Homeowner Protection Act, 2024, S.O. 2024, c. 18

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Keeping Criminals Behind Bars Act, 2026, S.O. 2026, c. 7

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COVID-19 Economic Recovery Act, 2020, S.O. 2020, c. 18

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New Deal for Toronto Act, 2023, S.O. 2023, c. 25

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Plan to Protect Ontario Act (Budget Measures), 2025, S.O. 2025, c. 10

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Working for Workers Six Act, 2024, S.O. 2024, c. 41

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Protecting Condominium Owners Act, 2015, S.O. 2015, c. 28

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New rules for OHIP coverage of out-of-Canada drug-administration services, with retroactive effect back to 2011

Ontario's health insurance regulation now sets out a distinct pathway for covering services performed outside Canada that consist mainly of administering a drug. To qualify, the drug and its administration must be pub…

Ontario's building code amendments document updated to October 2026 version

The Ontario Amendments to the National Building Code of Canada 2020 have been updated: the reference document date has changed from July 17, 2026 to October 1, 2026, and a new amending regulation has been added to the…

Muay Thai added as a regulated professional combative sport in Ontario

Ontario's combative sports rules now formally recognize muay thai (also known as Thai boxing) as a regulated professional combative sport. Promoters, sanctioning bodies, and event organizers wishing to hold profession…

Juror daily fee raised to $120 flat rate; old tiered fee and transitional rules removed

The rules governing pay and travel allowances for Ontario Superior Court jurors have been updated. The previous tiered fee structure—which paid nothing for the first ten days, $40 per day from days 11–49, and $100 per…

Pandemic-era coronavirus exemption provisions removed from pharmacy prescription rules

The regulation has been updated to remove all references to the COVID-19 coronavirus exemption that had been in place since March 2020. Practically, the expanded definition of 'adapt' that applied to controlled substa…

Staffing delegation authority updated for several Ontario provincial agencies

The table listing which agencies can make their own hiring and staffing decisions under delegated authority from the Public Service Commission has been updated. Three agencies — Ontario Civilian Police Commission, Ont…

Ethics executive assignments updated for several Ontario public bodies, including new entries and name changes

The regulation that assigns an 'ethics executive' to oversee public servants at Ontario's public bodies has been updated in several ways. New bodies have been added to the list—Destination Ontario (with its President…

Ontario updates the list of public bodies and commission public bodies under the Public Service of Ontario Act

The regulation that defines which organizations count as public bodies or commission public bodies under Ontario's public service law has been updated. Several bodies have been added to the list: Destination Ontario,…

New regulation sets honorarium amounts and rules for Ontario school board members

A new regulation replaces the previous honoraria rules for district school board members. For the 2025–2026 term year, boards must pay members the amount that would have been calculated under the old regulation and bo…

Ontario teacher certification rules updated to recognize four-semester programs and gender-neutral language

The regulation governing teacher qualifications in Ontario is being amended in two main ways. First, a new category called a 'four-semester program of professional education' is introduced to cover teacher education p…

Indigenous Institutes added as permitted teacher education providers; transitional accreditation rules clarified

The regulation now recognises entities authorised under the Indigenous Institutes Act, 2017 to offer programs of professional education leading to a diploma, certificate or degree as "permitted institutions" that can…

Speed limit zone boundaries updated on Hwys 403, 404, 406, QEW, 407 East, 412, 418 and QEW Link

Several stretches of Ontario provincial highways have had their speed-limit zone boundaries redefined. On Hwy 403, the Mississauga-to-Oakville reduced-speed segment is renumbered and its description clarified; on Hwy…

Part of Ontario's student-achievement law now in force, amending the Education Act

A specific section of the Putting Student Achievement First Act, 2026 (Schedule 2, section 8) has been officially proclaimed into force by the Ontario government, meaning it now has legal effect. Proclamation is the s…

School board member honorarium rules shifted from Act to ministerial regulation

The detailed honorarium provisions that previously appeared directly in the Education Act — including the board's discretion to set its own honorarium amounts, extra pay for chairs and vice-chairs, and public consulta…

Ontario brings new residential tenancy rules into force under Fighting Delays, Building Faster Act

Specific provisions of Ontario's Fighting Delays, Building Faster Act, 2025 that amend the Residential Tenancies Act, 2006 have now been officially proclaimed — meaning they become legally binding law on the stated co…

Specific rental-housing provisions of the 2023 Homebuyers/Tenants Act are now active

Sections 3 and 5 of Schedule 7 of the Helping Homebuyers, Protecting Tenants Act, 2023 have been proclaimed into force, meaning these particular amendments to the Residential Tenancies Act, 2006 are now legally operat…

Specific residential tenancy rule changes from Ontario's 2025 building-speed law will take effect in September 2026

A set of provisions from Schedule 12 of the Fighting Delays, Building Faster Act, 2025 that amend the Residential Tenancies Act, 2006 have been officially proclaimed and will come into force on a fixed future date. Pr…

Two provisions of the 2023 Homebuyers/Tenants Act affecting residential tenancy law are now in force

Specific sections of the Helping Homebuyers, Protecting Tenants Act, 2023 — Schedule 7, section 4 and section 11(2) — have been officially proclaimed into force, meaning they are now active law. Proclamation is the st…

Landlords must use the official N4 form when giving notice to end a tenancy for unpaid rent

A new regulation sets out that any notice a landlord gives to end a tenancy because a tenant has not paid rent must use the specific form called

Ontario updates administrative penalty rules for resource recovery and tire management contraventions

Ontario has revised the administrative penalty framework that applies to businesses operating under the Resource Recovery and Circular Economy Act. The $1 million per-contravention cap structure (previously in subsect…

Producer responsibility organizations must now report detailed cost and pricing data for hazardous and special products programs

Producer responsibility organizations (PROs) that manage hazardous and special products (HSP) programs on behalf of producers must now include detailed financial information in their annual reports. Required new discl…

Blue box producer responsibility organizations must now report detailed cost and pricing data in annual reports

Producer responsibility organizations (PROs) operating under Ontario's blue box program must now include four new categories of financial information in their annual reports: total costs related to producer agreements…

Producer responsibility organizations for electronics must now report detailed cost data — but that data stays confidential

Organizations that manage electronics recycling obligations on behalf of producers (called producer responsibility organizations, or PROs) must now include four new items in their annual reports: total costs incurred…

Battery PROs must now report detailed cost data annually, with a one-time catch-up report due by end of 2026

Producer responsibility organizations (PROs) operating in the Ontario battery recycling program must now include four new items in their annual April 30 report: total program costs, cost-per-tonne figures for both col…

Ontario tire producers face higher management targets, new Northern Ontario collection quotas, and stricter site-substitution rules

Tire producers and producer responsibility organizations (PROs) in Ontario face several major changes to how they must collect and manage used tires. The management target—the share of a producer's average supply weig…

Several new tenancy rules on rent, eviction and co-op housing are now in force

Changes to the regulation under Ontario's Residential Tenancies Act bring a set of previously announced provisions into the consolidated text, removing their "future commencement" notices and making them active rules.…

Ontario residential tenancy law updated: shorter non-payment notice, tighter eviction postponement rules, and new tenant hearing requirements

Several provisions of Ontario's residential tenancy law have been consolidated from previously announced future amendments into the active text of the law. For non-payment of rent, landlords can now give a termination…

Ontario Family Law Rules updated: new powers to dismiss abusive cases, secure-treatment court procedures added

Several significant changes have been made to Ontario's Family Law Rules. A new Rule 1.4 gives courts the power to stay or dismiss cases or motions that appear frivolous, vexatious, or an abuse of process — either on…

Annual venting limit for offshore petroleum installations removed from federal regulations

A section that capped gas venting from individual offshore petroleum installations at 15,000 standard cubic metres per year has been repealed. That limit, along with its definition of 'vented,' no longer appears in th…

Annual gas venting limit for offshore Nova Scotia petroleum installations has been removed

A section that capped the volume of gas an operator could vent from an offshore installation at 15,000 standard cubic metres per year has been repealed. The repealed section also defined what counted as 'vented' for t…

Canada Elections Act overhauled: foreign interference rules tightened, new nomination and voting safeguards added

Parliament has made extensive amendments to the Canada Elections Act covering several areas. Foreign entities are now directly prohibited from providing property, services or funds to third parties for political adver…

Federal electoral district names updated across multiple provinces, including three Ontario ridings

Parliament has renamed a number of federal electoral districts across Canada, with three Ontario ridings affected: "Brantford—Brant South—Six Nations" becomes "Brantford—Brant South," "New Tecumseth—Gwillimbury" becom…

Temporary exemption from gasoline vapour-pressure limits has been removed from the regulation text

A section that had temporarily suspended the vapour-pressure limits for motor gasoline sold in Ontario has now been formally revoked and replaced with a short revocation notice. The practical effect is that the standa…

Ontario's privacy law updated: data integration oversight shifts from Privacy Commissioner to Chief Digital and Data Officer

Several changes to Ontario's Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act are now in force, consolidating amendments that had previously been flagged as future changes. Responsibility for establishing data sta…

School boards must now collect police record checks for trustees and key committee members

School boards are now required to collect police record checks for two new groups: board trustees and members of five specific committees — audit committees, parent involvement committees, school councils, special edu…

Airport Vehicle Parking Charges Regulations have been fully repealed

The Airport Vehicle Parking Charges Regulations, which set out parking fees at federally operated airports such as Penticton, Port Hardy, Sandspit, Sept-Îles, and Wabush, have been repealed in their entirety. All subs…

Canada's US surtax remission order expanded to cover a new surtax order and hundreds of additional goods, with import deadlines extended

The United States Surtax Remission Order (2025) has been significantly expanded. A new surtax order — the United States Surtax Order (2026) — has been added to all major remission categories, meaning importers who pay…

Steel Derivative Goods Surtax extended, Canadian-origin goods exempted, and auto/aerospace phase-out deadline pushed to 2027

Several changes have been made to the Steel Derivative Goods Surtax Order, which imposes a 25% surtax on imported steel derivative goods. A new interpretation clause clarifies that country of origin is determined unde…

Surtax on US steel and aluminum split into two tiers: 25% for some goods, 50% for most

Canada's surtax on steel and aluminum imported from the United States has been restructured into two rates. A smaller group of steel and aluminum goods (mainly finished or consumer-facing items such as cookware, radia…

Canada imposes new surtaxes of 15%, 25%, or 50% on a wide range of U.S.-origin goods

A new federal order imposes surtaxes on hundreds of categories of goods that originate in the United States, calculated as a percentage of their customs value for duty. Depending on which tariff schedule a product fal…

Ontario Place zoning order updated to allow new building projections, expanded public space definitions, and minor setback changes

The zoning order governing Ontario Place has been amended to clarify and expand what is permitted on the west island and Block 4 mainland. A new category of permitted building projections beyond the building envelope…

Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry renamed to Ministry of Natural Resources in assessment rules; conservation land eligibility criteria revised

References to the 'Minister of Natural Resources and Forestry' and the 'Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry' have been updated throughout the regulation to 'Minister of Natural Resources' and 'Ministry of Natur…

Canada expands Russia sanctions: 15 new individuals, 35 new entities, 121 new ships added to blocked lists

Canada has significantly expanded its Russia sanctions regime by adding 15 new named individuals (entries 1609–1623) and 35 new entities (entries 827–861) to the blocked lists, including drone-related companies, Russi…

Canada grants temporary privileges and immunities to delegates at Toronto conference on Ukraine

A new federal order extends limited privileges and immunities to participants in a two-day international conference in Toronto focused on returning Ukrainian children, civilians, and prisoners of war. Official delegat…

Market development chicken exports must now display 'broiler' on packaging and shipping documents

Holders of federal market development licences for chicken are now required to ensure the word "broiler" appears on the outer shipping packaging and in documentation accompanying all chicken they market under those li…

Federal impact assessment trigger list updated: fossil fuel power, oil sands, transmission lines and CER pipelines removed

The Physical Activities Regulations, which list the physical activities that trigger a federal impact assessment, have been updated to remove several previously designated project types. Fossil fuel-fired power genera…

CPTPP arbitration coverage extended to future accession protocols under Canada's Commercial Arbitration Act

The schedule of trade agreements eligible for investor-state arbitration under Canada's Commercial Arbitration Act has been updated to cover not just the original Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Paci…

CPTPP Implementation Act updated to formally incorporate the UK's accession and require parliamentary reviews

The federal law implementing the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership has been amended to bring the United Kingdom's accession into the main operative text. The definition of 'Agreemen…

Canada adds a dedicated preferential tariff for UK goods under the CPTPP framework

The Customs Tariff has been amended to formally establish the Comprehensive and Progressive United Kingdom Tariff (CPUKT), a new preferential tariff treatment for goods originating in the United Kingdom (including the…

'Build Canada Homes' added as a federal Crown corporation; CPTPP schedule updated to include accession protocols

This amendment makes two substantive changes to the Financial Administration Act. First, a new federal Crown corporation called 'Build Canada Homes' (Maisons Canada) has been added to Schedule III Part I, which lists…

Insurance Companies Act updates the definition of 'regulated foreign entity' by cross-referencing the Bank Act

The definition of 'regulated foreign entity' in the Insurance Companies Act no longer contains its own standalone criteria (incorporation/formation outside Canada in a trade-agreement country plus local financial serv…

Definition of 'regulated foreign entity' in Trust and Loan Companies Act now cross-references the Bank Act

The Act has been updated so that the definition of 'regulated foreign entity' no longer contains its own standalone criteria. Instead, it simply adopts whatever definition that term carries in the Bank Act, keeping th…

Import Control List updated: beef import controls narrowed, new tariff codes added for steel and wheat-based foods

Three sets of changes were made to Canada's Import Control List. First, the import permit requirement for fresh, chilled, and frozen beef (carcasses, bone-in cuts, and boneless cuts) has been narrowed: goods originati…

Ontario stormwater management works registration rules updated and future amendments folded into consolidated text

Ontario has amended O. Reg. 137/25, which governs registration of stormwater management works under the Environmental Activity and Sector Registry (EASR). The main practical effect is that previously scheduled future…

English-language district school boards now pay central bargaining fees to CODE; separate board fee rule removed

The fee rules for district school boards paying central bargaining fees have been restructured. English-language district school boards (previously distinguished as 'public') are now directed to pay their employer bar…

Minor wording updates clarify stream order threshold and construction site definition for water-taking registrations

Two small but potentially meaningful wording changes have been consolidated into the regulation. First, the threshold for permanent streams subject to registration is now described as stream order 'three or higher' (r…

Ontario school boards get new 'Targeted Learning' spending category and several restricted-fund label updates

District school boards now have a new restricted funding category called 'Targeted Learning' (section 5.11), which requires them to spend that allocation only on the specific initiatives for which the funding was calc…

Minor wording tweak simplifies how source protection plans can reference Ontario Regulation 137/25

A small wording change removes the phrase 'the making of' from the provision that allows source protection plans to be amended without full approval processes when accounting for Ontario Regulation 137/25. In practice…

Permit exemption for building foundation dewatering now covers all buildings, not just residential

An exemption from water-taking permit requirements for sewage works that handle groundwater and stormwater from building foundations has been broadened. Previously, the exemption only applied where the building was us…

Ontario expands approval exemptions for sewer work, stormwater systems, and construction dewatering

Several categories of sewage and stormwater works no longer require Director approval under the Ontario Water Resources Act. The terms 'sanitary sewer' and 'storm sewer' now explicitly replace the generic word 'sewer'…

Standby power rules simplified: 'standby power system' replaced by broader 'standby power source' exemption

The regulation has been updated to replace the former 'standby power system' category (which was limited to reciprocating engine-based equipment used only during power outages) with a broader 'standby power source' ca…

Waste management rules updated: composting exemptions and biogas definitions now in force

Ontario's general waste management regulation has been updated to bring several previously scheduled changes into the consolidated text. A new exemption from waste disposal site approval requirements now applies to sm…

Ontario civil procedure rules updated: factum certification, filing requirements and appellate procedures streamlined

A package of amendments to Ontario's Rules of Civil Procedure has consolidated and simplified several procedural requirements for civil litigation. Factums must now include a certification that every quoted passage fr…

Canada Disability Benefit split into two parts: a base 'allocation' and a new $150 'supplemental amount'

The Canada Disability Benefit has been restructured so that what was previously called simply 'the benefit' is now called the 'allocation,' and a separate new component called the 'supplemental amount' of $150 has bee…

