Ontario Place zoning order updated to allow new building projections, expanded public space definitions, and minor setback changes

The zoning order governing Ontario Place has been amended to clarify and expand what is permitted on the west island and Block 4 mainland. A new category of permitted building projections beyond the building envelope…

'Build Canada Homes' added as a federal Crown corporation; CPTPP schedule updated to include accession protocols

This amendment makes two substantive changes to the Financial Administration Act. First, a new federal Crown corporation called 'Build Canada Homes' (Maisons Canada) has been added to Schedule III Part I, which lists…

Minor wording updates clarify stream order threshold and construction site definition for water-taking registrations

Two small but potentially meaningful wording changes have been consolidated into the regulation. First, the threshold for permanent streams subject to registration is now described as stream order 'three or higher' (r…

Permit exemption for building foundation dewatering now covers all buildings, not just residential

An exemption from water-taking permit requirements for sewage works that handle groundwater and stormwater from building foundations has been broadened. Previously, the exemption only applied where the building was us…

Ontario expands approval exemptions for sewer work, stormwater systems, and construction dewatering

Several categories of sewage and stormwater works no longer require Director approval under the Ontario Water Resources Act. The terms 'sanitary sewer' and 'storm sewer' now explicitly replace the generic word 'sewer'…

Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry renamed to Ministry of Natural Resources in assessment rules; conservation land eligibility criteria revised

References to the 'Minister of Natural Resources and Forestry' and the 'Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry' have been updated throughout the regulation to 'Minister of Natural Resources' and 'Ministry of Natur…

Federal impact assessment trigger list updated: fossil fuel power, oil sands, transmission lines and CER pipelines removed

The Physical Activities Regulations, which list the physical activities that trigger a federal impact assessment, have been updated to remove several previously designated project types. Fossil fuel-fired power genera…

Ontario stormwater management works registration rules updated and future amendments folded into consolidated text

Ontario has amended O. Reg. 137/25, which governs registration of stormwater management works under the Environmental Activity and Sector Registry (EASR). The main practical effect is that previously scheduled future…

Minor wording tweak simplifies how source protection plans can reference Ontario Regulation 137/25

A small wording change removes the phrase 'the making of' from the provision that allows source protection plans to be amended without full approval processes when accounting for Ontario Regulation 137/25. In practice…

Standby power rules simplified: 'standby power system' replaced by broader 'standby power source' exemption

The regulation has been updated to replace the former 'standby power system' category (which was limited to reciprocating engine-based equipment used only during power outages) with a broader 'standby power source' ca…

Waste management rules updated: composting exemptions and biogas definitions now in force

Ontario's general waste management regulation has been updated to bring several previously scheduled changes into the consolidated text. A new exemption from waste disposal site approval requirements now applies to sm…

Canada expands Russia sanctions: 15 new individuals, 35 new entities, 121 new ships added to blocked lists

Canada has significantly expanded its Russia sanctions regime by adding 15 new named individuals (entries 1609–1623) and 35 new entities (entries 827–861) to the blocked lists, including drone-related companies, Russi…

CPTPP arbitration coverage extended to future accession protocols under Canada's Commercial Arbitration Act

The schedule of trade agreements eligible for investor-state arbitration under Canada's Commercial Arbitration Act has been updated to cover not just the original Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Paci…

CPTPP Implementation Act updated to formally incorporate the UK's accession and require parliamentary reviews

The federal law implementing the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership has been amended to bring the United Kingdom's accession into the main operative text. The definition of 'Agreemen…

Canada adds a dedicated preferential tariff for UK goods under the CPTPP framework

The Customs Tariff has been amended to formally establish the Comprehensive and Progressive United Kingdom Tariff (CPUKT), a new preferential tariff treatment for goods originating in the United Kingdom (including the…

Insurance Companies Act updates the definition of 'regulated foreign entity' by cross-referencing the Bank Act

The definition of 'regulated foreign entity' in the Insurance Companies Act no longer contains its own standalone criteria (incorporation/formation outside Canada in a trade-agreement country plus local financial serv…

Definition of 'regulated foreign entity' in Trust and Loan Companies Act now cross-references the Bank Act

The Act has been updated so that the definition of 'regulated foreign entity' no longer contains its own standalone criteria. Instead, it simply adopts whatever definition that term carries in the Bank Act, keeping th…

Record-keeping rules updated for member institutions that are subsidiaries of foreign banks or foreign entities

