedback on the proposed approach.
Comments Due Date:
July 22, 2024
Ontario is proposing to ease restrictions on offloading winter-grade gasoline from ships before the winter switchover date. We are also proposing clarifications about gasoline testing methods. This would reduce burden on industry and ensure consistency with national standards, while maintaining protection of human health and the environment.
Comments Due Date:
July 14, 2024
The Ministry of Public and Business Service Delivery (ministry) is considering potential amendments under the Condominium Act, 1998 (Condo Act) to expand the jurisdiction of the Condominium Authority Tribunal (CAT) allowing online dispute resolution for disputes related to owners' meetings.
Comments Due Date:
July 11, 2024
OMAFRA is proposing an amendment to O. Reg. 267/15 under the Agricultural Products Insurance Act, 1996 to add rye to the list of designated agricultural product for which Agricorp must offer a contract of insurance under the AgriInsurance Program. This change is needed to allow Agricorp to offer an AgriInsurance plan for fall rye grown for grain.
Comments Due Date:
July 8, 2024
We are proposing regulatory amendments Ontario Regulation 667/98 (Trapping) under the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act,1997 (FWCA), to change design specifications of relaxing cable restraints used for trapping in Ontario. Changes are being proposed to the maximum rating of breakaway components and minimum cable loop requirements.
Comments Due Date:
July 8, 2024
The Ministry of Attorney General (MAG) is considering possible amendments to the Succession Law Reform Act (SLRA) to clarify that, where a beneficiary designation for a plan (as defined in s. 50 of the SLRA) has been made by instrument, substitute decision-makers may, by instrument, designate a beneficiary if the plan is being renewed, replaced with, converted or transferred to a similar instrument and the beneficiary remains the same.
Comments Due Date:
July 8, 2024
The ministry is seeking input on a series of amendments to Ontario Regulation 406/00 under the Vintners Quality Alliance Act, 1999
Comments Due Date:
July 5, 2024
The Ministry of Transportation is soliciting public comment on proposed legislative and
regulatory changes aimed at enhancing road safety that would, if passed, protect lives,
reduce injuries, and improve the quality of life for Ontarians.
Comments Due Date:
June 30, 2024
O. Reg. 396/23 sets out the eligibility requirements for a special constable employer authorization, including what type of organization the applicant must be. While universities are listed in the Schedule under Item 5, colleges are listed under Item 2 given they are considered a Crown agency under the Ontario Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology Act, 2002.
The policy intent is that provisions regarding special constables employed by colleges should be aligned with those regarding special constables employed by universities, as that would better reflect their existing duties and operations.
Comments Due Date:
June 24, 2024
A consultation for the 2023 legislative review of the Mortgages Brokers, Lenders and Administrators Act, 2006 (MBLAA) by the Ministry of Finance.
Comments Due Date:
June 24, 2024
The Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development (MLITSD) is proposing amendments to Ontario Regulation 422/17 (General) to amend the educational requirements for nurses applying to the Express Entry: Human Capital Priorities (HCP) or French-Speaking Skilled Worker (FSSW) streams. Under the proposal, applicants that are registered by the College of Nurses of Ontario (CNO) with either a General, Extended, or Temporary Class registration would not have to demonstrate that they meet the minimum education requirements of the HCP or FSSW stream if they can demonstrate that they are registered with the CNO in one of the respective classes.
Comments Due Date:
June 22, 2024
The Ministry of Energy (Ministry) is seeking feedback on proposed regulatory amendments to O. Reg. 429/04, made under the Electricity Act, 1998 that would allow qualifying Class A market participants to offset their facility's demand during each hour of a base period for financial settlement purposes through power purchase agreements (PPAs) with non-emitting generators not connected to the facility behind its meter. These proposed amendments are informed by feedback received from stakeholders during the consultation held in 2023 and aim to support the growth of new clean generation in the province.
Comments Due Date:
June 21, 2024
The Ministry of the Solicitor General intends to make a minister's regulation amendment to increase the provincial fee paid to a hospital or other place, for use of the facilities for post-mortem examinations.
This increase in the fee is intended to cover hospital overheads related to post-mortem examinations.
Comments Due Date:
June 21, 2024
Description of proposed regulation regarding the publication of Findings Reports and Directions under Part VII of the CSPA.
Comments Due Date:
June 21, 2024
The Ministry of Transportation (MTO) is proposing to add the Hazel McCallion Light Rail Transit Line extensions connecting to the downtown area of the City of Mississauga in the area known as Square One and connecting to the downtown area of the City of Brampton along Hurontario Street and Main Street commencing at the intersection of Steeles Avenue and Hurontario Street, as a priority transit project, under Ontario Regulation (O. Reg.) 682/21: Priority Transit Projects, under the Building Transit Faster Act, 2020.
Comments Due Date:
June 20, 2024
The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs is proposing amendments to O. Reg 701/20 in response to a decision of the Superior Court of Justice in Animal Justice et al. v. The Attorney General of Ontario.
Comments Due Date:
June 17, 2024
The Ontario Farm Products Marketing Commission is proposing amendments to Regulation 440: Vegetables for Processing - Marketing and Regulation 441: Vegetables for Processing - Plan under the Farm Products Marketing Act. The proposed amendments are intended to make targeted improvements to the framework governing:
• The production and marketing of vegetables for processing; and
• Ontario Processing Vegetable Growers' board director elections and board leadership.
The Ontario Farm Products Marketing
Commission is also proposing to revoke spent regulations pertaining to the processing vegetable sector under the Farm Products Marketing Act as they are no longer applicable.