Record-keeping rules updated for member institutions that are subsidiaries of foreign banks or foreign entities

A previously pending amendment to the deposit insurance by-law has now been brought into force, clarifying when a member institution may keep certain records outside Canada. The rule now explicitly lists two separate…

UK suppliers added to TPP procurement complaint rules; CUKFTA schedule updated

The United Kingdom has been added to the list of countries covered under the TPP (Trans-Pacific Partnership) section of the Canadian International Trade Tribunal's procurement inquiry rules. Previously, the UK appeare…

UK-Canada trade agreement exclusion removed from beef and veal import permit rules

The general import permit covering beef and veal (carcasses, bone-in cuts, and boneless meat of bovine animals) previously excluded goods originating in countries covered by the Canada–UK Trade Continuity Agreement (C…

UK trade agreement beef exemption removed from personal-use import permit

The list of beef and veal origins exempt from Canada's general personal-use import permit has been narrowed. Previously, beef and veal originating from a CUKTCA beneficiary (i.e., a UK trade agreement country) was exc…

New fee schedules set for non-resident and First Nation pupils at Ontario school boards for 2026-27

Ontario has introduced a new regulation establishing how school boards must calculate and charge tuition fees for certain categories of pupils for the 2026-27 school year, with a potential rollover into 2027-28 if no…

Ontario school boards get a new core education funding formula for the 2026-27 school year

A brand-new regulation sets out the complete framework for calculating provincial legislative grants to Ontario school boards for the 2026-2027 fiscal year (September 1, 2026 to August 31, 2027). It establishes six gr…

Ontario school boards get updated funding tables, new RAAC removal grants, and clarified language-program eligibility rules

This amendment updates the core education funding regulation for Ontario district school boards for the 2025-2026 fiscal year in several practical ways. Funding tables for special education, transportation, and langua…

Ontario school funding regulation updated: language program eligibility clarified, interest rate cap raised, and board dollar amounts revised

Several targeted changes have been made to Ontario's core education funding rules for the 2024–2025 school year. A number of language-related funding components — covering English as a Second Language/English Literacy…

School boards now need Minister approval before acquiring land, with a 90-day decision deadline

The rules for how school boards acquire real property have been updated to require boards to obtain Minister approval before proceeding with any proposed land acquisition or expropriation application. The Minister mus…

Housekeeping edits to Ontario school grant regulation: abbreviation and cross-reference corrections only

This amendment makes two types of purely technical corrections to the 2021-2022 school board legislative grants regulation. First, the abbreviation 'A.D.E.' (average daily enrolment) is standardized to 'ADE' throughou…

Ontario removes expired class-size transition rules for JK/K and grades 4–8

Two sets of temporary, time-limited provisions have been formally struck from the class-size regulation. First, a circumstance that allowed JK/kindergarten classes to exceed the 29-pupil limit when purpose-built accom…

Mortgage lenders who lost interests to fraudulent registrations get a new compensation claim route under Land Titles

A new section has been added to the regulation prescribing an additional category of claims that can be made against the Land Titles Assurance Fund. Specifically, a chargee (typically a mortgage lender or holder of a…

Federal critical habitat protection now applies to Piping Plover (melodus subspecies) on federal lands

A new federal order activates the Species at Risk Act's prohibition on destroying critical habitat for the endangered Piping Plover melodus subspecies (Charadrius melodus melodus). The protection applies to areas iden…

New cooling-off period rules for new freehold home purchases take effect under home construction licensing law

A new regulation establishes how a statutory cooling-off period applies to purchase agreements for new freehold homes. The cooling-off period does not apply to agreements signed before January 1, 2027, to homes on uni…

New-home vendors must attach prescribed addenda and buyer information sheets to purchase agreements

A new regulation sets out exactly which standardized documents must be completed and attached to purchase agreements for new homes in Ontario, depending on the home type. Vendors selling new freehold homes, new condom…

New $50,000 administrative penalties added for vendors and licensees who fail to issue refunds or complete purchase agreement documents

Starting in 2027, new administrative penalties of up to $50,000 will apply to new-home vendors who fail to promptly refund a purchaser's money after a rescission notice is received. Licensed builders and vendors will…

Mandatory new-home purchase addenda renamed — vendors must use updated document titles

The official names of the required addenda that new-home vendors must attach to purchase agreements have changed. The documents previously called "The Freehold Home Addendum," "The Condominium Home Addendum," and "The…

New home licensees must refund deposits and pay interest when deals fall through

A new section added to the Code of Ethics requires licensed new home builders and vendors to refund all money paid by purchasers or landowners — including deposits — whenever a refund is owed under an agreement or by…

New delayed-closing/occupancy addendum forms required for new home purchase agreements signed from January 1, 2027

The regulation has been restructured and expanded to cover purchase agreements signed from January 1, 2027 onward under four new mandatory addendum forms (dated August 24, 2026): one each for freehold homes, condomini…

Payments compliance by-law expanded to cover the new Real-Time Rail (RTR) payment system

Canada's payments compliance framework has been updated to bring the Real-Time Rail (RTR) system explicitly within its scope. The definition of 'clearing member' now includes institutions that exchange payment items t…

Canada's payment system finance rules now cover the new Real-Time Rail (RTR) system

Payments Canada's internal finance by-law has been updated to formally bring the Real-Time Rail (RTR) payment system within its scope. Two key definitions have been extended: 'participant' now includes anyone who is a…

RTR system participants added to the definition of 'direct participant' in Payments Canada's General By-law

The definition of 'direct participant' in Payments Canada's foundational by-law has been expanded to include direct settlement participants in the Real-Time Rail (RTR) system, with an exception for group clearers. The…

Canada's new Real-Time Rail (RTR) payment system gets its governing rulebook

Payments Canada has created a comprehensive by-law establishing the rules for Canada's Real-Time Rail (RTR) — a new system for near-instant electronic payments between financial institutions. The by-law sets out who c…

Canadian chicken production quotas updated for the new marketing period across all provinces

Chicken Farmers of Canada has set new province-by-province limits on how much chicken can be produced and marketed under federal and provincial quota systems for a fresh marketing period. The total allowable productio…

No-parking zones added along Highway 6 in Hamilton between Concession 6 and Concession 7

Three new no-parking segments have been added to Highway 6 in the City of Hamilton. Parking is now prohibited on the east side of Highway 6 for approximately 1,788 metres between Concession 7 East and Concession 6 Eas…

Major overhaul of military justice rules on sexual offences, victim rights, and court martial procedures

The National Defence Act has been substantially amended to transfer jurisdiction over sexual offences committed in Canada from military courts martial to civilian courts, meaning Canadian Forces members accused of tho…

New rules set out how sureties pay and recover security deposits under Ontario's Bail Act

A new regulation establishes the mechanics for security deposits required when an accused is released on bail. Sureties or accused persons must pay the deposit amount in cash, money order, or bank draft to the clerk o…

Bail Act forms regulation updated: future-commencement note removed and Form 4 citation added

A housekeeping amendment to the Bail Act forms regulation has removed a forward-looking note that flagged when Forms 3 and 4 would come into force, indicating those forms are now in effect. At the same time, Form 4 (t…

Ontario OHIP dental benefit rules updated: new fee schedule references, revised payment rates for dental surgeons

The regulation governing which dental services OHIP covers and how much it pays has been updated in several practical ways. The definition of insured dental services now points to the dental benefit schedule's named c…

Bail Act lien certificate language clarified in Execution Act; previously deferred amendments now in force

Two provisions of the Execution Act that reference certificates of lien under the Bail Act have been updated to specify that the relevant certificates are those 'continued under section 8.4 of the Bail Act,' replacing…

Bail Act certificate of lien rule for registered land now in force

A previously pending amendment to Ontario's Land Titles Act has now taken effect. The rule about when registered land is bound by a certificate of lien has been updated to refer specifically to certificates of lien 'c…

Ontario Bail Act updated: certificate of lien now registered in land registry, new security deposit and collection rules now in force

Several changes to Ontario's Bail Act that were previously flagged as "not yet in force" are now in effect. The Crown Attorney can now register a certificate of lien directly in the proper land registry office (rather…

Canada's turkey production quota raised by ~5 million pounds for the new control period

The national schedule of turkey marketing quotas has been updated for a new control period. The total allowable production across all provinces has increased from about 397.2 million pounds to about 402.3 million poun…

Ontario municipalities must follow mandatory provincial road construction standards for new projects

A new regulation requires Ontario municipalities to use specific Ontario Provincial Standard Specification (OPSS.MUNI) documents as mandatory standards for the design, evaluation, and construction of municipal road pr…

Ontario caps 2027 OPP policing bills for municipalities at 111% of their 2026 costs

A new special rule sets the maximum amount Ontario municipalities must pay for OPP policing services in the 2027 target year. Each municipality will owe the lesser of two figures: the standard formula-calculated amoun…

Hydro One's broadband pole-attachment reporting period moved earlier and quarterly forecast schedule clarified

Two practical changes affect how Hydro One Networks Inc. tracks and reports its progress on attaching broadband equipment to electricity poles. First, the tracking start date for counting poles completed under the bro…

Schools, hospitals, non-profits and government bodies no longer automatically disqualify IESO board candidates

The regulation now carves out certain public-sector entities from the conflict-of-interest disqualification rules for IESO board directors. Previously, anyone who was a director, officer or employee of a broad range o…

Build Canada Homes funding provision repealed; two divisions brought into force

Two previously dormant divisions of the Budget 2025 Implementation Act have now been brought into force by order-in-council. Separately, the provision that authorized up to $11.5 billion in federal payments to fund th…

Canada creates Build Canada Homes, a new federal Crown corporation to boost affordable housing supply

The Build Canada Homes Act establishes Build Canada Homes as a federal Crown corporation with a mandate to promote, support and develop the supply of affordable housing in Canada and to advance innovative, efficient c…

Ontario associate judges get salary tied to Superior Court pay, higher expense cap, and expanded mental health benefits

The regulation is restructured so that associate judges' salaries are no longer set as fixed dollar amounts but are instead expressed as a percentage of what a Superior Court Judge earns — rising from 80.2% to ultimat…

ODSP income support eligibility rules for non-citizens consolidated and tightened

The rules about who is ineligible for Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP) income support based on immigration status have been rewritten. The previous multi-category approach (covering deportation orders, visito…

Ontario Works eligibility rules updated for non-citizens with uncertain immigration status

The rules determining which non-citizens can receive Ontario Works assistance have been restructured and simplified. The previous multi-category approach—which separately addressed deportation orders, visitors, and to…

Canada tightens DRC sanctions: narrower arms embargo, updated designations process, and removed DRC-government exemption

Canada has amended its sanctions regulations implementing UN resolutions on the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Key practical changes include: the definition of 'designated person' no longer ties to a specific UN re…

Canada's Somalia sanctions regulations updated to reflect new UN resolutions and streamlined designations

Canada has amended its regulations implementing United Nations sanctions on Somalia. The key practical changes are: the two previous categories of "designated persons" (under paragraph 3 and paragraph 8) have been mer…

Five individuals added to Canada's Iran sanctions list

Canada has added five individuals to the list of persons subject to economic sanctions under the Special Economic Measures (Iran) Regulations. The newly listed individuals are Ali Abdollahi (also known as Ali Abdollah…

Canada's Central African Republic sanctions updated: arms embargo narrowed to non-state actors, several exceptions removed

Canada has amended its sanctions regulations implementing UN resolutions on the Central African Republic. The arms embargo and military-assistance prohibitions have been refocused: they now apply only to non-state arm…

Canada's South Sudan sanctions rules tightened: mercenary assistance added, definitions narrowed

Canada's regulations implementing United Nations sanctions on South Sudan have been updated in several practical ways. A new explicit prohibition has been added covering the provision of technical or financial assista…

Grosse Île and the Irish Memorial formally added to the National Historic Sites schedule; Canada National Parks Act application simplified

Two changes appear in this amendment. First, Grosse Île and the Irish Memorial National Historic Site of Canada — approximately 250 hectares comprising the whole of Grosse Île in the registration division of Montmagny…

Two sets of toxic-substance and hazardous-waste rules added to the federal environmental enforcement designation list

This amendment updates the schedule of regulations whose specific provisions can be enforced under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act. The 'Prohibition of Certain Toxic Substances Regulations' entry has been up…

SIN registration rules updated: attestation replaces wet signature, and mandatory registration now required when someone refuses to apply

The rules for applying for a Social Insurance Number have been updated in several practical ways. The application form wording is streamlined ("made in the form and manner" rather than "submitted in the manner and for…

Four new provisions of the Cross-border Hazardous Waste Regulations added to the federal administrative penalties schedule

The federal schedule that lists which regulatory provisions can trigger administrative monetary penalties has been updated for the Cross-border Movement of Hazardous Waste and Hazardous Recyclable Material Regulations…

Canada tightens cross-border hazardous waste rules: broader definitions, new export permit timing requirement, and updated OECD reference

These amendments make several practical changes to how hazardous waste and hazardous recyclable material moving across Canada's borders must be managed. The definition of hazardous waste is broadened to include materi…

Canada's Foreign Influence Transparency and Accountability Act is now in force (with limited exceptions)

The Foreign Influence Transparency and Accountability Act has been brought into force, meaning its registration and disclosure requirements for foreign-influence arrangements are now operative. The Act requires person…

Parliamentary security oversight committee gains authority over Foreign Influence Transparency Commissioner

The National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians can now oversee the Foreign Influence Transparency Commissioner. Two definition changes make this happen: the Commissioner is added to the list of e…

Foreign Influence Transparency Commissioner added to national security review oversight scope

The National Security and Intelligence Review Agency Act has been updated to bring the Foreign Influence Transparency Commissioner within the scope of the Review Agency's oversight. As a result, the Foreign Influence…

Two amendments now in force: early-retirement transition window for public servants, and pension coverage for Foreign Influence Transparency Commissioner

Two previously pending changes to the federal public service pension plan have been brought into force. First, a transitional provision now allows certain public servants who opted for an early-retirement annual allow…

Town of Kearney added to list of municipal consent-granting authorities under the Planning Act

The Town of Kearney has been added to the regulation's list of municipalities that have been designated as consent-granting authorities under the Planning Act. This means the Town of Kearney — rather than the County l…

Town of Kearney added to the list of local subdivision approval authorities in Northern Ontario

The Town of Kearney has been added to the schedule that designates municipalities as approval authorities for plans of subdivision in Northern Ontario. This means the Town of Kearney now has the authority to approve s…

New federal registry requires disclosure of arrangements with foreign principals aimed at influencing Canadian government or politics

Canada has introduced regulations that require individuals and organizations acting under arrangements with foreign principals to register detailed information with a federal Commissioner. Registrants must disclose th…

New 0.5% levy on interprovincial sales of industrial hemp products takes effect on registration

A new federal order creates a 0.5% levy on the purchase price of 13 listed industrial hemp products (including hemp flower, hempseed, stalk, and extraction biomass) when they are sold in interprovincial trade. Sellers…

Lentil grading table corrected: 'Contrasting Classes' renamed 'Contrasting Colours' for Canada Red lentils

The grading table for Lentils, Canada Red (Can) has been updated to replace the column heading 'Contrasting Classes' with 'Contrasting Colours.' This is a terminology correction in the official grade standard table. G…

FIFA World Cup 2026 ticket-sales exemptions removed from Ontario regulation

A section that gave named FIFA World Cup 2026 ticket businesses special exemptions from Ontario's ticket-resale price cap and disclosure rules has been revoked. The businesses previously covered — including FIFA and s…

Canada Student Financial Assistance Regulations updated for the 2026–2027 loan year with higher grant limits, a raised borrowing cap, and new rules on private for-profit schools

The regulations have been rolled forward to the 2026–2027 loan year with several practical changes for students. The enhanced weekly loan limit of $300 per week, and the elevated grant amounts for part-time students (…

New regulation sets fees, forms and deadlines for Metrolinx building-code compliance notices to chief building officials

A new regulation spells out the procedural rules that apply when Metrolinx (the Corporation) must notify a chief building official about construction on its properties. It requires Metrolinx to pay whatever fees a mun…

Quebec turkey marketing levy raised from 3.53 to 3.88 cents per kilogram

The Schedule 1 levy that turkey producers or licensees in Quebec must remit to the Canadian Turkey Marketing Agency has increased from 3.53 cents per kilogram to 3.88 cents per kilogram. Levies for all other provinces…

