| 137 | 1.RecentlyEnacted | 10/28/2025 12:00:00 AM | Bill 56, Building a More Competitive Economy Act, 2025 | https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/bills/parliament-44/session-1/bill-56 | Received Royal Assent on November 3, 2025 | The red tape reduction bill includes changes to speed cameras, drinking water approvals, and forest management approvals. The Province has also announced a review of Ontario’s economic development permit system, a “Made-in-Ontario” vehicle procurement policy and streamlined mining approvals. |
| 138 | 1.RecentlyEnacted | 10/28/2025 12:00:00 AM | Bill 60, Fighting Delays, Building Faster Act, 2025 | https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/bills/parliament-44/session-1/bill-60 | Carried on Division on November 24, 2025 | The omnibus bill proposes over 40 changes that impact regulations and legislation, including the Municipal Act, Development Charges Act, and Planning Act. The bill also amendments to the Municipal Act to transfer water and wastewater services from Peel Region to its lower-tier municipalities and establish public corporations for these services. |
| 144 | 2.CurrentBills | 11/25/2025 12:00:00 AM | Bill 68, Plan to Protect Ontario Act (Budget Measures), 2025 | https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/bills/parliament-44/session-1/bill-68 | Ordered for Third Reading on November 24, 2025 | As part of the Fall Economic Statement, the budget measures bill amends various Acts, including the Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System Act, 2006. Bill 68 makes various changes to the governance structure of OMERS. |
| 145 | 2.CurrentBills | 11/25/2025 12:00:00 AM | Bill 72, Buy Ontario Act, 2025 | https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/bills/parliament-44/session-1/bill-72 | Ordered for Second Reading on November 20, 2025 | The legislation and associated measures being introduced today will help implement a Buy Ontario policy that prioritizes first Ontario and then Canadian goods and services. This would be applicable to all public sector organizations, including municipalities, as well as contractors and subcontractors |
| 139 | 4.RegConClosed | 10/28/2025 12:00:00 AM | Proposed amendments to the Municipal Act, 2001 to transfer jurisdiction over water and wastewater to the lower-tier municipalities in Peel Region and a standalone statute to authorize the establishment of water and wastewater public corporations | https://ero.ontario.ca/notice/025-1098 | Comments closed on November 22, 2025 | The Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing is proposing legislative amendments to the Municipal Act, 2001 to transfer jurisdiction over water and wastewater to the lower-tier municipalities in Peel Region and the introduction of a new standalone statute to authorize the establishment of water and wastewater corporations. |
| 140 | 4.RegConClosed | 10/28/2025 12:00:00 AM | Changes to the Development Charges Act, 1997 to Enhance Standardization and Streamlining of the Development Charge (DC) Framework | https://www.regulatoryregistry.gov.on.ca/proposal/52054 | Comments closed on November 22, 2025 | These proposals, based on feedback received from industry and municipal experts, would help implement changes made by Bill 17, the Protect Ontario by Building Faster and Smarter Act, 2025. Proposed changes include the creation of a land acquisition cost class, mandating local service policies for services in subsection 2(4) of the DCA, and changes to DC financial statements |
| 141 | 4.RegConClosed | 10/28/2025 12:00:00 AM | Implementing Reforms to the Development Charges Framework | https://www.regulatoryregistry.gov.on.ca/proposal/52308 | Comments closed on November 23, 2025 | Many of these proposed changes reflect feedback received from industry and municipal experts on ways to modernize the DC framework. This includes merging water supply services and wastewater services for the purpose of DC credits, make benefit to existing allocations more transparent in DC background studies, and mandate that details on land acquisition costs to be set out for each service in DC background studies |
| 142 | 4.RegConClosed | 10/28/2025 12:00:00 AM | Proposed Changes to the GO Transit Station Funding Act, Toronto Waterfront Revitalization Corporation Act and Transit-Oriented Communities Act (Schedule 4, 13 and 15 of Bill 60 - Fighting Delays, Building Faster Act, 2025) | https://ero.ontario.ca/notice/025-1182 | Comments closed on November 22, 2025 | Proposed legislative amendments that would accelerate the delivery of TOCs and support timely housing delivery around new GO Transit stations. The proposal also includes extending the Waterfront Toronto mandate from 2028 to 2035 with possible extension up to 2040 |
| 143 | 4.RegConClosed | 10/28/2025 12:00:00 AM | Bill 60 - Fighting Delays, Building Faster Act, 2025 – Modern Transportation – Prohibiting Vehicle Lane Reduction for New Bicycle Lanes | https://ero.ontario.ca/notice/025-1071 | Comments closed on November 22, 2025 | The Province is proposing to amend the Highway Traffic Act (HTA) to prohibit all municipalities from reducing motor vehicle traffic lanes when installing, implementing or marking new bicycle lanes. |