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Bill 2, Protect Ontario Through Free Trade Within Canada Act, 2025

Fedeli, Hon. Victor Minister of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade

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Royal Assent received. Statutes of Ontario 2025,

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EXPLANATORY

NOTE

This Explanatory Note was written as a reader’s

aid to Bill 2 and does not form part of the law.

Bill 2 has been enacted as

Chapter 3 of the Statutes of Ontario, 2025.

SCHEDULE 1

BUY ONTARIO, BUY CANADIAN DAY ACT, 2025

The

Schedule enacts the Buy Ontario, Buy Canadian Day Act,

2025 , which proclaims the last Friday of June in each year as Buy

Ontario, Buy Canadian Day.

SCHEDULE 2

FAIR ACCESS TO REGULATED PROFESSIONS AND COMPULSORY TRADES ACT, 2006

The

Schedule amends the Fair Access to Regulated Professions

and Compulsory Trades Act, 2006 to provide that certain timelines

relating to domestic labour mobility applicants are to be determined according

to calendar days rather than business days.

SCHEDULE 3

LIQUOR CONTROL BOARD OF ONTARIO ACT, 2019

The

Schedule amends the Liquor Control Board of Ontario Act,

2019 to require the LCBO to, if directed by the Minister, implement a framework

to facilitate the sale of liquor from a manufacturer in one province or

territory to a consumer in another province or territory. The LCBO is required

to comply with any directives issued by the Minister with respect to the

framework.

SCHEDULE 4

LIQUOR LICENCE AND CONTROL ACT, 2019

The

Schedule amends the Liquor

Licence and Control Act, 2019 by adding a new

section 77.1 respecting

agreements between the Minister of Finance or another member of the Executive

Council and other Canadian jurisdictions to facilitate the sale of liquor from

a manufacturer in one province or territory to a consumer in another province

or territory. Subsection 78 (1) of the Act is also amended to allow the

Lieutenant Governor in Council to make regulations respecting the

implementation of these agreements and the sale of liquor as contemplated by

them.

SCHEDULE 5

ONTARIO FREE TRADE AND MOBILITY ACT, 2025

The

Schedule enacts the Ontario Free Trade and Mobility Act, 2025 .

Under

the Act, the Lieutenant Governor in Council may designate a jurisdiction in

Canada as a reciprocating jurisdiction in certain circumstances, and may make

regulations providing that the mutual recognition rules set out in the Act

apply to a reciprocating jurisdiction.

The

mutual recognition rules provide that, if certain conditions are met,

(

a) a good from a reciprocating jurisdiction

shall be treated as if it met the corresponding Ontario standards and

approvals;

(

b) a

person or entity who has an authorization from a reciprocating jurisdiction to

provide a service shall be entitled to the equivalent authorization in Ontario.

Other

provisions of the Act include protections against liability and

regulation-making powers.

SCHEDULE 6

ONTARIO LABOUR MOBILITY ACT, 2009

The

Ontario Labour Mobility Act, 2009 is amended as

follows:

Section

9 of the Act, which governs when an applicant is certified by an

out-of-province regulatory authority, is amended to prohibit an authority from

requiring an individual to meet such requirements as may be prescribed as a

condition of certification.

Section

10 of the Act is re-enacted to establish timelines within which Ontario

regulatory authorities must respond to applications for certification from

individuals already certified by an out-of-province regulatory authority.

New

section 10.1 of the Act provides for the deemed certification of individuals

already certified by an out-of-province regulatory authority to practice a

regulated occupation in Ontario in certain circumstances for a one-time

six-month period of time. Corresponding regulation-making authorities are added

section 25 of the Act.

Section

11 of the Act, which governs Ontario regulatory authorities’ publication

duties, is re-enacted to include a requirement to publish certain information

respecting applications for certification by individuals who are already

certified by an out-of-province regulatory authority.

New

section 16.1 of the Act requires Ontario regulatory authorities to report on

matters respecting labour mobility.

New

section 20.1 of the Act makes it an offence for a person to make a

representation, knowing it to be false, for the purpose of meeting a

requirement set out in subsection 10.1 (2) of the Act.

New

section 27.1 of the Act addresses protections against liability.

Bill 2 2025

Act to enact the Buy Ontario, Buy Canadian Day Act, 2025 and the Ontario Free

Trade and Mobility Act, 2025 and to amend various other Acts

CONTENTS

Preamble

Contents

of this Act

Commencement

Short

title

Schedule 1

Buy

Ontario, Buy Canadian Day Act, 2025

Schedule 2

Fair

Access to Regulated Professions and Compulsory Trades Act, 2006

Schedule 3

Liquor

Control Board of Ontario Act, 2019

Schedule 4

Liquor

Licence and Control Act, 2019

Schedule 5

Ontario

Free Trade and Mobility Act, 2025

Schedule 6

Ontario

Labour Mobility Act, 2009

Preamble

The

Government of Ontario is working to protect Ontario and make Ontario’s economy

more competitive and open to trade and investment by removing trade barriers

with other provinces and territories, including through the mutual recognition,

with reciprocating jurisdictions, of goods and services, the expansion of

labour mobility and the enabling of direct-to-consumer sales of alcohol

products. The Government of Ontario is also committed to supporting Ontarians

through initiatives to encourage buying domestically.

Therefore,

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

the Province of Ontario, enacts as follows:

Contents

of this Act

1 This Act consists of this section, sections 2 and 3 and

the Schedules to this Act.

Commencement

(1) Except as otherwise provided in this

section, this Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.

(2) The

Schedules to this Act come into force as provided in each Schedule.

(3) If

a

Schedule to this Act provides that any of its provisions are to come into

force on a day to be named by order of the Lieutenant Governor in Council, an

order may apply to one or more of those provisions, and orders may be issued at

different times with respect to any of those provisions.

Short

title

3 The

short title of this Act is the Protect

Ontario Through Free Trade Within Canada Act, 2025 .

SCHEDULE 1

BUY ONTARIO, BUY CANADIAN DAY ACT, 2025

Preamble

The

Government of Ontario is committed to fostering economic growth and supporting

local businesses.

Buy

Ontario, Buy Canadian Day is an opportunity for Ontarians to celebrate the best

of Ontario and Canada by purchasing from local businesses, choosing products

that are made in Ontario or elsewhere in Canada, and exploring destinations

throughout our beautiful province and across the country. When Ontarians come

together to buy local, our collective purchasing power strengthens local

industries, creates jobs and builds a prosperous and resilient economy for

generations to come.

Buy

Ontario, Buy Canadian Day

The

last Friday of June in each year is proclaimed as Buy Ontario, Buy Canadian

Day.

Commencement

The Act set out in this

Schedule comes into force on the day the Protect Ontario Through Free Trade Within Canada Act, 2025

receives Royal Assent.

Short

title

The

short title of the Act set out in this

Schedule is the Buy Ontario, Buy Canadian Day Act, 2025 .

