Key provisions of the Homeowner Protection Act come into force, amending new-home builder licensing rules

Sections 1 through 5 of Schedule 1 of the Homeowner Protection Act, 2024 have been proclaimed into force, meaning they now have legal effect. These provisions amend the New Home Construction Licensing Act, 2017, which…

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…

Specific provision of COVID-19 Economic Recovery Act affecting Capital Investment Plan Act takes effect January 2027

A previously dormant section of the COVID-19 Economic Recovery Act, 2020 is now being switched on by government order. Proclamation means the provision moves from "passed but not yet active" to legally in force — it n…

A specific section of Ontario's COVID-19 Economic Recovery Act affecting housing services takes effect January 1, 2027

Schedule 6, section 56 of the COVID-19 Economic Recovery Act, 2020 has now been formally activated by Order in Council, meaning it becomes legally operative law. This provision amends or affects the Housing Services A…

Two provisions of the New Deal for Toronto Act affecting Ontario Place redevelopment take legal effect January 1, 2027

Proclamation means specific provisions of a law that were passed but held in reserve are now officially activated and enforceable. The two provisions brought into force here are part of Schedule 2 of the New Deal for…

Part of Ontario's 2025 budget law affecting Highway Traffic Act rules takes effect January 1, 2027

A specific provision in Schedule 9 of Ontario's Plan to Protect Ontario Act (Budget Measures), 2025 has been formally proclaimed into force, meaning it becomes legally operative on January 1, 2027. Proclamation is the…

New Working for Workers Six Act provisions affecting Highway Traffic Act take effect January 2027

A specific section of the Working for Workers Six Act, 2024 that amends the Highway Traffic Act has been officially proclaimed and will come into force on January 1, 2027. Proclamation means the provision moves from b…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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 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…

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…

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…

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 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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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 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…

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…

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 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…

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…

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-…

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…

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…

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 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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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. 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…

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…

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…

New chicken production quotas set for the next marketing period across all provinces

Chicken Farmers of Canada has updated the schedule of maximum chicken production allowed under federal and provincial quotas for the new eight-week marketing period. The total national production limit under standard…

Cannabis retail stores can now open as early as 7 a.m. (down from 9 a.m.)

The earliest permitted opening time for cannabis retail stores has moved from 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 a.m., while the closing time remains 11:00 p.m. The same 7 a.m. start now applies to curbside or adjacent-area distributi…

Ontario renewable energy approvals rules updated: Indigenous terminology, qualified-person assessments, and new biogas exemption

This amendment makes several practical changes to the rules governing Renewable Energy Approvals under the Environmental Protection Act. All references to 'aboriginal communities' have been replaced with 'Indigenous c…

Engineering licence experience requirements will shift to a 24-month post-degree minimum plus competency assessment

The regulation sets out two staged changes to the experience requirements for obtaining a professional engineering licence in Ontario. Under the current rules, applicants must show 48 months of engineering experience…

Manitoba chicken marketing levy raised and levy schedule extended one year

Two changes have been made to the levies that chicken producers pay to Chicken Farmers of Canada on interprovincial and export trade. First, the per-kilogram levy rate for Manitoba producers has increased from 2.46 ce…

'Tailgate' permit class renamed 'bring-your-own' across Ontario's special occasion permits regulation

The regulation has been updated to replace all references to 'tailgate' events and permits with 'bring-your-own' terminology. The four permit classes previously called 'sale tailgate' and 'no-sale tailgate' are now ca…

Ontario updates wildlife-in-captivity rules: new annual reporting for falconry licence holders, revised log-book retention, and gender-neutral language throughout

A set of amendments updates the regulation governing wildlife kept in captivity in Ontario, with changes falling into three main areas. First, holders of general, apprentice, and commercial falconry licences will be r…

Ontario fish licensing rules updated: outdoors cards, cross-border fishing rights, and language modernized

A package of amendments to Ontario's fish licensing regulation makes several practical changes taking effect in mid-2026. The definition of 'outdoors card' is broadened so that a card identified on a licence summary c…

Federal government discontinues the Canadian Accessibility Standards Development Organization's standalone annual report to Parliament

A new Order in Council directs that the Canadian Accessibility Standards Development Organization (CASDO) no longer needs to table a separate annual report before both Houses of Parliament. The government's stated bas…

Several federal HR-systems units moved under Public Works and Government Services in phased transfers

A Governor in Council order moves a series of human resources information and management system units from five federal departments and agencies — Citizenship and Immigration, Foreign Affairs Trade and Development, Co…

CDIC Differential Premiums By-law updated with revised internal metadata

The Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation Differential Premiums By-law has been amended. The visible change is limited to internal document metadata — specifically, a numerical code in the by-law's header has been upda…

CDIC deposit insurance by-law updated: examiner definition clarified, intervention guide renamed, and premium filing rules simplified

Four previously pending amendments to the Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation Deposit Insurance Policy By-law have now taken effect and been incorporated into the consolidated text. The definition of 'examiner' is no…