New 25% surtax on imported wood cabinets and vanities for 200 days

Canada has imposed a 25% surtax on imported wood cabinets, bathroom vanities, and their subassemblies for a 200-day period, based on a finding that these imports threaten serious injury to Canadian producers. The surt…

Hwy 401 left-lane ban for commercial vehicles updated between Windsor and Chatham-Kent

The restricted zone on Highway 401 where commercial motor vehicles are prohibited from using left lanes in the Windsor-to-Chatham-Kent corridor has been redrawn. The previous single segment covering both directions be…

Private security firms will face a per-occurrence cap on general liability insurance claims

Licensed private security and investigative business entities are currently required to carry at least $2,000,000 in general liability insurance. A future amendment will clarify that this $2,000,000 limit applies to a…

New rules set out how Part II.4 environmental assessment projects must be started and managed in Ontario

A brand-new regulation establishes the full procedural framework that project proponents must follow to commence and proceed with "Part II.4" projects under Ontario's Environmental Assessment Act. Proponents must comp…

Ontario adds sweeping transition rules for environmental assessments moving to a new Part II.4 regime

A major set of future-dated amendments (taking effect when a specific COVID-19 Economic Recovery Act provision is proclaimed, noted as January 1, 2027) rewrites how Ontario's Environmental Assessment Act applies to pr…

New emergency exemption added for certain environmental assessment projects under Part II.4

A new section is being added to Ontario's environmental assessment exemptions regulation, effective January 1, 2027. Certain projects designated under Part II.4 of the Environmental Assessment Act will be exempt from…

Ontario adds new environmental assessment requirements for water, sewage, stormwater, shoreline and road projects, effective January 2027

Starting January 1, 2027, a new regulation (O. Reg. 257/26) significantly expands the types of projects that must go through Ontario's environmental assessment process. Municipalities, water and wastewater public corp…

Air-emissions registry rules will extend to a new category of environmental assessment projects

Amendments scheduled to take effect in early 2027 will expand the registration hold requirement in Ontario's air-emissions activity registry to cover a new class of environmental assessment projects (referred to as "P…

Regulation name update for environmental screening reference takes effect January 1, 2027

A future amendment will update the name of a referenced environmental assessment regulation within the rules governing alternative low-carbon fuel approvals. Specifically, the citation to 'Part II.3 Projects — Designa…

Definition of Ontario Reg. 50/24 will be renamed in the Renewable Energy Approvals regulation

A future amendment will update the name of Ontario Regulation 50/24 as it appears in the Renewable Energy Approvals regulation. The title referenced in the definition will change from

Regulation text will be updated to reflect renamed Part II designation categories starting January 2027

A future amendment to this transit and rail project assessment regulation will replace every reference to '(Part II.3 Projects — Designations and Exemptions)' with '(Designation of Part II.3 and Part II.4 Projects)' t…

Upcoming rule change expands and refines the hearing exemption for waste and sewage works under the Environmental Assessment Act

Starting in early 2027, the rule that exempts certain waste disposal sites, waste management systems, and sewage works from Environmental Protection Act hearings will be updated. The exemption will be broadened to cov…

Whitecap Dakota Nation added to fiscal management regulations, bringing the rules into force

An amendment to Schedule 2 of these adaptation regulations adds Whitecap Dakota Nation (La Nation dakota de Whitecap) as an eligible Indigenous group under the First Nations Fiscal Management Act framework. This addit…

Future rule change: paper prints of architectural and structural plans will no longer be required for condo registration

A set of amendments scheduled to take effect at the end of 2026 will remove the requirement to submit and retain paper prints of architectural and structural plans when registering a condominium description or a phase…

Reference plans must be filed electronically starting end of 2026

A future amendment is now embedded in the regulation signalling that, as of a specific upcoming date, the current allowance to deposit reference plans in non-electronic (paper) format will be removed. After that point…

New formatting and deposit rules for surveyed land plans take effect in 2027

Starting in early 2027, land plans filed for registration or deposit in Ontario must meet updated physical and notation standards. Every plan must include a specific notation below the scale bar stating its intended p…

School boards must complete school-naming process within 60 days under new regulation

A new regulation sets a 60-day time period for the school-naming process under the Education Act. This applies specifically to the procedural step referenced in subsection 174(4) of that Act, which governs how school…

New community safety zone added on Highway 21 in the Municipality of Kincardine

A new community safety zone has been established on a 650-metre stretch of Highway 21 in the Municipality of Kincardine, County of Bruce, starting at its intersection with Northline Extension and running southerly. Th…

Ontario building code updated with a new round of provincial amendments to the 2020 National Building Code

Ontario has adopted a revised set of provincial amendments to the National Building Code of Canada 2020. The amendment document referenced in the regulation has been updated to a newer dated version, replacing the pre…

Office of Energy Efficiency moved from Natural Resources Canada to Environment and Climate Change Canada

The federal government has transferred the Office of Energy Efficiency out of Natural Resources Canada and placed it under the control of Environment and Climate Change Canada. This is an administrative machinery-of-g…

Killaloe O.P.P. Detachment Board dissolved and replaced by new Upper Ottawa Valley board; Bancroft board gains South Algonquin Township seat

The Killaloe O.P.P. Detachment Board has been eliminated. Its detachment area is now covered by a newly created Upper Ottawa Valley O.P.P. Detachment Board listed in Table 2 (multiple-board detachments), with six muni…

Tobacco local board can now distribute court-settlement funds to eligible tobacco producers without spending-cap limits

Two provisions that capped the local board's spending at $25,000 per transaction (without Commission approval) have been removed. In their place, a new rule explicitly permits the local board to use and distribute mon…

New rule sets 60-day window for tenants to file bad-faith eviction claims after landlord moves in

A new regulation sets the time limit within which a tenant can make a claim under the Residential Tenancies Act after being evicted so a landlord, purchaser, or their family member can occupy the unit. If the tenant l…

Ontario adds new eviction-delay, persistent-nonpayment and co-op housing rules to the Residential Tenancies regulation

Several new rules are being added to the general regulation under the Residential Tenancies Act, all scheduled to take effect in September 2026. First, 'persistent failure to pay rent' is now defined: missing rent by…

Future amendment noted: wording change to source protection plan rules coming in 2026

A transitional note has been added to the regulation flagging that a specific subparagraph will be amended at a future date to remove the phrase "the making of" from a provision about minor, non-policy amendments to s…

Ontario stormwater registry rules updated to cover spill containment works and underdrain systems at power generation sites

A set of amendments scheduled to take effect September 1, 2026 expand Ontario's self-registration framework for stormwater management works to formally recognize two new types of works: spill containment works (design…

Condo Tribunal gains jurisdiction over meeting-requisition disputes and gets a $50,000 damages cap

Upcoming amendments expand the Condominium Authority Tribunal's jurisdiction to cover disputes about the process of requisitioning or calling owner meetings — including notice requirements, preliminary notices, materi…

Ontario condo rules updated with detailed owner requisition process and new voting rules for non-leased units

This amendment adds detailed rules for how condo owners can formally requisition (request) a meeting of owners, including required form content, delivery methods, board response timelines, withdrawal procedures, and h…

Canada's Victims Bill of Rights expanded with new rights to respect, timely justice, and proactive information

The Canadian Victims Bill of Rights has been significantly amended to add and strengthen victims' entitlements across several areas. Two new standalone rights are created: a right to be treated with respect, courtesy,…

Three new synthetic opioid-related substances added to Canada's controlled substances watch list

The amendment formally incorporates three substances into Schedule V of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act for a one-year period: two synthetic opioids — Spirobrorphine and Spirochlorphine — are added as controll…

Federal corrections law updated with expanded information-sharing rules and stronger victim rights

The Corrections and Conditional Release Act has been significantly amended in two main areas. First, the Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) now has expanded, codified authority to share offender information — includ…

Criminal Records Act updated to expand description of one sexual offence involving minors

The description of the offence listed in the Criminal Records Act's Schedule 1 under section 152 of the Criminal Code has been expanded. It now reads 'invitation to a person under 16 to sexual touching or exposure,' w…

Firearms licence eligibility now bars applicants suspected of domestic violence or stalking, and surrender on revocation becomes mandatory

The Act has been updated in three notable ways. First, the list of reasons a person cannot hold a firearms licence has expanded: beyond existing rules about protection orders and domestic violence convictions, a chief…

Canada's mutual legal assistance rules now cover supranational bodies like the European Public Prosecutor's Office

The Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Act has been expanded so that Canada can provide legal assistance not only to foreign states and international criminal courts or tribunals, but also to supranational bo…

Canada's youth criminal justice law updated: broader 'violent offence' definition, new victim rights, and firearm-related changes

Parliament has made several substantive changes to the Youth Criminal Justice Act. The definition of 'violent offence' now explicitly includes offences involving the use or trafficking of a firearm, and the wording sh…

Completion deadlines for remedial driving programs now apply one suspension earlier

The timeframes for completing a remedial measures conduct review program before facing a licence suspension have been reassigned to earlier suspension counts. The 120-day deadline, previously tied to a second suspensi…

Ontario Court of Appeal bench size increased by one judge

The regulation setting the number of Court of Appeal judges has been updated to raise the count of judges serving in addition to the Chief Justice and Associate Chief Justice from 21 to 22. This means the Court of App…

Selected Crown Forest Sustainability Act amendments now legally in force

Two specific provisions of the Building a More Competitive Economy Act, 2025 — Schedule 2, sections 4 and 6(2) — have been proclaimed into force by Order in Council. Proclamation means these amendments to the Crown Fo…

Storm-water fee exemption for farm and managed-forest properties is now in force

A new provision has been added to the regulation confirming that the City of Toronto and its local boards cannot impose storm-water fees or charges on portions of properties classified as farm land or managed forests.…

Municipalities barred from charging storm-water fees on farm and managed-forest properties

A new restriction has been added preventing municipalities and local boards from imposing storm-water management fees or charges on portions of a property classified as farmland or managed forest under the Assessment…

Sections 26.1 to 28 of the Crown Forests regulation (approved manuals) are now formally revoked

Sections 26.1 through 28 of Ontario's general Crown forest regulation, which previously set out the approved Forest Management Planning Manual, Forest Information Manual, Forest Operations and Silviculture Manual, and…

Ministerial approval requirement for annual timber harvesting removed from Crown forest licences

The requirement that forest resource licence holders obtain written ministerial approval before beginning harvesting each year has been repealed. Previously, licence holders also risked having that approval withheld i…

CDIC differential-premium by-law updated: a previously pending amendment is now in force

An amendment to the Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation Differential Premiums By-law that was previously listed as 'not yet in force' has now been brought into effect. The change narrows the reference used when assig…

Ontario formally approves four forestry manuals governing how Crown forest management plans must be prepared and operated

A new regulation approves four Ministry-prepared manuals that set the rules for Crown forest management in Ontario: the Forest Management Planning Manual (March 2024, with a June 2026 Addendum), the Forest Information…

Four key forestry manuals will be revoked from the regulation in mid-2026

The regulation currently approves four Ministry-prepared manuals — the Forest Management Planning Manual, the Forest Information Manual, the Forest Operations and Silviculture Manual, and the Scaling Manual — as the b…

Canada enacts new Bail and Sentencing Reform Act amending Criminal Code, Youth Criminal Justice Act and National Defence Act

A new federal Act has been enacted that amends three existing statutes — the Criminal Code, the Youth Criminal Justice Act, and the National Defence Act — across areas of bail, sentencing, and related procedures. Most…

Electronic travel authorization now required for some vessel arrivals; cruise ship passengers and St. Pierre travellers get new exemptions

The regulations have been updated in several ways affecting how travellers and transporters interact with Canada's border rules. Foreign nationals who are visa-exempt and arriving by vessel directly from St. Pierre an…

ICCRC references removed from Canada's Citizenship Regulations, No. 2

Three provisions that referenced the Immigration Consultants of Canada Regulatory Council (ICCRC) have been formally repealed from the Citizenship Regulations, No. 2. These include the definition of ICCRC, the rule de…

Health Canada can now approve drugs by relying on trusted foreign regulators' reviews instead of repeating the full examination

A new federal order lets drug manufacturers ask Health Canada to treat certain parts of its review as already completed, based on a decision or review document from an approved foreign regulator. This applies to new d…

College of Immigration and Citizenship Consultants Regulations updated with a document revision marker

The College of Immigration and Citizenship Consultants Regulations have been updated with a revised internal document identifier, changing a reference number from one value to another within the regulation's header me…

Designated immigration-consultant body no longer required to file annual governance reports with the Minister

A detailed section requiring any body designated to oversee immigration consultants to submit annual governance and financial documents to the federal Minister — including board minutes, conflict-of-interest codes, fe…

Tower crane and mobile crane operators added as certified skilled trades in B.C.

B.C. has amended its Skilled Trades BC Regulation to designate two additional trades — tower crane operator and mobile crane operator — as skilled trades certification trades. Once this designation takes effect, worke…

Tower crane and mobile crane operators added as skilled trades certification trades in B.C.

This amendment to the Minister's Skilled Trades BC Regulation adds two new skilled trades to the certification framework: tower crane operator and mobile crane operator. The scope of work for tower crane operators cov…

New PST exemption for business purchases shipped out of BC immediately after purchase

Businesses that buy tangible personal property at a BC sale point, use it only for storage while in the province, and then ship it out of BC for delivery elsewhere are now exempt from BC provincial sales tax on that p…

BC removes PST exemptions for dry-cleaning, toll-free numbers, residential phone, basic cable TV, and repair services on children's/used clothing

Several existing PST exemptions are being removed in two stages. Starting in the first stage, the PST exemption no longer applies to: repair and alteration services performed on children's clothing, footwear, and used…

BC PST extended to accounting, architectural, engineering, non-residential real estate and security services — with new exemptions

British Columbia's Provincial Sales Tax will now apply to five additional service categories: accounting, architectural, engineering, non-residential real estate (commercial), and security services. Providers of these…

Two wildlife management areas in Cariboo District updated: Cranberry Marsh/Starratt redescribed, Meteor Lake Wetland added

The Wildlife Management Areas Regulation has been amended in two ways. First, the legal boundary description for the Cranberry Marsh/Starratt Wildlife Management Area in Cariboo District has been replaced with a new d…

New designated area created over Crown land in K'ih tsaaʔdze region under the Forest Act

A specific parcel of Crown land in British Columbia has been formally designated as the K'ih tsaaʔdze Designated Area No. 1 under section 169 of the Forest Act. The designation applies until June 30, 2030. The boundar…

B.C. Home Owner Grant rules updated: veterans supplement formula revised and outdated cross-references removed

The Home Owner Grant Regulation has been amended in three areas. First, the definition of 'additional grant' is narrowed by removing a reference to a specific grant section, tightening which grants qualify. Second, cr…

BC Natural Gas Tax Credit rules updated: new LNG Canada feedstock inlets designated and volume calculation language clarified

The Natural Gas Tax Credit Regulation has been amended in three ways. First, two meter stations — the Wilde Lake Compressor Station and the Willow Valley Interconnect — are formally designated as feedstock pipeline in…

BC adds new ticket and notice forms for offence and federal contravention proceedings, then phases out older forms

British Columbia is updating the standardized forms used for provincial offence tickets and federal contravention notices in two stages. In the first stage, four new forms (V, W, X, Y) are added to the Offence Act For…

Designated accommodation area tax expiry extended by five years for one listed area

The expiry date for the designated accommodation area tax applying to item 21 in Schedule 2 of the Designated Accommodation Area Tax Regulation has been pushed back five years. The area in question will now remain sub…

Several health-care and social-services employers added to or removed from BC public-sector employer lists

Two schedules of designated public-sector employers under BC's Public Sector Employers Act have been updated. In the health-care sector, Beacon Community Services Society, Elizabeth Bagshaw Society, and Morgan Place H…

Nass Valley Transmission Line added to B.C.'s streamlined renewable energy permitting regime

The Renewable Energy Projects (Streamlined Permitting) Regulation has been amended to formally include the Nass Valley Transmission Line project — a new electric transmission line connecting the proposed Ksi Lisims LN…

Independent power producers selling electricity to FortisBC must be exempted from utility regulation by the BC Utilities Commission

A new provincial direction requires the BC Utilities Commission to exempt independent power producers (IPPs) from most utility regulatory requirements under Part 3 of the Utilities Commission Act. The exemption applie…

BC Timber Sales adds new Category 5 registration for Custom Cutters and Processors

