Line Fences Act forms now listed under Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness on Ontario's forms website

The official forms used in line fence disputes — including fence-viewer awards, notices, and owner agreements — are now listed on the Ontario Central Forms Repository under the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Agribu…

Line Fences Act appeals division dissolved; notice address rule updated

The formal 'appeals division' covering all Ontario lands has been revoked — it no longer exists as a named body under the regulation. The rule about where to send notices to the referee has been updated: notices shoul…

Farm and managed forest properties shielded from Toronto storm water fees, with refund rules for overpayments

Toronto and its local boards are being prohibited from charging storm water management fees or charges against portions of properties classified as farm or managed forest under the Assessment Act. An exception applies…

Municipalities barred from charging storm water fees to farm and managed forest properties — with refund obligation

A new rule blocks municipalities and local boards from imposing storm water management fees or charges on land classified as farm property or managed forests under the Assessment Act. The ban has a narrow exception: i…

Fence-viewer rules for unorganized territory updated: ministry name references removed, notice delivery simplified

This regulation, which governs how boundary fence disputes are resolved on land in territory without municipal organization, has been amended in several housekeeping ways. The definition of 'Minister' has been removed…

Food Safety regulation updated with a formal table of contents listing all sections and parts

The regulation has been amended to add a table of contents at the beginning of the document. The table of contents lists both major parts of the regulation: Part I covering seizure and detention of things under the Fo…

Conditions for Exempted Persons Regulations repealed in full

The Conditions for Exempted Persons Regulations, which governed export limits and exemption conditions for named softwood lumber producers under the Softwood Lumber Products Export Charge Act, 2006, have been repealed…

Payments to the Provinces Regulations under the Softwood Lumber Products Export Charge Act have been repealed

The Payments to the Provinces Regulations, which governed how export-charge revenues were calculated and distributed to Ontario, Quebec, Manitoba, British Columbia, Saskatchewan, and Alberta, have been fully repealed.…

American Consumption of Softwood Lumber Products Regulations repealed in full

The American Consumption of Softwood Lumber Products Regulations have been repealed entirely. All provisions—including definitions, data-source rules, formulas for calculating American softwood lumber consumption, mar…

Certain commercial driver's licences now require proof of legal ability to work in Canada

A new provision ties specific classes of Ontario driver's licences to a requirement under the Highway Traffic Act that applicants demonstrate they are legally entitled to work in Canada. Class A, B, C, D, E, and F lic…

Order designating the Minister of Natural Resources under the Sustainable Jobs Act has been repealed

The order that formally appointed the Minister of Natural Resources as the responsible minister under the Canadian Sustainable Jobs Act has been repealed. This means the ministerial designation established by that ord…

Minister of Natural Resources formally designated as a specified minister under the Canadian Sustainable Jobs Act

A new Order in Council designates the Minister of Natural Resources as a 'specified minister' under the Canadian Sustainable Jobs Act, replacing a prior 2024 order that made the same type of designation. This formal s…

Federal order naming two ministers as 'specified ministers' under the Sustainable Jobs Act has been repealed

An order that designated the Minister of Labour and the Minister of Employment and Social Development as the 'specified ministers' responsible for administering the Canadian Sustainable Jobs Act has been repealed. Thi…

Minister of Employment and Social Development now leads Canada's Sustainable Jobs Act

A new Order in Council designates the Minister of Employment and Social Development as the responsible minister under the Canadian Sustainable Jobs Act, replacing the previously designated minister under a 2024 order…

Sustainable Jobs Secretariat moves from Natural Resources Canada to Employment and Social Development Canada

The federal government has transferred the Sustainable Jobs Secretariat out of Natural Resources Canada and into Employment and Social Development Canada. This means the secretariat — which supports workers and commun…

Three more Saskatchewan First Nations added to GST remission list; short-title provision repealed

This amendment makes two practical changes to the order that remits goods-and-services tax for First Nations in Saskatchewan purchasing land under treaty land entitlement agreements. Three bands — Ahtahkakoop Cree Nat…

Steel surtax remission expanded: more product types added and in-transit window extended to late December 2025

The federal remission order that waives the steel import surtax for qualifying goods has been updated in two ways. First, the in-transit relief window has been extended: goods that were in transit after August 1, 2025…

New federal regulations set out how the College of Immigration and Citizenship Consultants must operate, discipline members, and compensate clients

Canada has introduced comprehensive regulations governing the College of Immigration and Citizenship Consultants (the College), which oversees licensed immigration and citizenship consultants. The rules establish a co…