Legislative Updates

Here is the full list of legislative updates we are currently tracking.

IDGroupDateTitleLinkStatusDescription
1332.CurrentBills5/27/2025 12:00:00 AMBill 17, Protect Ontario by Building Faster and Smarter Act, 2025https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/bills/parliament-44/session-1/bill-17Ordered for Second Reading on May 12, 2025Bill 17 is focused on accelerating the Province’s goal of building more homes, business and infrastructure, including developments around transit-oriented communities. Bill 17 proposes amendments to the Development Charges Act, Planning Act, City of Toronto Act, and more.
1302.CurrentBills4/29/2025 12:00:00 AMBill 5, Protect Ontario by Unleashing our Economy Act, 2025https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/bills/parliament-44/session-1/bill-5Order referred to Standing Committee on the Interior on May 6, 2025The omnibus bill makes amendments related to environment, mining, and electricity. Notably, it amends the Mining Act to create a "one project, one process" permitting model for designated mining projects. The bill would make immediate amendments to the Endangered Species Act and eventually repeal the Act altogether to enact the new Species Conservation Act, 2025
1343.RegConOpen5/27/2025 12:00:00 AMChanges to the Development Charges Act, 1997 to Simplify and Standardize the Development Charge (DC) Framework.https://www.regulatoryregistry.gov.on.ca/proposal/50333Comments close on June 11, 2025The government is seeking feedback on potential legislative and regulatory changes as part of Bill 17, the proposed Protect Ontario by Building Faster and Smarter Act, 2025 and associated regulations.
1353.RegConOpen5/27/2025 12:00:00 AMBill 17- Protect Ontario by Building Faster and Smarter Act, 2025 - Accelerating Delivery of Transit-Oriented Communitieshttps://ero.ontario.ca/notice/025-0504Comments close on June 12, 2025The proposed legislative amendments are intended to streamline the planning and delivery of the Transit Oriented Communities (TOC) program. Changes would include expanding the TOC definition and removing approval when entering into transit-oriented community agreements with municipalities and building partners.
1363.RegConOpen5/27/2025 12:00:00 AMProposed Planning Act and City of Toronto Act, 2006 Changes (Schedules 3 and 7 of Bill 17 - Protect Ontario by Building Faster and Smarter Act, 2025)https://ero.ontario.ca/notice/025-0461Comments close on June 11, 2025The government is seeking feedback on proposed legislative changes to the Planning Act and City of Toronto Act, 2006 through Bill 17, Protect Ontario by Building Faster and Smarter Act, 2025 and related regulatory changes.
1323.RegConOpen4/29/2025 12:00:00 AMUpdates to the Drinking Water Quality Management Standardhttps://ero.ontario.ca/notice/019-8413Comments close on June 6, 2025The Province is proposing to update the Drinking Water Quality Management Standard. These updates are intended to provide clarification, reflect current practice in municipal residential drinking water systems, and enable auditing of practices used to summarize monitoring data.
1314.RegConClosed4/29/2025 12:00:00 AMProposed interim changes to the Endangered Species Act, 2007 and a proposal for the Species Conservation Act, 2025https://ero.ontario.ca/notice/025-0380Comments closed on May 17, 2025The Protect Ontario by Unleashing our Economy Act, 2025 is proposing to make immediate amendments to the ESA and would later repeal the ESA and enact the new Species Conservation Act, 2025 (SCA), once proclaimed.
 
 

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