SCHEDULE 2

FAIR ACCESS TO REGULATED PROFESSIONS AND COMPULSORY TRADES ACT, 2006

Subsection 9.1 (4) of the Fair Access to Regulated

Professions and Compulsory Trades Act, 2006 is amended by striking out

“business days” in the portion before clause (

a) and substituting “calendar

days”.

Commencement

This

Schedule comes into force on the later of July 1, 2025 and the day the Protect Ontario Through Free Trade Within Canada Act, 2025

receives Royal Assent.

SCHEDULE 3

LIQUOR CONTROL BOARD OF ONTARIO ACT, 2019

The Liquor Control Board of Ontario Act, 2019 is

amended by adding the following section:

Direct-to-consumer

framework

5.1

(1) If directed to do so by the Minister,

the LCBO shall implement a framework to facilitate the sale of liquor from a

manufacturer in one province or territory to a consumer in another province or

territory.

Directives

(2) The

Minister may issue directives to the LCBO with respect to the framework

referred to in subsection (1), and the LCBO shall comply with any such

directives.

Commencement

2 This

Schedule comes into force on the day the Protect Ontario Through Free Trade Within Canada Act, 2025

receives Royal Assent.

SCHEDULE 4

LIQUOR LICENCE AND CONTROL ACT, 2019

The Liquor Licence and Control Act, 2019 is amended

by adding the following section:

Interprovincial

agreements

77.1 The Minister of Finance or another member of

the Executive Council may enter into an agreement with the Crown in right of

Canada or of any other province of Canada or with the Government of a territory

of Canada to facilitate the sale of liquor from a manufacturer in one province

or territory to a consumer in another province or territory.

Subsection 78 (1) of the Act is amended by adding the following paragraphs:

13.1 providing

for anything that the Lieutenant Governor in Council considers necessary or

advisable to implement an agreement referred to in

section 77.1;

13.2 governing

the sale of alcohol as contemplated by an agreement referred to in

section

77.1, including prescribing conditions that are imposed on licences and permits

with respect to the sale of liquor from a manufacturer in one province or

territory to a consumer in another province or territory;

Commencement

3 This

Schedule comes into force on the day the Protect Ontario Through Free Trade Within Canada Act, 2025

receives Royal Assent.

SCHEDULE 5

ONTARIO FREE TRADE AND MOBILITY ACT, 2025

CONTENTS

Purpose

Definitions

Designation

of reciprocating jurisdiction

Mutual

recognition

Issuing

authorizations

Extinguishment

of causes of action

Regulations

Commencement

Short

title

Purpose

1 The purpose of this Act is to remove barriers to trade in

goods and services, to labour mobility and to investment between Ontario and

other jurisdictions within Canada.

Definitions

2 In this Act,

“authorization”

means a certificate, licence, registration or other form of official

recognition, granted by an authorizing body to a person or entity, permitting

the person or entity to provide a service in the jurisdiction of the

authorizing body; (“autorisation”)

“authorizing

or a government agency, or a non-governmental body that exercises legal authority

delegated to it by the government of a province or territory, or by the

“prescribed”

means prescribed by the regulations made under this Act; (“prescrit”)

“reciprocating

jurisdiction” means a jurisdiction designated by a regulation made under

section 3. (“autorité pratiquant la réciprocité”)

Designation

of reciprocating jurisdiction

3 The Lieutenant Governor in Council may make regulations

designating Canada or another province or territory of Canada as a

reciprocating jurisdiction if the Lieutenant Governor in Council has determined

that the other jurisdiction has in force legislation similar to and

corresponding with this Act or has taken other satisfactory steps.

Mutual

recognition

(1) The Lieutenant Governor in Council may make

regulations providing that the mutual recognition rules set out in subsection

(2) apply with respect to a reciprocating jurisdiction.

Same

(2) The

mutual recognition rules referred to in subsection (1) are as follows, subject

to the regulations:

1. A

good that has met the applicable standards and received the applicable

approvals relating to the composition, performance, production, manufacture,

quality, marketing, labelling, testing, certification, inspection or use of the

good in a reciprocating jurisdiction,

i. shall

be treated as if the good has met the corresponding standards and received the

corresponding approvals in Ontario but shall otherwise

be subject to any laws applicable in Ontario , and

ii. shall

not be subject to any additional approval or testing requirements or to any fees

associated with approval or testing requirements by an Ontario authorizing

body.

2. If

a person or entity is required under an Ontario Act or regulation to obtain an authorization

issued by an Ontario authorizing body in order to provide a service in Ontario,

i. the

person or entity is entitled to be issued such authorization if the person or

entity holds an equivalent authorization issued by an authorizing body of a

reciprocating jurisdiction and is in good standing with that authorizing body,

and

ii. upon

being issued an authorization referred to in subparagraph i, the person or

entity shall be subject to any laws applicable to providers of the service in

Ontario.

Issuing

authorizations

5 If a person or entity

is entitled under paragraph 2 of subsection 4 (2) to be issued an authorization

by an Ontario authorizing body, the authorizing body, before issuing the

authorization to the person or entity, may require the person or entity to

satisfy,

(

a) where

applicable, any requirements that may be imposed by a regulatory authority

under

section 9 of the Ontario Labour Mobility Act, 2009

or by a College under

section 22.18 of

Schedule 2 to the Regulated

Health Professions Act, 1991 , unless otherwise prescribed; and

(

b) any

prescribed requirements.

Extinguishment

of causes of action

(1) No cause of action arises against the Crown

or an Ontario authorizing body or any current or former member of the Executive

Council or employee, officer or agent of or advisor to the Crown or employee,

officer, agent or director of or advisor to an Ontario authorizing body as a

direct or indirect result of,

(

a) the

enactment, amendment or repeal of any provision of this Act;

(

b) the

making, amendment or revocation of any provision of a regulation or other

instrument under this Act; or

(

c) anything

done or not done in accordance with this Act, or a regulation or other

instrument under this Act.

remedy

(2) No

costs, compensation or damages, including for loss of revenue or profit or any

other alleged loss, whether direct or indirect, are owing or payable to any

person by a person referred to in subsection (1), and no remedy, including a

remedy in contract, restitution, tort, a remedy for misfeasance, bad faith or a

breach of trust or fiduciary obligation, any equitable remedy or any remedy

under any statute, is available to any person against any person referred to in

subsection (1) in connection with anything referred to in that subsection.

Proceedings

barred

(3) No

proceeding that is directly or indirectly based on or related to anything

referred to in subsection (1) may be brought or maintained against any person

referred to in that subsection.

Application

(4) Subsections

(2) and (3) do not apply with respect to an application for judicial review or

a claim for a constitutional remedy, but do apply with respect to any other

court, administrative or arbitral proceeding claiming any remedy or relief,

including specific performance, an injunction, declaratory relief or the

enforcement of a judgment, order or award made outside Ontario.

costs awarded

(5) No

costs shall be awarded against any person in respect of a proceeding that

cannot be brought or maintained under subsection (3).

expropriation or injurious affection

(6) Nothing

referred to in subsection (1) constitutes an expropriation or injurious

affection for the purposes of the Expropriations Act

or otherwise at law.

