Legislative Updates

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

IDGroupDateTitleLinkStatusDescription
891.RecentlyEnacted10/24/2023 12:00:00 AMBill 79, Working for Workers Act, 2023https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/bills/parliament-43/session-1/bill-79Passed on September 26, 2023Bill 79 contains amendments to many Acts If passed, upon the occurrence of a mass termination, an employer would be required to provide the same enhanced notice to employees who work exclusively from home that it would be required to provide to employees who work on site.
962.CurrentBills10/24/2023 12:00:00 AMBill 131, Transportation for the Future Act, 2023https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/bills/parliament-43/session-1/bill-131Referred to Standing Committee on Heritage, Infrastructure, and Cultural Policy on September 28, 2023The Act enacts the Go Transit Station Funding Act, 2023, which enables municipalities to build new GO stations and recover the costs from the transit-oriented communities around them through a Station Contribution Fee. The Bill also improves the Toronto Transit Commission’s ability to enter into cross-boundary agreements with neighboring transit agencies.
992.CurrentBills10/24/2023 12:00:00 AMBill 134, Affordable Homes and Good Jobs Act, 2023https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/bills/parliament-43/session-1/bill-134Referred to Standing Committee on Heritage, Infrastructure and Cultural Policy on October 4, 2023The Bill amends the Development Charges Act, 1997 to include updated definitions on affordable and attainable residential units, which will receive exemptions from DCs.
1012.CurrentBills10/24/2023 12:00:00 AMBill 136, Greenbelt Statute Law Amendment Act, 2023https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/bills/parliament-43/session-1/bill-136First reading carried on October 16, 2023The Bill amends the Greenbelt Act, 2005 to restore the 15 parcels of land that were redesignated or removed from the Greenbelt in late 2022. The Greenbelt Statute Law Amendment Act, 2023, if passed, would ensure any future boundary changes are made through an open, public and transparent legislative process.
822.CurrentBills11/28/2022 12:00:00 AMBill 44, Building More Homes by Ending Exclusionary Zoning Act, 2022https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/bills/parliament-43/session-1/bill-44First reading carried on November 22, 2022The Bill amends the Planning Act to require official plans to contain policies authorizing, in areas of settlement, the use of up to four residential units in a detached house, semi-detached house or rowhouse as well as multi-unit residential buildings of up to four stories.
832.CurrentBills11/28/2022 12:00:00 AMBill 45, Building More Homes on Major Streets and Transit Corridors Act, 2022https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/bills/parliament-43/session-1/bill-45First reading carried on November 22, 2022The Bill amends the Planning Act to require official plans to contain policies that authorize, in areas of settlement, midrise housing developments ranging from six to 11 stories on major streets, including along transit corridors.
1023.RegConOpen10/24/2023 12:00:00 AMProposal to return lands to the Greenbelt - Greenbelt Statute Law Amendment Act, 2023https://ero.ontario.ca/notice/019-7739Comments close November 30, 2023The Ministry is seeking feedback on a proposal to introduce legislation that would restore the 15 parcels of land that were redesignated or removed from the Greenbelt in late 2022. The Greenbelt Statute Law Amendment Act, 2023, if passed, would ensure any future boundary changes are made through an open, public and transparent legislative process.
1033.RegConOpen10/24/2023 12:00:00 AMProposed changes to the Ontario Heritage Act and O.Reg. 385/21 General with respect to certain alteration requestshttps://ero.ontario.ca/notice/019-7684Comments close December 3, 2023A proposal to make amendments to the Ontario Heritage Act (OHA) and O.Reg. 385/21 (General) which would allow religious organizations and Indigenous communities or organizations to move forward with their proposed alterations where the requirements of the provision are met.
973.RegConOpen9/26/2023 12:00:00 AMStreamlining environmental permissions for stormwater management under the Environmental Activity and Sector Registryhttps://ero.ontario.ca/notice/019-6928Comments close on October 30, 2023The proposed new regulation would streamline approvals and allow self-registration for eligible stormwater management works servicing the following types of activities: commercial, institutional, light industrial, and multi-unit residential.
1004.RegConClosed10/24/2023 12:00:00 AMChanges to the Definition of an “Affordable Residential Unit” in the Development Charges Act, 1997 for the Purpose of Municipal Development-Related Charge Discounts and Exemptions.https://ero.ontario.ca/notice/019-7669Comments closed October 28, 2023The Province is consulting on proposed definitions for "affordable residential unit" which relates to both rental and ownership.
984.RegConClosed9/26/2023 12:00:00 AMProposed GO Transit Station Funding Act, 2023https://www.ontariocanada.com/registry/view.do?postingId=45649&language=enComments closed October 25, 2023The Province is consulting on the GO Transit Station Funding Act, 2023, that would, if passed, allow municipalities to fund the design and construction of new GO stations and recoup the costs through a charge on new development within specified areas surrounding those new stations.
 
 

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