CDIC member institutions must now provide both information AND documents to avoid a premium surcharge

A previously pending amendment to the Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation Prescribed Practices Premium Surcharge By-law has now come into force. Under the updated rule, a member institution triggers a premium surchar…

Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation Differential Premiums By-law has been repealed

The Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation Differential Premiums By-law, which governed how CDIC calculated and assigned risk-based premium categories to member deposit-taking institutions, has been repealed in its enti…

Ontario government authorized to borrow up to $35 billion under new loan legislation

A new Ontario statute authorizes the provincial government to borrow up to $35 billion in total to pay off existing provincial debts and obligations or to make payments required by other legislation out of the Consoli…

Ontario's debt burden reduction strategy must now include metrics in its progress update

The annual debt burden reduction strategy that the Ontario government publishes with each budget must now include a progress update with specific metrics, rather than a general progress report on supporting actions. T…

Future amendments flagged: indemnity approval requirement for Ontario health Agency and Service Organization set to be removed

The consolidated text of the Connecting Care Act, 2019 now includes prospective amendment notices signalling that, once brought into force by Lieutenant Governor in Council order, the requirement for Agency and Servic…

Section 4 of the Privatization Act flagged for future repeal once Lieutenant Governor proclaims a date

An amendment has been added to the consolidated text noting that section 4 of this Act — which exempts privatization transfers from a specific provision of the Financial Administration Act — is scheduled to be repeale…

Future repeal of two Financial Administration Act exemptions flagged in Electricity Act consolidation

The consolidated text of the Electricity Act now includes editorial notes signalling that two provisions — one exempting certain Part transactions from section 28 of the Financial Administration Act (s. 51), and anoth…

New advisory committee will screen WSIB board appointments before they reach the Minister

Pending proclamation, a formal advisory committee must be established to vet and recommend candidates for most WSIB board member positions before the Minister can propose names to the Lieutenant Governor in Council. A…

Ontario's municipal freedom of information law gets major overhaul: new privacy breach rules, staged-access plans, and whistleblower protection

Ontario has made sweeping changes to the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act affecting how municipal institutions handle access requests and protect personal information. Institutions can no…

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…

Ontario's 36 conservation authorities will be amalgamated into 9 regional authorities starting February 2027

Beginning on the 'transition date' (currently set for February 1, 2027, subject to change by regulation), Ontario's existing 36 conservation authorities will be merged into nine newly named regional conservation autho…

Ontario creates the Protect Ontario Account Investment Fund as a new designated purpose account under the Financial Administration Act

The amendment establishes a new designated purpose account called the Protect Ontario Account Investment Fund (Fonds d'investissement du compte Protéger l'Ontario). The Minister of Finance is required to set up this f…

Two First Nations added to the schedule of bands eligible under the First Nations Fiscal Management Act

The schedule listing First Nations that can participate in the fiscal management framework — covering local revenue taxation, financial administration, and access to financing — has been updated to add two nations: Na…

Plant Breeders' Rights Regulations updated: longer compliance windows, new farmers' privilege exclusions, and revised application rules

Several practical changes have been made to Canada's Plant Breeders' Rights Regulations. Assignees of plant breeders' rights now have one year (up from 30 days) to register an assignment with the Commissioner, and wit…

BC securities rules updated for mutual fund and investment fund disclosure, conflict reporting, and IRC requirements

The British Columbia Securities Commission has amended four national instruments governing mutual funds and investment funds in BC. Mutual fund prospectus disclosure rules have been updated, including optional introdu…

BC Shared Health Services added to the list of designated health care employers in BC

The Health Care Employers Regulation has been amended to include "BC Shared Health Services" in its list of designated health care employers under section 2. This means BC Shared Health Services is now subject to the…

Ontario eases business permit-service-standard rules and cuts compliance reporting to twice a year

Two changes take effect together on a future date. First, the rule requiring separate service standards for 'normal' versus 'not normal' permit applications is replaced: ministries will now distinguish 'typical' from…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Expanded definitions and updated compliance deadlines for eligible financial contracts at federal member institutions

This amendment to the Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation Eligible Financial Contracts By-law makes three practical changes. First, two new defined terms—'central counterparty' and 'clearing and settlement system'—ar…

Liquor licence renewal fees raised and training program fees updated across B.C.

