Past Proposals
Proposed amendments to Christopher's Law (Sex Offender Registry), 2000 to strengthen the Ontario Sex Offender Registry as a police investigative tool.
Comments Due Date:
November 28, 2024
The Ministry of Colleges and Universities is proposing changes to prioritize medical school admissions for Ontario students. This initiative aims to improve healthcare access, address physician shortages, and support the province's long-term healthcare goals by increasing the number of locally trained doctors.
Comments Due Date:
November 28, 2024
The Ministry of the Solicitor General (SOLGEN) is seeking feedback on the Keeping Ontario Open for Business Act, 2022 (KOOBA) as part of the legislatively required review of the Act.
Comments Due Date:
November 28, 2024
The Ministry of Transportation is soliciting public comment on proposed legislative changes aimed at enhancing road safety that would, if passed, protect Ontario's streets by combatting activities such as auto theft and careless driving as well as strengthening commercial vehicle operator oversight.
Comments Due Date:
November 27, 2024
As part of the proposed Safer Streets, Stronger Communities Act, 2024, the Ministry of the Solicitor General is introducing the proposed Community Safety and Crime Prevention Month Act, 2024, which would, if passed, proclaim the month of November as Community Safety and Crime Prevention Month in the Province of Ontario.
Comments Due Date:
November 27, 2024
The Ontario government has introduced the Safer Streets, Stronger Communities Act, 2024, that, if passed, will put into place significant new measures to help protect Ontario communities. As part of the proposed Act, the Ministry of the Solicitor General (SOLGEN) is proposing amendments to Community Safety and Policing Act, 2019 (CSPA) to address specific issues related to policing in Ontario.
Comments Due Date:
November 27, 2024
The Ministry of Long-Term Care is proposing an initial regulation related to the placement and admission of applicants to an LTC home or unit or area within the LTC home that is primarily engaged in serving the interests of persons of a particular religion, ethnic origin or linguistic origin. Specifically, the Ministry is proposing a LTC Homes Cultural Pilot Project (the Pilot), which these initial regulations will enable, to prioritize the ranking of applicants within the crisis waiting list who are seeking admission to an LTC home that primarily serves the interests of the applicant's particular religion, ethnic origin or linguistic origin.
Comments Due Date:
November 26, 2024
Consumer reporting agencies, often referred to as credit bureaus, are regulated under the Consumer Reporting Act (CRA). The Ministry of Public and Business Service Delivery and Procurement (the ministry) is seeking feedback on a consultation paper outlining regulatory proposals that would support the implementation of unproclaimed legislative changes to the CRA.
Comments Due Date:
November 25, 2024
The Ministry of Energy and Electrification is proposing legislative amendments that would enable the development of Ontario's first Integrated Energy Resource Plan, make it more cost-effective to connect to the electricity grid, help reduce energy use to save families and businesses money, and support the growth of EV adoption in Ontario.
Comments Due Date:
November 22, 2024
The Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks is proposing amendments to Ontario Regulation 406/19 (the Excess Soil Regulation) and the Rules for Soil Management and Excess Soil Quality Standards, to make it easier and more affordable for businesses in the construction industry and municipalities to reuse more excess soil locally.
Comments Due Date:
November 21, 2024
The Ministry of Infrastructure is proposing amendments to the Building Broadband Faster Act, 2021 (BBFA) that would enable the Minister to expropriate, when necessary, an easement on private property for a designated (i.e., provincially-funded) broadband project in an expedited manner to avoid delays. This would help ensure that individual property owners cannot prevent other members of the public from receiving access to high-speed internet.
Comments Due Date:
November 20, 2024
The framework would enable provincial approval for new bike lanes on municipal roads requiring removal of a traffic lane and for existing ones, where a traffic lane was removed; it also provides for the removal of the bike lanes on Bloor St., Yonge St., and University Ave. in the City of Toronto and to return them to a lane of traffic.
Comments Due Date:
November 20, 2024
MTO is proposing a new Act under Bill 212 Reducing Gridlock, Saving You Time Act, 2024 called the Building Highways Faster Act, 2024. The new Act, if passed, will accelerate highway construction for designated priority projects to support the movement of goods and people across Ontario.
Comments Due Date:
November 20, 2024
The Ministry of Transportation (MTO) is proposing a framework for a 10-year Automated Commercial Motor Vehicle (ACMV) Pilot Program that may be implemented through a new regulation under the Highway Traffic Act. The pilot program would permit eligible participants to test specific ACMVs (i.e., trucks over 4,500kg) on Ontario's roads, under defined conditions.
Comments Due Date:
November 14, 2024
We are proposing amendments to Ontario Regulation 208/19: Environmental Compliance Approval in Respect of Sewage Works (O. Reg. 208/19) and Ontario Regulation 172/03: Definitions of "Deficiency" and "Municipal Drinking Water System" (O. Reg. 172/03). These proposed amendments would allow Metrolinx and other transit authorities to make changes to municipal sewage or water distribution works that are part of transit projects more easily. This would help deliver critical transportation infrastructure faster while maintaining environmental safeguards.
Comments Due Date:
November 11, 2024
The Ministry of Health is posting a notice of proposed regulatory amendments under the Health Protection and Promotion Act (HPPA) for public consultation. The amendments include: 1) removing a requirement for public health led school-based vision screening, to refocus on OHIP-covered services provided by optometrists and physicians, 2) updating public pool regulations to modernize requirements for novel pool types, clarify technical elements, and reduce burden 3) amending regulations related to zoonotic diseases, 4) improving surveillance and reporting for C. auris and 5) administrative changes to certain regulations to align references with the Ontario Building Code regulation O. Reg. 163.
Comments Due Date:
November 4, 2024
The College of Respiratory Therapists of Ontario (CRTO) is proposing amendments to O. Reg 596/94 made under the Respiratory Therapy Act, 1991, to
• Update suitability to practice requirements for applying for registration,
• Update the education program approval process, including enabling the referral of graduates from unaccredited programs to the College's competency assessment process, and
• Harmonize the College's entry to practice examination requirements and currency of practice requirements with other Canadian respiratory therapy regulators.
This proposal is not final and may be refined based on feedback received through this consultation.
Comments Due Date:
November 3, 2024