Proceedings

by Crown not prevented

(7) This

section does not apply with respect to proceedings brought by the Crown.

Regulations

(1) The Lieutenant Governor in Council may make

regulations,

(

a) determining

whether a non-governmental body exercises legal authority delegated to it by

the purposes of the definition of “authorizing body”;

(

b) governing the application of the mutual

recognition rules set out in paragraphs 1 and 2 of subsection 4 (2), including

governing whether a good, person or entity has satisfied a condition specified

in a paragraph of that subsection, and prescribing circumstances, conditions

and limitations on the application of the rules to,

(

i) reciprocating

jurisdictions,

(ii) goods,

or manufacturers, producers or sellers of goods, or

(iii) persons,

entities, authorizing bodies or sectors;

(

c) providing

for exemptions from paragraph 1 or 2 of subsection 4 (2) or that the rules do

not apply, and prescribing circumstances, conditions and limitations for any

such exemption or non-application;

(

d) governing the issuing of authorizations

under

section 5 and prescribing requirements for the purposes of that section;

(

e) providing

for additional measures to eliminate restrictions on labour mobility for a

reciprocating jurisdiction;

(

f) prescribing

anything referred to in this Act as prescribed;

(

g) defining

or clarifying the meaning of any word or expression used in this Act;

(

h) providing

for any transitional matters arising from the enactment of this Act;

(

i) prescribing

which Act or regulation shall prevail in the event of a conflict between this

Act or regulations made under this Act and other Acts or regulations, and

governing the application and

interpretation of such Acts or regulations,

including providing that a regulation may override

an Act;

(

j) respecting

any matter necessary or advisable to effectively carry out the intent and

purpose of this Act.

Subdelegation

(2) A

regulation made under subsection (1) may authorize an authorizing body or other

person or entity to require, authorize or otherwise determine any matter that

may be required, authorized or otherwise determined by the Lieutenant Governor

in Council under that subsection.

Rolling

incorporation by reference

(3) A

regulation made under subsection (1) that incorporates another document by

reference may provide that the reference to the document includes amendments

made to the document from time to time.

Retroactive

(4) A

regulation made under subsection (1) is, if it so provides, effective with

reference to a period before it is filed.

Commencement

8 The Act set out in this

Schedule comes into force on the

day the Protect Ontario Through Free Trade Within Canada

Act, 2025 receives Royal Assent.

Short

title

9 The

short title of the Act set out in this

Schedule is

the Ontario Free Trade and

Mobility Act, 2025 .

SCHEDULE 6

ONTARIO LABOUR MOBILITY ACT, 2009

(1) Subsection 9 (2) of the Ontario Labour

Mobility Act, 2009 is repealed and the following substituted:

Material

additional training, etc., cannot be required

(2) The

Ontario regulatory authority shall not require, as a condition of certifying

the individual in the regulated occupation, that the individual,

(

a) have,

undertake, obtain or undergo any material additional training, experience,

examinations or assessments; or

(

b) meet

such other requirements as may be prescribed.

(2) Subsection

9 (5) of the Act is amended by adding “unless doing so would contravene clause

(2) (b)” at the end of the portion before paragraph

Section 10 of the Act is repealed and the following substituted:

Timely

decisions, responses and reasons — individuals certified out-of-province

(1) The timelines set out in this

section apply

if an individual applying to an Ontario regulatory authority for certification

in a regulated occupation is already certified in the same occupation by an

out-of-province regulatory authority, but do not apply with respect to applications

for registration made to a regulated profession under the Fair

Access to Regulated Professions and Compulsory Trades Act, 2006 .

Acknowledgement

of receipt

(2) The

Ontario regulatory authority shall, within 10 business days after receiving the

application, provide a written acknowledgement of receipt of the application.

Same

(3) The

written acknowledgement of receipt shall include a statement as to whether the

application includes everything required by the Ontario regulatory authority in

respect of the application and any other prescribed information.

Certification

decision

(4) The

Ontario regulatory authority shall make a certification decision within 30

calendar days after receiving the application and everything required by the

Ontario regulatory authority in respect of the application, or within such time

as may be prescribed for a prescribed class of applicant or for the Ontario

regulatory authority, and shall provide the applicant with,

(

a) written

communication of the certification decision;

(

b) written

reasons respecting a certification decision,

(

i) to

propose that the applicant not be granted certification,

(ii) to

not grant certification to the applicant, or

(iii) to

grant certification to the applicant subject to conditions; and

(

c) information

respecting the applicant’s rights to any internal review or appeal, including

any applicable procedures and deadlines.

Internal

review or appeal

(5) The

Ontario regulatory authority shall provide any internal review of or appeal

from a certification decision within a reasonable time.

Same

(6) The

Ontario regulatory authority shall, within 10 business days after making an

internal review or appeal decision in respect of the applicant, provide the

applicant with written communication of the decision made upon the internal

review or appeal and written reasons respecting the decision.

The Act is amended by adding the following section:

Deemed

certification, individual certified out-of-province

10.1

(1) Subject to the regulations, an

individual who is already certified in a prescribed regulated occupation by an

out-of-province regulatory authority is deemed to be certified in the regulated

occupation in Ontario for a one-time six-month period, as provided for in

subsections (2) and (3).

Six-month

period

(2) An

individual is deemed to be certified in a regulated occupation in Ontario for

six months, as determined in accordance with subsection (3), if the individual,

(

a) provides

the Ontario regulatory authority that certifies individuals in the occupation

with,

(

i) the

individual’s authorizing certificate for the occupation from an out-of-province

regulatory authority, and

(ii) such

other information as may be prescribed; and

(

b) meets

such other requirements as may be prescribed.

Same

(3) An

Ontario regulatory authority shall provide a notice of receipt, within 10

business days and in accordance with the regulations, to an individual who

provides the certificate and information required under subsection (2) and,

upon receipt of the notice, the individual is deemed to be certified in the

regulated occupation in Ontario for six months from that date.

Applicable

Ontario laws

(4) For

greater certainty, if an individual is deemed to be certified in a regulated

occupation in Ontario under this section, the individual is subject to any laws

applicable to individuals certified in that occupation in Ontario.

Section 11 of the Act is repealed and the following substituted:

Duty

to publish

11 Every Ontario regulatory authority shall publish, on a

publicly accessible website maintained by the regulatory authority,

(

a) every

requirement that the regulatory authority imposes, as a condition of

certification in a regulated occupation, on applicants who are already

certified in the same occupation by an out-of-province regulatory authority;

and

(

b) such

other information respecting applications for certification by individuals who

are already certified in the same occupation by an out-of-province regulatory

authority as may be prescribed.

The Act is amended by adding the following section:

Reports

Reports

16.1 An Ontario regulatory authority shall report,

in accordance with the regulations, on matters respecting labour mobility to

the co-ordinating Minister and, if another person or entity is prescribed, to

that person or entity.