Licence renewal fees for most B.C. liquor licence types — including liquor primary, food primary, catering, retail stores, distilleries, breweries, wineries, and agents — have been revised upward under a new fee sched…

BC brings into force new Medicare Protection Act section on extra billing or user charges

British Columbia has proclaimed in force a provision of the Medicare Protection Amendment Act, 2003 that adds sections 18.1(1) and (2) to the Medicare Protection Act. These provisions had been enacted by the legislatu…

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…

BC Shared Health Services added to whistleblower and lobbying oversight frameworks

A new provincial health body called BC Shared Health Services has been added to the schedule of government bodies covered by the Public Interest Disclosure Act, meaning employees of that organization can now make prot…

B.C. removes Community Health Councils from three health authority regulations

Three regulations under the Health Authorities Act have been updated to remove all references to Community Health Councils and their associated provisions. The Amalgamation of Regional Health Boards and Community Heal…

B.C. residential tenancy rules updated for public housing bodies, supportive housing, and standard tenancy agreements

Several changes have been made to the Residential Tenancy Regulation affecting landlords and tenants in public and non-profit housing, supportive housing, and standard residential tenancies. A new definition of 'speci…

New 'E supplier' class created for small online gaming distributors, with $5,000 application fee

The Gaming Control Regulation has been amended to insert a new class of registered gaming services provider called the 'E supplier class.' This class covers providers authorized to distribute gaming supplies to the lo…

BC updates funeral cost supplement rules: new service definitions, $1,685 cap, and revised transportation rates

The Employment and Assistance Regulation has been amended to change how funeral cost supplements are calculated and paid for eligible recipients. The definition of

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,'…

Philippines added as a designated state under Canada's Visiting Forces Act

Canada has formally designated the Republic of the Philippines as a 'designated state' under the Visiting Forces Act. This means Filipino military visiting forces operating in Canada now fall under the legal framework…

Whitefish River First Nation added to the list of First Nations under the Anishinabek Nation Governance Agreement

Whitefish River First Nation (Première Nation Whitefish River) has been formally added to the schedule of First Nations covered by the Anishinabek Nation Governance Agreement Act. Previously listed as a pending amendm…

Several Budget 2024 amendment sections repealed before they ever took effect

Sections 213 to 221 and 224 of the Budget Implementation Act, 2024, No. 1 were repealed by a subsequent federal statute before they ever came into force. These sections had been held in reserve, awaiting activation by…

EI appeals now go to the new Employment Insurance Board of Appeal, not the Social Security Tribunal

The Employment Insurance Act has been updated to reflect that appeals of EI Commission decisions are directed to the newly created Employment Insurance Board of Appeal, replacing the previous route through the General…

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…

Appeals under the Labour Adjustment Benefits Act now go to the Employment Insurance Board of Appeal, not the Social Security Tribunal

Changes previously listed as 'not yet in force' have now taken effect. The body that hears referrals and appeals of Commission decisions under the Labour Adjustment Benefits Act has changed: references to the Social S…

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…

Employment Insurance Board of Appeal Regulations come into force (except two sections)

These regulations, which establish the framework for the Employment Insurance Board of Appeal, are now in force — with the exception of sections 39 and 41, which await a separate commencement order. The change simply…

EI Pilot Project No. 24 extended and appeal rules updated to cover new Board of Appeal

Three sets of changes have been made to the Employment Insurance Regulations. First, the end date for Pilot Project No. 24 measures has been pushed back: the window during which the Commission can waive the two-week w…

Vessel Traffic Services Zones Regulations repealed in full

The Vessel Traffic Services Zones Regulations have been repealed entirely. All of the rules they contained — covering which vessels must participate in vessel traffic services, required radio communications, mandatory…

Permanent resident status fee waived for certain Afghan nationals approved under specific public policies

A new federal remission order cancels the permanent resident status fee for Afghan nationals whose permanent residence applications were approved under one of three specific temporary public policies — covering famili…

Federal government remits permanent residency application fees for certain TR-to-PR pathway applicants who were refused

A new federal remission order cancels or refunds the humanitarian-and-compassionate (H&C) application fees paid by certain foreign nationals whose permanent residence applications were processed under specific 2021–20…

Federal government remits permanent residence application fees for certain out-of-status construction workers and pandemic healthcare workers

This new federal order grants a refund (or waiver) of the processing fees for permanent resident applications made on humanitarian and compassionate grounds by two specific groups: out-of-status construction workers i…

Federal government remits passport fee increases deemed unreasonable, capping certain fees for applicants

The federal government has issued a remission order forgiving certain passport and travel document fee adjustments that were considered unreasonable to collect. For a multi-year period ending January 2026, automatic a…

Federal government creates remission program for US motor vehicle surtax paid by specific importers

A new federal remission order allows named motor vehicle importers — identified by business number in a confidential schedule — to recover surtaxes paid or payable under the 2025 US Motor Vehicles Surtax Order. The re…

Permanent resident application fee waived for certain Afghan nationals approved under specific public policies

The federal government has created a new remission order that cancels the permanent resident status fee for certain Afghan nationals whose applications were approved under one of three specific temporary public polici…

Permanent residency and sponsorship fees waived for Sudan conflict family class applicants

This new federal remission order cancels or refunds the fees normally charged for acquiring permanent resident status and for processing a family sponsorship application, for a specific group connected to the conflict…

Permanent resident status fee waived for certain former child-protection youth who obtained PR under 2024 public policies

The federal government has remitted (waived) the fee normally charged when someone acquires permanent resident status under Canada's immigration rules, for a specific group of people. Those covered are individuals who…