A previously pending amendment to the deposit insurance by-law has now been brought into force, clarifying when a member institution may keep certain records outside Canada. The rule now explicitly lists two separate…

Canada grants temporary privileges and immunities to delegates at Toronto conference on Ukraine

A new federal order extends limited privileges and immunities to participants in a two-day international conference in Toronto focused on returning Ukrainian children, civilians, and prisoners of war. Official delegat…

UK suppliers added to TPP procurement complaint rules; CUKFTA schedule updated

The United Kingdom has been added to the list of countries covered under the TPP (Trans-Pacific Partnership) section of the Canadian International Trade Tribunal's procurement inquiry rules. Previously, the UK appeare…

Market development chicken exports must now display 'broiler' on packaging and shipping documents

Holders of federal market development licences for chicken are now required to ensure the word "broiler" appears on the outer shipping packaging and in documentation accompanying all chicken they market under those li…

Import Control List updated: beef import controls narrowed, new tariff codes added for steel and wheat-based foods

Three sets of changes were made to Canada's Import Control List. First, the import permit requirement for fresh, chilled, and frozen beef (carcasses, bone-in cuts, and boneless cuts) has been narrowed: goods originati…

UK-Canada trade agreement exclusion removed from beef and veal import permit rules

The general import permit covering beef and veal (carcasses, bone-in cuts, and boneless meat of bovine animals) previously excluded goods originating in countries covered by the Canada–UK Trade Continuity Agreement (C…

UK trade agreement beef exemption removed from personal-use import permit

The list of beef and veal origins exempt from Canada's general personal-use import permit has been narrowed. Previously, beef and veal originating from a CUKTCA beneficiary (i.e., a UK trade agreement country) was exc…

English-language district school boards now pay central bargaining fees to CODE; separate board fee rule removed

The fee rules for district school boards paying central bargaining fees have been restructured. English-language district school boards (previously distinguished as 'public') are now directed to pay their employer bar…

Ontario school boards get new 'Targeted Learning' spending category and several restricted-fund label updates

District school boards now have a new restricted funding category called 'Targeted Learning' (section 5.11), which requires them to spend that allocation only on the specific initiatives for which the funding was calc…

New fee schedules set for non-resident and First Nation pupils at Ontario school boards for 2026-27

Ontario has introduced a new regulation establishing how school boards must calculate and charge tuition fees for certain categories of pupils for the 2026-27 school year, with a potential rollover into 2027-28 if no…

Ontario school boards get a new core education funding formula for the 2026-27 school year

A brand-new regulation sets out the complete framework for calculating provincial legislative grants to Ontario school boards for the 2026-2027 fiscal year (September 1, 2026 to August 31, 2027). It establishes six gr…

Ontario school boards get updated funding tables, new RAAC removal grants, and clarified language-program eligibility rules

This amendment updates the core education funding regulation for Ontario district school boards for the 2025-2026 fiscal year in several practical ways. Funding tables for special education, transportation, and langua…

Ontario school funding regulation updated: language program eligibility clarified, interest rate cap raised, and board dollar amounts revised

Several targeted changes have been made to Ontario's core education funding rules for the 2024–2025 school year. A number of language-related funding components — covering English as a Second Language/English Literacy…

School boards now need Minister approval before acquiring land, with a 90-day decision deadline

The rules for how school boards acquire real property have been updated to require boards to obtain Minister approval before proceeding with any proposed land acquisition or expropriation application. The Minister mus…

Housekeeping edits to Ontario school grant regulation: abbreviation and cross-reference corrections only

This amendment makes two types of purely technical corrections to the 2021-2022 school board legislative grants regulation. First, the abbreviation 'A.D.E.' (average daily enrolment) is standardized to 'ADE' throughou…

Ontario removes expired class-size transition rules for JK/K and grades 4–8

Two sets of temporary, time-limited provisions have been formally struck from the class-size regulation. First, a circumstance that allowed JK/kindergarten classes to exceed the 29-pupil limit when purpose-built accom…

Ontario civil procedure rules updated: factum certification, filing requirements and appellate procedures streamlined

A package of amendments to Ontario's Rules of Civil Procedure has consolidated and simplified several procedural requirements for civil litigation. Factums must now include a certification that every quoted passage fr…

Canada Disability Benefit split into two parts: a base 'allocation' and a new $150 'supplemental amount'

The Canada Disability Benefit has been restructured so that what was previously called simply 'the benefit' is now called the 'allocation,' and a separate new component called the 'supplemental amount' of $150 has bee…