(1) Subsection 18 (1) of the Act is amended by adding “or

section

16.1” after “subsection 16 (2)”.

(2) Subsection

18 (2) of the Act is amended by adding “or with the reporting requirements of

section 16.1” at the end.

(3) Subsection

18 (11) of the Act is amended by adding “or

section 16.1” after “subsection 16

(2)” wherever it appears.

(4) Subsection

18 (13) of the Act is amended by adding “or

section 16.1” after “subsection 16

(2)”.

The Act is amended by adding the following section:

Offence

Offence

20.1 Every person who makes a representation,

knowing it to be false, for the purpose of meeting a requirement set out in

subsection 10.1 (2) is guilty of an offence and on conviction is liable to a

fine of not more than $25,000 for a first offence and not more than $50,000 for

a second or subsequent offence.

(1) Section 25 of the Act is amended by adding the following

clauses:

(a.1) governing

the deemed certification of individuals already certified in a regulated

occupation by an out-of-province regulatory authority for the purposes of

section 10.1, including,

(

i) prescribing

regulated occupations,

(ii) prescribing

information that must be provided,

(iii) prescribing

requirements that must be met,

(iv) governing

notices of receipt for the purposes of subsection 10.1 (3);

(a.2) governing

reports for the purposes of

section 16.1;

(2) Section

25 of the Act is amended by adding the following subsection:

Subdelegation

(2) A

regulation made under clause (1) (a.1) may authorize an Ontario regulatory

authority to require, authorize or otherwise determine any matter that may be

required, authorized or otherwise determined by the Lieutenant Governor in

Council under that clause.

The Act is amended by adding the following Part:

PART VI

IMMUNITY

Extinguishment

of causes of action

27.1

(1) No cause of action arises

against the Crown or an Ontario regulatory authority or any current or former

member of the Executive Council or employee, officer or agent of or advisor to

the Crown or employee, officer, agent or director of or advisor to an Ontario

regulatory authority as a direct or indirect result of,

(

a) the

enactment, amendment or repeal of any provision of this Act;

(

b) the

making, amendment or revocation of any provision of a regulation, order in

council, payment order, order, notice or other instrument under this Act,

including any regulation or order in council made under subsection 17 (1); or

(

c) anything

done or not done in accordance with this Act, or a regulation, order in

council, payment order, order, notice or other instrument under this Act,

including any regulation or order in council made under subsection 17 (1).

remedy

(2) No

costs, compensation or damages, including for loss of revenue or profit or any

other alleged loss, whether direct or indirect, are owing or payable to any

person by a person referred to in subsection (1), and no remedy, including a

remedy in contract, restitution, tort, a remedy for misfeasance, bad faith, or

a breach of trust or fiduciary obligation, any equitable remedy or any remedy

under any statute, is available to any person against a person referred to in

that subsection in connection with anything referred to in that subsection.

Proceedings

barred

(3) No

proceeding that is directly or indirectly based on or related to anything

referred to in subsection (1) may be brought or maintained against any person

referred to in that subsection.

Application

(4) Subsections

(2) and (3) do not apply with respect to an application for judicial review, a

claim for a constitutional remedy or a proceeding under this Act, but do apply

with respect to any other court, administrative or arbitral proceeding claiming

any remedy or relief, including specific performance, an injunction,

declaratory relief or the enforcement of a judgment, order or award made

outside Ontario.

costs awarded

(5) No

costs shall be awarded against any person in respect of a proceeding that

cannot be brought or maintained under subsection (3).

expropriation or injurious affection

(6) Nothing

referred to in subsection (1) constitutes an expropriation or injurious

affection for the purposes of the Expropriations Act

or otherwise at law.

Proceedings

by Crown not prevented

(7) This

section does not apply with respect to proceedings brought by the Crown.

Commencement

(1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, this

Schedule comes

into force on the later of July 1, 2025 and the day the Protect

Ontario Through Free Trade Within Canada Act, 2025 receives Royal

Assent.

(2) Section

7 comes into force on a day to be named by order of the Lieutenant Governor in

Council.

Bill 2 Original (PDF)

EXPLANATORY

NOTE

SCHEDULE 1

BUY ONTARIO, BUY CANADIAN DAY ACT, 2025

The

Schedule enacts the Buy Ontario, Buy Canadian Day Act,

2025 , which proclaims the last Friday of June in each year as Buy

Ontario, Buy Canadian Day.

SCHEDULE 2

FAIR ACCESS TO REGULATED PROFESSIONS AND COMPULSORY TRADES ACT, 2006

The

Schedule amends the Fair Access to Regulated Professions

and Compulsory Trades Act, 2006 to provide that certain timelines

relating to domestic labour mobility applicants are to be determined according

to calendar days rather than business days.

SCHEDULE 3

LIQUOR CONTROL BOARD OF ONTARIO ACT, 2019

The

Schedule amends the Liquor Control Board of Ontario Act,

2019 to require the LCBO to, if directed by the Minister, implement a framework

to facilitate the sale of liquor from a manufacturer in one province or

territory to a consumer in another province or territory. The LCBO is required

to comply with any directives issued by the Minister with respect to the

framework.

SCHEDULE 4

LIQUOR LICENCE AND CONTROL ACT, 2019

The

Schedule amends the Liquor

Licence and Control Act, 2019 by adding a new

section 77.1 respecting

agreements between the Minister of Finance or another member of the Executive

Council and other Canadian jurisdictions to facilitate the sale of liquor from

a manufacturer in one province or territory to a consumer in another province

or territory. Subsection 78 (1) of the Act is also amended to allow the

Lieutenant Governor in Council to make regulations respecting the

implementation of these agreements and the sale of liquor as contemplated by

them.

SCHEDULE 5

ONTARIO FREE TRADE AND MOBILITY ACT, 2025

The

Schedule enacts the Ontario Free Trade and Mobility Act, 2025 .

Under

the Act, the Lieutenant Governor in Council may designate a jurisdiction in

Canada as a reciprocating jurisdiction in certain circumstances, and may make

regulations providing that the mutual recognition rules set out in the Act

apply to a reciprocating jurisdiction.

The

mutual recognition rules provide that, if certain conditions are met,

(

a) a good from a reciprocating jurisdiction

shall be treated as if it met the corresponding Ontario standards and

approvals;

(

b) a

person or entity who has an authorization from a reciprocating jurisdiction to

provide a service shall be entitled to the equivalent authorization in Ontario.

Other

provisions of the Act include protections against liability and

regulation-making powers.

SCHEDULE 6

ONTARIO LABOUR MOBILITY ACT, 2009

The

Ontario Labour Mobility Act, 2009 is amended as

follows:

Section

9 of the Act, which governs when an applicant is certified by an

out-of-province regulatory authority, is amended to prohibit an authority from

requiring an individual to meet such requirements as may be prescribed as a

condition of certification.

Section

10 of the Act is re-enacted to establish timelines within which Ontario

regulatory authorities must respond to applications for certification from

individuals already certified by an out-of-province regulatory authority.