Comments Due Date:
June 17, 2024
We are proposing amendments to R.R.O. 1990 Regulation 828, under the Niagara Escarpment Planning and Development Act, to clarify, amend and expand existing exemptions for development that do not require a development permit under the Act and exempt additional activities that are unlikely to have a significant environmental impact.
Comments Due Date:
June 17, 2024
The Ministry of Long-Term Care ("the ministry") is continuing to fix 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.
Building on these strategic priorities, and focused on the staffing and care pillar, the ministry is seeking to validate its approach on leveraging the resident support personnel role in long-term care homes.
Comments Due Date:
June 15, 2024
The Ministry of the Solicitor General (SOLGEN) is proposing to prescribe the rank at which police officers and First Nation Officers are eligible to receive a Commission under the Great Seal ("King's Commissions").
Comments Due Date:
June 13, 2024
The proposed bill, Strengthening Cyber Security and Building Trust in the Public Sector Act, 2024 includes two schedules. The first introduces a new statute entitled Enhancing Digital Security and Trust Act, 2024 and the second proposes amendments to the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FIPPA).
This proposal addresses gaps in data and privacy protection laws and seeks to safeguard personal data and improve customer service. The proposal also includes a foundation to establish requirements to strengthen cyber security to better protect important services like health care and set strong foundations in artificial intelligence system governance.
Comments Due Date:
June 11, 2024
A proposal to make legislative amendments to the Ontario Heritage Act to address matters related to non-designated or "listed" properties included on municipal registers.
Comments Due Date:
June 10, 2024
The Ministry of Health is proposing amendments to Reg 569:Reports and O. Reg. 135/18:Designation of Diseases under the HPPA to:
•Remove COVID19 from the list of diseases identified as being caused by a novel coronavirus, while maintaining it as a Disease of Public Health Significance. This will limit the data required to be reported in connection with COVID19.
•Exempt medical officers of health (MOHs) from having to forward a copy of COVID19 data (other than death data and outbreaks in specified institutions) to the Ministry and PHO
•Remove requirement for every person who performs COVID19 point of care testing, unless otherwise required, to report every positive result to MOHs
Comments Due Date:
June 10, 2024
Bill 190 would amend the Occupational Health and Safety Act to:
• amend the definition of harassment to include protection against virtual harassment to reflect modern workplaces.
• allow for the use of electronic copies of the Act, policies, etc. to meet 'posting' requirements under the OHSA.
• allow for joint health and safety committee meetings to be held virtually.
• require washroom facilities that are provided to workers to be maintained in a clean and sanitary condition.
• add new requirements for specific workplace parties to keep, maintain, and make available records of cleaning of workplace washroom facilities as prescribed in regulation (regulatory amendments to follow).
Comments Due Date:
June 10, 2024
Bill 190 would amend the Employment Standards Act, 2000 (ESA) to: require employers to disclose whether a publicly advertised job posting is for an existing vacancy or not; require employers to respond to job applicants they interviewed; prohibit an employer from requiring an employee to provide a sick note from a qualified health practitioner to show evidence of entitlement to the ESA's sick leave; and increase the maximum legislated conviction fine amounts for individuals. Also, regulatory amendments were made to increase specific administrative monetary penalty amounts (AMPs) in O. Reg. 289/01, under the ESA.
Comments Due Date:
June 10, 2024
The government is proposing various changes to the Personal Property Security Act, the New Home Construction Licensing Act, 2017, and the Ontario New Home Warranties Plan Act to address consumer harms related to Notices of Security Interest (NOSIs) and to help build consumer confidence when buying a new freehold home.
Comments Due Date:
June 5, 2024
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.
Comments Due Date:
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.
Comments Due Date:
June 3, 2024
The Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development (MLITSD) is proposing amendments to Ontario Regulation 422/17 (General) to expand the list of occupations eligible under the Employer Job Offer: In-Demand Skills stream to support Ontario's labour market need for workers in low and intermediate-skilled (TEERs 4 and 5) occupations.
Comments Due Date:
May 31, 2024
Proposed amendments to O. Reg 347/18 (Exemptions) made under the Police Record Checks Reform Act, 2015 (PRCRA) to enable a standard approach to police record searches for individuals involved in the provision of services governed by the Child, Youth and Family Services Act, 2017 (CYFSA) and the Intercountry Adoption Act, 1998 (IAA).
Comments Due Date:
May 31, 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.
Comments Due Date:
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.
Comments Due Date:
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.
Comments Due Date:
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.
Comments Due Date:
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.
Comments Due Date:
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.
Comments Due Date:
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.
Comments Due Date:
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.
Comments Due Date:
May 17, 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.
Comments Due Date:
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.
Comments Due Date:
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.
Comments Due Date:
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.
Comments Due Date:
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.
Comments Due Date:
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
Comments Due Date:
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.
Comments Due Date:
May 10, 2024
Seeking feedback on zoning by-law barriers to the creation of additional residential units
Comments Due Date:
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
Comments Due Date:
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
Comments Due Date:
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.
Comments Due Date:
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.
Comments Due Date:
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.
Comments Due Date:
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.
Comments Due Date:
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.
Comments Due Date:
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.
Comments Due Date:
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.
Comments Due Date:
May 4, 2024
Proposal to amend the regulation to adopt the Ontario Electrical Safety Code 2024.
Comments Due Date:
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.
Comments Due Date:
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
Comments Due Date:
April 29, 2024
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 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
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
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 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 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
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