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Bill 119, Protecting Ontario’s Streets and Communities Act, 2026

Kerzner, Hon. Michael S. Solicitor General

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EXPLANATORY

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SCHEDULE 1

CHILD, YOUTH AND FAMILY SERVICES ACT, 2017

The

Schedule makes various amendments to the Child, Youth and

Family Services Act, 2017 in respect of adoption. Among those amendments

are the following:

1. A

new

section 191.1 allows a Director to grant approvals authorizing a person to

act as an adoption practitioner if the person meets certain criteria. The

approval allows its holder to, for the purposes of the Act, prepare adoption

homestudies as well as reports of the adjustment of a child in the home of a

person who has applied to adopt the child.

Section 191.1 also provides that a

Director may issue a direction to the holder of an approval requiring them to

take any steps outlined in the direction in order to address concerns

identified by the Director.

2. A

new

section 230.1 provides that a Director may, if certain criteria are met,

grant a term on a licence to place children for adoption that permits the

licensee to act under subsection 183 (2) of the Act to bring children who are

not residents of Canada from a specified country into Ontario to be placed for

adoption. Notably, a Director may refuse to grant such a term on the grounds

that it would be inappropriate in the circumstances or contrary to the public

interest. A new

section 234.1 provides for an appeal procedure for certain

decisions respecting the granting of such a term. A new

section 236.1 allows

the Director to, in certain circumstances, suspend such a term.

3. Amendments

are made to the grounds upon which a Director may propose to refuse to issue a

licence to place children for adoption or may propose to revoke or to refuse to

renew such a licence. In particular, a new

section 231.1 provides that a

Director may refuse to issue such a licence if doing so would be contrary to

the public interest, having regard to the number of licensees licensed to place

children for adoption and the number of children in Ontario who are available

for adoption.

addition, the Act is amended to permit a person in charge of a place of secure

custody or a place of secure temporary detention to place a young person in a

locked room in the circumstances, and in accordance with the procedures, that

are prescribed by the regulations. The locked room must also meet any standards

prescribed by the regulations.

SCHEDULE 2

CHRISTOPHER’S LAW (SEX OFFENDER REGISTRY), 2000

The

Schedule amends Christopher’s Law (Sex Offender Registry),

2000 as follows:

The

Act currently applies to persons who are convicted or found not criminally

responsible on account of mental disorder of a sex offence, as defined by the

Act to include specified offences. The Act is amended to apply to a person who

is subject to an order or obligation that requires the person to comply with

the Sex Offender Information Registration Act

(Canada). Related amendments are made to the

definitions of “sex offence” and

“offender” and new

definitions of “obligation” and “order” are added.

Amendments

are made to require that offenders comply with the reporting requirements under

the Act for the duration of time that they are a sex offender for the purposes

of the Sex Offender Information Registration Act

(Canada). Transitional rules are included with respect to how the new reporting

requirements apply to offenders who are subject to an order or obligation

before the day the amendments come into force.

The

Schedule repeals the provisions that relate to what occurs when an offender is

pardoned in respect of a sex offence or when their conviction or finding of not

criminally responsible on account of mental disorder is overturned, including

requirements to delete references to an offender from the sex offender

registry. The Act is amended to require the Minister to ensure that such

information that relates to an offender is destroyed and permanently removed

from the sex offender registry as required by and in accordance with the

regulations.

The

Lieutenant Governor in Council’s regulation-making powers are amended to

include, among other things, the authority to prescribe and govern exceptions

respecting the application of the Act and governing the destruction and

permanent removal of information from the sex offender registry.

Existing

references to “the ministry” throughout the Act are updated to refer to “the

Minister”. Other technical amendments are made to the Act.

SCHEDULE 3

COMMUNITY SAFETY AND POLICING ACT, 2019

The

Schedule amends the Community Safety and Policing Act,

2019 . The major elements are described below:

1. Several

provisions throughout the Act relating to misconduct, complaints and

investigations are expanded to apply to prescribed persons.

2. The

duties of the Minister in

section 3 of the Act are expanded to include

consulting with and advising on the effective operation of police service

boards, O.P.P. detachment boards and First Nation O.P.P. boards and monitoring

trends in policing.

3. New

section 3.1 is added to give the Minister the power to issue directives to

police service boards establishing priorities that the board must reflect in

their strategic plan.

Section

22 is amended to allow the Minister to require the Inspector General to

investigate and report on whether appropriate arrangements have been made for

the provision of adequate and effective policing if an arrangement were to be

approved by the Minister under that section. A similar existing power in

subsection 30 (3) is amended to allow the Minister to require the Inspector

General to investigate and report, rather than ask for the investigation and

report.

Section

44 is amended to provide that meetings of a police service board, or of a

committee of the board, are also closed to prescribed persons. The duty of

confidentiality in subsection 44 (4) is expanded to apply to any person who

attends a meeting or part of the meeting that is closed to the public.

6. New

section 49.1 prohibits certain contracts between police service boards and

current or former members of a police service board.

Section

80 is amended to require disclosure of personal information to the Commissioner

in specified cases where the information has been disclosed for the purpose of

the protection of the public. New

section 80.1 requires the Commissioner to

disclose this information on a publicly accessible website. Provisions are set

out for corrections to and the removal of this information.

8. New

section 101.2 authorizes officers of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police or other

prescribed persons who are peace officers under the law of a Canadian

jurisdiction other than Ontario to exercise the prescribed powers of a police

officer under Ontario legislation. It also allows prescribed employees of a

government in a Canadian jurisdiction other than Ontario to be peace officers

in prescribed areas of Ontario.

9. Currently,

subsection 107 (6) requires the Inspector General to forward certain policy or

procedure complaints to the Minister. This subsection is amended to provide

that the Inspector General may, but is not required to, forward the complaints

if the Inspector General has investigated certain matters in the complaint and

determined that there are no further grounds to investigate those matters.

10. New

section 110.1 authorizes the Inspector General to consolidate certain related

complaints.

Section

119 is amended to allow the Inspector General to disclose specified information

to the Minister.

Section

122 is amended to allow the Inspector General to amend or rescind a direction

to a board member under that section.

13. Currently,

the powers in

section 124 may be exercised if the report made under subsection

123 (1) discloses evidence that a member of a board has committed misconduct.

This

section is amended so that the powers may be used only if the Inspector

General is of the opinion that a member of a board has committed misconduct.

The report provisions in sections 124 and 125 are expanded to also apply to any

decisions of the Inspector General to not take action under those sections.

14. Certain

related regulation-making powers are added to

section 261.

SCHEDULE 4

ENFORCEMENT OF CANADIAN RESTRAINING ORDERS ACT, 2026

The

Schedule enacts the Enforcement of Canadian Restraining

Orders Act, 2026 . Under the Act, restraining orders made by courts in

Canada but outside of Ontario are deemed to be Ontario court orders and

enforceable as such. The restraining orders may also be registered with the

Ontario court. A party to a final non-Ontario restraining order can apply in

Ontario under the Family Law Rules to have the order varied or set aside if

specified criteria are met.

complementary amendment is made to

section 21.8 of the Courts

of Justice Act so that applications to vary or set aside a non-Ontario

restraining order fall within the jurisdiction of the Family Court of the

Superior Court of Justice where it sits (and the Superior Court of Justice

otherwise), and to provide the Family Rules Committee with sufficient related

rule-making authority under

section 68 of that Act.

SCHEDULE 5

INTERCOUNTRY ADOPTION ACT, 1998

The

Schedule makes various amendments to the Intercountry

Adoption Act, 1998 . Among those amendments are the following:

1. Currently,

the Act provides that a person who is habitually resident in Ontario may make

an application to a licensee or to a Director for approval to leave Ontario for

the purpose of an intercountry adoption or to finalize an intercountry

adoption. The Act is amended so that such an application may only be made to a

licensee.

2. A

new

section 7.1 allows a Director to grant approvals authorizing a person to

act as an adoption practitioner if the person meets certain criteria. The Act

is further amended to provide that the report of an adoption homestudy for the

purposes of an intercountry adoption must be prepared by a person who holds

such an approval.

Section 7.1 also provides that a Director may issue a

direction to the holder of an approval requiring them to take any steps

outlined in the direction in order to address concerns identified by the

Director.

3. A

new

section 8.2 provides that a Director may grant a term on a licence

permitting the licensee to facilitate intercountry adoptions from a specific

country if certain criteria are met. Notably, a Director may refuse to grant

such a term on the grounds that it would be inappropriate in the circumstances

or contrary to the public interest. A new

section 12.1 provides for an appeal

procedure for certain decisions respecting the granting of such a term. A new

section 14.1 allows the Director to, in certain circumstances, suspend such a

term.

4. Amendments

are made to the grounds upon which a Director may propose to refuse to issue a

licence to facilitate intercountry adoptions or may propose to revoke or to

refuse to renew such a licence.

5. A

new

section 18.1 provides for the issuance of binding directives, to licensees,

in respect of any matters prescribed by the regulations. A new

section 18.2

provides for the issuance of compliance orders in cases of non-compliance with

the Act, its regulations, a directive issued under

section 18.1 or a condition

on a licensee’s licence.

SCHEDULE 6

PILL PRESSES AND PRECURSORS ACT, 2026

The

Pill Presses and Precursors Act, 2026 is enacted.

The

terms “pill press” and “precursor” are defined.

The

use, possession or sale of pill presses or precursors in certain circumstances

is prohibited. The Act also includes a prohibition on the possession of

proceeds of an offence under the Act and a requirement to report stolen pill

presses.

The

Act includes a number of enforcement provisions. A police officer who has

reasonable grounds to believe a person is guilty of an offence may require the

person to identify themself. Provisions are included to provide for offences,

penalties, searches and seizures.

SCHEDULE 7

PLANNING ACT

The

Schedule amends the Planning Act to give local

municipalities the power to impose an administrative penalty on a person if the

local municipality is satisfied that the person has failed to comply with any

provisions of a by-law of the local municipality respecting the matter

described in paragraph 1 of subsection 34 (1) of the Act (restricting use of

land). The amendments also provide that such an administrative penalty

constitutes a debt to the local municipality, which, if not paid within 15 days

after the day it becomes due and payable, may be added to the tax roll and

collected in the same manner as municipal taxes.

SCHEDULE 8

POLICE RECORD CHECKS REFORM ACT, 2015

The

Schedule amends the Police Record Checks Reform Act, 2015

to authorize a chief of police or a member of a police service designated by a

chief of police for the purposes of this Act to apply to the Minister for an

eligible body to be designated as an authorized body for the purposes of

section 6.3 of the Criminal Records Act (Canada).

The

Minister is authorized to make regulations governing the designation of an

eligible body as an authorized body.