New

section 10.1 of the Act provides for the deemed certification of individuals

already certified by an out-of-province regulatory authority to practice a

regulated occupation in Ontario in certain circumstances for a one-time

six-month period of time. Corresponding regulation-making authorities are added

section 25 of the Act.

Section

11 of the Act, which governs Ontario regulatory authorities’ publication

duties, is re-enacted to include a requirement to publish certain information

respecting applications for certification by individuals who are already

certified by an out-of-province regulatory authority.

New

section 16.1 of the Act requires Ontario regulatory authorities to report on

matters respecting labour mobility.

New

section 20.1 of the Act makes it an offence for a person to make a

representation, knowing it to be false, for the purpose of meeting a

requirement set out in subsection 10.1 (2) of the Act.

New

section 27.1 of the Act addresses protections against liability.

Bill 2 2025

Act to enact the Buy Ontario, Buy Canadian Day Act, 2025 and the Ontario Free

Trade and Mobility Act, 2025 and to amend various other Acts

CONTENTS

Preamble

Contents

of this Act

Commencement

Short

title

Schedule 1

Buy

Ontario, Buy Canadian Day Act, 2025

Schedule 2

Fair

Access to Regulated Professions and Compulsory Trades Act, 2006

Schedule 3

Liquor

Control Board of Ontario Act, 2019

Schedule 4

Liquor

Licence and Control Act, 2019

Schedule 5

Ontario

Free Trade and Mobility Act, 2025

Schedule 6

Ontario

Labour Mobility Act, 2009

Preamble

The

Government of Ontario is working to protect Ontario and make Ontario’s economy

more competitive and open to trade and investment by removing trade barriers

with other provinces and territories, including through the mutual recognition,

with reciprocating jurisdictions, of goods and services, the expansion of

labour mobility and the enabling of direct-to-consumer sales of alcohol

products. The Government of Ontario is also committed to supporting Ontarians

through initiatives to encourage buying domestically.

Therefore,

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

the Province of Ontario, enacts as follows:

Contents

of this Act

1 This Act consists of this section, sections 2 and 3 and

the Schedules to this Act.

Commencement

(1) Except as otherwise provided in this

section, this Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.

(2) The

Schedules to this Act come into force as provided in each Schedule.

(3) If

a

Schedule to this Act provides that any of its provisions are to come into

force on a day to be named by order of the Lieutenant Governor in Council, an

order may apply to one or more of those provisions, and orders may be issued at

different times with respect to any of those provisions.

Short

title

3 The

short title of this Act is the Protect

Ontario Through Free Trade Within Canada Act, 2025 .

SCHEDULE 1

BUY ONTARIO, BUY CANADIAN DAY ACT, 2025

Preamble

The

Government of Ontario is committed to fostering economic growth and supporting

local businesses.

Buy

Ontario, Buy Canadian Day is an opportunity for Ontarians to celebrate the best

of Ontario and Canada by purchasing from local businesses, choosing products

that are made in Ontario or elsewhere in Canada, and exploring destinations

throughout our beautiful province and across the country. When Ontarians come

together to buy local, our collective purchasing power strengthens local

industries, creates jobs and builds a prosperous and resilient economy for

generations to come.

Buy

Ontario, Buy Canadian Day

The

last Friday of June in each year is proclaimed as Buy Ontario, Buy Canadian

Day.

Commencement

The Act set out in this

Schedule comes into force on the day the Protect Ontario Through Free Trade Within Canada Act, 2025

receives Royal Assent.

Short

title

The

short title of the Act set out in this

Schedule is the Buy Ontario, Buy Canadian Day Act, 2025 .

SCHEDULE 2

FAIR ACCESS TO REGULATED PROFESSIONS AND COMPULSORY TRADES ACT, 2006

Subsection 9.1 (4) of the Fair Access to Regulated

Professions and Compulsory Trades Act, 2006 is amended by striking out

“business days” in the portion before clause (

a) and substituting “calendar

days”.

Commencement

This

Schedule comes into force on the later of July 1, 2025 and the day the Protect Ontario Through Free Trade Within Canada Act, 2025

receives Royal Assent.

SCHEDULE 3

LIQUOR CONTROL BOARD OF ONTARIO ACT, 2019

The Liquor Control Board of Ontario Act, 2019 is

amended by adding the following section:

Direct-to-consumer

framework

5.1

(1) If directed to do so by the

Minister, the LCBO shall implement a framework to facilitate the sale of liquor

from a manufacturer in one province or territory to a consumer in another

province or territory.

Directives

(2) The

Minister may issue directives to the LCBO with respect to the framework

referred to in subsection (1), and the LCBO shall comply with any such

directives.

Commencement

2 This

Schedule comes into force on the day the Protect Ontario Through Free Trade Within Canada Act, 2025

receives Royal Assent.

SCHEDULE 4

LIQUOR LICENCE AND CONTROL ACT, 2019

The Liquor Licence and Control Act, 2019 is amended

by adding the following section:

Interprovincial

agreements

77.1 The Minister of Finance or another member of

the Executive Council may enter into an agreement with the Crown in right of

Canada or of any other province of Canada or with the Government of a territory

of Canada to facilitate the sale of liquor from a manufacturer in one province

or territory to a consumer in another province or territory.

Subsection 78 (1) of the Act is amended by adding the following paragraphs:

13.1 providing

for anything that the Lieutenant Governor in Council considers necessary or

advisable to implement an agreement referred to in

section 77.1;

13.2 governing

the sale of alcohol as contemplated by an agreement referred to in

section

77.1, including prescribing conditions that are imposed on licences and permits

with respect to the sale of liquor from a manufacturer in one province or

territory to a consumer in another province or territory;

Commencement

3 This

Schedule comes into force on the day the Protect Ontario Through Free Trade Within Canada Act, 2025

receives Royal Assent.

SCHEDULE 5

ONTARIO FREE TRADE AND MOBILITY ACT, 2025

CONTENTS

Purpose

Definitions

Designation

of reciprocating jurisdiction

Mutual

recognition

Issuing

authorizations

Extinguishment

of causes of action

Regulations

Commencement

Short

title

Purpose

1 The purpose of this Act is to remove barriers to trade in

goods and services, to labour mobility and to investment between Ontario and

other jurisdictions within Canada.

Definitions

2 In this Act,

“authorization”

means a certificate, licence, registration or other form of official

recognition, granted by an authorizing body to a person or entity, permitting

the person or entity to provide a service in the jurisdiction of the

authorizing body; (“autorisation”)

“authorizing

or a government agency, or a non-governmental body that exercises legal authority

delegated to it by the government of a province or territory, or by the

“prescribed”

means prescribed by the regulations made under this Act; (“prescrit”)

“reciprocating

jurisdiction” means a jurisdiction designated by a regulation made under

section 3. (“autorité pratiquant la réciprocité”)

Designation

of reciprocating jurisdiction

3 The Lieutenant Governor in Council may make regulations

designating Canada or another province or territory of Canada as a

reciprocating jurisdiction if the Lieutenant Governor in Council has determined

that the other jurisdiction has in force legislation similar to and

corresponding with this Act or has taken other satisfactory steps.

