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Recent events on the Registry, including new and updated proposals and approved regulations
Advancing Hydroelectric Opportunities in Ontario
Regulatory amendments to support Ontario Power Generation Inc. (OPG)'s clean energy projects, specifically recovery of pre-development costs associated with new hydroelectric generation projects.
On March 4, 2020, the Trust in Real Estate Services Act, 2020 (TRESA, 2020) received Royal Assent. TRESA, 2020 amends the Real Estate and Business Brokers Act, 2002 (REBBA). The Ministry of Government and Consumer Services is consulting on the second phase of draft regulations required to bring the related legislative changes made by TRESA, 2020 into force. This posting is for the purposes of seeking feedback on proposed updates to four regulations under REBBA.
Updating the Independent Forest Audit Process and Protocol.
We are proposing to amend the Independent Forest Audit Process and Protocol. The proposed revisions will address recommendations from a recent review of Ontario Regulation 319/20: Independent Forest Audits. The goal is to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of independent forest audits across the province's managed forests.
The Ministry of Transportation is soliciting public comment on proposed regulatory changes to introduce three categories of towing services with additional billable items, increasing transparency, clarity and reasonable billing.
The current approach to species conservation is complicated, takes too long to complete, and causes unnecessary delays and costs for housing, transit, and critical infrastructure. This proposal introduces a new approach to species conservation.
A proposal to make legislative amendments to the Ontario Heritage Act to provide new and modified tools to improve enforcement and compliance and allow for exemptions to archaeological requirements where it could potentially advance a provincial priority.
Addressing Changes to the Eagle's Nest Mine Project
The Ontario government is proposing to remove the comprehensive environmental assessment requirements for the proposed Eagle's Nest mine project in response to changes to the scope of the project through the proposed Protect Ontario by Unleashing Our Economy Act, 2025.
Removing Environmental Assessment Requirements for the York1 Waste Disposal Site Project
We are proposing to remove environmental assessment requirements for the York 1 waste disposal site project through the proposed Protect Ontario by Unleashing our Economy Act, 2025.
Reducing Burden in the Transition from Summer to Winter Gasoline under O. Reg. 271/91
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.
The College of Nurses of Ontario is proposing regulatory amendments to allow RNs to prescribe individual drugs and drug categories for certain non-complex conditions and to communicate a diagnosis for the purposes of prescribing in non-hospital settings.
The CDO, CMTO and COO are proposing to amend their professional misconduct regulations to clarify and add activities, actions, and behaviours that are considered by the Colleges to be acts of professional misconduct as a result of changes in the practice environment (e.g., new scopes of practice, technology, models of care), to ensure the Colleges are able to hold members accountable for their behaviour and conduct.
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
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.
Ministry of Health ("ministry") is proposing amendments to (a) Ont. Regulation 45/22 (General) under Laboratory and Specimen Collection Centre Licensing Act (LSCCLA) and (b) Regulation 552 (General) under Health Insurance Act (HIA), to implement new versions of the Schedule of Benefits for Laboratory Services (SOB-LS) and the Schedule of Benefits for Physician Services (SOB-PS) that are incorporated by reference under the Health Insurance Act (HIA). These changes would support implementation of Human Papillomavirus (HPV) testing as the primary screening test, funded under the Ontario Cervical Screening Program (OCSP) and largely replacing cervical cytology (Pap) testing under the program.
College of Psychologists of Ontario: Expansion of the Emergency Class Certificate of Registration
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.