SCHEDULE 9

PREVENTION OF AND REMEDIES FOR HUMAN TRAFFICKING ACT, 2017

The

Schedule re-enacts

Part IV of the Act respecting coerced debts: debts incurred

as a result of the debtor being a victim of human trafficking. The Part sets

out prohibitions against the collection or attempted collection of debts that

have been established to be coerced debts under the Part (subsection 22 (1)).

It also contains prohibitions against taking established coerced debts into

account when determining whether to provide specified services or products

(section 23). Contraventions of the prohibitions are offences subject to

specified penalties on conviction (sections 24 and 25).

debt can be established to be a coerced debt in one of three ways: by written

agreement between the debtor and creditor, on application to a court for a

determination or on application to an adjudicator for a determination

(subsection 18 (2)). The Part sets out the framework for establishing a coerced

debt, as well as related procedural preconditions and requirements, which may

be supplemented by regulations made under the Part.

application may not be brought without the involvement of a designated

organization. Designated organizations are entities with experience working

with victims of human trafficking and that meet other specified requirements

(section 34). They may enter into agreements with other organizations that

provide support services to victims of human trafficking for the referral of

debts that the debtor believes to be a coerced debt (section 26). A designated

organization is required to review a debt referred to it and, if it is

satisfied that the debt is a coerced debt, must notify the creditor. On

receiving the notice the creditor is, in most cases, required to ensure that

debt collection is paused for a specified period (section 27). If the debtor

and creditor, with the involvement of the designated organization, do not agree

that the debt is a coerced debt, an application may be brought for a

determination.

Section 28 specifies when an application must be made to a court

and when a determination by an adjudicator under a simplified dispute

resolution process is available under the Part. Applications heard by

adjudicators are in writing only, in accordance with procedures to be set out

by regulations made under the Part (section 29).

The

Part sets out implications of the establishment of a coerced debt, including

requirements for the creditor to notify specified persons and entities (section

31), implications for the civil enforcement of court orders under the rules of

court (section 32) and requirements for authorities that issue specified

licences and permits to take certain steps if the debtor’s licence or permit

was previously implicated by the debtor’s failure to pay a debt (section 33).

Additional

amendments are made to support the re-enactment of

Part IV, including the

following:

1. The

definition of “human trafficking” in

section 1 is re-enacted. The substance of

the previous definition is incorporated into

Part II, which is renamed as a

consequence (restraining orders).

2. Related

amendments are made to the Consumer Reporting Act

and the Personal Property Security Act .

3. The

Protection from Coerced Debts Incurred in relation to

Human Trafficking Act, 2023 is repealed. The main substance of that Act

is retained and expanded on in the Schedule.

Finally,

the

Schedule makes other amendments to the Act, including the following:

1. Amendments

section 10 to expand the list of people who must or may be the subject of an

order under that

section (order restricting publication, etc.).

2. Amendments

to replace gendered language.

3. Grammatical

amendments to the French version of references to “human trafficking”.

SCHEDULE 10

PRIVATE SECURITY AND INVESTIGATIVE SERVICES ACT, 2005

The

Schedule makes various amendments to the Private Security

and Investigative Services Act, 2005 , including the following:

1. Currently,

subsection 2 (4) provides that a security guard is a person who performs work,

for remuneration, that consists primarily of guarding or patrolling for the

purpose of protecting persons or property. The subsection is amended to provide

that a security guard is a person who performs work, for renumeration, that

consists of guarding and patrolling for the purpose of protecting persons or

property.

Section

3 currently provides that the Lieutenant Governor in Council shall appoint a

Registrar of Private Investigators and Security Guards and one or more deputy

registrars. The

section is amended to provide that the Minister shall appoint a

Registrar of Private Investigators and Security Guards and deputy registrars.

3. Subsection

10 (1) is amended to make the payment of the required fee for the issuance or

renewal of the appropriate licence a requirement for a person to be eligible to

hold a licence.

Section

12 is amended to provide that, when a person must do certain things with

respect to their licence, these actions extend to their digital licence or to

the hard copy of their digital licence.

5. Subsections

19 (7) to (10), which set out a facilitation process in cases where a complaint

to the Registrar is in regard to a breach of the code of conduct established

under the regulations, are repealed. Subsection 19 (6) is amended and

subsection 19 (7) is re-enacted to provide that, in such cases, the Registrar

must review the complaint to determine whether an investigation is warranted

and, if so, initiate an investigation.

6. A

new

section 23.1 authorizes justices of the peace to issue production orders to

investigators.

Section

37 is amended so that a person is no longer required to return their licence to

the Registrar in certain circumstances but is instead required to destroy their

licence. Related amendments are made to sections 10, 25 and 29.

SCHEDULE 11

PROVINCIAL ANIMAL WELFARE SERVICES ACT, 2019

Currently,

section 14.1 of the Provincial Animal Welfare Services

Act, 2019 provides for a record-keeping requirement in respect of dogs.

The

section is amended so that the requirement applies in respect of dogs, cats

and any other animals prescribed by the Lieutenant Governor in Council.

SCHEDULE 12

PROVINCIAL OFFENCES ACT

The

Schedule amends

section 5.1 of the Provincial Offences Act

respecting early resolution meetings between defendants and prosecutors in

relation to offence notices served under

Part I of the Act. The amendments set

out a process by which the clerk of the court may enter a conviction and impose

a fine in accordance with an agreement between the defendant and prosecutor in

which the defendant agrees to plead guilty and they both agree to a resulting

penalty. If specified requirements are not met, the matter must proceed to

trial before a justice.

Section 13 is amended to add related regulation-making

authority, and various consequential amendments are made.

The

Schedule also re-enacts the definition of “court” in subsection 1 (1) to

expressly refer to a justice, and makes related consequential amendments

throughout the Act.

Finally,

the

Schedule makes various housekeeping amendments, such as repealing spent

provisions.

SCHEDULE 13

SOCIAL WORK AND SOCIAL SERVICE WORK ACT, 1998

Currently,

the Social Work and Social Service Work Act, 1998

authorizes the Council of the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social

Service Workers or its Executive Committee to make interim orders suspending

the certificate of registration of a member of the College or imposing terms,

conditions or limitations on a member’s certificate of registration in certain

circumstances. Notably, an allegation respecting the member must have been

referred for a hearing before the Discipline Committee or the Fitness to

Practise Committee. The

Schedule amends the Act to, in particular, allow the

Council or Executive Committee to make such interim orders at any point after a

complaint regarding the conduct or actions of a member has been filed with the

Registrar of the College or the Registrar has appointed one or more investigators

to conduct an investigation in respect of a member.

SCHEDULE 14

SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS UNIT ACT, 2019

The

Schedule amends the Special Investigations Unit Act, 2019 .

The

definition of “official” is amended so that additional persons may be

prescribed as “officials” for the purposes of the Act.

Subsection

36 (1) currently provides that the SIU Director may refer certain matters

involving officials, other than police officers, to a chief of police. The

subsection is amended so that the Director may refer those matters to a

prescribed person instead, though the Director may still refer the matter to a

chief of police if no person has been prescribed.

Regulation-making

powers are added to allow the regulations to clarify or modify the application

of the Act or the regulations to persons prescribed as “officials” or to exempt

them from certain provisions.

SCHEDULE 15

TOWING AND STORAGE SAFETY AND ENFORCEMENT ACT, 2021

The

Schedule makes various amendments to the Towing and

Storage Safety and Enforcement Act, 2021 . Here are some highlights:

1. Currently,

section 9 of the Act provides that an appeal of certain decisions does not

operate as a stay of the decision. The

section is amended to provide that a

further appeal of a decision does not operate as a stay of the appeal body’s

decision unless the Divisional Court orders a stay.

2. Currently,

section 28 of the Act requires the Director of Towing and Vehicle Storage

Standards to publish the amounts for towing services and vehicle storage

services that tow operators and vehicle storage operators are required to

submit to the Director. The

section is amended to require the Director to

publish changes in the amounts submitted within the time period specified by

the regulations.

3. Subsection

38 (1) of the Act is re-enacted to provide for two separate restrictions on the

provision of towing services at a collision. Tow truck drivers, tow operators

and persons acting on their behalf must not provide or offer towing services

within 200 metres of a collision. Tow truck drivers and tow operators are

prohibited from parking or stopping a tow truck within 200 metres of a

collision.

4. New

section 47.1 provides that an offence notice or summons that is provided to a

tow truck driver is deemed to be served on the tow operator of the tow truck.

5. New

subsection 49 (2) authorizes the Director to delegate their powers and duties

under the Act to a person employed in the Ministry.

SCHEDULE 16

VICTIMS’ BILL OF RIGHTS, 1995

The

Victims’ Bill of Rights, 1995 is amended with

respect to harassment:

1. Subsection

3 (2) lists victims of crimes that are presumed to have suffered emotional

distress for the purposes of subsection 3 (1), which establishes a specified

cause of action against persons convicted of crimes prescribed by the

regulations made under the Act. Victims of criminal harassment are added to the

list.

2. A

new cause of action against persons who engage in harassment is added in

section 3.1. The cause of action is not contingent on a charge or conviction of

criminal harassment against the defendant.

Section 4.1 is added to provide that

if a plaintiff brings multiple actions for harassment against the same person

under the Act, the court must take into account any damages already awarded in

respect of the harassing conduct in another action.

number of housekeeping amendments are also made to the Act, including

amendments to remove gendered language.

Bill 119 2026

An Act to enact two new Acts and to amend

various other Acts

CONTENTS

Preamble

Contents

of this Act

Commencement

Short

title

Schedule

Child,

Youth and Family Services Act, 2017

Schedule

Christopher’s

Law (Sex Offender Registry), 2000

Schedule

Community

Safety and Policing Act, 2019

Schedule

Enforcement

of Canadian Restraining Orders Act, 2026

Schedule

Intercountry

Adoption Act, 1998

Schedule

Pill

Presses and Precursors Act, 2026

Schedule

Planning

Act

Schedule

Police

Record Checks Reform Act, 2015

Schedule

Prevention

of and Remedies for Human Trafficking Act, 2017

Schedule

Private

Security and Investigative Services Act, 2005

Schedule

Provincial

Animal Welfare Services Act, 2019

Schedule

Provincial

Offences Act

Schedule

Social

Work and Social Service Work Act, 1998

Schedule

Special

Investigations Unit Act, 2019

Schedule

Towing

and Storage Safety and Enforcement Act, 2021

Schedule

Victims’

Bill of Rights, 1995

Preamble

The

Government of Ontario is committed to:

Protecting

Ontario communities by supporting an efficient and effective justice system.

Providing

tools for stronger enforcement to address illegal activity and to better

protect Ontario.

Taking

action to protect people, including vulnerable populations, and increasing

efforts to support victims of human trafficking.

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 Protecting Ontario’s Streets and Communities Act, 2026 .

