Keeping Criminals Behind Bars Act amendments to the Animals for Research Act take legal effect

Sections 1 through 13 of Schedule 1 of this statute have been proclaimed into force, meaning they are now active law rather than legislation that is merely passed but dormant. These provisions amend the Animals for Re…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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 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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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 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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Family arbitration awards can now be filed with court and challenged by motion under Ontario's Family Law Rules

Ontario's Family Law Rules now formally incorporate family arbitration awards filed under section 59.9 of the Family Law Act into the court process. A party who wants to change a filed family arbitration award relatin…

Ontario's interjurisdictional support law now recognises family arbitration awards as support orders — amendment takes effect

An amendment to Ontario's Interjurisdictional Support Orders Act has been brought into force, formally adding family arbitration awards to the definition of "support order." This means that an arbitration award requir…

Family arbitration awards now treated as enforceable support orders under Ontario's family support enforcement law

Amendments that were previously listed as "not yet in force" have now been given a force date, bringing family arbitration awards (those enforceable under section 59.9 of the Family Law Act) fully within the definitio…

Family Law Act updated: child definition clarified and family arbitration award enforcement rules now in force

Three previously pending amendments to Ontario's Family Law Act have now taken effect. The definition of "child" has been revised to read "a person in respect of whom a parent has demonstrated a settled intention" — a…

Ontario's Freedom of Information Act overhauled: ministers' records excluded, new staged-access rules, longer response times, and data integration changes

Ontario has made sweeping changes to its Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. Most significantly, records held by ministers of the Crown or their offices are now excluded from the Act entirely, with t…

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…

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…

Canada's controlled-substances schedules restructured and new substances added to temporary-control lists

Schedule V has been split into two parts: Part 1 now lists controlled substances subject to temporary scheduling, while Part 2 houses precursors (Class A, Class B, and preparations/mixtures). As a result, the definiti…

Sections 5–8 of B.C.'s Attorney General Statutes Amendment Act, 2025 are now in force

The British Columbia government has brought sections 5 through 8 of the Attorney General Statutes Amendment Act, 2025 into force by order-in-council. This regulation does not itself set out substantive rules; it is th…

B.C. brings into force 2025 amendments to Health Care Costs Recovery Act and updates supporting regulation

British Columbia has activated the Health Care Costs Recovery Amendment Act, 2025 and made corresponding updates to its supporting regulation. The amendments update cross-references within the regulation to reflect ne…

B.C. Court of Appeal Rules updated: quorum language, fee table, and three forms revised

Three targeted changes have been made to the Court of Appeal Rules. First, the quorum threshold for a specific type of hearing (Rule 66(3)(b)) is no longer expressed as '3 or more justices' but simply as 'the court,'…

Federal Court of Appeal jurisdiction over Social Security Tribunal expanded to cover new disability benefit decisions

The Federal Courts Act has been updated to bring two previously pending amendments into force in the consolidated text. The Social Security Tribunal's Appeal Division decisions are now subject to Federal Court of Appe…

Employment Insurance appeals now go to a new Board of Appeal before reaching the Social Security Tribunal

The consolidated law now activates a new two-step appeal structure for Employment Insurance (EI) decisions. Claimants who disagree with a Commission decision under the Employment Insurance Act must first appeal to the…

Social Security Tribunal rules updated to integrate Employment Insurance Board of Appeal into the appeal process

The Social Security Tribunal Rules of Procedure have been updated to formally incorporate the Employment Insurance Board of Appeal (Board of Appeal) as a body whose decisions can be appealed directly to the Tribunal's…

Canada enacts sweeping border security and immigration overhaul covering asylum rules, drug enforcement, and money laundering

A new federal Act introduces broad changes across several intersecting areas. On immigration, it tightens refugee claim eligibility rules, adjusts how asylum claims are processed and referred, expands information-shar…

Federal tribunal support service expanded to cover territorial bodies and gains a new Environmental Protection Tribunal

The Administrative Tribunals Support Service of Canada Act has been amended to allow the Service to support bodies established under territorial legislation, not just federal tribunals. The Minister of Justice can now…

Review of enforcement orders now goes to the Environmental Protection Tribunal of Canada, not the Chief Review Officer

The amendment replaces all references to the "Chief Review Officer" in this Act with the "Environmental Protection Tribunal of Canada." In practical terms, anyone who receives an enforcement order under this Act and w…

Digital Services Tax Act removed from list of tax laws trustees must account for in bankruptcies

The Digital Services Tax Act has been repealed from the list of federal tax statutes that a bankruptcy trustee must account for before distributing dividends to creditors. Previously, trustees were required to hold ba…