The BC Timber Sales Regulation now includes a fifth registration category — Category 5: Custom Cutters and Processors — for businesses that process large volumes of timber or value-added products at eligible facilitie…

A new red light camera model (G3red) is approved for use in Ontario, and four more municipalities are added to the evidence key

Ontario has approved a second type of red light camera system — the G3red manufactured by Global Traffic Group Ltd. — alongside the existing TraffiStar models. Photographs taken by the G3red follow the same two-row, e…

Speed limit zone boundaries updated on several Ontario highways including Hwy 6, 11, 17, 101, and 518

The geographic descriptions of reduced-speed zones on a number of Ontario King's Highways have been revised. On Highway 6 in Manitoulin District, zone boundaries have been redrawn to reference updated road names and m…

No-parking zone added on Highway 7 near Wellington Street in Asphodel-Norwood

A new no-parking zone has been added to the list of restricted areas on Highway 7. It covers a stretch of the highway in the Township of Asphodel-Norwood, County of Peterborough, starting at the westerly limit of Well…

Supply Chains Act Taskforce moves from Public Safety to Employment and Social Development

The federal government unit responsible for overseeing the Supply Chains Act Taskforce has been moved from the Department of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness to the Department of Employment and Social Developm…

Industrial Technological Benefits Branch moves from Industry to Public Works, except its Research and Analysis Directorate

The Industrial Technological Benefits Branch, which oversees industrial and technological benefit obligations tied to federal procurement, is being transferred from the Department of Industry to the Department of Publ…

Minister of Infrastructure and Communities named as responsible minister under the Build Canada Homes Act

The Governor General in Council has formally designated the Minister of Infrastructure and Communities as the minister responsible for administering the Build Canada Homes Act. This means that minister now holds the a…

Operators must now deactivate, collect, report and retain records for preclearance access passes under new rules

Provisions that were previously listed as 'not yet in force' have now come into force, adding binding obligations on operators who manage access passes for preclearance areas at airports and marine facilities. When an…

Two grape variety updates to Ontario's VQA wine labelling rules: Albarino added, Pinot Gris gets a new synonym

Ontario's VQA wine rules have been updated to add Albarino (also accepted as Albarina, Alvarinho, or Alvarinha) as a recognized grape variety that can appear on wine labels. Separately, Pinot Beurot has been added as…

Niagara Escarpment development permit exemptions comprehensively rewritten with new definitions and expanded permitted activities

The list of development activities that do not require a development permit in the Niagara Escarpment Development Control Area has been substantially restructured and expanded from roughly 41 items to 67. New defined…

Municipalities along the Northlander Corridor cannot license rideshare operators or drivers covered by provincial pilot rules

A new section added to this licensing-powers regulation blocks municipalities identified in the Northlander Corridor rideshare pilot from using business licensing by-laws to impose licence requirements on rideshare op…

New consumer credit report rights take effect: key provisions of Ontario's 2018 access law now active

Sections of Ontario's Access to Consumer Credit Reports and Elevator Availability Act that amend the Consumer Reporting Act are now coming into force. These provisions cover consumers' rights to access their credit re…

Selected tenancy-law amendments from Ontario's 2025 building legislation now have a confirmed start date

Three specific sections of Schedule 12 of the Fighting Delays, Building Faster Act, 2025 — which amend the Residential Tenancies Act, 2006 — have been officially proclaimed and will come into force on a set date by Or…

New road-safety provisions of the Safer Roads and Communities Act take effect, amending the Highway Traffic Act

Specific sections of the Safer Roads and Communities Act, 2024 have been officially proclaimed into force, meaning they now carry the weight of law rather than simply existing as passed legislation. The provisions in…

Ontario activates new road rules from the Safer Streets Act — certain Highway Traffic Act changes now in force

Specific sections of Schedule 8 of the Safer Streets, Stronger Communities Act, 2024 have been proclaimed into force, meaning they are now active law rather than just passed legislation. Proclamation is the formal ste…

Key child welfare provisions of the Supporting Children's Futures Act take effect July 2026

Sections 27, 28, and 33 of the Supporting Children's Futures Act, 2024 have been proclaimed into force, meaning they now carry the full weight of law rather than sitting dormant on the books. These three provisions am…

A specific amendment to Ontario's Planning Act takes legal effect, triggering new planning rules

Proclamation means the government has officially 'turned on' a provision that was passed by the legislature but not yet active. Schedule 7, section 9 of the Building Homes and Improving Transportation Infrastructure A…

Metrolinx Act amendments from Ontario's 2026 housing and transit law take effect July 1

Specific provisions of the Building Homes and Improving Transportation Infrastructure Act, 2026 that amend the Metrolinx Act, 2006 are now legally in force following a formal proclamation. Proclamation means the gover…

Part of Ontario's Putting Student Achievement First Act now has legal effect, amending the Education Act

A specific provision of the Putting Student Achievement First Act, 2026 (Schedule 2, section 25) has been formally proclaimed into force by Ontario Cabinet order, meaning it now carries full legal weight. Proclamation…

Sex offender registry rules updated: specific provision of Safer Streets Act takes effect July 2026

A specific provision of the Safer Streets, Stronger Communities Act, 2024 that amends Christopher's Law (Sex Offender Registry), 2000 has been formally proclaimed into force. Proclamation means the provision now has a…

Ontario liquor licensing rules updated: grocery/convenience store transfers, delivery licence classes, and drafting notes removed

Several previously announced changes have now been formally incorporated into the consolidated regulation text, removing the transitional "future amendment" notes that were pointing to July 1, 2026 changes. Grocery st…

Pending-amendment notice removed as new child welfare privacy rules take effect

A notice that had flagged upcoming privacy restrictions as 'not yet in force' has been removed from the regulation, meaning the underlying rules are now active consolidated text rather than prospective changes. The ne…

Future-amendment notes removed as provisions now in force for child and family services providers

Two 'Note' markers that flagged upcoming changes scheduled for July 1, 2026 have been removed from the regulation text. This means the provisions they referenced — requirements for societies and licensees to display i…

Child care centre rules updated: inspectors added to reporting chain, medication rules expanded, and sexual abuse explicitly prohibited

Several practical changes have been made to the rules governing licensed child care centres and home child care agencies. Licensees must now send copies of health or fire authority directions and serious occurrence re…

Conduct Review Program suspensions now trigger the same administrative penalties as HTA licence suspensions

Drivers whose licences are suspended under Part VIII of Ontario Regulation 287/08 (the Conduct Review Programs regulation) are now expressly subject to the same administrative penalty schedule as suspensions under the…

Ontario wildlife-in-captivity rules updated with plain-language and licensing clarifications

A series of housekeeping amendments have been consolidated into the wildlife-in-captivity regulation. The main practical changes are: zoo and reptile/amphibian keepers must retain the log book itself (not just copies)…

Ontario trapping regulation updated with gender-neutral language and minor firearm rule clarifications

This amendment replaces gendered pronouns ('he or she', 'his or her') with gender-neutral equivalents ('they', 'their', 'them') throughout the trapping regulation. A transitional provision that allowed pre-2019 class…

Ontario wildlife possession and fur-trade rules updated: online Registry replaced, record-keeping extended, and beaver castoreum trade added

The Ministry of Natural Resources has replaced the requirement to use its online Registry when reporting possession of wildlife carcasses and pelts. People who acquire a bear, deer, elk, moose, raptor or furbearing ma…

Ontario hunting regulation updated: expanded family definitions, outdoors card rules, guide requirements, and language modernization

Ontario's hunting regulation has been amended in a wide-ranging update. The definition of 'immediate family member' now includes step-grandparents, step-parents, step-children, step-siblings, and step-grandchildren. T…

Licence reinstatement fees now triggered by Conduct Review Program suspensions; out-of-province driving credit rules updated

Two practical changes have been made to Ontario's driver's licence regulation. First, a licence reinstatement fee is now owed whenever a suspension arose under Part VIII of the Conduct Review Programs regulation (cove…

New parcel of land added to Niagara Escarpment Area of Development Control

A third parcel of land has been formally added to the designated Area of Development Control under the Niagara Escarpment Planning and Development Act. The new area is described in a plan called the "Plan of the Bound…

Future-law annotation removed as section 6.1 has now come into force

The regulation previously contained an editor's note flagging that section 6.1 would come into force on a future date. That note has been removed because the provision is now in effect and forms part of the live regul…

Privacy protections for children's care records get a firm effective date under Ontario's child welfare law

Three provisions that were previously passed but held pending proclamation now have a confirmed effective date. The changes restrict how child welfare societies and other prescribed entities may use or disclose person…

Ontario source protection plan amendments: previously undated provisions now have confirmed effective dates

Several amendments to Ontario's source protection planning rules that were previously listed as coming into force 'on a day to be named' now have confirmed dates. A set of changes affecting how source protection plans…

Ontario Consumer Reporting Act updated: consumer score rules, security freezes, and Registrar powers consolidated into force

A large set of amendments to Ontario's Consumer Reporting Act that were previously listed as 'not in force' have now been consolidated into the active text of the law, taking effect together. The definition of 'consum…

Ontario activates commercial vehicle safety rules and conduct-review licence conditions that were previously pending

Several provisions of the Highway Traffic Act that were previously noted as future amendments have now been formally brought into force and incorporated into the consolidated text. For commercial vehicle operators hol…

Administrative metadata update to the CUSMA Implementation Act consolidated text

The consolidated text of the Canada–United States–Mexico Agreement Implementation Act has received a minor administrative update. The change appears limited to internal version or publication identifiers in the docume…

NAFTA references removed from Canada's Customs Act as the old trade deal is formally replaced by CUSMA

The Customs Act has been updated to strip out all remaining references to NAFTA and 'NAFTA country' across definitions, schedules, marking rules, origin verification procedures, and refund provisions. These terms are…

Quebec chicken marketing levy raised from 2.27 cents to 2.35 cents per kilogram

The federal levy that Quebec chicken producers must pay on every kilogram of live-weight chicken they sell in interprovincial or export trade has increased from 2.27 cents to 2.35 cents per kilogram. This change affec…

Ministry notice rules for subdivision approvals updated: electronic filing added, certified-copy requirement dropped

Three types of notices that approval authorities must send to the provincial Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing — notices of new applications, decisions on applications, and changes to draft-approval conditions…

Official plan amendment notices and records no longer require certified copies; Ministry notice can now be sent via Ontario government website

Several procedural requirements for official plan and plan amendment processes have been updated. Documents submitted in records to the Ontario Land Tribunal and approval authorities no longer need to be certified cop…

Consent application notices to the Ministry no longer need certified copies, and can now be sent via a government website

Three practical changes apply to consent applications under the Planning Act. First, notices and records sent to the Ministry's regional director no longer need to be "certified copies" — plain copies are now sufficie…

Key sections of the Halton/Burlington planning regulation will be revoked and converted into a deemed City of Burlington zoning by-law

A future amendment revokes sections 1 to 39 of this provincial planning regulation and replaces them with a provision that deems the substantive zoning sections (sections 1, 2, and 14 to 39) to have always been a by-l…

Provincial zoning regulation for former Halton County lands to be converted into municipal by-laws

A provincial regulation that has governed land use and zoning for parts of what are now the Towns of Oakville, Milton, and Halton Hills, and the City of Mississauga will be wound down. The bulk of the regulation's pro…

Markham zoning regulation converts to a city by-law and is then revoked on July 1, 2026

A future amendment will transform the bulk of this provincial regulation — specifically sections 1 to 88 and most of the associated Schedules — into a deemed zoning by-law of the City of Markham, as if the city counci…

French-language term labels added to definitions; new fire safety duties and future definition changes flagged

The regulation's definitions section now includes French-language equivalents for each defined term (e.g., "véhicule tout-terrain" for all-terrain vehicle). No substantive meaning has changed in the existing definitio…

Three provincial parks gain boundary additions or adjustments effective July 1, 2026

Starting July 1, 2026, the official legal boundary descriptions for three Ontario provincial parks are being updated. Eagle-Dogtooth Provincial Park (Waterway Class) in the Kenora District gains new land designated in…

Municipalities can now notify the province electronically via a government website when giving notice of zoning by-law proceedings

The regulation has been updated to allow municipalities and planning boards to give notice to the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing electronically through a Government of Ontario website, as an alternative to…

Canada's toxic substances lists expanded and clarified with new chemicals and more precise identifiers

The federal government has updated Schedule 3 of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999, which lists prohibited, restricted, and controlled substances. Several existing entries have been sharpened by adding C…

BC Chicken Marketing Board composition rules updated: new chair appointment and non-grower seat added

The British Columbia Chicken Marketing Scheme, 1961 has been amended to restate the composition of the BC Chicken Marketing Board. Going forward, the board will consist of a chair appointed by the Lieutenant Governor…

The Prohibition of Certain Toxic Substances Regulations, 2012 have been formally repealed

The entire Prohibition of Certain Toxic Substances Regulations, 2012 (SOR/2012-285) have been repealed. All of the rules in that instrument — including the prohibitions on manufacturing, using, selling, importing or o…

Prohibition of Certain Toxic Substances Regulations, 2025 — consolidation date updated

The only visible change in this amendment is an update to the regulation's internal consolidation or currency date, moving it from a December 2025 date to a date in mid-2026. No substantive rules, prohibitions, or def…

B.C. replaces Sustainable Environment Fund Revenue Regulation with updated version listing prescribed revenue sources

The 2011 Sustainable Environment Fund Revenue Regulation has been repealed and replaced by a new Sustainable Environment Fund Regulation. The new regulation specifies which government revenue streams must flow into th…

Hazardous waste transport licence applications now require a $500 fee, plus a $200 annual renewal fee

Businesses applying for a hazardous waste transport licence in B.C. must now submit a $500 application fee along with their completed Form 2 (Schedule 5). The director will not process the application until both the f…

B.C. Contaminated Sites Regulation overhauls fee structure for ministry reviews and services

The Contaminated Sites Regulation has been significantly amended to replace the old fee provisions with a detailed new fee schedule (Schedule 3) covering three categories of charges. Flat fees now apply to common mini…

FortisBC exempted from utility commission approval for two Kelowna-area substation projects

A new provincial regulation exempts FortisBC Inc. from the requirement under the Utilities Commission Act to obtain prior commission approval before proceeding with two specific electrical infrastructure projects: upg…

Temporary mineral land reserve restrictions extended on two existing protected areas

The Chief Gold Commissioner has extended the expiry dates on two existing temporary mineral land reserves in British Columbia. Areas previously protected from new mineral claim registrations (under one regulation) and…

B.C. Supreme Court application procedures overhauled: serve first, file later, with new timelines

The rules governing how applications are made in B.C. Supreme Court civil and family proceedings have been significantly restructured. The core change is a shift from a "file then serve" model to a "serve then file" m…

B.C. expands permitted roles for correctional staff to include assisting inmate medical treatment

This order brings into force sections 28 to 32 of the Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act, 2026, and amends the Correction Act Regulation. The amendment adds a new permitted activity for correctional staff: they may…

BC disability assistance eligibility expanded to include federally designated Indigenous persons with disabilities

The regulation now adds a new category of person who qualifies for BC's Persons with Disabilities (PWD) designation without going through the province's full assessment process. Specifically, someone who already holds…

BC disability and income assistance rules updated to exempt new child disability benefit payments and remove outdated family bonus provisions

Payments made under the new BC Children and Youth Disability Benefit are being added as exempt income for people receiving disability assistance, meaning those payments will not reduce assistance amounts or count agai…

BC school calendar rules updated: Indigenous perspectives requirement extended to 2026/2027 school year

The School Calendar Regulation has been amended in two ways. First, a provision that previously applied to the 2025/2026 school year has been extended to cover the 2026/2027 school year. Second, a requirement that pre…

New rules require source protection authorities to overhaul drinking-water threat policies tied to regulated instruments

A new regulation sets out how source protection plans must handle policies that govern decisions to issue, create, or amend prescribed instruments (such as permits or approvals) in areas where significant drinking wat…

Upcoming rules expand source-protection permit requirements for municipal drinking water systems

Starting in mid-2026, owners of municipal residential drinking water systems in source protection areas will face broader obligations when seeking permit or licence amendments. The changes extend existing source-prote…

Ontario drinking water source protection rules streamlined: online publication replaces physical inspection requirements, new amendment pathways added

A series of changes to the Clean Water Act general regulation reduce the administrative burden on source protection committees and authorities by removing requirements to make draft documents (terms of reference, asse…