SCHEDULE 1

CHILD, YOUTH AND FAMILY SERVICES ACT, 2017

Subsection 33 (1) of the Child, Youth and Family Services

Act, 2017 is amended by striking out “or” at the end of clause (

c) and

by adding the following clause:

(c.1) in

the case of a licensee whose licence is issued under

Part VIII (Adoption and

Adoption Licensing), a condition of the licence; or

Section 145 of the Act is amended by adding the following subsection:

Locked

room

(5) A

person in charge of a place of secure custody or a place of secure temporary

detention may, in the prescribed circumstances and in accordance with the

prescribed procedures, place a young person in a locked room that meets any

prescribed standards.

Subsection 174 (1) of the Act is amended by adding “or in accordance with

Part

VI (Youth Justice)” at the end.

Subsection 183 (4) of the Act is repealed and the following substituted:

Placement

of child from outside of Canada

(4) No

licensee described in subsection (2) shall bring a child who is not a resident

of Canada into Ontario to be placed for adoption unless,

(

a) the

licensee is permitted under its licence to bring children into Ontario to be

placed for adoption from the country in question;

(

b) the licensee has obtained a Director’s approval of the person with whom the

child is to be placed as eligible and suitable to adopt under

section 189; and

(

c) after

obtaining the approval referred to in clause (b), the licensee has obtained a

Director’s approval of the proposed placement under

section 190.

Subsection 188 (2) of the Act is repealed and the following substituted:

Who

may make homestudy

(2) The

report of the adoption homestudy shall be prepared by a person who,

(

a) holds an approval to act as an adoption

practitioner issued by a Director under

section 191.1; or

(

b) is,

in the opinion of a local director, qualified to make an adoption homestudy.

Subsection 189 (2) of the Act is repealed and the following substituted:

Who

may make homestudy

(2) The

report of the adoption homestudy shall be prepared by a person who,

(

a) holds

an approval to act as an adoption practitioner issued by a Director under

section 191.1; or

(

b) is,

in the opinion of a local director, qualified to make an adoption homestudy.

7 The Act is amended by adding the following

section:

Approvals

to act as an adoption practitioner

191.1

(1) A

Director may grant a person an approval authorizing the person to act as an

adoption practitioner if,

(

a) the

Director is of the opinion that the person is qualified and competent to make

adoption homestudies, supervise adoption placements, prepare reports respecting

a child’s adjustment in the home and carry out any other related

responsibilities and will do so with honesty and integrity; and

(

b) the

person meets the prescribed criteria, if any.

Duration

(2) An

approval is valid for the length of time indicated by the Director in the

approval.

Directions

(3) A

Director may issue a direction to a person who holds an approval requiring the

person to take any steps outlined in the direction within the time period

specified in the direction in order to address any concerns identified by the

Director about the person’s ability to carry out any of the activities referred

to in subsection (1).

Same

(4) Without

limiting the generality of subsection (3), a direction under that subsection

may require the holder of an approval to do one or more of the following:

1. Do

or refrain from doing anything outlined in the direction.

2. Prepare,

submit and implement a plan to address the concerns identified by the Director.

3. Complete

any training specified in the direction.

Revocation,

etc.

(5) A

Director may suspend, revoke or refuse to renew an approval if the holder of

the approval fails to comply with a direction issued under subsection (3).

Same

(6) Subsection

(5) shall not be interpreted as restricting the Director’s authority to

suspend, revoke or refuse to renew an approval for reasons other than the

reason set out in that subsection.

Transition

(7) Any

document attesting to a person being, in the opinion of the Director, qualified

to make an adoption homestudy for the purposes of subsection 188 (2) or 189

(2) or any Director’s approval referred to in clause 202 (6) (b), as those

provisions read immediately before the day on which the Protecting

Ontario’s Streets and Communities Act, 2026 received Royal Assent, that

was issued before that day is deemed to be an approval to act as an adoption

practitioner issued by a Director under this section.

Clause 202 (6) (

b) of the Act is repealed and the following substituted:

(

b) a

person who holds an approval to act as an adoption practitioner issued by a

Director under

section 191.1 or who is approved by a local director.

(1) Subsections 229 (2) to (4) of the Act are repealed and the

following substituted:

Application

(2) An

application for a licence or the renewal of a licence to place children for

adoption shall be made by submitting to a Director,

(

a) an

application, in the form approved by the Minister, completed by the applicant;

(

b) any

information or documentation that may be prescribed; and

(

c) payment

of the prescribed fee, if any.

Additional

information

(3) An

applicant for a licence or the renewal of a licence shall provide any

additional information or documentation that the Director considers necessary

to assess the application.

Additional

requirements

(4) An

applicant for a licence or the renewal of a licence shall comply with any other

requirements that may be prescribed.

Director’s

duty to issue or renew

(4.1) Subject

to subsection (4.2), a Director shall issue or renew a licence if the applicant

has complied with subsections (2) to (4), unless,

(

a) the

Director proposes to refuse to do so in accordance with

section 231 or 232;

(

b) in

the case of an application for a licence, the Director refuses, under

section

231.1, to issue the licence; or

(

c) the

Director is not prepared, under

section 230.1, to grant a term on the licence

permitting the applicant to act under subsection 183 (2) to bring children who

are not residents of Canada into Ontario to be placed for adoption, if the

applicant is not also seeking to place children who are resident in Ontario for

adoption.

Individual

or non-profit agency only

(4.2) A

licence shall only be issued to an individual or a non-profit agency.

(2) Section

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

Transition

(8) If,

on the day subsection 9 (1) of

Schedule 1 to the Protecting

Ontario’s Streets and Communities Act, 2026 comes into force, the

Director has yet to make a decision on an application for a licence or to renew

a licence that was made before that day,

section 231.1 does not apply to the

application and this

section and sections 231 and 232, as they read immediately

before being amended by

Schedule 1 to the Protecting

Ontario’s Streets and Communities Act, 2026 , continue to apply to the

application.

The Act is amended by adding the following section:

Terms

permitting intercountry placements

230.1

(1) On

issuing or renewing a licence or at any other time, a Director may grant a term

on the licence permitting the licensee to act under subsection 183 (2) to bring

children who are not residents of Canada from a specified country into Ontario

to be placed for adoption if,

(

a) the

applicant or licensee had requested the term and had done so in accordance with

the regulations, if any;

(

b) the

applicant or licensee has provided any additional information or documentation

that the Director has indicated as being necessary to assess the application;

and

(

c) the

Director is of the opinion that,

(

i) the

applicant or licensee is competent to facilitate intercountry adoptions from

that country, and

(ii) granting

the term is appropriate in the circumstances and not contrary to the public

interest, having regard to the considerations set out in subsection (2).

Considerations

(2) The

following are the considerations mentioned in subclause (1) (c) (ii):

1. The

number of licensees whose licence permits them to bring children from that

country into Ontario to be placed for adoption and the number of children in

that country who are available for intercountry adoption.

2. The

adequacy of safeguards with respect to the intercountry adoption process that

exist in that country.

3. Any

additional considerations that may be prescribed.

4. Any

other considerations that, in the Director’s opinion, are relevant.

Public interest

(3) The

decision to refuse to grant a term under subsection (1) on the grounds that

granting the term is inappropriate in the circumstances or contrary to the

public interest is within the sole discretion of a Director and is not subject

to appeal to the Tribunal.

Transition

(4) A

term permitting the licensee to act under subsection 183 (2) that is contained

in a licence issued before the day

section 10 of

Schedule 1 to the Protecting Ontario’s Streets and Communities Act, 2026 comes

into force remains valid, despite anything in this

section and subject to

section 236.1.

Same

(5) If,

on the day

section 10 of

Schedule 1 to the Protecting

Ontario’s Streets and Communities Act, 2026 comes into force, a Director

has yet to make a decision on a request that the Director include in a licence

a term permitting the licensee to act under subsection 183 (2) that was made

before that day, the request shall be considered by the Director without

reference to this section.

(1) Clause 231 (

a) of the Act is repealed and the following

substituted:

(

a) the

applicant, an employee of the applicant or, if the applicant is a corporation,

an officer or director of the corporation is not competent to place children

for adoption in a responsible manner in accordance with this Act and the

regulations or any other applicable law;

(2) Clause

231 (

b) of the Act is amended by adding “or any other applicable law or will

not be carried on with honesty and integrity” after “the regulations”.

The Act is amended by adding the following section:

Grounds

for refusal, public interest

231.1

(1) A

Director may refuse to issue a licence where, in the Director’s opinion,

issuing the licence would be contrary to the public interest, having regard to

the number of licensees licensed to place children for adoption and the number

of children in Ontario who are available for adoption.

Decision

at Director’s discretion

(2) The

decision to refuse to issue a licence under subsection (1) is within the sole

discretion of a Director and is not subject to appeal to the Tribunal.

(1) Clause 232 (

a) of the Act is amended by striking out the portion

before subclause (

i) and substituting the following:

(

a) the

licensee, an employee of the licensee or, if the licensee is a corporation, an

officer or director of the corporation has contravened or has knowingly

permitted a person under their control or direction or associated with them to

contravene,

. . . .

(2) Section

232 of the Act is amended by adding the following clause:

(a.1) the

conduct of any person mentioned in clause (

a) affords reasonable grounds to

believe that,

(

i) children

are not being or will not be placed for adoption in a responsible manner in

accordance with this Act, the regulations or any other applicable law, or

(ii) children

are not being or will not be placed for adoption with honesty and integrity;

14 The Act is amended by adding the following

section:

Review

of decision not to grant term

234.1

(1) Where a

director, under

section 230.1, refuses to grant a term on a licence permitting

the licensee to act under subsection 183 (2) to bring children who are not

residents of Canada from a given country into Ontario to be placed for

adoption, the Director shall notify the licensee of the decision.

Request

for hearing

(2) A

notice under subsection (1) shall set out the reasons for the decision and

shall, unless the refusal is based on the grounds set out in subsection 230.1

(3), state that the licensee is entitled to a hearing by the Tribunal if they

deliver a written request for a hearing to the Director and to the Tribunal

within 10 days after the notice is given.

Power

of Tribunal where hearing requested

(3) Where

a licensee requests a hearing under subsection (2), the Tribunal shall appoint

a time for and hold a hearing and may, on hearing the matter,

(

a) confirm

the Director’s decision; or

(

b) order

the Director to take such other action as the Tribunal considers appropriate,

in accordance with this Part and the regulations.

Discretion

of Tribunal

(4) In

making an order under subsection (3), the Tribunal may substitute its opinion

for that of the Director.

Subsection 236 (3) of the Act is repealed and the following substituted:

Request

for hearing

(3) A

notice under subsection (1) shall set out the reasons for the suspension and

shall state that the licensee is entitled to a hearing by the Tribunal if they

deliver a written request for a hearing to the Director and to the Tribunal

within 10 days after the notice is given.

Powers

of Tribunal where hearing requested

(4) Where

a licensee requests a hearing under subsection (2), the Tribunal shall appoint

a time for and hold a hearing and may, on hearing the matter,

(

a) rescind

or confirm the suspension; or

(

b) order

the Director to take such other action as the Tribunal considers appropriate,

in accordance with this Part and the regulations.