Police undercover officers can now be exempted from Criminal Code conspiracy and related offences during cannabis operations

The Cannabis Act has been amended to allow regulations to exempt designated police officers (and people acting under their direction) from Criminal Code provisions covering conspiracy, attempt, accessory after the fac…

Policing provisions for Naskapi Category IA-N land repealed from federal Act

Two sections of this federal Act that governed policing jurisdiction and policing-services agreements on Naskapi Category IA-N land have been repealed. Section 195, which extended the Naskapi village municipality's te…

Reviews of environmental penalty notices now go to the Environmental Protection Tribunal, not review officers

The body that handles challenges to administrative monetary penalty notices under federal environmental laws has changed. Previously, requests for review were directed to the Chief Review Officer and handled by review…

Canada overhauls immigration enforcement powers: officers can cancel visas, refuse or terminate applications, and Cabinet can act by order in the public interest

A wide-ranging set of amendments to Canada's Immigration and Refugee Protection Act introduces several new enforcement tools. Officers now have explicit authority to terminate application processing, and to cancel, su…

Two more Ontario Court of Appeal judges added; judicial complement limits reshuffled across provinces

The Judges Act has been amended to increase the number of salaried Justices of Appeal for Ontario from 14 to 16. At the same time, the national cap on additional superior court judge salaries (excluding appeal courts)…

RCMP pension injury-award claims now handled by Veterans Affairs Minister; annual CPI adjustments added

Several changes have been made to how injury and disability award claims under Part II of the RCMP Superannuation Act are administered. The authority to decide those claims is now explicitly assigned to the Minister o…

Sex offender registry expanded: more agencies can access data, new reporting duties added, disclosure rules broadened

The Sex Offender Information Registration Act has been updated to extend access to the registry beyond police services to include 'other law enforcement agencies,' including the Canada Border Services Agency, which no…

Tax Court jurisdiction updated: Digital Services Tax Act references removed, Global Minimum Tax Act section numbers adjusted

The Tax Court of Canada Act has been amended to remove the Digital Services Tax Act from the list of statutes over which the Tax Court has exclusive jurisdiction for appeals, question determinations, and extension-of-…

Wildlife Act enforcement reviews now go to the Environmental Protection Tribunal of Canada, not the Chief Review Officer

The Canada Wildlife Act has been updated to replace all references to the 'Chief Review Officer' with the 'Environmental Protection Tribunal of Canada' (EPTC) as the body that handles reviews of compliance orders issu…

Police undercover exemptions expanded to cover Schedule V substances; related provisions confirmed retroactively

The amendment extends the 'holding out' exemptions for police officers and their civilian agents to cover substances in Schedule V, in addition to Schedules I through IV that were already covered. Previously, a police…

Court enforcement and process fees raised in Small Claims and BC Supreme Court civil proceedings

Several fees paid to sheriffs and other parties for serving documents and enforcing court orders have been updated in both the Small Claims Rules and the Supreme Court Civil Rules. In Small Claims, service fees rise t…

BC Civil Resolution Tribunal can now award up to $75,000 for intimate image complaints

A new regulation sets $75,000 as the maximum amount the Civil Resolution Tribunal (CRT) can award when deciding intimate image claims. This brings sections of the Intimate Images Protection Statutes Amendment Act, 202…

B.C. brings sections 3–24 of the Attorney General Statutes Amendment Act (No. 2), 2025 into force

A new Order in Council brings sections 3 to 24 of the Attorney General Statutes Amendment Act (No. 2), 2025 into force. The proclamation document itself does not describe the content of those sections, so the specific…

B.C. sets formal performance targets for the Minister of State for Community Safety on street disorder

A new regulation establishes the official expected results that the Minister of State for Community Safety and Integrated Services must achieve during the 2026/2027 fiscal year under B.C.'s ministerial accountability…

B.C. Provincial Court Family Rules: "family justice registries" abolished and folded into expanded early resolution registry network

The amendment eliminates the separate "family justice registry" category from B.C.'s Provincial Court Family Rules. The Kelowna and Nanaimo registries (and, retrospectively from November 2025, Vancouver Robson Square)…

Alcotest 6000 added to BC's list of approved roadside alcohol screening devices

Two regulations have been updated to add the Alcotest 6000 breathalyzer to the official list of approved screening devices under BC's Motor Vehicle Act framework. The device is now recognized both as an approved scree…

Commercial Arbitration Act updated to cover CPTPP accessions and the Canada–Indonesia trade deal

Two additions have been made to Schedule 2 of the Commercial Arbitration Act, which lists the international trade agreements whose investor-state dispute provisions can be arbitrated under the Act. First, the referenc…