Two Yukon labour boards added to ATSS Schedule 2, extending federal tribunal support services to Yukon bodies

Schedule 2 of the Administrative Tribunals Support Service of Canada Act has been updated to formally list the Yukon Public Service Labour Relations Board and the Yukon Teachers Labour Relations Board. This means thos…

Canada's steel import surtax order extended by one year and import quotas revised across multiple product categories

The federal order imposing surtaxes on imports of certain steel goods has been extended from a one-year to a two-year term. The quarterly periods covered by the quota and surtax framework have been rolled forward to c…

Ontario sets new mandatory qualifications for school board Directors of Education and Chief Education Officers

This new regulation establishes the qualifications that English-language district school boards must meet when appointing or hiring a Director of Education or a Chief Education Officer. A Director of Education must ha…

Speed limit zone boundaries on Hwy 401 near Kingston and Hwy 416 near Ottawa are redrawn

Several reduced-speed construction or special zones on Highway 401 and Highway 416 have had their geographic boundaries adjusted. On Hwy 401, the zone previously spanning from the Township of Edwardsburgh/Cardinal to…

New rules set out what owners must submit when proposing parkland conveyance, and how municipalities must refuse one

When a landowner proposes a specific parcel to satisfy a parkland dedication requirement, they must now provide a licensed survey, disclose easements and below-grade infrastructure, and confirm whether the land meets…

Per-dozen egg marketing levies raised in nine provinces and the Northwest Territories

The levy that egg producers must pay on each dozen of eggs sold in interprovincial or export trade has been increased in every jurisdiction except Ontario. Increases range from roughly $0.059 to $0.090 per dozen depen…

Ontario photo card rules updated as part of Get It Done Act provisions taking effect

A specific section of the Get It Done Act, 2024 that amends the Photo Card Act, 2008 has been formally proclaimed into force by the Ontario government. Proclamation means these changes now have legal effect — they mov…

Specific Highway Traffic Act amendments from Ontario's 2024 gridlock law take effect June 2026

A portion of the Reducing Gridlock, Saving You Time Act, 2024 — specifically Schedule 4, section 2 — has been formally proclaimed and is now legally in force. Proclamation is the step that turns a previously passed bu…

Small beer manufacturers' tax credit rates updated and new transition-year formula added

The regulation has been updated in two main ways. First, the per-litre credit rate for non-draft beer in certain periods has been adjusted by a fraction of a cent (from $0.6987 to $0.6986 for sales up to March 1, 2026…

Automatic CPI-based fee increases for driving instructor licences scrapped

The provision that automatically adjusted the driving instructor examination fee each July 1 in line with Ontario's Consumer Price Index has been revoked. Previously, the exam booking fee was set to rise annually base…

Several driver's licence fee line items and CPI escalator removed from regulation as fees move to Highway Traffic Act

Multiple specific fee amounts that were previously set out in this regulation — including road test fees for Classes A through F and G1/G2/M1/M2, the general knowledge test fee, and the per-six-month licence validity…

Ontario photo card holders will pay a $3.50 fee for each six-month period their card is valid

The Photo Card Act has been updated to introduce a mandatory fee of $3.50 per six-month period (or part thereof) that a photo card is valid. This fee is payable by the card holder and sits alongside the Minister's exi…

Driver's licence fee schedule now has a confirmed force date instead of 'not in force' status

A section of the Highway Traffic Act that sets out specific driver's licence fees — including a $7.50 bi-annual licence fee, reinstatement fees, and knowledge test fees — has moved from 'not in force' to a confirmed e…

Grocery and convenience store liquor licences: tighter rules on private-label products and exclusive manufacturer arrangements

Grocery and convenience store licensees are now explicitly prohibited from selling any liquor that qualifies as "private label" — meaning any brand in which they or an affiliate hold a direct or indirect financial int…

Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program restructured into three new workforce-priority streams

Ontario has overhauled its Immigrant Nominee Program by replacing the previous eight applicant categories (foreign worker, international student with job offer, in-demand skills, master's graduate, Ph.D. graduate, hum…

Environmental tax container-tracking removed from liquor tax reporting and record-keeping rules

The amendment strips out all requirements related to tracking non-refillable containers and the environmental tax on wine, wine coolers, spirits, and spirits coolers from both monthly return filings and record-keeping…

Order designating the Minister for International Trade under the Invest in Canada Act has been repealed

The statutory order that named the Minister for International Trade as the responsible minister under the Invest in Canada Act has been formally repealed. The operative text of the designation — including the Governor…

President of the King's Privy Council designated as Minister responsible for Invest in Canada Act

A new Order in Council designates the President of the King's Privy Council for Canada as the Minister responsible for the Invest in Canada Act. This replaces the previous ministerial designation made in 2018. The cha…

Ministry of Revenue may now provide debt collection services to the Ministry of the Attorney General

A new provision authorizes the Minister of Revenue to enter into a memorandum of understanding with the Attorney General so that the Ministry of Revenue can provide collection services on behalf of the Ministry of the…

A new parcel of Niagara Escarpment land is being added to the development control area

A third area of land is being added to the designated areas of development control under the Niagara Escarpment Planning and Development Act. This addition is described in a new plan filed with the Office of the Surve…

Ontario child care centres face new safety rules on supervision, physical hazards, missing-child drills and staff training

A package of amendments tightens safety requirements for licensed child care centres and home child care agencies in Ontario. New sections require centres to have written child-supervision policies (including counting…

Name-change applicants may need fingerprint-based criminal record checks when identity cannot be verified electronically

A new section added to the regulation creates a process for cases where the Ministry of the Solicitor General cannot determine through its usual means whether a name-change applicant falls within a restricted category…

Toronto's Mayor faces new limits on budget-setting and key powers during and after an election

Two significant restrictions have been added to the rules governing Toronto's head of council (Mayor). First, the Mayor can only initiate the annual budget process in years immediately following a regular municipal el…

Caledon Official Plan Amendment added to list of changes that require provincial approval

A new subsection has been added to the regulation removing the automatic exemption from provincial approval for a specific Town of Caledon Official Plan amendment (file number POPA 2026-0006). This means that amendmen…

Ontario pounds must record destruction method and will adopt CCAC euthanasia guidelines for dogs and cats

Amendments scheduled to take effect in early 2027 make three practical changes to how Ontario pound operators handle animal destruction. First, whenever an animal is destroyed, the pound's records must now also captur…

Ontario creates provincial top-up rebate for residential property buyers and builders on new homes

Ontario has introduced a new rebate program that provides provincial payments to people who have already received a federal HST new-housing rebate on a residential property. Eligible recipients include purchasers of n…

Heads of council in designated municipalities face new restrictions on key powers after an election signals significant council turnover

A new section limits what a head of council can do once an election is underway and results show that the incoming council will differ substantially from the outgoing one — specifically, if less than three-quarters of…

Ontario research and supply facilities face updated euthanasia rules, recordkeeping requirements and facility standards

Starting in early 2027, research and supply facilities in Ontario that use animals must follow new euthanasia rules that replace the current lists of permitted procedures with references to the Canadian Council on Ani…

Ontario tightens animal research rules: new permit criteria, invasive research definitions, and coming changes to exemptions

A set of future amendments — all taking effect at the same time in early 2027 — will significantly update the rules governing research facilities that use animals in Ontario. The changes introduce a formal definition…

Ontario towing and vehicle storage rules tightened: broader disqualifications, stricter truck markings, and new staffing obligations

A series of amendments (taking effect July 1, 2026) strengthen Ontario's towing and vehicle storage licensing framework in several practical ways. The list of criminal convictions that automatically disqualify a perso…

Several Ottawa residential properties added to list of exempt social-housing transfers

The regulation has been updated to add a new entry that permits a specific transfer of residential properties on Craig Henry Drive and Greynam Court in Ottawa. The transfer moves interests in these properties — along…

Canada Post gains direct authority to set postage rates; Governor in Council role reduced

Previously, Canada Post's postage rates were set by regulation subject to Governor in Council approval, with detailed rules about rate-setting embedded in the regulations framework. The amendment removes those regulat…

RCMP pension regulations updated: leave contributions, instalment rules, and election procedures clarified

The RCMP Superannuation Regulations have been updated in several practical ways. Rules for contributions during leave without pay have been rewritten: the categories of qualifying leave (including pregnancy, parental,…

Import certificate rules updated to route all applications and reports directly to the Minister

The Import Certificate Regulations have been amended to consolidate authority over import certificates under the Minister, removing references to the former Chief of the Export and Import Permits Division and the Depa…

Airlines and carriers must now report passenger/crew status and transit destination to Canada Border Services

The Passenger Information (Customs) Regulations have been updated to expand the data that commercial carriers (airlines, marine and land operators) must submit to the Canada Border Services Agency about every person o…

Canada border transit rules updated: 'designated holding area' redefined and 'sterile transit area' added to customs presentation rules

The definition of 'designated holding area' has been significantly expanded and tightened. It now specifies that such an area must be physically separated from other rooms or areas to prevent people there from exchang…

Softwood lumber export allocation rules repealed in full

The Softwood Lumber Products Export Allocations Regulations have been repealed entirely. All operative provisions — including application requirements, residency rules, ministerial considerations for issuing allocatio…

RCMP pension rules updated for MPs electing to count parliamentary service: deadline removed and payment terms clarified

The regulations governing how RCMP contributors can count prior parliamentary service toward their pension have been updated in several practical ways. The rule requiring the election to be made no later than the day…

Airlines must now report first destination outside Canada and arrival time when sharing exit data with CBSA

Commercial air carriers submitting exit information to the Canada Border Services Agency must now include two additional data points: the first place outside Canada where passengers or cargo will disembark or be unloa…

Customs duty remission for Russian goods expanded to cover a second product category

The remission order that waives customs duties on certain goods originating in Russia has been broadened. Previously it covered only one product class (tariff item 2844.43.00, a radioactive isotope used in medical and…

New federal rules set training, certification and record-keeping standards for six safety-critical railway roles

A brand-new federal regulation creates a comprehensive certification framework for six positions deemed critical to safe railway operations: locomotive engineers, conductors, transfer hostlers, yard persons, remote co…

Honda Canada granted up to $493,106 customs duty remission on motor vehicles imported in a specific 2020 window

A new federal remission order forgives up to $493,106 in customs duties that Honda Canada Inc. paid or owes on motor vehicles it imported during a one-month period in mid-2020. To receive the refund or relief, Honda C…

Three agencies added and one removed from Privacy Act investigative-body exemption list

The schedule listing investigative bodies that can collect personal information without the usual Privacy Act restrictions has been updated. Three new bodies have been added: the Environmental Enforcement Directorate…

Canada customs import-reporting rules updated: transit area definitions clarified and short-title provision repealed

Several practical changes have been made to the federal regulations governing how imported goods must be reported at the border. The definition of 'designated holding area' has been expanded and tightened: it must now…

Steel export monitoring permit regulations fully repealed

The Export Permit (Steel Monitoring) Regulations have been repealed in their entirety. All substantive provisions — including definitions, the permit application process, issuance requirements, exporter obligations, l…

Export controls on pulpwood and red cedar products removed from Canada's Export Control List

Two forest product categories have been removed from Canada's Export Control List: pulpwood of all species of wood (item 5102) and blocks, bolts, blanks, boards, and other red cedar materials suitable for making shake…

Major Fish Stocks list in federal fishery regulations significantly expanded and reorganized

Schedule IX of the Fishery (General) Regulations, which lists the fish stocks subject to major stock management provisions under the Fisheries Act, has been substantially revised. The list has grown from 30 entries to…

Sulphur compliance unit trading system extended to 2026–2030 with updated record-keeping deadlines

The sulphur compliance unit trading system for gasoline producers and importers has been renewed for the period 2026 to 2030, replacing the previous 2020–2025 window. Primary suppliers who want to participate in pool-…

Public post-secondary educational institutions excluded from 'corporation' definition in bankruptcy law

The definition of 'corporation' in the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act has been updated to explicitly exclude 'prescribed public post-secondary educational institutions.' This means those institutions, once designated b…

Public post-secondary institutions can now be excluded from CCAA creditor-protection proceedings

The definition of 'company' in the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act has been updated to exclude 'prescribed public post-secondary educational institutions.' This means that universities, colleges, and other public…

Administrative support for National Housing Council shifted from CMHC to the Minister

The National Housing Strategy Act has been updated so that the Minister—rather than Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)—is now responsible for providing the National Housing Council with the administrative…

Ontario towing and storage operators now face administrative penalties up to $5,000 per violation

A new regulation under the Towing and Storage Safety and Enforcement Act, 2021 creates a formal administrative penalty system for towing and vehicle storage businesses. Ministry-appointed officers or the Director can…

Directors of education at English-language district school boards are formally excluded from board membership rules

A new regulation clarifies that the director of education of an English-language district school board is deemed not to be a member of the board for a specific purpose under the Education Act. In practical terms, this…

Scope of camera-system penalty regulation made explicit in a new subsection

A new subsection has been added to the definitions section of this regulation to clarify that the regulation applies only to administrative penalties for contraventions detected by camera systems and to the penalty or…

Ontario teacher education programs to shift to a three-semester, 45-credit model with new transitional rules for existing accredited programs

A set of changes scheduled to take effect in May 2027 will alter the structure and accreditation requirements for Ontario teacher education programs. The core program length requirement for professional education prog…

Several previously pending amendments to Ontario's water and wastewater corporation law are now in force

A group of amendments to the Water and Wastewater Public Corporations Act, 2025 that had been flagged as "not yet in force" have now been given an effective date. The changes that are now operative include: a requirem…

Water and wastewater public corporation rules now in force in Ontario

Specific sections of Ontario's Building Homes and Improving Transportation Infrastructure Act, 2026 dealing with water and wastewater public corporations have been officially activated by government order. Proclamatio…

Ontario brings new water and wastewater public corporations rules into effect

Sections 1 through 21 of Schedule 16 of the Fighting Delays, Building Faster Act, 2025 are now legally operative, meaning the framework they establish under the Water and Wastewater Public Corporations Act, 2025 carri…

Ontario creates administrative penalty scheme for road-safety violations under the Highway Traffic Act

A new regulation establishes a formal administrative penalty system for road-safety contraventions under the Highway Traffic Act. Commercial vehicle owners, operators, drivers, CVOR certificate holders, driving instru…

Fee-indexing rule for driving instructor licences will be revoked in mid-2026

A note has been added to the regulation stating that section 8.1 — which ties driving instructor and driving school licence fees to annual Ontario Consumer Price Index adjustments — will be revoked when a specific pro…

Ontario drivers' licence regulation updated with gender-neutral language, new Class A experience requirement, revised novice driver credit rules, and upcoming fee changes

This amendment makes two categories of changes. First, it replaces all gendered pronouns ("his or her") throughout the regulation with gender-neutral alternatives — a purely editorial update that does not change any r…

Canada imposes a 10% surtax on a range of imported canned vegetables for 200 days

A new federal order imposes a 10% surtax on the value of certain imported canned vegetables, including canned corn, peas, green and wax beans, mixed vegetables, white, black, red, and pinto beans, and chickpeas. The s…

April officially designated Arab Heritage Month across Canada

A new federal Act designates April as Arab Heritage Month in Canada each year. The legislation is largely symbolic and commemorative, recognizing the contributions of Arab Canadians to the country's social, economic,…

Cross-reference updated for notices of violation linked to Canadian Food Inspection Agency Act

A single internal cross-reference in the Agriculture and Agri-Food Administrative Monetary Penalties Act has been updated. Where the Act previously pointed to subsection 11(5) of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency Ac…

Minister gains new power to demand financial and capacity information from airport operators and related entities

A new provision requires airport operators and any individual or entity whose activities may affect the value of an airport or aviation facility to hand over non-personal information when the federal Minister of Trans…

Federal government gains power to temporarily exempt businesses from food and agriculture rules for economic or food security reasons

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency Act has been amended to add a new order-making power that allows the Governor in Council (federal cabinet) to exempt specific persons, goods, or activities from most food, animal he…

Payments Canada and its staff gain civil liability immunity for good-faith actions under the Act

A new immunity provision has been added to the Canadian Payments Act shielding Payments Canada (the Association), its directors, officers, employees, and engaged contractors from civil liability — other than contractu…

Excise duty rate increases for spirits and wine capped at 2% for 2026 and conditionally for 2027