Coast Guard responsibility transferred to Minister of National Defence, with new security mandate added

Responsibility for coast guard services has been moved from the Minister responsible for oceans to the Minister of National Defence. The coast guard's mandate now explicitly includes security functions, such as securi…

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…

Federal access-to-information exemptions updated: new laws added, one provision expanded

Schedule II of the Access to Information Act, which lists laws whose confidentiality provisions override the general right to access government records, has been updated in several ways. Three new statutes have been a…

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…

Major overhaul of Canada's Aeronautics Act: higher penalties, drone rules, new compliance tools and extended enforcement powers

Canada's Aeronautics Act has been significantly amended, affecting virtually every participant in the aviation sector. Maximum summary conviction fines for individuals rise from $5,000 to $150,000, and for corporation…

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…

Canada's federal borrowing ceiling raised to $2.541 trillion

The statutory cap on the total amount the federal government may have outstanding in borrowed money at any one time has been increased from $2,126,000,000,000 to $2,541,000,000,000. The ceiling covers borrowings by th…

Broadcasting Act updated: individual privacy added as interpretation principle, official-language minority community wording revised

The Broadcasting Act has been amended in two ways. First, a new explicit requirement has been added that the Act must be interpreted consistently with the right to privacy of individuals — a principle not previously l…

A previously pending amendment in the 2018 Budget Implementation Act has been formally repealed before it ever took effect

One section of the Budget Implementation Act, 2018, No. 1 that had never come into force has now been officially marked as repealed before coming into force, by a subsequent act. This means the change that section was…

A section of the Budget Implementation Act, 2019 (No. 1) repealed before it came into force

One provision of the Budget Implementation Act, 2019, No. 1 — specifically the amendment it contained to the Aeronautics Act at section 272 — has been repealed before it ever took effect. This means the change that se…

Canada's Budget 2025 Implementation Act No. 1 is now law, touching tax, housing, banking, transport and more

The federal government has enacted a wide-ranging budget implementation statute that makes changes across dozens of areas of federal law. Key practical effects include: repealing the Digital Services Tax (with refunds…

Building Canada Act registry must now cover a fifth project outcome, and Schedule 2 gains a new regulatory entry

Two practical changes appear in this amendment. First, the public project registry that the Minister must maintain now has to disclose how each national interest project is expected to meet a fifth category of outcome…

Cooperatives can now be dissolved immediately if flagged as a terrorist-listed entity

The Canada Cooperatives Act now includes a new ground for administrative dissolution: the Director can dissolve a cooperative without notice if the Minister of Public Safety notifies them that the cooperative is a lis…

Digital Services Tax Act removed from Canada Revenue Agency's list of administered tax laws

The Digital Services Tax Act has been repealed and its entry in the Canada Revenue Agency Act's list of federal tax legislation administered by the CRA has been replaced with a note marking it as repealed. This means…

Canada Transportation Act gains ministerial interim-order power; Prairie extended interswitching rules removed

Two significant changes appear in the consolidated text. First, a new provision (s. 49.1) gives the federal Minister responsible for transportation the ability to issue interim orders that replicate, vary, or suspend…

CEPA enforcement review body replaced: 'Review Officers' become the Environmental Protection Tribunal of Canada

The amendment replaces the informal roster of Review Officers and the Chief Review Officer role with a formally constituted tribunal — the Environmental Protection Tribunal of Canada. The Tribunal takes over all funct…

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…

Immigration department gains new powers to share personal information with other government bodies

The Department of Citizenship and Immigration can now formally share personal information it holds — such as identity details, immigration status, and document records — both internally within the department and exter…

Canada gets a new standalone statute governing the Canada Development Investment Corporation

A new federal Act formally continues the Canada Development Investment Corporation (CDEV) — previously incorporated under the Canada Business Corporations Act — as a statutory Crown corporation and agent of the federa…

CDIC deposit insurance extended to cover asset acquisitions by federal credit unions from provincial credit societies

The Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation Act has been amended to extend federal deposit insurance protection to deposits held by provincial cooperative credit societies when a federal credit union acquires their asset…

Green-claims rule for businesses narrowed: 'internationally recognized methodology' standard removed, private complaints blocked

The amendment makes two connected changes to the Competition Act's environmental claims provisions. First, the substantiation standard for business-level environmental representations (such as net-zero or sustainabili…

Consumer-Driven Banking Act repealed in full

The Consumer-Driven Banking Act has been repealed. The entire substantive text of the Act — including its provisions on consumer data sharing, the participating entity registry, the technical standards body, prohibiti…

Canada creates a new consumer-directed financial data-sharing framework

A new federal law establishes a formal system — called consumer-driven banking — that lets consumers (including businesses) instruct their bank or other accredited financial institutions to share their financial data…

Corporations linked to terrorism can now be dissolved immediately without prior notice

The Canada Business Corporations Act now adds a fifth ground for the Director to dissolve a federal corporation: being notified by the Minister of Public Safety that the corporation is a "listed entity" under the Crim…

