School boards must allow local police to access campuses and school resource officer programs for nine prescribed activities

A new regulation under the Education Act sets out the specific circumstances in which school boards must permit local police services to access school premises and participate in school programs. Nine categories of activities are covered, including school resource officer programs, emergency preparedness drills, road safety programs, career days, and community events. Where a local police service offers a school resource officer program in the board's primary language of instruction, the board must enter into a memorandum of understanding with that service, inform students and families about the program, and engage the community in its implementation. Boards cannot condition police participation on prior approval of program materials, though they may request to review materials in advance. If a board makes good-faith efforts to collaborate with police but the police service does not reasonably participate, the board is deemed to have met its obligations.

Ontario Place zoning order updated: Block 3 expanded with new Theatre Parcel and East Plaza zones, bridges and uses added

The zoning order for Ontario Place has been significantly amended to expand and redefine Block 3, splitting it into two distinct sub-areas: the Theatre Parcel (where a building footprint of up to 15,250 sq m and a maximum height of 40 metres is permitted) and the East Plaza (up to 4,000 sq m of building coverage, maximum 6 metres and one storey, with exceptions near certain lot lines). Block 3 no longer has a gross floor area cap. New permitted uses on Block 3 include automated banking machines, performing arts studios, and production studios, and both Block 1 and Block 2 may now accommodate uses ancillary to Block 3. Up to two bridges may connect Block 3 to Block 1 or Block 2, with specific width, height, enclosure, and use restrictions for each bridge. Site plan control under the City of Toronto Act now also excludes Block 3. The term 'seasonal buildings and structures' has been renamed 'seasonal buildings, structures and vehicles' and take-out eating establishments are now listed separately from eating establishments throughout the permitted-uses list. Operators and developers planning activity on Ontario Place land should review the updated block boundaries, building coverage limits, height rules, bridge provisions, and permitted-use lists to ensure compliance.

Parking exemption for long-term care facility in Port Hope zoning order has been revoked

The provision that waived the minimum parking requirement for a long-term care facility on this site has been formally revoked and removed from the regulation. All other site-specific zoning rules remain in place: accessory buildings with waste storage must be in a side or rear yard, loading space may be in an exterior side yard, and the Institutional–Urban zone standards apply with a maximum building height of 26 metres for a long-term care facility. Developers or operators planning a long-term care facility on this site should now check whether standard municipal parking requirements under the Port Hope Zoning By-law apply to their project. The change also adds regulatory source citations to each remaining subsection, which is a housekeeping update with no substantive effect.

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 penalty amounts — ranging from $300/$3,000 (minor) up to $1,000/$10,000 (major) for non-corporations and corporations respectively. Repeat violations of the same provision escalate automatically: a second offence triggers 1.5× the base amount, and a third or subsequent offence triggers 2.5× the base amount. However, if 24 months pass without any order for a given violation, the slate resets and prior orders are not counted. The list of covered provisions has also been expanded, adding new ticketing rules around resale, fees, and disclosure requirements. Ticket businesses should review which of their obligations fall into major or moderate categories and take particular care to avoid repeat violations within that 24-month window.

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, and certain pricing rules — were on the list. The updated regulation adds many more provisions, including rules on ticket reseller registration (s. 2), additional disclosure and conduct obligations (ss. 6 and 8), and new provisions under s. 8.1. This means regulators now have broader authority to issue administrative penalties for violations across a wider range of ticket-resale obligations. Businesses operating as ticket resellers, operators of ticket resale platforms, and others subject to the Act should review their compliance with all listed provisions, as breaches of any of them can now attract financial penalties without a court process.

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 compliance and enforcement tools available under that framework, including provisions related to inspections, compliance orders, and publication of compliance information. Businesses and individuals who sell tickets — such as primary sellers, resellers, and ticket marketplace operators — may now be subject to those modernized regulatory tools. Anyone operating in the ticket sales space should be aware that oversight of this legislation can now be exercised through these expanded mechanisms.

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 compliance undertakings, Superior Court orders, and administrative penalty orders issued against ticket businesses, along with the business's name, address, and contact information. Consumer complaints about ticket transactions and inspector notices of contravention issued to ticket businesses also now trigger public disclosure requirements. Ticket businesses and the public should be aware that enforcement actions taken against ticket sellers will appear in the publicly accessible registry maintained by the Ministry.

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 ticket businesses found to have contravened prescribed provisions of the Act or its regulations. The penalty operates on an absolute liability basis, meaning it applies even if the business took reasonable steps to prevent the violation or acted on a mistaken but honest belief. Ticket businesses should review their compliance practices and internal controls to reduce the risk of violations, given the higher financial exposure now in effect.

Boundary maps updated for three Northwestern Ontario local roads areas

The regulation has been updated to reference new Ministry of Transportation boundary plans for three local roads areas in Northwestern Ontario: Lyon (Township of Lyon, Thunder Bay District), Stirling (Township of Stirling, Thunder Bay District), and Van Horne (Township of Van Horne, Kenora District). Each area's description now points to a newly filed plan rather than the previously referenced plan. The practical effect is that the official mapped boundaries for these local roads areas have been revised. Local roads boards, property owners, and municipal administrators in these townships should consult the updated Ministry of Transportation plans to confirm the current boundaries of each area.