Discretion

of Tribunal

(5) In

making an order under subsection (4), the Tribunal may substitute its opinion

for that of the Director.

The Act is amended by adding the following section:

Suspension

of term permitting intercountry adoptions

236.1

(1) A

Director may, by giving written notice to a licensee, suspend a term of the

licence permitting the licensee to act under subsection 183 (2) to bring

children into Ontario to be placed for adoption from the country specified in

the term if, in the Director’s opinion, the safeguards with respect to the

intercountry adoption process in that country are inadequate so as to pose an

immediate or imminent threat to the health, safety or welfare of children.

Decision

at Director’s discretion

(2) The

decision to suspend a term under subsection (1) is within the sole discretion

of the Director and is not subject to appeal to the Tribunal.

Section 344 of the Act is amended by adding the following paragraph:

2.1 prescribing,

for the purposes of subsection 145 (5), standards that a locked room must meet,

circumstances in which a person in charge of a place of secure custody or a

place of secure temporary detention may place a young person in a locked room

and the procedures to be followed in such circumstances;

(1) Subsection 346 (1) of the Act is amended by adding the following

paragraphs:

5.1 prescribing

criteria for the purposes of clause 191.1 (1) (b);

5.2 prescribing

rules and standards that apply to persons who hold approvals to act as an

adoption practitioner issued by a Director under subsection 191.1 (1);

(2) Paragraph

22 of subsection 346 (1) of the Act is repealed and the following substituted:

22. governing

the issuing, renewal and expiry of licences, including prescribing information

or documentation for the purposes of clause 229 (2) (b), fees for the purposes

of clause 229 (2) (

c) and requirements for the purposes of subsection 229 (4);

(3) Subsection

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

22.1 governing

the manner in which an applicant or licensee must request to be able to

facilitate intercountry adoptions from a country for the purposes of clause

230.1 (1) (a), including requiring the applicant or licensee to provide

specified information or documents;

. . . .

24.1 prescribing

additional considerations for the purposes of paragraph 3 of subsection 230.1

(2);

Commencement

(1) Except as otherwise provided in this

section, this

Schedule comes into force on the day the Protecting

Ontario’s Streets and Communities Act, 2026 receives Royal Assent.

(2) Sections

9 to 16 and subsections 18 (2) and (3) come into force on a day to be named by

order of the Lieutenant Governor in Council.

SCHEDULE 2

CHRISTOPHER’S LAW (SEX OFFENDER REGISTRY), 2000

subsection 1 (1) of Christopher’s Law (Sex Offender

Registry), 2000 is amended by striking out “the Ministry” and

substituting “the ministry”.

(2) Subsection

1 (1) of the Act is amended by adding the following definition:

“obligation”

means,

(

a) an

obligation under

section 490.019 or 490.02901 of the Criminal

Code (Canada) to comply with the Sex Offender Information Registration Act (Canada),

(

b) an

obligation under

section 36.1 of the International

Transfer of Offenders Act (Canada) to comply with the Sex Offender Information Registration Act (Canada);

(“obligation”)

(3) The

definition of “offender” in subsection 1 (1) of the Act is repealed and the

following substituted:

“offender”

means a person described in

section 1.1; (“délinquant”)

(4) Subsection

1 (1) of the Act is amended by adding the following definition:

“order”

means an order under

section 490.012 of the Criminal Code

(Canada) to comply with the Sex Offender Information

Registration Act (Canada); (“ordonnance”)

(5) The

definition of “pardon” in subsection 1 (1) of the Act is repealed.

(6) The

definition of “sex offence” in subsection 1 (1) of the Act is repealed and the

following substituted:

“sex

offence” means an offence in connection with which an order or obligation is

made; (“infraction sexuelle”)

(7) The

definition of “sex offender registry” in subsection 1 (1) of the Act is amended

by striking out “established under

section 2” at the end and substituting

“referred to in

section 2”.

The Act is amended by adding the following section:

Application

of Act

1.1 Except as otherwise

prescribed, this Act applies to every person who is resident in Ontario and who

is subject to an order or an obligation on or after the day this

section comes

into force.

Section 2 of the Act is amended by,

(

a) striking

out “The ministry” at the beginning and substituting “The Minister”; and

(

b) striking

out “the sex offences for which, on or after the day

section 3 comes into

force, they are serving or have served a sentence or of which they have been

convicted or found not criminally responsible on account of mental disorder”

and substituting “the sex offences for which they were convicted or found not

criminally responsible on account of mental disorder”.

(1) Subsection 3 (1) of the Act is amended by striking out “who is

resident in Ontario” in the portion before clause (a).

(2) Clause

3 (1) (

b) of the Act is amended by striking out “an absolute or conditional

discharge” and substituting “a conditional discharge”.

(3) Clauses

3 (1) (e.1) and (e.2) of the Act are repealed.

(4) Section

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

Exception

(1.0.0.1) Despite

a requirement under subsection (1) for an offender to appear in person at a

location, an offender who was subject to an order or an obligation before the

day subsection 4 (4) of

Schedule 2 to the Protecting

Ontario’s Streets and Communities Act, 2026 comes into force is not

required to appear in person at a location within the prescribed periods

described in clauses (1) (

a) to (

b) if, before that day, the offender appeared

in person at a location as required by any of those clauses.

(5) The

French version of subsections 3 (1.0.1), (1.0.2) and (1.4) of the Act is

amended by striking out “l’obligation” wherever it appears and substituting in

each case “l’exigence”.

(6) Subsections

3 (1.1) to (1.3) of the Act are repealed.

(7) Subsection

3 (3) of the Act is amended by striking out “subsections (1), 7 (2), 9 (1) and

9.0.1 (1)” and substituting “subsections (1) and 7 (2)”.

(8) Subsection

3 (4) of the Act is repealed and the following substituted:

Notice

of requirement to report

(4) Every

police service shall make reasonable efforts to provide notice to every person

it charges that the person may be required to report under subsection (1) if

the offence on which the charge is based could, if the person is convicted or

found not criminally responsible on account of mental disorder for such

offence, result in an order or obligation.

(9) Subsection

3 (5) of the Act is repealed and the following substituted:

Notice of requirements of Act

(5) If

an offender appears in person at a location under any of clauses (1) (

a) to

(b), the police service shall make reasonable efforts to ensure that it gives

written notice to the offender of the requirements of this Act.

(10) Subsection

3 (6) of the Act is amended by striking out “the ministry” at the end and

substituting “the Minister”.

The Act is amended by adding the following section:

Reporting

period

3.1 An offender shall

comply with

section 3 in accordance with the following rules:

1. Unless

paragraph 2 applies, the offender shall comply with

section 3 for the duration

of time the offender is a sex offender for the purposes of the Sex Offender Information Registration Act (Canada).

2. If,

on the day before

section 5 of

Schedule 2 to the Protecting

Ontario’s Streets and Communities Act, 2026 comes into force, the

offender was subject to an order or an obligation and was required to comply

with

section 3 of this Act, the offender is required to comply with

section 3

until the earlier of the following dates:

i. The

date on which the offender is no longer a sex offender for the purposes of the Sex Offender Information Registration Act (Canada).

ii. The

date on which the offender would no longer have been required to comply with

section 3, as determined on the day before

section 5 of

Schedule 2 to the Protecting Ontario’s Streets and Communities Act, 2026 came

into force.

Section 4 of the Act is amended by striking out “the ministry” wherever it

appears and substituting in each case “the Minister”.

Section 4.1 of the Act is amended by striking out “the ministry” wherever it

appears and substituting in each case “the Minister”.

Section 5 of the Act is amended by striking out “the ministry” wherever it

appears and substituting in each case “the Minister”.

Subsection 6 (3) of the Act is amended by striking out “the ministry” wherever

it appears and substituting in each case “the Minister”.

(1) Subsection 7 (1) of the Act is repealed.

(2) Subsection

7 (2) of the Act is amended by,

(

a) striking

out “who is resident in Ontario” in the portion before clause (a); and

(

b) striking

out “an absolute or conditional discharge” in clause (

b) and substituting “a

conditional discharge”.

(3) The

French version of subsections 7 (2.0.1) and (2.0.2) of the Act is amended by

striking out “l’obligation” wherever it appears and substituting in each

case

“l’exigence”.

(4) Subsections

7 (2.1) and (2.2) of the Act are repealed.

(5) Subsection

7 (4) of the Act is repealed.

Section 8 of the Act is repealed.

Sections 9, 9.0.1 and 9.1 of the Act are repealed and the following

substituted:

Permanent

removal and destruction of information

The Minister shall ensure that such information that relates

to an offender is destroyed and permanently removed from the sex offender

registry as required by and in accordance with the regulations.

Section 10 of the Act is amended by striking out “employee of or person

authorized by the ministry” wherever it appears and substituting in each case

“employee of the ministry or person authorized by the Minister”.

Section 10.1 of the Act is amended by striking out “employee of or person

authorized by the ministry” wherever it appears and substituting in each case

“employee of the ministry or person authorized by the Minister”.

“the offender may” and substituting “the officer may”.

(1) Section 14 of the Act is amended by striking out the portion

before clause (

a) and substituting the following:

Regulations

The

Lieutenant Governor in Council may make regulations respecting any matter that

the Lieutenant Governor in Council considers necessary or advisable to carry

out effectively the intent and purpose of this Act, including,

. . . .

(2) Clause

14 (

a) of the Act is repealed and the following substituted:

(

a) prescribing

and governing exceptions that apply for the purposes of

section 1.1;

(3) Clause

14 (

f) of the Act is amended by striking out “the ministry and any other

ministry” and substituting “the Minister and any other Minister”.

(4) Clause

14 (

g) of the Act is amended by striking out “the ministry” and substituting

“the Minister”.

(5) The

French version of clause 14 (h.3) of the Act is amended by striking out

“obligations” and

substituting “exigences”.

(6) The

French version of subclause 14 (h.4) (ii) of the Act is amended by striking out

“l’obligation” and substituting “l’exigence”.

(7) Clause

14 (h.5) of the Act is repealed.

(8) Clause

14 (h.6) of the Act is repealed and the following substituted:

(h.6) governing

the destruction and permanent removal of information from the sex offender

registry, including prescribing when such information must be destroyed and permanently

removed;

(9) Clause

14 (

i) of the Act is repealed and the following substituted:

(

i) governing

any transitional matters which, in the opinion of the Lieutenant Governor in

Council, are necessary or desirable to facilitate the implementation of

Schedule 2 to the Protecting Ontario’s Streets and

Communities Act, 2026 .

Commencement

This

Schedule comes into force on a day to be named by order of the Lieutenant

Governor in Council.