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…

Canada Customs Act updated: broader border facility obligations, new officer access powers for exports, and Indonesia free-trade rules added

Several practical changes have been made to the federal Customs Act. First, owners and operators of international bridges, tunnels, railways, airports, wharves and docks must now provide adequate facilities for any pu…

Canada Infrastructure Bank's capital ceiling raised from $35 billion to $45 billion

The maximum amount the federal government can pay to the Canada Infrastructure Bank from the Consolidated Revenue Fund has been increased from $35 billion to $45 billion in aggregate. This change expands the Bank's po…

Federal not-for-profit corporations can now be dissolved without notice if flagged as a listed terrorist entity

The Canada Not-for-profit Corporations Act has been amended to allow the federal Director to dissolve a not-for-profit corporation immediately—without the usual advance notice to the corporation or its directors, and…

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…

Digital Services Tax Act removed from list of laws EDC can share privileged client information to support

Export Development Canada (EDC) is no longer permitted to share privileged client information with the Minister of National Revenue for the purpose of administering or enforcing the Digital Services Tax Act. The permi…

Consumer-driven banking oversight removed from FCAC's mandate; Senior Deputy Commissioner role abolished

A set of amendments strips out all provisions in the Financial Consumer Agency of Canada Act that related to consumer-driven banking. The Senior Deputy Commissioner for Consumer-Driven Banking position has been repeal…

First Nations tax law gains a new Part 3 letting eligible First Nations impose tax on alcohol, fuel, cannabis, vaping and tobacco products

A new Part 3 has been added to the federal First Nations Goods and Services Tax Act, creating a framework that lets qualifying First Nations governing bodies (bands or bodies with equivalent legislative power) enact t…

Federal financial administration rules updated: Digital Services Tax removed from set-off exemption, new trade deals added, Crown corporation deleted

Several targeted changes have been made to Canada's core financial administration legislation. The Digital Services Tax Act has been removed from the list of tax statutes whose amounts are exempt from the government's…

Farm Credit Canada Act now requires periodic parliamentary review of the agency's operations

A new section has been added to the Farm Credit Canada Act requiring the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, in consultation with the Minister of Finance, to review the Act and Farm Credit Canada's operations on a…

Definition of 'First Nation law' expanded and Freshwater Fish Marketing Corporation removed from Schedule I

Two changes have been made to the Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act. First, the definition of 'First Nation law' now references additional subsections (39(1) and 40(1)) of the First Nations Goods and Services…

Compliance order reviews now go to the Environmental Protection Tribunal of Canada, not the Chief Review Officer

References to the Chief Review Officer throughout the compliance order review process in the Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act have been replaced with the Environmental Protection Tribunal of Canada. Anyone who rec…

Mandatory annual audit of Government Annuities accounts by the Auditor General has been removed from the law

The provision requiring the Auditor General to conduct an annual audit of the accounts and financial transactions under the Government Annuities Act and the Government Annuities Improvement Act, and to report results…

Canada creates a new high-speed rail authority with streamlined expropriation and land-control powers

A new federal law establishes the legal framework for a high-speed passenger rail network between Quebec City and Windsor, operated through VIA HFR - VIA TGF Inc., a subsidiary of VIA Rail Canada. The Act gives the Co…

Canada overhauls Human Pathogens and Toxins Act: new registry, tougher penalties, and stricter security rules for labs

The federal Human Pathogens and Toxins Act has been significantly restructured. The previous system of static numbered schedules listing regulated pathogens and toxins is replaced by a new Minister-maintained online r…

Canada's Insurance Companies Act overhauled: longer sunset, higher ownership thresholds, stronger security oversight, and new e-document rules

The federal Insurance Companies Act has been updated in several significant ways. The sunset date by which insurance companies, fraternal benefit societies, and insurance holding companies must either wind up or recei…

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)…

Canada's National School Food Program gets its own stand-alone law, locking in federal funding and reporting duties

A new federal Act formally establishes the National School Food Program in statute, setting out the government's long-term vision that all children and youth in Canada have access to nutritious food at school. The law…

OSFI's information-sharing committee gains FINTRAC Director; Superintendent gets broader powers to share and receive information

The Director of the Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (FINTRAC) has been added as a member of the financial institutions advisory committee, joining the Superintendent, the Bank of Canada Go…

Canada's anti-money-laundering law overhauled: higher fines, tougher compliance orders and new enrolment regime

The Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act has been significantly amended in two main waves. First, criminal fines for most compliance offences have been sharply increased — for example, gene…

Federal public service pension rules updated to add workforce-reduction early allowance and operational-service changes

The Public Service Superannuation Act has been amended in two main ways. First, a new time-limited annual allowance option is created for public servants who leave during an active workforce reduction initiative: Grou…

Veterans' pension basic rates locked in retroactively from 1985 to end of 2026, with new Schedule IV listing exact amounts

The amendment formally establishes the dollar amounts of the basic pension payable to disabled Canadian Forces members for every year from April 1, 1985 through December 31, 2026, consolidating them in a new Schedule…