Mutual

recognition

(1) The Lieutenant Governor in Council may make

regulations providing that the mutual recognition rules set out in subsection

(2) apply with respect to a reciprocating jurisdiction.

Same

(2) The

mutual recognition rules referred to in subsection (1) are as follows, subject

to the regulations:

1. A

good that has met the applicable standards and received the applicable

approvals relating to the composition, performance, production, manufacture,

quality, marketing, labelling, testing, certification, inspection or use of the

good in a reciprocating jurisdiction,

i. shall

be treated as if the good has met the corresponding standards and received the

corresponding approvals in Ontario but shall otherwise

be subject to any laws applicable in Ontario , and

ii. shall

not be subject to any additional approval or testing requirements or to any fees

associated with approval or testing requirements by an Ontario authorizing

body.

2. If

a person or entity is required under an Ontario Act or regulation to obtain an authorization

issued by an Ontario authorizing body in order to provide a service in Ontario,

i. the

person or entity is entitled to be issued such authorization if the person or

entity holds an equivalent authorization issued by an authorizing body of a

reciprocating jurisdiction and is in good standing with that authorizing body,

and

ii. upon

being issued an authorization referred to in subparagraph i, the person or

entity shall be subject to any laws applicable to providers of the service in

Ontario.

Issuing

authorizations

5 If a person or entity

is entitled under paragraph 2 of subsection 4 (2) to be issued an authorization

by an Ontario authorizing body, the authorizing body, before issuing the

authorization to the person or entity, may require the person or entity to

satisfy,

(

a) where

applicable, any requirements that may be imposed by a regulatory authority

under

section 9 of the Ontario Labour Mobility Act, 2009

or by a College under

section 22.18 of

Schedule 2 to the Regulated

Health Professions Act, 1991 , unless otherwise prescribed; and

(

b) any

prescribed requirements.

Extinguishment

of causes of action

(1) No cause of action arises against the Crown

or an Ontario authorizing body or any current or former member of the Executive

Council or employee, officer or agent of or advisor to the Crown or employee,

officer, agent or director of or advisor to an Ontario authorizing body as a

direct or indirect result of,

(

a) the

enactment, amendment or repeal of any provision of this Act;

(

b) the

making, amendment or revocation of any provision of a regulation or other

instrument under this Act; or

(

c) anything

done or not done in accordance with this Act, or a regulation or other

instrument under this Act.

remedy

(2) No

costs, compensation or damages, including for loss of revenue or profit or any

other alleged loss, whether direct or indirect, are owing or payable to any

person by a person referred to in subsection (1), and no remedy, including a

remedy in contract, restitution, tort, a remedy for misfeasance, bad faith or a

breach of trust or fiduciary obligation, any equitable remedy or any remedy

under any statute, is available to any person against any person referred to in

subsection (1) in connection with anything referred to in that subsection.

Proceedings

barred

(3) No

proceeding that is directly or indirectly based on or related to anything

referred to in subsection (1) may be brought or maintained against any person

referred to in that subsection.

Application

(4) Subsections

(2) and (3) do not apply with respect to an application for judicial review or

a claim for a constitutional remedy, but do apply with respect to any other

court, administrative or arbitral proceeding claiming any remedy or relief,

including specific performance, an injunction, declaratory relief or the

enforcement of a judgment, order or award made outside Ontario.

costs awarded

(5) No

costs shall be awarded against any person in respect of a proceeding that

cannot be brought or maintained under subsection (3).

expropriation or injurious affection

(6) Nothing

referred to in subsection (1) constitutes an expropriation or injurious

affection for the purposes of the Expropriations Act

or otherwise at law.

Proceedings

by Crown not prevented

(7) This

section does not apply with respect to proceedings brought by the Crown.

Regulations

7 The Lieutenant Governor in Council may make regulations,

(

a) determining

whether a non-governmental body exercises legal authority delegated to it by

purposes of the definition of “authorizing body”;

(

b) governing the application of the mutual

recognition rules set out in paragraphs 1 and 2 of subsection 4 (2), including

governing whether a good, person or entity has satisfied a condition specified

in a paragraph of that subsection, and prescribing circumstances, conditions

and limitations on the application of the rules to,

(

i) reciprocating

jurisdictions,

(ii) goods,

or manufacturers, producers or sellers of goods, or

(iii) persons,

entities, authorizing bodies or sectors;

(

c) providing

for exemptions from paragraph 1 or 2 of subsection 4 (2) or that the rules do

not apply, and prescribing circumstances, conditions and limitations for any

such exemption or non-application;

(

d) governing the issuing of authorizations

under

section 5 and prescribing requirements for the purposes of that section;

(

e) providing

for additional measures to eliminate restrictions on labour mobility for a

reciprocating jurisdiction;

(

f) prescribing

anything referred to in this Act as prescribed;

(

g) defining

or clarifying the meaning of any word or expression used in this Act;

(

h) providing

for any transitional matters arising from the enactment of this Act;

(

i) prescribing

which Act or regulation shall prevail in the event of a conflict between this

Act or regulations made under this Act and other Acts or regulations, and

governing the application and

interpretation of such Acts or regulations,

including providing that a regulation may override

an Act;

(

j) respecting

any matter necessary or advisable to effectively carry out the intent and

purpose of this Act.

Subdelegation

(2) A

regulation made under subsection (1) may authorize an authorizing body or other

person or entity to require, authorize or otherwise determine any matter that

may be required, authorized or otherwise determined by the Lieutenant Governor

in Council under that subsection.

Rolling

incorporation by reference

(3) A

regulation made under subsection (1) that incorporates another document by

reference may provide that the reference to the document includes amendments

made to the document from time to time.

Retroactive

(4) A

regulation made under subsection (1) is, if it so provides, effective with

reference to a period before it is filed.

Commencement

8 The Act set out in this

Schedule comes into force on the

day the Protect Ontario Through Free Trade Within Canada

Act, 2025 receives Royal Assent.

Short

title

9 The

short title of the Act set out in this

Schedule is

the Ontario Free Trade and

Mobility Act, 2025 .

SCHEDULE 6

ONTARIO LABOUR MOBILITY ACT, 2009

(1) Subsection 9 (2) of the Ontario Labour

Mobility Act, 2009 is repealed and the following substituted:

Material

additional training, etc., cannot be required

(2) The

Ontario regulatory authority shall not require, as a condition of certifying

the individual in the regulated occupation, that the individual,

(

a) have,

undertake, obtain or undergo any material additional training, experience,

examinations or assessments; or

(

b) meet

such other requirements as may be prescribed.