SCHEDULE 3

COMMUNITY SAFETY AND POLICING ACT, 2019

The definition of “misconduct” in subsection 2 (1) of the Community

Safety and Policing Act, 2019 is amended by striking out “or” at the end

of clause (b), by adding “or” at the end of clause (

c) and by adding the

following clause:

(

d) in

the case of a prescribed person who is not described in clause (a), (

b) or (c),

any conduct that is prescribed for the purposes of this clause; (“faute”)

(1) Clause 3 (1) (

d) of the Act is amended by striking out “in

respect of policing, the administration of police services and related matters”

in the portion before subclause (

i) and substituting “in respect of policing,

the administration of police services, the effective operation of police

service boards, O.P.P. detachment boards and First Nation O.P.P. boards and

related matters”.

(2) Clause

3 (1) (

g) of the Act is repealed and the following substituted:

(

g) monitor

trends in policing and conduct research and analysis to inform policy and

program development, system planning and the evaluation of service delivery and

outcomes in respect of policing, public complaints and related matters;

The Act is amended by adding the following section:

Directive

establishing priorities

3.1

(1) The

Minister may issue a directive to a police service board to establish

priorities for the board that must be reflected in the board’s strategic plan.

Copy

to Inspector General

(2) The

Minister shall provide a copy of any directive issued under this

section to the

Inspector General.

General

or particular

(3) A

directive issued under this

section may be general or particular in its

application.

Non-application

of Legislation Act, 2006

(4) Part

III (Regulations) of the Legislation Act, 2006 does

not apply to directives issued under this section.

Section 22 of the Act is amended by adding the following subsection:

Inspector

General

(5.1) The

Minister may require the Inspector General to investigate and report on whether

appropriate arrangements have been made for the provision of adequate and

effective policing in the affected area if an arrangement were to be approved

under subsection (1) or (2).

Subsection 30 (3) of the Act is repealed and the following substituted:

Inspector

General

(3) The

Minister may require the Inspector General to investigate and report on whether

appropriate arrangements have been made for the provision of adequate and

effective policing in the affected area if the municipal board is dissolved.

Subsection 35 (4) of the Act is amended by striking out “following their

appointment” and substituting “following the day the person became a member of

the board or committee”.

(1) Paragraph 2 of subsection 39 (1) of the Act is repealed and the

following substituted:

2. The

objectives, priorities and core functions of the police service, which must

reflect any applicable priorities established by a directive issued to the

police service board under

section 3.1.

(2) Section

39 of the Act is amended by adding the following subsections:

Directive

(5.1) If

a directive is issued to a police service board under

section 3.1, the police

service board shall review the strategic plan and, if necessary, revise it to

reflect the priorities set out in the directive.

Review

to be completed within specified time

(5.2) The

police service board shall review and revise the strategic plan within the time

period specified by the Minister in the directive.

Consultation,

etc., does not apply

(5.3) Subsections

(2) to (4) do not apply to any review or revision of a strategic plan that is

required under subsection (5.1).

(1) Section 44 of the Act is amended by adding the following

subsection:

Other

persons prohibited from closed meeting

(3.1) A

meeting or part of a meeting that is closed to the public under subsection

(2) or (3) is also closed to any prescribed persons.

(2) Subsection

44 (4) of the Act is amended by striking out the portion before clause (

a) and

substituting the following:

Duty

of confidentiality

(4) Any

person who attends a meeting or part of a meeting that is closed to the public

under subsection (2) or (3) shall keep any matter considered in the closed part

of the meeting confidential, including by keeping confidential any information

obtained for the purpose of considering the confidential matter, except,

. . . .

The Act is amended by adding the following section:

Restriction

on contracts with current or former board members

49.1

(1) A police

service board shall not enter into a contract to employ, whether as a member of

the police service or otherwise, a current or former member of a police service

board unless at least two years have passed since the person was a member of a

police service board.

Same

(2) A

police service board shall not enter into a contract to receive services from a

current or former member of a police service board unless at least two years

have passed since the person was a member of a police service board.

Transition

(3) This

section does not apply to contracts that were entered into before the day this

section came into force.

Subsection 60 (1) of the Act is amended by striking out “Subject to subsection

(2)” at the beginning of the portion before clause (a).

(1) The French version of clause 79 (2) (

a) of the Act is amended by

striking out “ses activités” and substituting “son fonctionnement”.

(2) The

French version of clause 79 (3) (

a) of the Act is amended by striking out “ses

activités” and substituting “son fonctionnement”.

(1) Section 80 of the Act is amended by adding the following

subsection:

Copy

to Commissioner

(2.1) If

a chief of police, other than the Commissioner, or their designate discloses

personal information under subsection (1) that, in the chief’s or designate’s

opinion, meets the requirements of subsection 80.1 (1), the chief of police or

designate shall notify and provide a copy of the information to the

Commissioner.

(2) Subsection

80 (3) of the Act is amended by striking out “subsection (1)” and substituting

“subsection (1) or (2.1)”.

(3) Subsection

80 (4) of the Act is amended by striking out “subsection (1)” and substituting

“subsection (1) or (2.1)”.

The Act is amended by adding the following section:

Public

website

80.1

(1) The

Commissioner shall publish on a publicly accessible website any personal

information that is disclosed by a chief of police or designate in accordance

with

section 80 if,

(

a) the

personal information was disclosed for the purpose of the protection of the

public;

(

b) the

individual to whom the personal information relates has been convicted or found

guilty of an offence under any federal Act or of a prescribed offence;

(

c) the

chief of police or designate reasonably believes that the individual to whom

the personal information relates poses a significant risk to other persons or

to property; and

(

d) the

chief of police or designate reasonably believes that the disclosure of the

personal information is necessary to reduce the risk described in clause (c).

Caution

(2) The

Commissioner shall ensure that the website prominently displays a caution

warning users that any use of the information on the website to injure, harass

or commit a criminal act against any person may subject the user to criminal

prosecution.

Notice

(3) Before

publishing personal information in accordance with subsection (1), the

Commissioner shall, in accordance with the regulations, make reasonable efforts

to ensure that written notice is given to the person to whom the personal

information relates and for them to be given an opportunity to identify any

errors and correct the personal information.

Corrections

(4) Subsection

47 (2) of the Freedom of Information and Protection of

Privacy Act and subsection 36 (1) of the Municipal

Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act do not apply with

respect to personal information disclosed in accordance with subsection (1) and

instead any person may apply to request that the personal information be

corrected in accordance with the regulations.

Removal

of information

(5) The

Commissioner shall remove personal information about a person from the website,

(

a) within

a prescribed period of time after it was published if the person has not been

convicted or found guilty of an offence under any federal Act, or of a

prescribed offence, since the date of publication; or

(

b) in

any other prescribed circumstances.

Commissioner’s

discretion

(6) The

Commissioner may remove, or decline to publish, any personal information on the

website if the Commissioner determines it to be in the public interest to do

so.

Deemed

compliance

(7) Any

disclosure made under subsection (1) shall be deemed to be in compliance with

clauses 42 (1) (

e) of the Freedom of Information and

Protection of Privacy Act and 32 (

e) of the Municipal

Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act .

Subsection 96 (5) of the Act is repealed.

Subsection 101.1 (4) of the Act is repealed.

Part VI of the Act is amended by adding the following section:

Royal

Canadian Mounted Police Officers and Other Peace Officers

Royal

Canadian Mounted Police officers and other peace officers

101.2

(1) An

officer of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, or another prescribed person who

is a peace officer under the law of a Canadian jurisdiction other than Ontario,

may exercise the prescribed powers of a police officer under Ontario

legislation.

Peace

officers in prescribed areas

(2) A

person is a peace officer in a prescribed area of Ontario if they meet all of

the following requirements:

1. The

person is a prescribed employee of a prescribed agency or department of a

government in a Canadian jurisdiction other than Ontario.

2. The

person is a peace officer under the law of a Canadian jurisdiction other than

Ontario.

(1) Subsection 107 (6) of the Act is repealed and the following

substituted:

Policy

or procedure complaint, no investigation

(6) If

the Inspector General receives a complaint described in subsection (6.1), the

Inspector General shall,

(

a) forward

the complaint to the Minister and to,

(

i) the

police service board that maintains the police service, if the complaint

relates to the board’s policies, by-laws, rules or procedures or the procedures

established by the chief of police, or

(ii) the

O.P.P. detachment board or the First Nation O.P.P. board, if the complaint

relates to the board’s local policies, by-laws, rules or procedures; and

(

b) inform

the complainant of the decision and of the persons or bodies that the complaint

has been forwarded to.

Same

(6.1) Subsection

(6) applies to the following complaints:

1. A

complaint that does not relate to the matters referred to in clause (1) (

a) or

(

b) but that does relate to the policies, by-laws, rules or procedures referred

to in clause (1) (

c) or (d).

2. A

complaint that relates to both the matters referred to in clause (1) (

a) or (

b) and the policies, by-laws, rules or procedures referred to in clause (1) (

c) or

(

d) where the Inspector General has determined that there do not appear to be

grounds to investigate the matters referred to in clause (1) (

a) or (b).

Policy

or procedure complaint, no further grounds to investigate

(6.2) If

the Inspector General receives a complaint described in subsection (6.3), the

Inspector General may take the actions described in clause (6) (

a) or (

b) with

respect to the complaint or may choose to take no further action.

Same

(6.3) Subsection

(6.2) applies to a complaint that relates to both the matters referred to in

clause (1) (

a) or (

b) and the policies, by-laws, rules or procedures referred

to in clause (1) (

c) or (

d) where the Inspector General has investigated the

matters referred to in clause (1) (

a) or (

b) and determined that there do not

appear to be grounds to investigate them further.

(2) Subsection

107 (7) of the Act is amended by striking out “that receives a complaint under

subsection (6)” in the portion before clause (

a) and substituting “that is

forwarded a complaint by the Inspector General under this section”.

(3) Subsection

107 (9) of the Act is amended by striking out “received under clause (6) (a)”

and substituting “that is forwarded to them by the Inspector General under this

section”.

The Act is amended by adding the following section:

Consolidation

of complaints

110.1

(1) The

Inspector General may consolidate two or more complaints made under

section 106

or 107 if,

(

a) the

Inspector General determines that the complaints relate to the same matter; or

(

b) the

prescribed circumstances exist.

Effect

of consolidation

(2) Complaints

that have been consolidated under this

section into a single complaint shall be

treated as a single complaint for the purposes of this Part.

Section 119 of the Act is amended by adding the following subsection:

Disclosure

to Minister

(2) The

Inspector General may disclose information to the Minister if the information

is related to the discharge of the Minister’s duties.

Subsection 120 (2) of the Act is repealed and the following substituted:

Misconduct

notice

(2) If,

in the course of an inspection under this Part, an inspector becomes aware that

a police officer, a special constable employed by the Niagara Parks Commission,

a member of a police service board, an O.P.P. detachment board or a First

Nation O.P.P. board, a peace officer in the Legislative Protective Service or a

prescribed person may have engaged in conduct that constitutes misconduct,

(

a) the

inspector shall notify the Inspector General; and

(

b) if

the misconduct is alleged to have been committed by a police officer, a special

constable employed by the Niagara Parks commission, a peace officer in the

Legislative Protective Service or a prescribed person, the Inspector General

shall notify the Complaints Director.

