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

The official forms used in line fence disputes — including fence-viewer awards, notices, and owner agreements — are now listed on the Ontario Central Forms Repository under the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness, rather than the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. Anyone who needs to access these forms (for example, to initiate or respond to a fence-viewer process) should look under the updated ministry listing on the government's forms website. The forms themselves and their content have not changed. Landowners, municipalities, and local boards involved in boundary fence matters should update any bookmarks or internal references to where these forms are found.

Line Fences Act appeals division dissolved; notice address rule updated

The formal 'appeals division' covering all Ontario lands has been revoked — it no longer exists as a named body under the regulation. The rule about where to send notices to the referee has been updated: notices should now be addressed as directed on the website of the ministry of the responsible Minister, rather than the Ministry or Government of Ontario website generally. Property owners or neighbours involved in a line fence dispute who need to file a notice of appeal should check the current ministry website for the correct service address. The fee rules for initiating an appeal remain unchanged.

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

Toronto and its local boards are being prohibited from charging storm water management fees or charges against portions of properties classified as farm or managed forest under the Assessment Act. An exception applies where storm water drains directly from a private storm sewer on the property into a City-owned storm sewer. Where fees were collected contrary to this new limit, the City or local board must refund the affected amounts and pay interest — calculated at the lowest Schedule I bank prime rate — starting either from the date the rule takes effect (for payments already received) or 90 days after receipt (for payments received afterward). Property owners with farm or managed forest classifications who have been paying storm water charges to the City of Toronto should review whether a refund may be owed to them. The section on police record check fees was also updated to replace 'municipality' with 'City' and 'local board (extended definition),' a terminology clarification with no apparent change in practical scope.

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

A new rule blocks municipalities and local boards from imposing storm water management fees or charges on land classified as farm property or managed forests under the Assessment Act. The ban has a narrow exception: if storm water from the affected portion of a property drains directly from an on-site storm sewer into a municipal storm sewer system, the charge may still apply. Where fees were already collected contrary to this new limit, the municipality or local board must refund the affected amounts and pay interest — at the lowest Bank of Canada Schedule I prime rate — starting either from when the rule takes effect (for pre-existing payments) or 90 days after receipt (for payments made after the rule takes effect). Farm operators and managed forest landowners who have been paying municipal storm water charges should review their accounts to determine whether a refund may be owed.

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

This regulation, which governs how boundary fence disputes are resolved on land in territory without municipal organization, has been amended in several housekeeping ways. The definition of 'Minister' has been removed from the regulation text, and references to 'the Ministry of Municipal Affairs' have been replaced with the more generic 'the ministry of the Minister.' Requirements to send certified copies of awards and certificates to owners and occupants 'at their last known place of residence' have been dropped — the obligation to send copies remains, but the specific address qualifier is gone. The location description for prescribed forms on the government website has been simplified by removing the reference to the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. Landowners and fence-viewers operating under this regulation should be aware that notice and delivery obligations are slightly reworded, though the core dispute resolution process is unchanged.

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 Food Safety and Quality Act, and Part II covering service, effective dates, and deadlines. No substantive rules appear to have changed — only the navigational structure of the document has been updated. Businesses and operators subject to food safety inspections and enforcement should be aware that the underlying rules on seizure, detention, disposal, and service of documents remain the same.

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 licences are all captured by this rule. However, Class D licences issued under the minister's special authority (the provision covering certain non-standard situations) are excluded from this requirement. The section is stated to apply despite the Human Rights Code, meaning that Code protections do not override this work-authorization check. Licence applicants in these classes should be prepared to provide evidence of their eligibility to work in Canada as part of the licensing process.