Home Energy Rating Act, 2008 McNeely, Phil — Bill 101 (39th Parliament, 1st Session)

Bill 101, 39-1

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Bill 101, Home Energy Rating Act, 2008

McNeely, Phil

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Bill 101 2008

An Act respecting

energy rating for specified residential buildings

Her

Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, enacts as follows:

Definitions

1. In

this Act,

"prescribed"

means prescribed by the regulations; ("prescrit")

"regulations" means the regulations made under this Act. ("règlements")

Application

2. Subject

to the regulations, this Act applies to the following residential buildings:

1. Detached

homes.

2. Semi-detached

homes.

3. Low

rise multi-unit buildings that,

i. have

no more than three stories, and

ii. have

an area of no more than 600 square metres.

Home Energy Rating Report

(1) Subject

to subsection (2), no person shall sell or lease a building described in

section

2 unless a Home Energy Rating Report for the building is provided to the

prospective owner or tenant.

Same

(2) This

section applies if,

(

a) the

building is a new building for which an application for a building permit is

made on or after January 1, 2010; or

(

b) in

any other case,

(

i) an

agreement for purchase and sale of the building is entered into on or after

January 1, 2011, or

(ii) a

tenancy agreement for the lease of the building is entered into on or after

January 1, 2012.

Preparation of

report

(1) The

Home Energy Rating Report required under

section 3 shall be prepared by a prescribed

person who has completed an audit of the building in the prescribed manner.

Contents of report

(2) The Home Energy Rating Report required under

section 3

shall indicate the energy efficiency of the building, calculated using the

prescribed methodology, and any other prescribed information.

Period of validity

(3) A Home Energy Rating Report is valid for the prescribed

period of time.

Regulations

5. The

Lieutenant Governor in Council may make regulations,

(

a) exempting

a type of residential building from

section 2; and

(

b) prescribing

anything that is required or permitted by this Act to be prescribed.

Commencement

6. This Act comes into force on the day it

receives Royal Assent.

Short title

7. The

short title of this Act is the Home Energy Rating Act, 2008 .

EXPLANATORY NOTE

The

Bill requires the preparation of Home Energy Rating Reports with respect to

detached and semi-detached homes and low rise multi-unit residential

buildings. The requirement to prepare the report applies to persons who sell

or lease a building for which a building permit application was made on or

after January 1, 2010. For all other buildings, the requirement applies to persons

who enter into an agreement for purchase and sale on or after January 1, 2011

and persons who enter into a tenancy agreement on or after January 1, 2012.

The report must indicate the energy efficiency of the building in accordance

with prescribed methodology and provide any other prescribed information.

Date Bill stage Activity Committee

October 16, 2008

Ordered referred to Standing Committee

Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs

October 16, 2008

Second Reading

Carried

October 16, 2008

Second Reading

Debate

September 25, 2008

First Reading

Carried

Debates and Progress

First Reading

September 25, 2008

Committee

Second Reading

October 16, 2008

Mr. Phil McNeely, Mr. John O'Toole, Mr. Peter Tabuns, Mr. Jeff Leal, Mr. Kevin Daniel Flynn, Ms. Andrea Horwath, Hon. Donna H. Cansfield, Mr. Tony Ruprecht

October 16, 2008

Declared carried. Referred to the Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs.

Committee

Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs

Third Reading

Royal Assent :

Coming into force :

Royal Assent.

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Collection	Ontario — Bills
Citation	Bill 101, 39-1
Type	bill
Volume / chapter	p39 s1 bill 101 html
Language	en
Format	html
Source	PROVINCIAL
Identifier	7a1299bf7f3e8fd64a3e437fc32aa8c6df3c802f

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