(1) Subsection 122 (1) of the Act is repealed and the following

substituted:

Board

member duties during and after investigation

(1) The

Inspector General may direct a member of a police service board, an O.P.P.

detachment board or a First Nation O.P.P. board whose conduct is being

investigated under this Part to decline to exercise their powers or perform

their duties as a member of the board.

Compliance

(1.1) A

member who receives a direction under subsection (1) must comply with the

direction until the earliest of the following:

1. The

day the member receives notice from the Inspector General that the direction

has been rescinded.

2. The

day the member receives notice from the Inspector General that no further

action will be taken in respect of the investigation.

3. The

day the Inspector General exercises a power under

section 124 as a result of

the investigation.

Amendment

or rescission

(1.2) The

Inspector General may amend or rescind a direction issued under this

section at

any time.

(2) Subsection

122 (2) of the Act is amended by striking out “of subsection (1)” and

substituting “of a direction issued under this section”.

(1) Subsection 124 (1) of the Act is amended by striking out the

portion before clause (

a) and substituting the following:

Inspector

General’s powers

(1) If,

after reviewing a report made under subsection 123 (1), the Inspector General

is of the opinion that a member of a board has committed misconduct, the

Inspector General may,

. . . .

(2) Subsection

124 (7) of the Act is amended by striking out “shall not be reappointed” and

substituting “shall not be appointed or reappointed”.

(3) Subsection

124 (8) of the Act is repealed and the following substituted:

Report

(8) The

Inspector General shall prepare a report respecting any action the Inspector

General has taken under subsection (1), or respecting the decision not to take

an action under that subsection, in response to a report made under subsection

123 (1) and shall publish the report on the Internet in accordance with the

regulations made by the Minister, if any.

Subsection 125 (8) of the Act is repealed and the following substituted:

Report

(8) The

Inspector General shall prepare a report respecting any direction the Inspector

General has issued under subsection (1), or respecting the decision not to

issue a direction under that subsection, in response to a report made under

subsection 123 (1) and shall publish the report on the Internet in accordance

with the regulations, if any.

Copy

of direction

(9) If

the Inspector General issues a direction under subsection (1), the Inspector

General shall provide a copy of it to the Minister and shall include a copy in

the report published under subsection (8).

Subsection 126 (11) of the Act is amended by striking out “shall not be

reappointed” and substituting “shall not be appointed or reappointed”.

Subsection 138 (1) of the Act is amended by striking out “a police service

board, or the Niagara Parks Commission” and substituting “a police service

board, the Niagara Parks Commission or an employer of a prescribed person”.

Section 142 of the Act is amended by adding the following subsection:

Prescribed

persons

(4) A

liaison to the Complaints Director in respect of prescribed persons may be

designated in accordance with the regulations, if they so provide.

(1) The definition of “designated authority” in subsection 151

(1) of the Act is amended by striking out “and” at the end of clause (e), by adding

“and” at the end of clause (

f) and by adding the following clause:

(

g) in

relation to a prescribed person, the prescribed authority or, if none has been

prescribed, the person’s employer; (“autorité désignée”)

(2) Subsection

151 (3) of the Act is repealed and the following substituted:

Notice,

etc., re certain special constables

(3) A

requirement under this Part to give a notice or other communication or document

to the designated authority of a special constable employed by the Niagara

Parks Commission, or a prescribed person who is a special constable, shall be

read as also requiring that the notice or other communication or document be

given to the police service board or, if applicable, the Commissioner that

appointed the special constable under

section

Section 152 of the Act is amended by adding the following subsection:

Application

to prescribed persons

(2) If

the regulations so provide, this Part applies to the conduct of a prescribed

person who is not listed in subsection (1), subject to such modifications as

may be prescribed.

(1) Clauses 159 (1) (

a) and (

b) of the Act are repealed and the

following substituted:

(

a) in

the case of a complaint about the conduct of a police officer or a prescribed

person who is a member of a police service, other than a chief of police or

deputy chief of police, direct the officer’s or member’s chief of police or the

chief of police of an unrelated police service to conduct the investigation;

(

b) in

the case of a complaint about the conduct of a special constable employed by

the Niagara Parks Commission or a prescribed person who is not a member of a

police service, direct a chief of police to conduct the investigation; or

(2) Subsection

159 (4) of the Act is repealed and the following substituted:

Same

(4) The

Complaints Director shall make a direction under subsection (3) with respect to

a complaint about the conduct of a police officer or a prescribed person who is

a member of a police service to the chief of police of an unrelated police

service, unless, in the Complaints Director’s opinion, it is necessary for the

purposes of the investigation to obtain access to information that cannot be

obtained using the investigation powers of an unrelated police service.

Subsection 168 (3) of the Act is repealed and the following substituted:

Same,

special constables

(3) In

the case of a special constable who is employed by the Niagara Parks Commission

or who is a prescribed person, the police service board or, if applicable, the

Commissioner that appointed the special constable under

section 92 shall, on

receipt of the notice of the determination in accordance with subsection 151

(3), also take any other measures the board or Commissioner considers

appropriate and give written notice of any such measures to the complainant, if

any, and the Complaints Director.

(1) Subsection 172 (1) of the Act is repealed and the following

substituted:

investigator

(1) If

the regulations made by the Minister so provide, the cost of an investigation

conducted by an investigator about the conduct of any of the following shall be

paid as described in subsection (1.1):

1. A

police officer, other than a police officer who is a member of the Ontario

Provincial Police.

2. A

special constable employed by the Niagara Parks Commission.

3. A

person who is prescribed under subsection 152 (2), other than a prescribed

person who is a member of the Ontario Provincial Police.

Same

(1.1) If

the regulations so provide, the cost of an investigation described in

subsection (1) shall be paid by the police service board that employs the

police officer, by the Niagara Parks Commission or by the employer of the

prescribed person, as the case may be, except in such circumstances as the

regulations may specify.

(2) Subsection

172 (2) of the Act is repealed and the following substituted:

chief of police other than Commissioner

(2) In

the case of an investigation conducted by a chief of police, other than the

Commissioner, about the conduct of a person who is not a member of the chief of

police’s police service, the chief of police may require that the cost of the

investigation, as certified by the chief of police, be paid to the chief of

police’s police service board by,

(

a) in

the case of an investigation about the conduct of a member of a police service

maintained by a police service board, the police service board;

(

b) in

the case of an investigation about the conduct of a member of the Ontario

Provincial Police, the Minister;

(

c) in

the case of an investigation about the conduct of a special constable employed

by the Niagara Parks Commission, the Niagara Parks Commission; or

(

d) in

the case of an investigation about the conduct of a person who is prescribed

under subsection 152 (2) and who is not a member of a police service, the

employer of the prescribed person.

Subsection 197 (1) of the Act is amended by striking out “who is a police

officer” and substituting “who is a police officer or a prescribed person”.

(1) Subsection 261 (1) of the Act is amended by adding the following

paragraphs:

27.1 establishing

and governing a process for notifying persons before their personal information

is published on the website described in subsection 80.1 (1) and for the

persons to identify any errors and correct the personal information;

27.2 governing

the correction of personal information on the website described in subsection

80.1 (1) and establishing a process for persons to request that the personal

information be corrected;

27.3 prescribing

circumstances in which personal information on the website described in

subsection 80.1 (1) must be removed and establishing a process for persons to

request that the personal information be removed;

(2) Paragraph

51 of subsection 261 (1) of the Act is repealed and the following substituted:

51. governing

the publication of reports under

section 125 or 126, including,

i. prescribing

the period within which the Inspector General must publish the report,

ii. prescribing

circumstances in which the Inspector General shall not publish a report,

iii. prescribing

information that shall not be included in the published report, and

iv. governing

the manner of publication of the report;

(3) Subsection

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

53. governing

the appointment of liaisons to the Complaints Director in respect of prescribed

persons;

. . . .

59.1 prescribing

persons to whom

Part X applies and clarifying or modifying the application of

any provision of this Act or the regulations to those persons;

(4) Paragraph

31 of subsection 261 (2) of the Act is repealed and the following substituted:

31. for

the purposes of subsections 172 (1) and (1.1),

i. providing

that the cost of an investigation conducted by an investigator about the

conduct of a person described in paragraph 1, 2 or 3 of subsection 172

(1) shall be paid by a person or entity described in subsection 172 (1.1),

ii. governing

the calculation of the cost of an investigation,

iii. governing

the payment of the cost of an investigation, including with respect to the time

and manner of payment,

iv. providing

for circumstances in which the requirement to pay the cost of an investigation

does not apply;

(5) Subsection

261 (3) of the Act is amended by striking out “59” and substituting “60”.

(6) Subsection

261 (5) of the Act is amended by striking out “2 or 18” and substituting “2, 3

or 18”.

Commencement

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

Schedule

comes into force on the day the Protecting Ontario’s

Streets and Communities Act, 2026 receives Royal Assent.

(2) Sections

12, 13 and 14 and subsection 33 (1) come into force on a day to be named by

order of the Lieutenant Governor in Council.

SCHEDULE 4

ENFORCEMENT OF CANADIAN RESTRAINING ORDERS ACT, 2026

CONTENTS

Interpretation and Application

Definitions

Application

Enforceability

Canadian

restraining orders are enforceable in Ontario

Order

may be registered with Ontario court

Application to Vary, Set Aside

Application

may be brought in Ontario

Determination

Regulations

Regulations

Amendment to Another Act

Courts

of Justice Act

Commencement and

Short Title

Commencement

Short

title

Interpretation and Application

Definitions

1 In this Act,

“Canadian

restraining order” means an order or any part of an order made in a proceeding,

other than a criminal proceeding, by a court of a province or territory of

Canada other than Ontario that, for the safety of a specified person,

(

a) prohibits

someone from doing something such as,

(

i) being

in physical proximity to the person or following the person from place to

place,

(ii) directly

or indirectly contacting or communicating with the person,

(iii) engaging

in molesting, annoying, harassing or threatening conduct directed at the

person, or

(iv) attending

at or within a certain distance of a specified place or location, or

(

b) requires

someone to,

(

i) return

specified personal effects or documents belonging to the person to them, or

(ii) return

recordings of the person to them or destroy recordings of the person;

(“ordonnance interdictive canadienne”)

“Ontario

court” means the Superior Court of Justice, including the Family Court of the

Superior Court of Justice; (“tribunal de l’Ontario”)

“regulations”

means the regulations made under this Act. (“règlements”)

Application

2 This Act applies with respect to a Canadian

restraining order that is in effect on or after the day this Act comes into

force, even if the order was made before that day.