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…

Canada's Red Tape Reduction Act gains new regulatory sandbox powers for innovation and competitiveness

The Act has been restructured and significantly expanded. The existing one-for-one administrative burden rules are now grouped under Part 1, with minor wording updates but no substantive change to those obligations. A…

Canada's sanctions law gains a new Part 2 requiring banks to report and remit profits earned on sanctioned foreign assets

The Special Economic Measures Act has been restructured and expanded. The original sanctions provisions are now grouped under Part 1, while a brand-new Part 2 creates specific obligations for federally regulated finan…

Federal student aid blocked for private, for-profit foreign schools — with a phase-out window for current students

A new rule (s. 6.31) prohibits the federal government from providing Canada Student Financial Assistance to students enrolled at private, for-profit designated educational institutions located outside Canada. A delaye…

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…

Federal trust and loan companies get seven-year sunset extension, higher equity thresholds, and stronger security oversight rules

The sunset date allowing federal trust and loan companies to continue carrying on business has been pushed from June 30, 2026 to June 30, 2033, giving the industry a seven-year extension before re-authorization is req…

New power added to define 'province' in Veterans Health Care Regulations, with retroactive reach

The Act now includes a new section giving the Governor in Council the authority to make regulations that define what "province" means for any provision of the Veterans Health Care Regulations. Importantly, those regul…

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…

Veterans Well-being Regulations updated to clarify first-year proration of earnings loss benefit adjustments and repeal transitional CPI provisions

Two sets of changes were made to the Veterans Well-being Regulations. First, two subsections dealing with Consumer Price Index adjustment mechanics (subsections 21(1.1) and 21(1.2)) have been formally repealed, tidyin…

Maximum fines for anti-money-laundering violations raised dramatically, with some violations reclassified as more serious

The maximum administrative monetary penalties (AMPs) for violations of Canada's anti-money-laundering and terrorist financing rules have been significantly increased. Minor violations now carry a maximum penalty of $4…

Human Pathogens and Toxins Regulations updated: security added to public-risk tests, licence renewal tied to new Act requirements, and toxin thresholds replaced by ministerial registry

Several practical changes have been made to the regulations governing facilities that handle human pathogens and toxins. The standard for assessing risk to the public now consistently reads 'health, safety or security…

Veterans health care regulations clarify which provinces count for accommodation charge calculations

Two additions clarify what "province" means when calculating maximum monthly accommodation and meal charges for veterans in long-term care. A new subsection explicitly limits the definition of "province" to the ten na…

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…

Bridge To Strengthen Trade Act officially added to the International Bridges and Tunnels Act schedule

A previously pending amendment to the International Bridges and Tunnels Act has now come into force. The schedule of that Act — which lists the bridges and tunnels subject to federal oversight — has been updated to fo…

Aircraft Services Directorate moves from Transport Canada to National Defence

The Aircraft Services Directorate, a unit within the federal public administration previously under Transport Canada, has been transferred to the Department of National Defence. This is a machinery-of-government chang…

New reporting and record-keeping obligations for holders of uranium, plutonium-239 and thorium now in force

Anyone in possession of uranium, plutonium-239, or thorium must now file annual inventory reports with the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) detailing the items held, their masses, and their chemical and physi…

Canada's nuclear import/export control list updated to align with latest IAEA non-proliferation standards

The schedule listing controlled nuclear substances, equipment, and information under Canada's nuclear non-proliferation import and export rules has been substantially revised. The controlled-items lists are now aligne…

Gordie Howe International Bridge officially added to the federal list of regulated international crossings

The Gordie Howe International Bridge, connecting Windsor, Ontario to Detroit, Michigan, has been formally added to the schedule of international bridges and tunnels subject to federal oversight under the International…

Canada adds four Iranian entities and five individuals to its Iran sanctions list

Canada has expanded its Special Economic Measures (Iran) Regulations by adding four Iranian companies and five individuals to the sanctions schedules. The four newly listed entities are Chekad Sanat Faraz Asia (also k…

Nuclear penalty schedule updated: new safeguards reporting violations added, one item repealed

The schedule of violations subject to administrative monetary penalties under the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission's rules has been revised. A previously listed reporting violation (Item 41, related to filing a full…

Deadline in clean energy regulation extended by three years to April 2029

A Treasury Board order has pushed back a deadline that previously fell on April 1, 2026, in two specific provisions (paragraphs (c) and (d)) of B.C. Reg. 185/2023 under the Clean Energy Act. The new deadline is April…

BC replaced the IIROC-named registration instrument with an updated version naming CIRO

The old BC Instrument 22-502, which named the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC) as the body handling securities registration, has been repealed and replaced with a new version of the same i…

B.C. ride-hail and taxi rules updated: accessibility payments, trip counting, and driver record-check certificates overhauled

Three rounds of amendments to British Columbia's Passenger Transportation Regulation change how accessibility is supported, how trips are counted for levy purposes, and how driver background checks work for passenger…