The federal Excise Act, 2001 has been updated to extend the existing cap on annual inflation-driven duty rate increases for spirits and wine. For 2026, the rate adjustment factor ("B") is fixed at 1.02 — meaning duty…

Federal excise duty on Canadian beer gets lower rates for small brewers and a continued 2% annual inflation cap

Two sets of changes have been made to the federal Excise Act affecting beer duty. First, the preferential reduced-duty schedule for Canadian brewers has been restructured: the first 2,000 hectolitres now attract a dut…

Seasonal-worker extended EI benefits window stretched to October 2028, eligibility region definition updated

The amendment extends the time window during which seasonal workers can qualify for additional weeks of Employment Insurance regular benefits. The cut-off date for benefit periods that qualify under the seasonal-worke…

Federal government creates $1.713 billion housing supply payment program for provinces and territories

A new federal law authorizes the Minister of Finance to pay a total of $1.713 billion to provinces and territories to support improvements in housing supply. The Minister has full discretion over how much each provinc…

Cabinet gains power to override Minister's pest-product bans on economic or food security grounds

The Act now allows the Governor in Council (Cabinet) to issue orders that register or amend the registration of a pest control product even after the Minister has refused to do so on environmental grounds, provided Ca…

New rules govern how English-language school boards prepare, adopt, and get approval for annual budget estimates

A new regulation sets out a structured process that English-language district school boards must follow when preparing and adopting their annual revenue and expense estimates. The chief executive officer (CEO) is resp…

Rail security exemptions updated: engine/machinery and marine pollutant rules reference new TDG Regulation sections

Several exemptions from the rail security rules for dangerous goods have been updated to reference new or renumbered sections in the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations. The exemption for engines or machiner…

Canadian pork levy sunset date extended by one year to June 30, 2027

The provision that sets the domestic pork promotion-research levy (Section 4) and the related imported pork levy (Section 12) has had its expiry date pushed back by one year, from June 30, 2026 to June 30, 2027. This…

Specific lakes and streams in Newfoundland and Labrador are now exempt from federal work-approval rules for navigable waters

A new federal order removes the requirement to obtain federal approval before carrying out works, undertakings, or obstructions on ten named lakes and three named streams in a specific area of Newfoundland and Labrado…

Aamjiwnaang and Lac Seul First Nations removed from federal election rules list

Two First Nations have been removed from the federal order that requires their councils to be elected under the Indian Act. Aamjiwnaang First Nation (previously listed in Schedule I, which covers bands whose chief and…

Medical Devices Regulations updated: new shortage-reporting, discontinuation-posting and quality-procedure rules for device industry

Canada's Medical Devices Regulations have been amended in several practical areas. Manufacturers, importers and distributors of 'specified' medical devices (those on a government-maintained list) must now publicly pos…

Landlord-Tenant Board review requests now limited to specific qualifying grounds

A new regulation sets out the only circumstances under which the Landlord and Tenant Board must consider reviewing one of its own decisions or orders when a person requests it. A review request will only be accepted i…

B.C. brings into force Budget Measures provisions and removes Office of the Merit Commissioner from accessibility schedule

A new order-in-council brings a set of sections from the Budget Measures Implementation Act, 2026 into force. It also repeals a specific provision of the Office of the Legislature Staff Oath Regulation and removes the…

BC Shared Health Services added to Education and Health Sector Organizations list

The Education and Health Sector Organizations Regulation has been amended to add BC Shared Health Services as a designated organization under the regulation. At the same time, two previously listed organizations (para…

Schedule of government agency heads under B.C.'s Information Management Regulation replaced with updated list

The Schedule to B.C.'s Information Management Regulation, which lists government agencies and their designated heads for information management purposes, has been entirely replaced. The new Schedule lists 39 provincia…

B.C. hunting seasons, closed areas, trapping rules and motor-vehicle restrictions updated for 2026–27

British Columbia has made a wide-ranging set of changes to its hunting and wildlife management rules. New closed areas are established near Shaman Island, Burnt River, and along the Nisga'a Highway (Highway 113), bann…

Non-licensed retailers can now sell certain over-the-counter hearing aids and related software without a regulated practitioner

The regulation has been updated to explicitly allow businesses and individuals who are not registered health practitioners to sell specific wearable hearing instruments without needing dispensing authority. To qualify…

Canada's Critical Cyber Systems Protection Act creates mandatory cyber security obligations for federally regulated operators

A new federal law establishes a comprehensive cyber security compliance framework for federally regulated operators in sectors including telecommunications, banking, energy pipelines, nuclear energy, transportation, a…

Canada's new Cyber Security Act introduces mandatory protections for critical infrastructure operators

A new federal Act creates two main frameworks: amendments to the Telecommunications Act and a new Critical Cyber Systems Protection Act (Part 2, not yet in force). It targets operators of vital services and systems —…

Justice Minister must now publish an annual report on bail (judicial interim release) in Canada

A new requirement has been added to the Department of Justice Act obliging the federal Minister of Justice to prepare and table an annual report on judicial interim release (commonly called bail) in both the Senate an…

Canada's Telecommunications Act now includes sweeping new powers to secure telecom networks against threats

The Telecommunications Act has been significantly expanded to give the federal Cabinet and the Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry broad new authority to issue orders protecting Canada's telecom networks from…

Licensed precursor dealers get new employee-diversion duty, mandatory suspicious-transaction reporting, and a new controlled substance added

Several overlapping changes have been consolidated into the live text of Canada's Precursor Control Regulations. First, anyone applying for or renewing a precursor dealer licence must now declare in their application…

Canada Development Investment Corporation added to Access to Information Act's Schedule II

The Canada Development Investment Corporation Act has been added to Schedule II of the Access to Information Act. Schedule II lists statutes that contain provisions restricting disclosure of information, which affects…

Canada Development Investment Corporation Act brought into force as of June 14, 2026

The Canada Development Investment Corporation Act, which had been enacted but not yet in force, has now been proclaimed in force effective June 14, 2026, by order SI/2026-26. The Act continues the Canada Development I…

Quarterly benefit adjustment rules expanded to cover three additional benefit types under Old Age Security

The rounding and adjustment rules used to calculate quarterly cost-of-living increases have been updated to cover three additional benefit types beyond the pension and supplement that were previously listed. Specifica…

Owners of PCB-containing equipment, military gear, and museum objects must now maintain detailed PCB inventories

Three categories of PCB holders—operators of exempt equipment (such as radiation-related gear), the Department of National Defence for military equipment, and museums retaining PCB-containing objects—are now required…

Ontario new-housing HST rebates expanded with higher limits and new first-time-buyer top-ups

The federal regulations that set out the Ontario component of HST rebates for new residential housing have been significantly expanded. Three new rebate streams are added on top of the existing base rebate: (1) a temp…

Migratory bird hunting rules updated: Harlequin Ducks closed nationwide, Sandhill Crane seasons added in several provinces, and multiple bag limits and season dates revised

The federal migratory bird hunting regulations have been updated with several practical changes affecting hunters across Canada. Harlequin Ducks are now explicitly listed as having no open season in all hunting zones…

New rules of origin for Canada–Indonesia trade agreement given force of law

A new regulation gives legal effect in Canada to the rules-of-origin provisions of the Canada–Indonesia Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CICEPA). These rules determine which goods qualify as originating i…

New rules let casual goods bought in Indonesia qualify for the Indonesia Tariff without full origin paperwork

A new regulation sets simplified origin rules for "casual goods" acquired in Indonesia — meaning personal items not bought for resale or commercial use. If such goods are marked as a product of Indonesia or Canada (or…

New rules set shipping conditions for goods to qualify for Canada–Indonesia trade agreement tariff rates

A new regulation establishes the conditions under which goods originating in Indonesia can receive preferential import tariff rates into Canada under the Canada–Indonesia Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (…

School boards must allow local police to access campuses and school resource officer programs for nine prescribed activities

A new regulation under the Education Act sets out the specific circumstances in which school boards must permit local police services to access school premises and participate in school programs. Nine categories of ac…

Ontario Place zoning order updated: Block 3 expanded with new Theatre Parcel and East Plaza zones, bridges and uses added

The zoning order for Ontario Place has been significantly amended to expand and redefine Block 3, splitting it into two distinct sub-areas: the Theatre Parcel (where a building footprint of up to 15,250 sq m and a max…

Ticket reseller penalties now tiered by severity and repeat offences, with higher maximums

Ontario's administrative penalty rules for ticket businesses under the Ticket Sales Act have been significantly restructured. Violations are now classified as minor, moderate, or major, each carrying different base pe…

More ticket-resale rules now trigger administrative penalties under the Ticket Sales Act

The regulation that lists which Ticket Sales Act provisions can result in administrative penalties has been significantly expanded. Previously, only a handful of provisions — covering ticket reseller disclosures, fees…

Ticket Sales Act added to Ontario's regulatory modernization designation lists

The Ticket Sales Act, 2017 has been added in full to all three designation schedules under Ontario's regulatory modernization framework. This means the entire Ticket Sales Act is now subject to the streamlined complia…

Ontario's public enforcement registry now covers ticket sellers under the Ticket Sales Act, 2017

The Consumer Protection Act's public record requirements have been extended to cover ticket businesses regulated under the Ticket Sales Act, 2017. The Ministry must now publish details of enforcement orders, voluntary…

Maximum administrative penalty for ticket businesses doubled from $10,000 to $25,000

A previously pending amendment to the Ticket Sales Act has now come into force, raising the maximum administrative penalty that can be imposed on a ticket business from $10,000 to $25,000. This change applies to ticke…

Ticket resale rules updated as new provisions of the Ticket Sales Act take effect

A previously dormant section of Ontario's ticket-sales legislation has now been officially activated by government order, meaning its requirements are legally in force and enforceable. The specific provision amended t…

Parking exemption for long-term care facility in Port Hope zoning order has been revoked

The provision that waived the minimum parking requirement for a long-term care facility on this site has been formally revoked and removed from the regulation. All other site-specific zoning rules remain in place: acc…

Canada's terrorist entity list updated — Euskadi Ta Askatasuna (ETA) removed

The federal list of terrorist entities under the Criminal Code has been updated. Comparing the before and after text, the entry for Euskadi Ta Askatasuna (ETA) — the Basque separatist group also known as Basque Homela…

Boundary maps updated for three Northwestern Ontario local roads areas

The regulation has been updated to reference new Ministry of Transportation boundary plans for three local roads areas in Northwestern Ontario: Lyon (Township of Lyon, Thunder Bay District), Stirling (Township of Stir…

Louise Arbour formally proclaimed as Canada's new Governor General and Commander-in-Chief

This instrument is the official proclamation by which Louise Arbour announced her assumption of the office of Governor General and Commander-in-Chief of Canada, following her appointment by King Charles III. The procl…

CVOR certificate rules updated with French-language term labels and future amendments flagged for mid-2026

This amendment adds official French-language equivalents (in parentheses) to key defined terms in the CVOR certificate regulation, such as "véhicule utilitaire" for commercial motor vehicle and "vérificateur" for audi…

New Highway Traffic Act offences added for CVOR certificate holders and motor vehicle registrar non-compliance

This amendment adds two sets of new ticketable offences to the certificate-of-offence proceedings regulation. A new Schedule 44.1 lists three offences under Ontario Regulation 424/97 for CVOR (Commercial Vehicle Opera…

Small pension payout threshold to double from $1,500 to $3,000 under Ontario pension rules

Ontario's General Regulation under the Pension Benefits Act is being amended to double the dollar threshold used wherever the $1,500 figure appears, replacing it with $3,000. This threshold typically governs when a pe…

Amnesty period for prohibited firearms now tied to Supreme Court appeal outcomes, not a fixed date

The federal amnesty that allows owners of specified prohibited firearms and devices to dispose of them lawfully has been updated in two ways. First, instead of ending on a fixed calendar date, the amnesty period now r…

Firearm amnesty period now ends 90 days after Supreme Court appeals conclude, not on a fixed date

The amnesty period under this order, which allows individuals holding certain prohibited firearms to lawfully dispose of them without criminal liability, has been extended and its end date restructured. Instead of exp…

Firearms amnesty end date now tied to Supreme Court appeals, not a fixed calendar date

The amnesty period that allows individuals holding certain specified (prohibited) firearms to lawfully dispose of them no longer has a fixed expiry of October 30, 2026. Instead, it now ends 90 days after all four iden…

Chiefs of police can now formally request temporary help from RCMP, other Canadian police services, Coast Guard, or Armed Forces

A new provision specifies which outside bodies an Ontario police chief may formally request temporary assistance from under the Community Safety and Policing Act. The approved sources are the Royal Canadian Mounted Po…

Ontario police chiefs can now request out-of-province backup under defined conditions

The regulation now formally defines two terms used elsewhere in policing rules — 'active attacker' and 'extreme incident' — and spells out when and how a police chief may ask for temporary assistance from a police ser…

Ontario trapping rules updated: new beaver damage authorization, gender-neutral language, and firearm clarifications

Several changes are being made to Ontario's trapping regulation in two stages. First, the Minister will gain authority to issue special authorizations allowing licensed trappers to harass, capture, or kill beaver outs…

Wildlife possession and fur-trade rules updated: Registry replaced, records expanded, and beaver castoreum trade permitted

A set of staged amendments updates Ontario's rules on possessing, buying and selling wildlife carcasses, pelts, hides, and cast antlers. The online Ministry Registry system for submitting notices of possession will be…

Effective date for two hunting tag rule changes pushed back to January 1, 2027

Two upcoming changes to how hunters must handle invalidated tags — covering possession of untagged animals and the rules for keeping a tag on a carcass until processing — have had their effective dates shifted from Ju…

Tax remission granted to cattle farmers hit by bovine tuberculosis outbreak forced-slaughter compensation

Farmers in Alberta, Saskatchewan, and British Columbia who had livestock forcibly destroyed due to bovine tuberculosis outbreaks and received compensation under federal animal health rules were allowed to defer recogn…

Fee shortfall waived for passport applications mailed with outdated fee information during a one-month window

The federal government has issued a remission order that forgives the difference between the old passport fee and the newly adjusted fee for applicants who mailed in a paper application form during a specific one-mont…

Minor technical corrections to referenced standards in consumer chemicals container rules

The Consumer Chemicals and Containers Regulations, 2001 have been updated with several small technical corrections to referenced standards. The ASTM standard for pH of water testing is now cited as 'ASTM Standard D129…

Metal and diamond mine effluent rules updated: new lethality test, broader notification duties, and clarified reporting

Canada's Metal and Diamond Mining Effluent Regulations have been updated in several practical ways. A new acute lethality test using the marine copepod Acartia tonsa (Reference Method STB 1/RM/60) is added alongside e…

Wastewater effluent rules updated: tighter bypass authorization conditions, new 'operator' definition, and revised authorization forms

Several targeted changes have been made to the federal Wastewater Systems Effluent Regulations. A formal definition of 'operator' has been added, clarifying that it covers any person who operates, controls, has custod…

Minor wording clarification to security clearance suspension rules for human pathogen facility workers

The regulations governing security clearances for people who work with human pathogens and toxins have been updated with two small wording changes. The phrase describing grounds for suspending a clearance has been adj…

Glazed Ceramics and Glassware Regulations updated with French-language corrections

The amendment applies a French-language (linguistic) correction to three provisions of the Glazed Ceramics and Glassware Regulations: the row for pitchers in the migratable-limits table, the rule on drinking vessels w…

Mattress flammability rules updated to reference the 2023 cigarette-test standard

The combustion-resistance requirement for mattresses now references the updated Canadian General Standards Board test standard (CAN/CGSB-4.2 No. 27.7-2023, published January 2023) instead of the 2013 version. The pass…

Lighters Regulations updated to reference 2025 edition of U.S. federal testing standard

The Lighters Regulations have been amended to update the reference to the U.S. Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) from the January 1, 2004 edition to the January 1, 2025 edition. This means that lighter manufacturers a…

Technical standard names updated for residential smoke detectors, heat detectors, and fire alarm components

The regulations that set mandatory safety standards for residential smoke detectors, heat-actuated fire detectors, smoke alarms, audible signal devices, and control units have been updated to reference revised ULC sta…

Two transitional cannabis provisions repealed as their temporary relief periods have ended

Two temporary transitional provisions in the Cannabis Regulations — section 360 (packaging and labelling relief for medical cannabis licence holders) and section 362 (registration document relief for medical cannabis…

