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

Plain-language summary · AI-assisted · not legal advice

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 source protection plans. This provision currently allows source protection plan amendments to be made without going through the full amendment process if they are made to account for a particular Ontario regulation. The upcoming wording change will slightly broaden or clarify the scope of that exemption by removing the reference to the act of making that regulation. Source protection authorities and municipalities involved in drafting or amending source protection plans should be aware that the language governing when a simplified amendment process applies will shift.

Who this affects: source protection authorities · municipalities with source protection plans · drinking water system operators · environmental compliance officers