Eight additional cancers added to B.C. firefighters' occupational disease list, service thresholds updated

B.C.'s Firefighters' Occupational Disease Regulation now lists eight additional cancers as presumptive occupational diseases for firefighters: primary site skin cancer, laryngeal cancer, mesothelioma, soft tissue sarc…

OHS Regulation expands firefighter health-and-safety rules to cover broader 'fire personnel' category

The Occupational Health and Safety Regulation's Part 31 provisions previously applied to 'firefighters.' The amendment introduces a new defined term, 'fire personnel,' covering workers (paid or volunteer) engaged in f…

BC updates the list of derivatives that must be centrally cleared under National Instrument 94-101

British Columbia's securities regulator has replaced Appendix A of National Instrument 94-101, which sets out the specific derivatives contracts that must be cleared through a central counterparty. The revised list co…

B.C. health profession regulations updated: broader physio scope, expanded midwifery powers, and a terminology fix

Three health-profession regulations under the Health Professions and Occupations Act have been amended. Physiotherapists (regulated under the Health and Care Professionals Regulation) have had a system-specific restri…

Two First Nations bands removed from the federal Indian Act election schedule

The Semiahmoo First Nation (British Columbia) and Wikwemikong Unceded Indian Reserve (Ontario) have been removed from the list of bands whose councils are elected under the Indian Act. This means those two communities…

BC brings most of the Health Professions and Occupations Act into force, with one narrow carve-out

A new order in council replaces the commencement schedule in an earlier regulation to specify exactly which sections of the Health Professions and Occupations Act are now in force. The vast majority of the Act—coverin…

B.C. brings Interpretation Amendment Act 2019 into force and repeals Daylight Saving Time Regulation

A new Order in Council brings the Interpretation Amendment Act, 2019 into force and simultaneously repeals the Daylight Saving Time Regulation (B.C. Reg. 136/2006). The Interpretation Amendment Act, 2019 made changes…

BC disability and income assistance recipients now face stricter limits on housing crisis supplements and moving supplements

Recipients of Employment and Assistance and Disability Assistance now face a cap of one crisis supplement for shelter per family unit in any 12-month period, and no more than two moving-related supplements (covering i…

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. child care licensing rules updated: new work-experience paths, competency standards, and approved-institution list revised

The Child Care Licensing Regulation has been amended in several practical ways. First, the name reference to the governing child care statute has been updated to reflect its new title. Second, applicants seeking early…

B.C. Energy Regulator overhauls dormancy, liability reduction, and consultation rules for oil and gas permit holders

The British Columbia Energy Regulator has amended five regulations governing dormant and former energy sites, hydrogen facilities, processing facilities, service obligations, and pipeline consultation. Key practical c…

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. sets formal performance targets for the Minister of State for Local Governments and Rural Communities in 2026/27

A new regulation establishes the official expected results that the Minister of State for Local Governments and Rural Communities must achieve during the 2026/27 fiscal year under B.C.'s ministerial accountability fra…

B.C. sets formal performance expectations for a Minister Without Portfolio for the 2026/2027 fiscal year

A new Treasury Board regulation establishes the expected results that a specific Minister Without Portfolio (designated under Order in Council 656/2024) must meet during the 2026/2027 fiscal year under the Balanced Bu…

BC sets out the Minister of State for AI and New Technologies' performance targets for 2026/27

A new regulation establishes the specific results the BC Minister of State for Artificial Intelligence and New Technologies must achieve during the 2026/2027 fiscal year under the provincial ministerial accountability…

BC creates competitive process and capacity caps for data centres and hydrogen exporters seeking BC Hydro power

A new regulation requires that AI data centres, conventional data centres, and hydrogen-for-export facilities go through a formal competitive process run by BC Hydro (the authority) before receiving new grid connectio…

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…

BC Business Corporations Regulation updated to exempt Indigenous nation-owned companies and professional LLPs from certain corporate requirements

The Business Corporations Regulation has been amended to introduce two new categories of entity — corporations wholly owned by one or more Indigenous nations, and corporations wholly owned by a professional limited li…

BC Provincial Immigration Program fee threshold raised from $1,475 to $1,750

A specific dollar threshold in the Provincial Immigration Programs Regulation has been increased from $1,475 to $1,750. This change applies to the condition set out in section 3(a)(iii) of that regulation. Individuals…

Five more B.C. municipalities added to bylaw notice enforcement system

The provincial bylaw notice enforcement regulation has been expanded to include five additional local governments: the City of Greenwood, District of Central Saanich, District of Ucluelet, District of Vanderhoof, and…

Three provisions of the Citizenship Regulations No. 2 are slated for repeal once a pending amendment comes into force

A set of amendments not yet in force will, when they take effect, remove three items from the Citizenship Regulations, No. 2: the definition of

Pending repeal of a Citizenship Regulations provision flagged in consolidated text

The consolidated text of the Citizenship Regulations has been updated to flag an amendment that is not yet in force. Specifically, a separate amending instrument will repeal section 26.2 of the Citizenship Regulations…

