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Bill 70, Supporting Mobility, Affordability and Reliable Transportation in Ontario Act, 2025

Hazell, Andrea

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EXPLANATORY

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The

Bill amends the Metrolinx Act, 2006 and the Public Transportation and Highway Improvement Act .

The

Metrolinx Act, 2006 is amended to add a new object

for Metrolinx requiring it to promote and facilitate the integration of routes,

fares and schedules of municipal bike share systems.

Section 29 is amended to

require Metrolinx or a subsidiary corporation to ensure that any assets sold or

disposed for the purpose of building residential units include at least 20 per

cent affordable residential units.

The

Public Transportation and Highway Improvement Act

is amended to specify mandatory maintenance standards for Highways 11, 17 and

69. The Act is also amended to provide that the Minister shall develop a plan

to modify these highways into a 2+1 configuration and to set out requirements

regarding the plan.

Bill 70 2025

Act to amend the Metrolinx Act, 2006 and the Public Transportation and Highway

Improvement Act with respect to transportation

His

Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the

Province of Ontario, enacts as follows:

Metrolinx Act, 2006

Subclause 6 (1) (d) (iii) of the Metrolinx Act, 2006 is amended by adding “of the

municipal bike share systems” after “regional transit system” .

Section 29 of the Act is amended by adding the following subsection:

Residential

units

(2.1) If

the sale or disposition under subsection (1) or (2) is for the purpose of

building residential units, the Corporation or the subsidiary corporation shall

ensure that at least 20 per cent of the units constitute affordable residential

units, as defined in subsection 4.1 (1) of the Development

Charges Act, 1997 .

Public Transportation

and Highway Improvement Act

The Public Transportation and Highway Improvement Act

is amended by adding the following sections:

Road

maintenance

(1) The

Minister shall ensure that Highways 11, 17 and 69, including portions of those

highways that only have two lanes, are maintained in accordance with this

section.

Snow

removal standard

(2) The

entire pavement of the highway shall be bare of snow within four hours after

the end of a snowfall.

Ice

clearance standard

(3) If

ice forms on the pavement of the highway, the standard is to clear the ice

within three hours after becoming aware of the fact.

Pothole

repair standard

(4) If

a pothole on the pavement of the highway has a surface area exceeding 600

square centimetres and a depth exceeding eight centimetres, the standard is to

repair the pothole within four days after becoming aware of the fact.

Road

upgrades

(1) No

more than 12 months after the day this

section comes into force, the Minister

shall,

(

a) develop

a plan that meets the requirements set out in subsection (2); and

(

b) publish

the plan on a website of the Government of Ontario as soon as practicable after

the plan is developed.

Plan

requirements

(2) The

plan shall meet the following requirements:

1. The

plan shall be for the modification of Highways 11, 17 and 69 into a 2+1

configuration.

2. The

plan shall be developed in consultation with local communities that will be

affected by the modifications.

3. The

plan shall be based on the following timelines:

i. Commencement

of construction to begin one year after the day the plan is published under

clause 104 (1) (b).

ii. Completion

of all construction no more than five years after the day the plan is published

under clause 104 (1) (b).

Annual

report – contents

(3) Each

year, on the anniversary of the day on which the plan is published under clause

104 (1) (b), the Minister shall complete an annual report that includes the

following:

1. Details

regarding progress on construction, including updated estimates regarding costs

and timelines.

2. If

the plan is no longer on schedule, a description of any factors causing delay,

including regulatory barriers and extensions to previous procurement schedules.

3. A

list of completed procurements and the companies that completed them and of

current procurements and the successful bidders.

4. A

list of procurements that are currently open for bidding or expected to be

opened for bidding in the following year, and any criteria that bidders will be

expected to meet.

Annual

report – publication

(4) Every

annual report referred to in subsection (3) shall be published on a website of

the Government of Ontario.

Definition

(5) In

subsection (2),

“2+1

configuration” means a three-lane highway with a centre passing lane that

changes direction approximately every two to five kilometres.

Commencement and Short

Title

Commencement

This Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.

Short

title

The

short title of this Act is the Supporting Mobility,

Affordability and Reliable Transportation in Ontario Act, 2025 .

Date Bill stage Event Outcome Committee

December 3, 2025

Second Reading

Vote

Lost on division

December 2, 2025

Second Reading

Question put

Vote deferred

December 2, 2025

Second Reading

Debated

November 18, 2025

First Reading

Ordered for Second Reading

November 18, 2025

First Reading

Vote

Carried

First Reading

November 18, 2025

Carried

Ordered for Second Reading

Second Reading

December 2, 2025

Debated

Question put

December 3, 2025

Lost on division