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Bill 27, Protecting Agricultural Land Act, 2022

Vanthof, John

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EXPLANATORY

NOTE

The

Bill amends the Planning Act with respect to land

that is zoned for prescribed agricultural uses. The Bill provides that the land

cannot be rezoned, and the uses permitted on the land cannot be changed, unless

an Agricultural Impact Assessment has been carried out. The restriction applies

to a municipality passing a zoning by-law and to the Minister making a

Minister’s Zoning Order.

Bill 27 2022

Act to amend the Planning Act to protect agricultural land

His

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

Province of Ontario, enacts as follows:

The Planning Act is amended by adding the following

section after the heading to

Part V:

Agricultural

Impact Assessment

Application

33.1

(1) This

section applies with respect to land that was zoned for prescribed agricultural

uses as of the day the Protecting Agricultural Land Act,

2022 came into force.

Restriction

on change to zoning by-law

(2) Despite

anything in this Part, the council of a local municipality shall not pass a

zoning by-law that purports to change the uses permitted on the land or the

zoning of the land itself unless an Agricultural Impact Assessment has been

carried out in accordance with the regulations.

Restriction

on Minister’s zoning order

(3) Despite

anything in this Part, the Minister shall not make an order under

section 34.1

or 47 that purports to change the uses permitted on the land or the zoning of

the land itself unless an Agricultural Impact Assessment has been carried out

in accordance with the regulations.

Section 70 of the Act is amended by adding the following clause:

(

b) for

the purposes of

section 33.1,

(

i) prescribing

agricultural uses, and

(ii) governing

Agricultural Impact Assessments;

Commencement

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

Short

title

The

short title of this Act is the Protecting Agricultural

Land Act, 2022 .

Date Bill stage Event Outcome Committee

December 5, 2022

Second Reading

Vote

Lost on division

December 1, 2022

Second Reading

Question put

Vote deferred

December 1, 2022

Second Reading

Debated

October 27, 2022

First Reading

Ordered for Second Reading

October 27, 2022

First Reading

Vote

Carried

First Reading

October 27, 2022

Carried

Second Reading

December 1, 2022

Begum, Doly

Scarborough Southwest

Bowman, Stephanie

Don Valley West

Holland, Kevin

Thunder Bay—Atikokan

Mantha, Michael

Algoma—Manitoulin

Sattler, Peggy

London West

Vanthof, John

Timiskaming—Cochrane

Vote deferred

December 5, 2022

Lost on division