(2) Subsection

9 (5) of the Act is amended by adding “unless doing so would contravene clause

(2) (b)” at the end of the portion before paragraph

Section 10 of the Act is repealed and the following substituted:

Timely

decisions, responses and reasons — individuals certified out-of-province

(1) The timelines set out in this

section apply

if an individual applying to an Ontario regulatory authority for certification

in a regulated occupation is already certified in the same occupation by an

out-of-province regulatory authority, but do not apply with respect to applications

for registration made to a regulated profession under the Fair

Access to Regulated Professions and Compulsory Trades Act, 2006 .

Acknowledgement

of receipt

(2) The

Ontario regulatory authority shall, within 10 business days after receiving the

application, provide a written acknowledgement of receipt of the application.

Same

(3) The

written acknowledgement of receipt shall include a statement as to whether the

application includes everything required by the Ontario regulatory authority in

respect of the application and any other prescribed information.

Certification

decision

(4) The

Ontario regulatory authority shall make a certification decision within 30

calendar days after receiving the application and everything required by the

Ontario regulatory authority in respect of the application, or within such time

as may be prescribed for a prescribed class of applicant or for the Ontario

regulatory authority, and shall provide the applicant with,

(

a) written

communication of the certification decision;

(

b) written

reasons respecting a certification decision,

(

i) to

propose that the applicant not be granted certification,

(ii) to

not grant certification to the applicant, or

(iii) to

grant certification to the applicant subject to conditions; and

(

c) information

respecting the applicant’s rights to any internal review or appeal, including

any applicable procedures and deadlines.

Internal

review or appeal

(5) The

Ontario regulatory authority shall provide any internal review of or appeal

from a certification decision within a reasonable time.

Same

(6) The

Ontario regulatory authority shall, within 10 business days after making an

internal review or appeal decision in respect of the applicant, provide the

applicant with written communication of the decision made upon the internal

review or appeal and written reasons respecting the decision.

The Act is amended by adding the following section:

Deemed

certification, individual certified out-of-province

10.1

(1) Subject to the regulations, an

individual who is already certified in a prescribed regulated occupation by an

out-of-province regulatory authority is deemed to be certified in the regulated

occupation in Ontario for a one-time six-month period, as provided for in

subsections (2) and (3).

Six-month

period

(2) An

individual is deemed to be certified in a regulated occupation in Ontario for

six months, as determined in accordance with subsection (3), if the individual,

(

a) provides

the Ontario regulatory authority that certifies individuals in the occupation

with,

(

i) the

individual’s authorizing certificate for the occupation from an out-of-province

regulatory authority, and

(ii) such

other information as may be prescribed; and

(

b) meets

such other requirements as may be prescribed.

Same

(3) An

Ontario regulatory authority shall provide a notice of receipt, within 10

business days and in accordance with the regulations, to an individual who

provides the certificate and information required under subsection (2) and,

upon receipt of the notice, the individual is deemed to be certified in the

regulated occupation in Ontario for six months from that date.

Applicable

Ontario laws

(4) For

greater certainty, if an individual is deemed to be certified in a regulated

occupation in Ontario under this section, the individual is subject to any laws

applicable to individuals certified in that occupation in Ontario.

Section 11 of the Act is repealed and the following substituted:

Duty

to publish

11 Every Ontario regulatory authority shall publish, on a

publicly accessible website maintained by the regulatory authority,

(

a) every

requirement that the regulatory authority imposes, as a condition of

certification in a regulated occupation, on applicants who are already

certified in the same occupation by an out-of-province regulatory authority;

and

(

b) such

other information respecting applications for certification by individuals who

are already certified in the same occupation by an out-of-province regulatory

authority as may be prescribed.

The Act is amended by adding the following section:

Reports

Reports

16.1 An Ontario regulatory authority shall report,

in accordance with the regulations, on matters respecting labour mobility to

the co-ordinating Minister and, if another person or entity is prescribed, to

that person or entity.

(1) Subsection 18 (1) of the Act is amended by adding “or

section

16.1” after “subsection 16 (2)”.

(2) Subsection

18 (2) of the Act is amended by adding “or with the reporting requirements of

section 16.1” at the end.

(3) Subsection

18 (11) of the Act is amended by adding “or

section 16.1” after “subsection 16

(2)” wherever it appears.

(4) Subsection

18 (13) of the Act is amended by adding “or

section 16.1” after “subsection 16

(2)”.

The Act is amended by adding the following section:

Offence

Offence

20.1 Every person who makes a representation,

knowing it to be false, for the purpose of meeting a requirement set out in

subsection 10.1 (2) is guilty of an offence and on conviction is liable to a

fine of not more than $25,000 for a first offence and not more than $50,000 for

a second or subsequent offence.

(1) Section 25 of the Act is amended by adding the following

clauses:

(a.1) governing

the deemed certification of individuals already certified in a regulated

occupation by an out-of-province regulatory authority for the purposes of

section 10.1, including,

(

i) prescribing

regulated occupations,

(ii) prescribing

information that must be provided,

(iii) prescribing

requirements that must be met,

(iv) governing

notices of receipt for the purposes of subsection 10.1 (3);

(a.2) governing

reports for the purposes of

section 16.1;

(2) Section

25 of the Act is amended by adding the following subsection:

Subdelegation

(2) A

regulation made under clause (1) (a.1) may authorize an Ontario regulatory

authority to require, authorize or otherwise determine any matter that may be

required, authorized or otherwise determined by the Lieutenant Governor in

Council under that clause.

The Act is amended by adding the following Part:

PART VI

IMMUNITY

Extinguishment

of causes of action

27.1

(1) No cause of action arises

against the Crown or an Ontario regulatory authority or any current or former

member of the Executive Council or employee, officer or agent of or advisor to

the Crown or employee, officer, agent or director of or advisor to an Ontario

regulatory authority as a direct or indirect result of,

(

a) the

enactment, amendment or repeal of any provision of this Act;

(

b) the

making, amendment or revocation of any provision of a regulation, order in

council, payment order, order, notice or other instrument under this Act,

including any regulation or order in council made under subsection 17 (1); or

(

c) anything

done or not done in accordance with this Act, or a regulation, order in

council, payment order, order, notice or other instrument under this Act,

including any regulation or order in council made under subsection 17 (1).

remedy

(2) No

costs, compensation or damages, including for loss of revenue or profit or any

other alleged loss, whether direct or indirect, are owing or payable to any

person by a person referred to in subsection (1), and no remedy, including a

remedy in contract, restitution, tort, a remedy for misfeasance, bad faith, or

a breach of trust or fiduciary obligation, any equitable remedy or any remedy

under any statute, is available to any person against a person referred to in

that subsection in connection with anything referred to in that subsection.

Proceedings

barred

(3) No

proceeding that is directly or indirectly based on or related to anything

referred to in subsection (1) may be brought or maintained against any person

referred to in that subsection.