Enforceability

Canadian

restraining orders are enforceable in Ontario

(1) A Canadian restraining order is

deemed to be an order of the Ontario court, and is enforceable as an order of

the Ontario court.

varied, set aside by other court

(2) A

Canadian restraining order that is varied or set aside by a court in the

province or territory in which it was made is deemed to have been varied or set

aside by the Ontario court accordingly.

Registration

not a factor

(3) For

greater certainty, this

section applies with respect to a Canadian restraining

order or any order varying or setting aside a Canadian restraining order

regardless of whether the order is registered under this Act.

Order

may be registered with Ontario court

(1) The registrar or clerk of the

Ontario court shall register a Canadian restraining order as an order of the

Ontario court if a party to the Canadian restraining order requests the

registration in accordance with the regulations.

Order

varying, setting aside

(2) Subsection

(1) applies with necessary modifications with respect to an order of a court of

a province or territory of Canada other than Ontario that varies or sets aside

a Canadian restraining order.

Same

(3) Subsection

(2) applies regardless of whether the Canadian restraining order that is varied

or set aside was registered under subsection (1).

Application to Vary, Set Aside

Application

may be brought in Ontario

(1) A party to a final Canadian

restraining order may apply to the Ontario court in accordance with the Family

Law Rules to vary or set aside the order, if the party and at least one of the

persons protected by the order habitually reside or are physically present in

Ontario.

Registration

not a factor

(2) This

section applies regardless of whether the Canadian restraining order, or any

order of a court of a province or territory of Canada other than Ontario

varying the Canadian restraining order, is registered with the Ontario court

under this Act.

Determination

(1) The Ontario court may vary or

set aside a final Canadian restraining order on application if,

(

a) there

is a material change in circumstances; and

(

b) in

the case of an order that is made for the benefit of or affects a child, it is

in the best interests of the child.

Court

may decline

(2) The

Ontario court may decline to vary or set aside a final Canadian restraining

order if the Ontario court determines that it is more appropriate for the

matter to be considered by a court in another province or territory in Canada.

Effect

outside Ontario

(3) For

greater certainty, the variation or setting aside of a Canadian restraining

order under this Act does not in itself affect the status of the order in the

province or territory in which it was made.

Regulations

Regulations

7 The Minister responsible for the administration

of this Act may make regulations,

(

a) governing

the registration of Canadian restraining orders, including of orders of a court

of a province or territory of Canada other than Ontario varying or setting

aside a Canadian restraining order;

(

b) respecting

any matter that the Minister considers necessary or advisable to facilitate the

implementation of this Act.

Amendment to Another Act

Courts

of Justice Act

8 Paragraph 1 of the

Schedule to

section 21.8

of the Courts of Justice Act is amended by adding

the following:

Enforcement of Canadian Restraining Orders Act,

2026 ,

sections 5 and 6

Commencement and

Short Title

Commencement

9 The Act set out in this

Schedule comes into

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

Short

title

10 The

short title of the Act set out in this

Schedule is the Enforcement of Canadian Restraining Orders

Act, 2026 .

SCHEDULE 5

INTERCOUNTRY ADOPTION ACT, 1998

(1) Subsection 5 (2) of the Intercountry

Adoption Act, 1998 is repealed.

(2) Subsection

5 (3) of the Act is repealed and the following substituted:

Who

may make adoption homestudy

(3) The

report of the adoption homestudy shall be prepared by a person who holds an

approval to act as an adoption practitioner issued by the Director under

section 7.1.

(3) Clause

5 (5) (

b) of the Act is amended by striking out “if any” after “licensee”.

Clause 6 (3) (

b) of the Act is amended by striking out “if any” after

“licensee”.

The Act is amended by adding the following section:

Approvals

to act as an adoption practitioner

7.1

(1) A

Director may grant a person an approval authorizing the person to act as an

adoption practitioner if,

(

a) the

Director is of the opinion that the person is qualified and competent to make

adoption homestudies, supervise adoption placements, prepare progress or

follow-up reports and carry out any other related responsibilities and will do

so with honesty and integrity; and

(

b) the

person meets the prescribed criteria, if any.

Duration

(2) An

approval is valid for the length of time indicated by the Director in the

approval.

Directions

(3) A

Director may issue a direction to a person who holds an approval requiring the

person to take any steps outlined in the direction within the time period

specified in the direction in order to address any concerns identified by the

Director about the person’s ability to carry out any of the activities referred

to in subsection (1).

Same

(4) Without

limiting the generality of subsection (3), a direction under that subsection

may require the holder of an approval to do one or more of the following:

1. Do

or refrain from doing anything outlined in the direction.

2. Prepare,

submit and implement a plan to address the concerns identified by the Director.

3. Complete

any training specified in the direction.

Revocation,

etc.

(5) A

Director may suspend, revoke or refuse to renew an approval if the holder of

the approval fails to comply with a direction issued under subsection (3).

Same

(6) Subsection

(5) shall not be interpreted as restricting a Director’s authority to suspend,

revoke or refuse to renew an approval for reasons other than the reason set out

in that subsection.

Transition

(7) Any

document attesting to a person being, in the opinion of the Director, qualified

to make an adoption homestudy for the purposes of subsection 5 (3), as it read

immediately before the day on which the Protecting

Ontario’s Streets and Communities Act, 2026 received Royal Assent, that

was issued before that day is deemed to be an approval to act as an adoption

practitioner issued by the Director under this section.

Section 8 of the Act is repealed and the following substituted:

Licences

(1) Subject

to subsection (2), no person except a licensee acting under the authority of

its licence shall facilitate an intercountry adoption.

Facilitation

by Director

(2) A

Director may, if the Director considers it appropriate in the circumstances,

facilitate some aspects of an intercountry adoption.

Application

(3) An

application for a licence or the renewal of a licence shall be made by

submitting to a Director,

(

a) an

application, in the form approved by the Minister, completed by the applicant;

(

b) any

information or documentation that may be prescribed; and

(

c) payment

of the prescribed fee, if any.

Additional

information

(4) An

applicant for a licence or the renewal of a licence shall provide any

additional information or documentation that the Director considers necessary

to assess the application.

Additional

requirements

(5) An

applicant for a licence or the renewal of a licence shall comply with any other

requirements that may be prescribed.

Director’s

duty to issue or renew

(6) A

Director shall issue or renew a licence if the applicant has complied with

subsections (3) to (5) unless,

(

a) the

Director proposes to refuse to do so in accordance with

section 9 or 10; or

(

b) the

Director is not prepared, under

section 8.2, to grant at least one term

permitting the applicant to facilitate intercountry adoptions from a specified

country.

Provisional

licence or renewal

(7) If

an applicant for a licence or renewal does not meet all the requirements for

issuing or renewal of the licence and requires time to meet them, a Director

may issue a provisional licence for the period the Director considers necessary

to give the applicant time to meet the requirements, and may impose conditions

on the provisional licence.

Non-transferable

(8) A

licence is not transferable.

Transition

(9) If,

on the day

section 4 of

Schedule 5 to the Protecting

Ontario’s Streets and Communities Act, 2026 comes into force, the

Director has yet to make a decision on an application for a licence or to renew

a licence that was made before that day,

(

a) instead

of subsections (3) to (7) of this section, subsections (2) to (4) of this

section, as they read immediately before being amended by

Schedule 5 to the Protecting Ontario’s Streets and Communities Act, 2026 ,

continue to apply to the application; and

(

b) sections

9 and 10, as they read immediately before being amended by

Schedule 5 to the Protecting Ontario’s Streets and Communities Act, 2026 ,

continue to apply to the application.

The Act is amended by adding the following section:

Term

permitting facilitation from specified country

8.2

(1) On

issuing or renewing a licence or at any other time, a Director may include a

term on the licence permitting the licensee to facilitate intercountry

adoptions from a specified country if,

(

a) the

applicant or licensee had requested the term and had done so in accordance with

the regulations, if any;

(

b) the

applicant or licensee has provided any additional information or documentation

that the Director has indicated as being necessary to assess the application;

and

(

c) the

Director is of the opinion that,

(

i) the

applicant or licensee is competent to facilitate intercountry adoptions from

that country, and

(ii) permitting

the applicant or licensee to facilitate intercountry adoptions from that

country would be appropriate in the circumstances and not contrary to the

public interest, having regard to the considerations set out in subsection (2).

Considerations

(2) The

following are the considerations mentioned in subclause (1) (c) (ii):

1. The

number of licensees whose licence permits them to facilitate intercountry

adoption from that country and the number of children in that country who are

available for intercountry adoption.

2. The

adequacy of safeguards with respect to the intercountry adoption process that

exist in that country.

3. Any

additional considerations that may be prescribed.

4. Any

other considerations that, in the Director’s opinion, are relevant.

Public

interest

(3) The

decision to refuse to grant a term under subsection (1) on the grounds that

granting the term is inappropriate in the circumstances or contrary to the

public interest is within the sole discretion of a Director and is not subject

to appeal to the Tribunal.

Transition

(4) Nothing

in this

section shall be interpreted as affecting the authority conferred by a

licence issued before the day

section 5 of

Schedule 5 to the Protecting Ontario’s Streets and Communities Act, 2026 comes

into force to facilitate intercountry adoptions from a specific country in

accordance with the licence and its conditions, but any provisions of the

licence conferring that authority may be suspended under

section 14.1.

Same

(5) If,

on the day

section 5 of

Schedule 5 to the Protecting

Ontario’s Streets and Communities Act, 2026 comes into force, the

Director has yet to make a decision on a request that the Director include

provisions in a licence authorizing the licensee to facilitate intercountry

adoptions from a specific country that was made before that day, the request

shall be considered by the Director without reference to this section.

(1) Clause 9 (

a) of the Act is amended by adding “or any other

applicable law” at the end.

(2) Clause

9 (

b) of the Act is amended by adding “or any other

applicable law or will not be facilitated with honesty and integrity” after

“the regulations”.

Section 10 of the Act is amended by adding the following clause:

(a.1) the

conduct of any person mentioned in clause (

a) affords reasonable grounds to

believe that,

(

i) intercountry

adoptions are not being or will not be facilitated in a responsible manner in

accordance with this Act and the regulations or any other applicable law, or

(ii) intercountry

adoptions are not being or will not be facilitated with honesty and integrity;

Subsection 12 (1) of the Act is amended by striking out “subsection 8 (2),

(3) or (4) or” and substituting “subsection 8 (7)”.

The Act is amended by adding the following section:

Review

of decision not to grant specific term

12.1

(1) If a

Director refuses to include, under

section 8.2, a requested term on a licence,

the Director shall cause notice of the decision, together with written reasons,

to be served on the person requesting the term.

Right

to hearing

(2) Unless

the refusal is based on the grounds set out in subsection 8.2 (3), the person

requesting the term is entitled to a hearing by the Tribunal if the person

mails or delivers to the Director and to the Tribunal, within 10 days after the

notice is served, a written request for a hearing, and the notice shall so

inform the person.