Industrial Hemp Regulations updated with minor French-language correction for plant breeders

A small amendment to the Industrial Hemp Regulations made a French-language (bijural) correction to the rule governing plant breeders who hold cultivation or propagation licences. The substantive English rule is uncha…

Housekeeping edits add amendment citations to sperm and ova safety consent provisions — no substantive rule changes

The Safety of Sperm and Ova Regulations were updated with purely formal ("(F)") amendments that append citation references to three existing consent-documentation provisions. The underlying rules themselves are unchan…

Biocides Regulations updated with housekeeping cross-references to a 2026 amending instrument

Two provisions in the Biocides Regulations have been updated to add a citation to a subsequent amending order (SOR/2026-113). One change annotates the rule allowing certain labelling information to be omitted from a m…

Canada adds two individuals and five entities to extremist settler violence sanctions list

Canada has expanded its sanctions targeting individuals and organizations linked to extremist settler violence in the occupied Palestinian territories. Two new individuals have been added to the blocked-persons list:…

Canada remits anti-dumping duties on refined sugar imports for two named companies

A new federal remission order cancels previously paid anti-dumping duties on specific refined sugar imports made by Bagos Bun Bakery ULC and Heritage Coffee Company Limited. Each company is identified by specific cust…

Pulp and paper mills can now use a Canadian algae test method for marine effluent toxicity testing

The regulations governing effluent from pulp and paper mills have been updated to add a third accepted test methodology for sublethal toxicity testing of effluent deposited into marine or estuarine waters. Mills now h…

Broiler hatching egg marketing levies raised for Manitoba and non-signatory provinces

The per-egg marketing levy for Manitoba producers selling in interprovincial or export trade has increased from $0.015360 to $0.016190. The levy on producers, dealers, and hatchery operators in non-signatory provinces…

Beef cattle levy sunset date extended by one year to June 30, 2027

The provision that sets levy rates on Canadian beef cattle (and related imported beef products) has had its expiry date pushed back by one year. Previously, the core levy-charging sections were set to stop applying on…

Annual broiler hatching egg production quotas updated for 2027 across six provinces

The schedule setting maximum numbers of broiler hatching eggs that can be marketed in interprovincial, intraprovincial, and export trade has been replaced with new figures covering the next annual quota period. All si…

Ontario seizes control of Billy Bishop Airport lands from City of Toronto and bans further city dealings

Ontario has enacted a new law that allows the provincial Crown to take ownership of specified Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport lands and all buildings, structures, fixtures and improvements on those lands currently o…

Ontario creates new provincial rules requiring transit systems in the Greater Toronto-Hamilton Area to align fares, payment, and accessibility services

A new Ontario law establishes provincial authority over local transit systems operating in Toronto, Hamilton, and the four surrounding regional municipalities (Durham, Halton, Peel, York). The Minister of Transportati…

Ontario puts scholarship fund for public-safety officers' survivors on a statutory footing

Ontario has enacted a stand-alone law to continue and govern the Constable Joe MacDonald Public Safety Officers' Survivors Scholarship Fund, which previously existed only by Order in Council. The fund provides scholar…

Upcoming rules lock water and wastewater public corporations to public ownership and protect employees during asset transfers

A set of amendments — not yet in force — will tighten the rules governing water and wastewater public corporations (WWPCs) in Ontario once activated by order. When the changes take effect, WWPCs may only be designated…

Police record check providers must now meet prescribed service standards, with liability shields for non-compliance

The Act now requires police record check providers to comply with any service standards set by regulation, including potential timeframes for completing checks. A new section explicitly blocks most legal claims — incl…

Public Inquiries Act updated to flag two pending expansions of inquiry scope for Toronto and Ontario municipalities

Two future amendments have been flagged in the consolidated text of the Public Inquiries Act, 2009, though neither is yet in force. When proclaimed, the first change will add a new City of Toronto Act provision (s. 16…

Metrolinx can request voluntary Building Code assessments and inspections for provincial transit projects

A new section (not yet in force) allows Metrolinx (the Corporation) to voluntarily notify a municipality's chief building official when it plans to construct or demolish a building as part of a provincial transit proj…

Toronto's code-of-conduct and accountability rules for councillors overhauled, green-roof and zoning provisions repealed

Several significant changes have been made to the City of Toronto Act. The City's power to require buildings to meet environmental or green-roof construction standards under its own by-laws (section 108.1) has been re…

Ontario drinking water law updated to recognize new water and wastewater public corporations and streamline consent rules

Ontario has amended the Safe Drinking Water Act to expand the definition of 'municipal drinking water system' to include systems owned by corporations designated as water and wastewater public corporations under the n…

Non-profit retirement homes are now exempt from municipal development charges in Ontario

A new exemption removes development charges for retirement home projects developed by provincially or federally incorporated non-profit corporations in good standing. Any development charge that became payable before…

Ontario removes two regulation-making powers under Building Code Act and clarifies that municipal environmental bylaws can coexist with the Building Code

Two previously existing regulation-making powers have been repealed: the authority to prescribe specific building code provisions and conditions/limits for the purposes of related municipal-act sections no longer exis…

Coroner's inquests now ban unauthorized photos, recordings and dissemination — with fines up to $25,000

A new section of the Coroners Act prohibits anyone from taking photos, audio or video recordings at a coroner's inquest, of people entering or leaving the inquest room, or of people in the building who appear to be at…

Bail Act certificate-of-lien references in the Execution Act will be updated when a future order is made

Two provisions in the Execution Act that refer to a 'certificate of lien under the Bail Act' are set to be amended to say 'continued under section 8.4 of the Bail Act' instead. This is a technical cross-reference corr…

Ontario bans breeding cats and dogs for research, tightens rules on invasive animal research and sharply raises penalties

A set of amendments (not yet in force) makes several significant changes to how animal research and supply facilities operate in Ontario. Supply facility operators will be prohibited from breeding cats or dogs for res…

Ontario Planning Act overhauled: standardized official plan structure, new EV and parking rules, expanded County of Simcoe planning changes

Ontario's Planning Act has been significantly amended by the Building Homes and Improving Transportation Infrastructure Act, 2026. The most sweeping change (not yet in force) requires all Ontario municipalities and pl…

Ontario adds roadside licence suspensions and vehicle impoundments for dangerous driving, careless driving, and distracted driving by commercial vehicles

A package of pending amendments to the Highway Traffic Act introduces several new enforcement tools, all awaiting proclamation. Police will gain authority to immediately suspend a driver's licence for 90 days and impo…

Upcoming wording fix to how Bail Act liens bind registered land — not yet in force

A future amendment (not yet active) will update the language describing when a certificate of lien under the Bail Act can bind registered land. The current text refers broadly to 'any certificate of lien under the Bai…

Ontario Bail Act updated: new security deposit rules, lien changes, and debt collection powers added (pending proclamation)

A set of amendments to Ontario's Bail Act has been consolidated into the legislation, though most new provisions are not yet in force and will take effect on a date set by the Lieutenant Governor in Council. When proc…

B.C. brings three sections of the 2026 Budget Measures Act into force

British Columbia has formally brought sections 62, 63, and 95 of the Budget Measures Implementation Act, 2026 into force by order of the Lieutenant Governor in Council. The regulation itself does not restate the conte…

Securities Rules updated as part of broader transition from Mortgage Brokers Act to Mortgage Services Act licensing

A package of amendments across several B.C. regulations updates references to reflect the replacement of the Mortgage Brokers Act registration regime with the new Mortgage Services Act licensing regime. For the Securi…

B.C. expands legal-proceedings indemnity coverage to include professional bargaining-unit employees and Crown counsel

British Columbia has amended its Excluded Employees (Legal Proceedings) Indemnity Regulation to broaden who qualifies as an "employee" eligible for government indemnity coverage in legal proceedings. The updated defin…

Property Transfer Tax Regulation amended to remove references to a specific Assessment Act provision

A specific cross-reference to section 19 of the Assessment Act has been removed from section 16 of the Property Transfer Tax Regulation. The change strips out that statutory reference in two places within the provisio…

Two accommodation tax areas get extended sunset dates and one area gets a rate increase

This amendment makes two types of changes to British Columbia's Designated Accommodation Area Tax rules. First, the expiry dates for the municipal and regional accommodation taxes in two designated areas (items 12.1 a…

B.C. workers' compensation dollar thresholds raised across the board following CPI adjustment

A new regulation under the Workers Compensation Act replaces 24 specific dollar amounts throughout the Act with higher figures, reflecting a Consumer Price Index adjustment. The changes affect monetary thresholds and…

B.C. updates hunting seasons, zone boundaries and closed areas for moose, mountain goat, elk, caribou and other species

B.C. Reg. 89/2026 amends three hunting regulations under the Wildlife Act, making a wide range of changes to open seasons, bag limits, closed-area boundaries, and zone maps across all eight wildlife management regions…

New mineral claim exclusion zones added and old ones removed across several B.C. park areas

The Chief Gold Commissioner has updated two mineral land reserve regulations that control where mineral and placer claims can be registered in British Columbia. Several park and protected area sites have been removed…

Drywall finisher and plasterer apprenticeships added to B.C. training tax credit schedules

The Training Tax Credits Regulation has been updated to include the drywall finisher and plasterer trade in two schedules. In Schedule 2, the trade is added as an eligible training program, with 'graduate' status sati…

BC adds new 'provisional sales' rules letting bars and restaurants buy liquor directly from retail licensees

A new division in the Liquor Control and Licensing Regulation creates a framework for 'provisional' liquor sales between two groups of licensees. Retail store licensees (including licensee retail stores, wine stores,…

Coroner fee rate increased from $32.32 to $49.77

The Coroners Regulation has been amended to raise the fee set out in section 6(1) from $32.32 to $49.77. This is a straightforward rate adjustment to an existing fee within the coroners system. Anyone who pays or rece…

Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program rules consolidated: old applicant categories removed, broader eligibility language now in force

Ontario has updated the procedural regulation governing its Immigrant Nominee Program by removing several sections that listed specific applicant categories (foreign worker, international student with a job offer, in-…

Offshore energy regulators renamed in federal impact assessment law's list of federal authorities

The federal Impact Assessment Act has been updated to replace the term 'Board' with 'Regulator' for the two offshore energy bodies — the ones operating under the Canada–Newfoundland and Labrador and Canada–Nova Scotia…

Military pension rate table updated: new 2026 annual amount added

The pension rate table under the Pension Act has been updated to include a new annual figure for 2026, set at $3,513.48. This follows the existing series of annual rate adjustments and extends the schedule by one year…

Federal aquatic invasive species rules updated: new substance class added, minister powers expanded, provincial contacts revised

Several practical changes have been made to the federal rules governing aquatic invasive species. First, the list of authorized deleterious substances (used in control and eradication work) now includes a third catego…

Duty remission window for Ukrainian goods extended by one year to June 2027

The tariff remission program covering a broad range of Ukrainian food and agricultural products has been extended. Importers who bring eligible goods into Canada under the general remission (subsection 1(1)) now have…

New GST/HST provincial rebate rules added for student residences in participating provinces

Builders of residential complexes or additions that qualify as student residences can now claim a rebate of the provincial component of HST (Ontario, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, and Newfoundland…

Protection corridor maps updated for SickKids and St. Michael's Hospital heliport flight paths

The zoning order that restricts building heights near two Toronto hospital heliports has been updated to reference new official corridor maps. The map numbers defining the protected air corridors for The Hospital for…

Ontario Trillium Benefit lump-sum payment threshold raised from $360 to $500

The regulation has been updated to raise the threshold below which the Ontario Trillium Benefit (OTB) can be paid as a single lump sum rather than monthly installments. Under the new rules applying to benefit years ba…

General Export Permit No. Ex. 3 (consumable stores for vessels and aircraft) has been repealed

The General Export Permit No. Ex. 3, which previously allowed any person to export usual and reasonable quantities of consumable stores (fuel oils, lubricants, provisions, medical supplies, etc.) to vessels and aircra…

Allocation Method Order for Softwood Lumber Products export quotas has been repealed in full

The entire Allocation Method Order – Softwood Lumber Products, which governed how monthly export quota quantities were distributed among primary producers and remanufacturers shipping softwood lumber from Ontario, Que…

Allocation Method Order (2008) – Softwood Lumber Products has been repealed in its entirety

The Allocation Method Order (2008) – Softwood Lumber Products, which set out how monthly export allocations for softwood lumber were divided among primary producers and remanufacturers in Ontario, Quebec, Manitoba, an…

The 2009 Softwood Lumber Export Allocation Method Order has been fully repealed

The entire Allocation Method Order (2009) – Softwood Lumber Products has been repealed and its substantive content removed. This order previously set out the formulas and rules for dividing monthly softwood lumber exp…

Allocation Method Order (2010) for Softwood Lumber Products has been repealed

The Allocation Method Order (2010) — Softwood Lumber Products, which governed how export quotas for softwood lumber were distributed among primary producers and remanufacturers in Ontario, Quebec, Manitoba, and Saskat…

Softwood Lumber Allocation Method Order (2011) has been repealed in its entirety

The Allocation Method Order (2011) — Softwood Lumber Products, which governed how monthly export quantities for softwood lumber were divided among producers and remanufacturers in Ontario, Quebec, Manitoba, and Saskat…

Allocation Method Order (2012) — Softwood Lumber Products has been fully repealed

The entire Allocation Method Order (2012) — Softwood Lumber Products has been repealed. All of its provisions — including the formulas and rules governing how monthly export quantities were allocated to primary produc…

Cross-references in Canada's cryptography export permit tightened to narrow which goods fall outside its coverage

General Export Permit No. 45, which allows eligible Canadian residents to export cryptographic goods and technology used to develop or produce other products, has been amended to revise the internal cross-references t…

Softwood lumber export allocation rules for Ontario, Quebec, Manitoba and Saskatchewan have been repealed

The full text of the Allocation Method Order (2013) — Softwood Lumber Products, which set out how monthly export quotas for softwood lumber were divided among producers and remanufacturers in Ontario, Quebec, Manitoba…

Cryptography export permit tightens exclusion scope by updating cross-reference wording

Canada's General Export Permit No. 46, which allows certain exporters to ship cryptography goods and technology to approved consignees without an individual export licence, has been updated to revise how its exclusion…

Allocation Method Order (2014) for Softwood Lumber Export Quotas Has Been Repealed

The entire Allocation Method Order (2014) — Softwood Lumber Products, which governed how monthly export quotas for softwood lumber were distributed among producers and remanufacturers in Ontario, Quebec, Manitoba, and…

Softwood lumber export allocation rules for Ontario, Quebec, Manitoba and Saskatchewan have been repealed

The Allocation Method Order (2015) — Softwood Lumber Products, which set out the formulas and procedures for distributing monthly softwood lumber export quotas among primary producers and remanufacturers in Ontario, Q…

General Export Permit No. 41 updates cross-references for certain dual-use goods covered under the permit

Three cross-references to items in the Export Control List Guide have been updated within General Export Permit No. 41, which allows Canadian exporters to ship specified dual-use goods and technology to eligible desti…

General Import Permit No. 193 for Roses from Israel has been repealed

General Import Permit No. 193 — Roses, which allowed Canadian residents to import cut roses and rose buds from Israel and other CIFTA beneficiaries under a defined annual quota, has been fully repealed. The entire ope…

General Import Permit No. 6 — Roses for Personal Use has been repealed

This general import permit, which allowed Canadian residents to import up to two dozen cut roses or rose buds per importation from Israel or other CIFTA beneficiary countries for personal use, has been fully repealed.…

General Export Permit No. 38 for CWC Toxic Chemical and Precursor Mixtures has been repealed

General Export Permit No. 38, which allowed Canadian residents to export certain mixtures of Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) toxic chemicals and precursors without an individual export licence, has been fully repeal…

New rules set out how Ontario's CODE bargaining committee is structured, governed, and how it ratifies collective agreements

A new regulation establishes the formal structure of the CODE Bargaining Committee, which represents school boards as employers during central collective bargaining under the School Boards Collective Bargaining Act. T…

Six union central bargaining tables formally established for Ontario school board negotiations

The regulation now designates six employee bargaining agencies — CUPE, ETFO, OSSTF, OPSEU, EWAO-ATEO, and OCEW — as the official representatives for central bargaining covering all school board employees in their resp…

School board central bargaining fees: 'trustees' associations' renamed to 'employers' associations,' English-public boards to pay CODE