Federal equal-pay and temp-agency wage rules get detailed definitions and new record-keeping obligations

New regulatory provisions flesh out the equal-treatment wage rules in the Canada Labour Code by defining key terms such as full-time, part-time, permanent, and temporary employee, and by specifying how to determine wh…

New Code provisions added to federal workplace penalty schedule, expanding what violations can trigger administrative fines

The schedule listing which Canada Labour Code provisions can result in administrative monetary penalties (AMPs) has been expanded. New entries cover provisions related to sections 182.1, 182.2, 182.3, 203.1, 203.2, 20…

Federal government waives repayment obligations for Canadians wrongly approved for dental care coverage

This new remission order cancels the debt that certain Canadian Dental Care Plan participants would otherwise owe the federal government. It covers two groups: people whose eligibility or co-payment amounts were misca…

PIPEDA gains a data-portability framework — but amendments are not yet in force

Parliament has enacted a new Division 1.2 ("Mobility of Personal Information") that, once brought into force, will require organizations subject to a data mobility framework to transfer an individual's personal inform…

Canada adds preferential tariff rates for UK and Indonesia goods, and allows seized goods to be donated to charities

Three sets of changes have been added to the pending (not yet in force) provisions of the Customs Tariff. First, a new Comprehensive and Progressive United Kingdom Tariff (CPUKT) is established, giving goods originati…

Investment Canada Act schedule updated to include Canada–Indonesia trade agreement

The schedule to the Investment Canada Act has been amended to add a reference to the Canada–Indonesia Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) and its Article 1.5. This means that investments covered by tha…

New grounds added to Export and Import Permits Act for restricting trade on economic security grounds

Pending amendments (not yet in force) will add new reasons for which the federal government can place goods on export and import control lists. Specifically, authorities will be able to restrict exports or imports to…

Transitional equal-pay complaint provisions removed from Canadian Human Rights Act consolidated text

Several transitional sections dealing with how equal-pay and wage-discrimination complaints were to be handled during the shift to the Public Sector Equitable Compensation Act regime have been removed from the consoli…

Federal public sector labour relations law consolidated: several pending amendments and transitional provisions removed

The consolidated text of the federal public sector labour relations statute has been updated to remove a number of provisions that were either transitional, superseded, or flagged as amendments not yet in force. Speci…

CITT gets new inquiry and complaint powers covering goods imported under the proposed Indonesia Tariff

Amendments not yet in force add a new layer of trade-remedy procedures to the Canadian International Trade Tribunal Act specifically for goods that would benefit from an Indonesia Tariff under the Customs Tariff. Once…

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…

New rules prescribe how pension plans must handle asset transfers for missing members

Amendments not yet in force will add detailed procedures for federally regulated pension plans when a member or former member cannot be located and their pension assets must be transferred to a designated entity. Plan…

Freshwater Fish Marketing Corporation to be removed from Schedule III of the Payments in Lieu of Taxes Act

An amendment that has been passed but is not yet in force will remove the Freshwater Fish Marketing Corporation (Office de commercialisation du poisson d'eau douce) from Schedule III of this Act. Schedule III lists th…

Canada Post gains new statutory authority to set postage rates, with fairness rules and public-disclosure requirements

Pending amendments (not yet in force) will give Canada Post Corporation explicit statutory power to establish its own postage rates and related terms and conditions. When setting rates, the Corporation must consider w…

Expenditure Restraint Act consolidated text updated: two transitional provisions removed

The consolidated version of the Expenditure Restraint Act has been updated. Two related provisions have been dropped from the text: a clause that had applied sections of the Public Sector Equitable Compensation Act in…

Canada's CPTPP Act updated to accommodate UK accession and future treaty expansions

Amendments not yet in force have been appended to the consolidated text of the CPTPP Implementation Act. These pending changes redefine "Agreement" to include any future accession protocols listed in a new schedule, e…

Pending amendment provisions removed from the Federal Public Sector Labour Relations and Employment Board Act

A block of text labelled "Amendments Not In Force" has been removed from the consolidated version of this Act. That block described a conditional amendment — tied to the coming-into-force of the Public Sector Equitabl…

Federal law now authorizes the winding-down and dissolution of the Freshwater Fish Marketing Corporation

New provisions added to the Freshwater Fish Marketing Act give the federal Minister broad authority — with Governor in Council approval — to sell or dispose of the Corporation's assets, amalgamate or dissolve it, appo…

This emergency port trucking order has been repealed by operation of its own sunset clause

The entire operative content of this order — which had authorized trucking companies, shippers, brokers and the Vancouver and Fraser River Port Authorities to enter into coordinated commercial arrangements without Com…

Transitional-law footnotes removed from Equal Wages Guidelines, 1986

Two transitional provisions that had been appended to the Equal Wages Guidelines, 1986 have been removed from the consolidated text. These provisions — which explained how the Public Service Labour Relations Board and…