Application

(4) Subsections

(2) and (3) do not apply with respect to an application for judicial review, a

claim for a constitutional remedy or a proceeding under this Act, but do apply

with respect to any other court, administrative or arbitral proceeding claiming

any remedy or relief, including specific performance, an injunction,

declaratory relief or the enforcement of a judgment, order or award made

outside Ontario.

costs awarded

(5) No

costs shall be awarded against any person in respect of a proceeding that

cannot be brought or maintained under subsection (3).

expropriation or injurious affection

(6) Nothing

referred to in subsection (1) constitutes an expropriation or injurious

affection for the purposes of the Expropriations Act

or otherwise at law.

Proceedings

by Crown not prevented

(7) This

section does not apply with respect to proceedings brought by the Crown.

Commencement

(1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, this

Schedule comes

into force on the later of July 1, 2025 and the day the Protect

Ontario Through Free Trade Within Canada Act, 2025 receives Royal

Assent.

(2) Section

7 comes into force on a day to be named by order of the Lieutenan t

Governor in Council.

Date Bill stage Event Outcome Committee

June 5, 2025

Royal Assent

Royal Assent received

June 3, 2025

Third Reading

Vote

Carried on division

June 2, 2025

Third Reading

Question put

Vote deferred

June 2, 2025

Third Reading

Debated

June 2, 2025

Third Reading

Debated

Debate adjourned

May 29, 2025

Second Reading

Ordered for Third Reading

May 29, 2025

Second Reading

Report adopted

May 29, 2025

Second Reading

Reported without amendment

Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs

May 29, 2025

Second Reading

Consideration of a Bill

Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs

May 27, 2025

Second Reading

Consideration of a Bill

Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs

April 30, 2025

Second Reading

Ordered referred to Standing Committee

Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs

April 30, 2025

Second Reading

Vote

Carried

April 30, 2025

Second Reading

Question put

April 30, 2025

Second Reading

Closure

Carried on division

April 30, 2025

Second Reading

Moved closure

April 30, 2025

Second Reading

Debated

April 30, 2025

Second Reading

Debated

Debate adjourned

April 17, 2025

Second Reading

Debated

Debate adjourned

April 17, 2025

Second Reading

Debated

Debate adjourned

April 16, 2025

First Reading

Ordered for Second Reading

April 16, 2025

First Reading

Vote

Carried

First Reading

April 16, 2025

Carried

Ordered for Second Reading

Second Reading

April 17, 2025

Debated

Principal Debaters

Bowman, Stephanie

Don Valley West

Dowie, Andrew

Windsor—Tecumseh

Gilmour, Alexa

Parkdale—High Park

Hsu, Ted

Kingston and the Islands

Kernaghan, Terence

London North Centre

Sattler, Peggy

London West

Smith, Hon. Graydon

Parry Sound—Muskoka

Stevens, Jennifer (Jennie)

St. Catharines

Tangri, Hon. Nina

Mississauga—Streetsville

Questions and Responses

Babikian, Aris

Scarborough—Agincourt

Burch, Jeff

Niagara Centre

Crawford, Hon. Stephen

Oakville

Cuzzetto, Rudy

Mississauga—Lakeshore

Fairclough, Lee

Etobicoke—Lakeshore

Fedeli, Hon. Victor

Nipissing

French, Jennifer

Oshawa

Gallagher Murphy, Dawn

Newmarket—Aurora

Gates, Wayne

Niagara Falls

Gélinas, France

Nickel Belt

Harris, Hon. Mike

Kitchener—Conestoga

Hazell, Andrea

Scarborough—Guildwood

Leardi, Anthony

Essex

Lennox, Robin

Hamilton Centre

Mamakwa, Sol

Kiiwetinoong

Piccini, Hon. David

Northumberland—Peterborough South

Rakocevic, Tom

Humber River—Black Creek

Shamji, Adil

Don Valley East

Smyth, Stephanie

Toronto—St. Paul's

Tabuns, Peter

Toronto—Danforth

Tsao, Jonathan

Don Valley North

Wai, Daisy

Richmond Hill

April 17, 2025

Debated

April 30, 2025

Debated

Principal Debaters

Allsopp, Tyler

Bay of Quinte

Calandra, Hon. Paul

Markham—Stouffville

Fairclough, Lee

Etobicoke—Lakeshore

Fife, Catherine

Waterloo

Gélinas, France

Nickel Belt

McCarthy, Hon. Todd

Durham

Mulroney, Hon. Caroline

York—Simcoe

Pasma, Chandra

Ottawa West—Nepean

Smyth, Stephanie

Toronto—St. Paul's

Questions and Responses

Bowman, Stephanie

Don Valley West

Dowie, Andrew

Windsor—Tecumseh

Gates, Wayne

Niagara Falls

Glover, Chris

Spadina—Fort York

Jordan, John

Lanark—Frontenac—Kingston

Leardi, Anthony

Essex

Lennox, Robin

Hamilton Centre

McKenney, Catherine

Ottawa Centre

Pang, Billy

Markham—Unionville

Rae, Matthew

Perth—Wellington

Sabawy, Sheref

Mississauga—Erin Mills

Sattler, Peggy

London West

Shaw, Sandy

Hamilton West—Ancaster—Dundas

Smith, Laura

Thornhill

Stevens, Jennifer (Jennie)

St. Catharines

April 30, 2025

Debated

Moved closure

Closure carried on division

Question put

Carried

Ordered referred to Standing Committee

Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs

May 27, 2025

Consideration of a Bill

Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs

May 29, 2025

Consideration of a Bill

Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs

May 29, 2025

Reported without amendment

Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs

Report adopted

Ordered for Third Reading

Third Reading

June 2, 2025

Debated

Principal Debaters

Blais, Stephen

Orléans

Bowman, Stephanie

Don Valley West

Cerjanec, Rob

Ajax

Fairclough, Lee

Etobicoke—Lakeshore

Fedeli, Hon. Victor

Nipissing

Fife, Catherine

Waterloo

Kerzner, Hon. Michael

York Centre

Lecce, Hon. Stephen

King—Vaughan

Schreiner, Mike

Guelph

Scott, Chris

Sault Ste. Marie

Stevens, Jennifer (Jennie)

St. Catharines

West, Jamie

Sudbury

Questions and Responses

Anand, Deepak

Mississauga—Malton

Bourgouin, Guy

Mushkegowuk—James Bay

Coe, Lorne

Whitby

Dowie, Andrew

Windsor—Tecumseh

Gates, Wayne

Niagara Falls

Gélinas, France

Nickel Belt

Glover, Chris

Spadina—Fort York

Jones, Hon. Trevor

Chatham-Kent—Leamington

Pierre, Natalie

Burlington

Racinsky, Joseph

Wellington—Halton Hills

Saunderson, Brian

Simcoe—Grey

Shamji, Adil

Don Valley East

Shaw, Sandy

Hamilton West—Ancaster—Dundas

Smyth, Stephanie

Toronto—St. Paul's

Tangri, Hon. Nina

Mississauga—Streetsville

Thompson, Hon. Lisa

Huron—Bruce

June 2, 2025

Debated

Question put

June 3, 2025

Carried on division

Royal Assent

June 5, 2025

Royal Assent received