This amendment makes two main changes to the central bargaining fee rules for Ontario school boards. First, all references to 'trustees' association' have been replaced with 'employers' association' throughout the reg…

Employer bargaining agency for designated school boards renamed from OPSBA to CODE

The regulation has been updated to replace the name of the designated employer bargaining agency for four small northern and separate school boards. Where the Ontario Public School Boards' Association (OPSBA) was prev…

Indonesia and Malaysia added to eTA-eligible countries; Provincial Nominee Class rules tightened

Two significant changes have been made to Canada's immigration regulations. First, Indonesia and Malaysia have been added to the list of countries whose nationals may qualify for an Electronic Travel Authorization (eT…

Ontario bans cat declawing, dog devocalization, and ear cropping except for medical necessity

A new regulation under Ontario's Provincial Animal Welfare Services Act formally prohibits three surgical procedures on companion animals: declawing (onychectomy) on cats, devocalization on dogs, and ear cropping on d…

Transit special constables given enforcement powers under Ontario's illegal-substance consumption ban

A new regulation under Ontario's law restricting public consumption of illegal substances designates certain special constables as "officers" with enforcement authority under that Act. Specifically, this applies to sp…

Homeless shelters, retirement homes, and long-term care homes are exempt from the illegal drug activity landlord rules

A new regulation carves out three categories of premises from the definition of

New regulation names specific federal drug offence as trigger for Ontario's illegal drug premises law

A new Ontario regulation identifies one specific federal offence — contravening the provision of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act that relates to certain drug-related activity — as a "prescribed offence" under…

Use-of-force training rules split for police officers and Niagara Parks constables; 'PepperBalls' replaced with 'PAVA projectile launchers'; board member training clock clarified

The regulation separates what were combined training requirements for police officers and Niagara Parks constables into two distinct subsections. For police officers, the exemption from non-firearm weapon training now…

Police can now share photos of charged or convicted individuals when keeping the public informed

The regulation governing what personal information police may disclose to the public has been expanded to explicitly permit chiefs of police or their designates to release images of individuals who have been charged w…

Police service board member conduct rules updated: criminal charge disclosure and membership language clarified

Two practical changes have been made to the code of conduct for police service board members. First, the trigger for the criminal-offence conduct rule and the criminal-charge disclosure obligation has been reworded fr…

Major case management rules updated: file co-ordinator data-entry duty narrowed, new manager review duty added for non-threshold investigations

Two substantive changes affect how police services manage major case investigations. First, the file co-ordinator's information management duties have been narrowed: the requirement to ensure all investigative informa…

Ontario's Extreme Incident Response Plan reference updated to September 2025 edition

The regulation's definition of "Extreme Incident Response Plan" has been updated to reference the September 2025 version of that document, replacing the previous November 2023 version. Police services across Ontario a…

New rules for PAVA projectile launchers: training required before issuance and tighter use restrictions

The regulation replaces all references to 'PepperBall launcher' with the broader term 'PAVA projectile launcher,' defined as a PepperBall launcher or closely similar device that fires projectiles containing PAVA or a…

Ontario coroner rules updated: mandatory tissue collection for genetic conditions, new 50-year retention, and family genetic testing requests

Amendments taking effect in early 2027 make significant changes to how pathologists and coroners handle tissue samples when a genetic condition is believed to have contributed to a death. Pathologists and coroners wil…

New federal rules let Ontario municipalities maintain municipal drains without separate Fisheries Act approvals — if strict conditions are met

A new federal regulation creates a self-authorizing pathway for Ontario municipalities to carry out routine maintenance and repair work on designated municipal drains without needing individual project authorizations…

New rule delays ward-count determination for Niagara Region and Simcoe County until after nomination day for 2026 elections

A new regulation modifies the timing of a specific electoral determination for the Regional Municipality of Niagara and the County of Simcoe. Normally, a determination about council composition under section 275 of th…

New special election rules for Port Colborne and certain upper-tier municipalities for the 2026 regular election

A new regulation sets out transitional rules for the 2026 regular municipal election in the City of Port Colborne following changes made by the Better Regional Governance Act, 2026. Anyone who had already filed a nomi…

New regulation sets council size and ward boundaries for three Niagara-region municipalities for the 2026–2030 term

A new regulation establishes the composition of councils for the Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake, the City of Thorold, and the City of Port Colborne for the council term beginning in 2026. Each council will have seven mem…

Public Sector Equitable Compensation provisions formally removed from the 2009 Budget Implementation Act

Several sections of the 2009 Budget Implementation Act that were originally intended to enact the Public Sector Equitable Compensation Act — along with related transitional provisions, consequential amendments to the…

Housekeeping consolidation removes superseded provisions from the 2013 budget implementation act

Two previously repealed provisions of the Economic Action Plan 2013 Act, No. 2 have now been formally removed from the consolidated text. Specifically, a coming-into-force subsection (s. 364(1)) that was already repea…

Public Sector Equitable Compensation Act repealed before it ever took effect

The Public Sector Equitable Compensation Act has been formally marked as repealed before it ever came into force. The entire substantive text of the Act — covering equitable compensation assessments, employer and barg…

Northlander Corridor rideshare pilot regulation loses its title block and sunset-notice header text

A housekeeping amendment removed the regulation's formal title line and the displayed note about the May 2027 revocation date from the top of the consolidated text. The underlying rules governing the rideshare pilot a…

Deadline for MPPs to choose pension option extended by six weeks

The cut-off date by which Members of Provincial Parliament must make a pension option election under the MPPs Pension Act has been pushed back. The deadline was previously set at June 5, 2026 and has now been moved to…

LNG marine fuel carbon-intensity table updated with new load-range and methane-slip values

The regulation's Table 4, which sets the Additional Carbon Intensity Attributable to Use (UCI) values for LNG fuel, has been replaced with a revised version covering marine end uses. The new table introduces different…

Several B.C. health-sector public bodies renamed or replaced under privacy law's oversight schedules

This regulation updates the lists of public bodies and associations subject to the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. Eight health-related bodies — including BC Clinical and Support Services Society…

B.C. sets new emergency planning rules for local authorities, including mandatory plan reviews and publication duties

This regulation fills in operational details under British Columbia's Emergency and Disaster Management Act. Local authorities must now prepare emergency management plans meeting specified content requirements, includ…

New regulation consolidates governance rules for Metro Vancouver Transit Police, replacing two 2004 regulations

A new regulation replaces two older instruments governing the South Coast BC Transportation Authority Police Service (Metro Vancouver Transit Police). It formally establishes a single Transit Police Board to oversee b…

TransLink police and security bodies renamed in BC privacy law's list of public bodies subject to FIPPA

Schedule 2 of BC's Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, which lists public bodies covered by the Act, has been updated to reflect a restructuring of TransLink's policing entities. Five separate entrie…

New land parcels added to BC mineral claim registration exclusion lists

The Chief Gold Commissioner has added 14 new sites to the list of lands where no new mineral claims can be registered, and one additional site where neither mineral nor placer claims can be registered. The newly restr…

Ontario school boards' capital funding eligibility list updated to January 2026 version

The regulation now references a January 31, 2026 version of the eligibility list that determines which school board capital projects qualify for funding under the Capital Priorities, Land Priorities, Child Care Capita…

Ontario school zone speed sign specifications consolidated and simplified into fewer sections

The regulation governing the physical specifications for school zone speed limit signs near designated highway portions has been restructured. Previously spread across five separate sections (5.0.0.1 through 5.0.0.5 a…

Three First Nations added to (and one removed from) the federal elections framework for chiefs and councillors

The schedule listing First Nations that hold elections under this federal Act has been updated. Wikwemikong and Semiahmoo have been added, bringing the total covered nations higher, and first-election dates have been…

Ontario adds a new retail-sales-tax rebate program for residential property purchases, capped at $50,000

The Act now includes a new rebate stream (section 51.2) that lets the Minister create regulations providing credits or payments to buyers in respect of the federal component of HST paid on residential property. Each r…

Ontario pharmacists and pharmacy technicians gain expanded vaccine and minor-ailment prescribing authority

The regulation adds tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis vaccines to the list of vaccines that eligible pharmacy members are authorized to administer by injection. Separately, a future change (taking effect mid-2026) wi…

Out-of-province health professionals now explicitly covered as dispensers and prescribers of monitored drugs

The regulation now formally defines "out of province health professional" — a person from outside Ontario who is exempt from certain title-use and practice restrictions under Ontario's health profession laws. The defi…

Two new Community Safety Zones added on Ontario highways in Dryden and McMurrich/Monteith

Two new community safety zones have been added to the provincial highway network. A stretch of Highway 601 in the City of Dryden — from its eastern junction with Highway 17 north to Ryczko Road — is now designated a c…

Out-of-province pharmacy technicians added to Ontario's controlled-acts exemption framework

The regulation now formally defines "out of province pharmacy technician" as a person exempted from Ontario registration requirements under the Pharmacy Act, 1991 who holds the equivalent of an Ontario pharmacy techni…

Municipalities can now opt out of the small-population rule for resort condominium property tax classification

A provision that had been revoked is replaced with a new rule allowing single-tier or upper-tier municipal councils to pass a by-law waiving the requirement that a resort condominium unit be located in a municipality…

Canada adds 23 individuals, 5 entities, and 100 vessels to Russia sanctions list

Canada's Russia sanctions regulations have been expanded with three categories of new additions. Twenty-three named individuals have been added to the designated-persons list, meaning their assets in Canada must be fr…

County of Oxford and Township of Norwich authorized to grant development-charge relief to VDK Development Inc.

The regulation has been expanded to allow the County of Oxford and the Township of Norwich to grant assistance to VDK Development Inc. in the form of full or partial exemptions from development charges imposed under t…

Minister gains new power to support child care operators; parents can now request Ontario education numbers for their children

Two practical changes were made to Ontario's child care law. First, the Minister is now explicitly authorized to provide services that support child care operators and service system managers in carrying out their res…

Council of Ontario Directors of Education (CODE) replaces OPSBA and OCSTA as central bargaining employer agency for English-language school boards

The CODE (Council of Ontario Directors of Education) is now designated as the employer bargaining agency for all English-language public district school boards, English-language separate district school boards, and bo…

Higher Education Quality Council of Ontario is being wound down and will be dissolved

The legislation governing the Higher Education Quality Council of Ontario (HEQCO) has been amended to put the organization on a path to dissolution. The board size minimum has been cut from five to one member, appoint…

2026 election rules replace 2018 special provisions for certain Ontario municipalities

The special election rules that applied to Toronto and certain regional municipalities during the 2018 election have been removed and replaced with new provisions governing the 2026 regular election. Any person who ha…

Ontario College of Teachers gains stronger regulatory control over professional teacher education program design at universities

The regulation-making authority for teacher education has been split into two streams: professional teacher education programs at post-secondary institutions are now governed under a separate provision, distinct from…

School board salary-disclosure rule updated to cover 'employers' associations' instead of 'trustees' associations'

The Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act now refers to 'employers' associations' as defined in the School Boards Collective Bargaining Act, 2014, replacing the previous term 'trustees' associations.' This means the org…

Definition of 'Commission' in Ottawa-Carleton French-Language School Board Act flagged for future repeal

A note has been added to the Act signalling that the definition of 'Commission' — which refers to the Languages of Instruction Commission of Ontario — is scheduled to be repealed on a date yet to be set by the Lieuten…

Ontario's Education Act substantially amended: board governance, property oversight, liability shields, and structural changes

A large set of amendments to Ontario's Education Act reshapes how school boards are governed and overseen. The Minister and Lieutenant Governor in Council gain broader direct authority over key regulatory matters — in…

Canada enacts free trade agreement with Indonesia, reducing tariffs across hundreds of product categories

Canada has passed legislation implementing a new Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement with Indonesia. The Act approves the agreement, gives it legal force in Canada, and establishes the governance machinery—in…

Speed limit zone boundaries on Highway 49 through Tyendinaga Township revised and expanded

The regulated speed limit zones on Highway 49 between Prince Edward County and Highway 401 in Tyendinaga Township have been restructured. The single continuous zone that previously ran from near Prince Edward County R…

B.C. pension standards regulation updated in two stages, tightening solvency rules and member-contribution notice requirements

British Columbia has issued a new regulation bringing several provisions of the Pension Benefits Standards Amendment Act, 2023 into force in two stages. The first stage rewrites how employers must eliminate a solvency…

Most of B.C.'s Firearm Violence Prevention Act takes effect, replacing older firearm authorization rules

The majority of British Columbia's Firearm Violence Prevention Act is being brought into force, establishing a new provincial framework governing firearms. A specific set of sections—including Parts 4 and 5 and severa…

B.C. creates detailed rules and exemptions under new Firearm Violence Prevention Act

British Columbia has enacted a comprehensive regulation under the new Firearm Violence Prevention Act, setting out the practical rules that govern how low-velocity firearms, imitation firearms, and related devices may…

B.C. sets detailed rules for when firearms are permitted on schools, hospitals, child-care and other protected sites

British Columbia has created a new regulation under the Firearm Violence Prevention Act that spells out exactly who may bring a firearm or imitation firearm onto "designated properties" — schools, hospitals, child-car…

B.C. hunting rules updated to align with new Firearm Violence Prevention Act and clarify boat-hunting restrictions

Several hunting and wildlife regulations have been updated to integrate the new Firearm Violence Prevention Act into B.C.'s existing wildlife enforcement framework. Hunters using motorized boats are still prohibited f…

Firearm and safety-equipment violation fines increased sharply under new ticketing schedule

B.C.'s violation ticket fine schedule has been updated to reflect a new Firearm Violence Prevention Act and to raise fines for several existing offences. Operating an armoured vehicle without a permit, possessing body…

Section removed from B.C. parks regulation as part of broader conservation officer update

An amendment repeals section 56(c) of the Park, Conservancy and Recreation Area Regulation, which governs conduct and activities in B.C. provincial parks, conservancies, and recreation areas. The same order also updat…

B.C. expands list of diseases that must be reported to public health authorities

The Reporting Information Affecting Public Health Regulation has been amended in two stages. First, a subsection governing reporting requirements was removed. Second, nine additional diseases were added to the mandato…

B.C. wildlife permit rules updated: new permit purposes, 25-year disability permits, and wolverine trapping fine revised

Several wildlife-related regulations under the Wildlife Act have been amended. The Permit Regulation now explicitly lists ten approved purposes for which a regional manager may issue a permit — including scientific, e…

B.C. tightens rules on owning non-native cats and adjusts raccoon trapping methods

Two sets of wildlife rules have been updated. First, the list of prohibited alien cat species has been restructured: all members of the cat family (Felidae) are now prohibited unless they are native species (cougar, C…

Remaining part of B.C.'s Health Professions and Occupations Act section 1 brought into force

The B.C. government has brought into force the remaining portion of section 1 of the Health Professions and Occupations Act that was not yet operative. This is a commencement regulation — it activates existing statuto…

Violation tickets and fines set for offences under B.C.'s Safe Access to Places of Public Worship Act

The province has added the Safe Access to Places of Public Worship Act to the list of laws enforceable by violation ticket. Officers can now issue tickets for nine specific contraventions under that Act, including imp…

B.C. benchmark administrators must switch to 'reasonable assurance report on controls' for all designated benchmarks

The amendment replaces the previous assurance report categories — limited assurance report on compliance and reasonable assurance report on compliance — with a single standard: a "reasonable assurance report on contro…

Three B.C. municipalities added to Schedule 1 of the Bylaw Notice Enforcement Regulation

The Bylaw Notice Enforcement Regulation has been amended to add the District of 100 Mile House, the District of North Saanich, and the Village of Fraser Lake to Schedule 1. Being listed in Schedule 1 means these local…

BC land tax deferment interest rate set at prime plus 2%, compounded monthly starting 2026

The Interest Rate Regulation under the Land Tax Deferment Act has been updated to establish how interest is calculated on deferred land taxes from 2026 onward. The interest rate is set at 2 percentage points above the…

Critical habitat of the endangered Channel Darter (Lake Erie populations) now legally protected under federal species-at-risk law

A new federal order activates the legal prohibition on destroying or damaging the critical habitat of the Channel Darter (Lake Erie populations), an endangered fish species. The protected critical habitat is defined i…

Federal order activates legal protection for Channel Darter critical habitat in Lake Ontario

A new federal order brings the critical habitat of the Channel Darter (Lake Ontario populations) — an endangered fish species — under the active prohibition regime of the Species at Risk Act. The practical effect is t…