Powers

of Tribunal if hearing

(3) If

a hearing is requested, the Tribunal shall set a time for and hold a hearing

and may, on hearing the matter,

(

a) confirm

the Director’s decision; or

(

b) order

the Director to take any other action that the Tribunal considers appropriate,

in accordance with this Act and the regulations.

Same

(4) The

Tribunal may substitute its opinion for that of the Director.

Subsection 14 (4) of the Act is repealed and the following substituted:

Application

of s. 11 (2), (4) and (5)

(4) Subsections

11 (2), (4) and (5) apply, with necessary modifications, and, for that purpose,

clause 11 (4) (

a) shall be read as permitting the Tribunal to rescind or

confirm the suspension.

The Act is amended by adding the following section:

Suspension

of term

14.1

(1) A

Director may, by causing notice to be served on a licensee, suspend a term on

the licence permitting the licensee to facilitate intercountry adoptions from a

given country if, in the opinion of the Director, the safeguards in that

country with respect to intercountry adoptions are inadequate so as to pose an

immediate or imminent threat to the health, safety or welfare of children.

Decision

at Director’s discretion

(2) The

decision to suspend a term under subsection (1) is within the sole discretion

of a Director and is not subject to appeal to the Tribunal.

The Act is amended by adding the following sections:

Directives

and Compliance Orders

Directives

18.1

(1) The

Director may issue directives to licensees with respect to any prescribed

matter.

Binding

(2) Every

licensee shall comply with every directive issued to it under this section.

General

or particular

(3) A

directive may be general or particular in its application.

Law

prevails

(4) For

greater certainty, in the event of a conflict between a directive issued under

this

section and a provision of any applicable Act or regulation, the provision

prevails.

Public

availability

(5) The

Director shall make every directive under this

section available to the public.

Non-application

of Legislation Act, 2006

(6) Part

III (Regulations) of the Legislation Act, 2006 does

not apply to a directive issued under this section.

Compliance

orders

Grounds

18.2

(1) The

Director may make an order under subsection (2) if the Director believes on

reasonable grounds that a licensee has failed to comply with,

(

a) this

Act or the regulations;

(

b) a

directive issued under

section 18.1; or

(

c) a

condition on the licensee’s licence.

Order

(2) For

the purposes of subsection (1), the Director may issue an order to the licensee

that requires either or both of the following:

1. That

the licensee do anything, or refrain from doing anything, to achieve compliance

within the time period specified in the order.

2. That

the licensee prepare, submit and implement, within the time specified in the

order, a plan for achieving compliance.

Compliance

required

(3) A

licensee to whom an order is issued under this

section shall comply with the

order within the time specified in it.

Public

availability

(4) The

Director,

(

a) may

make orders under this

section available to the public; and

(

b) shall

make a

summary of each order under this

section available to the public in

accordance with the regulations, if any.

Subsection 20 (3) of the Act is amended by striking out “subsection 8 (2) or

(3) (licence, renewal)” and substituting “section 8”.

(1) Section 24 of the Act is amended by adding the following

clauses:

(f.1) prescribing

criteria for the purposes of clause 7.1 (1) (b);

(f.2) prescribing

rules and standards that apply to persons who hold approvals to act as an

adoption practitioner issued by a Director under subsection 7.1 (1);

(2) Clause

24 (

h) of the Act is repealed and the following substituted:

(

h) governing

the issuing, renewal and expiry of licences, including prescribing information

or documentation for the purposes of clause 8 (3) (b), fees for the purposes of

clause 8 (3) (

c) and requirements for the purposes of subsection 8 (5);

(3) Section

24 of the Act is amended by adding the following clauses:

(h.0.1) governing

the manner in which an applicant or licensee must request to be able to

facilitate intercountry adoptions from a country for the purposes of clause 8.2

(1) (a), including requiring the applicant or licensee to provide specified

information or documents;

(h.0.2) prescribing

considerations for the purposes of paragraph 3 of subsection 8.2 (2);

(4) Section

24 of the Act is amended by adding the following clauses:

(m.1) prescribing

matters for the purposes of subsection 18.1 (1);

(m.2) governing

the manner in which summaries of orders are to be made available to the public

under clause 18.2 (4) (b);

Section 25 of the Act is repealed.

Commencement

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

Schedule

comes into force on the day the Protecting Ontario’s

Streets and Communities Act, 2026 receives Royal Assent.

(2) Sections

4 to 11 and subsections 14 (2) and (3) come into force on a day to be named by

order of the Lieutenant Governor in Council.

SCHEDULE 6

PILL PRESSES AND PRECURSORS ACT, 2026

CONTENTS

Definitions

Pill

presses — prohibitions

Precursors

— prohibitions

Possession

of proceeds — prohibition

Duty

to report stolen pill presses

Direction

to identify

Offences

Penalties

Searches

in exigent circumstances

Seizure

Commencement

Short

title

Definitions

1 In this Act,

“pill

press” means a designated device as defined in subsection 2 (1) of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (Canada); (“presse à

comprimés”)

“police

officer” has the same meaning as in the Community Safety

and Policing Act, 2019 ; (“agent de police”)

“precursor”

means a precursor as defined in subsection 2 (1) of the Controlled

Drugs and Substances Act (Canada); (“précurseur”)

“proceeds”,

in relation to an offence, means,

(

a) property,

other than money, derived in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, from the

commission of the offence, and

(

b) money

derived directly or indirectly from the commission of the offence. (“produit”)

Pill

presses — prohibitions

2 No person shall,

(

a) use

a pill press in a way that would contravene the Controlled

Drugs and Substances Act (Canada);

(

b) possess

a pill press with the intention of using it in a way that would contravene the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (Canada); or

(

c) sell

a pill press if the person knows or ought to know that the pill press will

likely be used in a way that would contravene the Controlled

Drugs and Substances Act (Canada).

Precursors

— prohibitions

3 No person shall,

(

a) use

a precursor in a way that would contravene the Controlled

Drugs and Substances Act (Canada) or the Precursor

Control Regulations (Canada);

(

b) possess

a precursor with the intention of using it in a way that would contravene the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (Canada) or the Precursor Control Regulations (Canada); or

(

c) sell

a precursor if such sale would contravene the Controlled

Drugs and Substances Act (Canada) or the Precursor

Control Regulations (Canada).

Possession of proceeds — prohibition

(1) No person shall knowingly

possess the proceeds of an offence under this Act.

Exceptions

(2) Subsection

(1) does not apply to possession by,

(

a) an

uninvolved interest holder as defined in

section 2 of the Civil

Remedies Act, 2001 ;

(

b) a

peace officer acting in the course of their duties or a person who receives

proceeds from such a peace officer; or

(

c) a

person prescribed for the purposes of this clause.

Same

(3) Subsection

(1) does not apply in the prescribed circumstances.

Regulations

(4) The

Lieutenant Governor in Council may make regulations prescribing persons for the

purposes of clause (2) (

c) or circumstances for the purposes of subsection (3).

Duty

to report stolen pill presses

5 A person who owns a pill press or leases a pill

press from someone else and who believes that the pill press has been stolen

shall promptly report the matter to the police.

Direction

to identify

(1) If a police officer has reasonable grounds to believe that a person is guilty of

an offence under this Act , the officer may, for the purpose of commencing a

proceeding under

Part I or III of the Provincial Offences

Act , direct the person to provide their full name, date of birth and

address.

Compliance

(2) A

person who is the subject of a direction under subsection (1) shall promptly

comply with the direction.

Arrest

without warrant

(3) A

police officer may arrest, without a warrant, a person who the officer believes

on reasonable grounds is guilty of an offence for contravening subsection (2).

Offences

(1) A person who contravenes

section

2 or 3, subsection 4 (1),

section 5 or subsection 6 (2) is guilty of an

offence.

Same,

directors and officers

(2) A

director or officer of a corporation who causes, authorizes, permits or

participates in an offence under this Act by the corporation is guilty of the

offence.

Limitation

(3) No

proceeding under this

section shall be commenced more than two years after the

day the offence was, or is alleged to have been, committed.

Penalties

(1) Except as provided in subsection

(2), a person convicted of an offence under this Act is liable to a fine of not

more than $250,000 or to imprisonment for a term of not more than two years, or

to both.

Same

(2) A

person is liable to a fine of not more than $25,000 upon being convicted of,

(

a) an

offence for contravening

section 5; or

(

b) an

offence for contravening subsection 6 (2) for not complying with a direction

made by a police officer who had reasonable grounds to believe that the person

was guilty of an offence for contravening

section 5.

Searches

in exigent circumstances

(1) A police officer may enter and

search a place without a warrant, if the conditions for obtaining a search

warrant under

section 158 of the Provincial Offences Act

exist but, by reason of exigent circumstances, the officer determines that it

would be impracticable to obtain the warrant.

Dwellings

(2) Subsection

(1) does not apply to a place or part of a place that is actually being used as

a dwelling.

Seizure

(1) A police officer may seize any

thing if the police officer has reasonable grounds to believe that,

(

a) the

thing will afford evidence of an offence under this Act; or

(

b) the

thing is proceeds of an offence under this Act possessed in contravention of

subsection 4 (1).

Order

of restoration

(2) The

Ontario Court of Justice may, on the application of any person made within 30

days after a seizure under subsection (1), order that the things seized be

restored without delay to the applicant if the court is satisfied that,

(

a) the

applicant is entitled to possession of the things seized;

(

b) the

things seized are not required as evidence in any proceeding;

(

c) continued

detention of the things seized is not necessary to prevent the commission of an

offence; and

(

d) it

is unlikely that the things will be forfeited on conviction in accordance with

an order made under subsection (5).

Same

(3) If

the court is satisfied that an applicant under subsection (2) is entitled to

possession of the things seized but is not satisfied as to all of the matters

mentioned in clauses (2) (b), (

c) and (d), it shall order that the things

seized be restored to the applicant,

(

a) on

the expiration of three months after the date of the seizure, if no proceeding

in respect of an offence has been commenced; or

(

b) on

the final conclusion of any such proceeding.

Forfeiture

(4) If

no application has been made for the return of a thing seized under subsection

(1), or an application has been made but on the hearing of the application no

order of restoration has been made, the thing seized is forfeited to the Crown.

Same

(5) If

a person is convicted of an offence under this Act, the court that convicts the

person shall order that any thing seized under subsection (1) in connection

with the offence be forfeited to the Crown, unless the court considers that the

forfeiture would be unjust in the circumstances.

Relief

against forfeiture

(6) Any

person with an interest in a thing forfeited under this

section may apply to

the Superior Court of Justice for relief against the forfeiture and the court

may make an order providing for any relief that it considers just, including,

but not limited to, one or more of the following orders:

1. An

order directing that the thing or any part of the thing be returned to the

applicant.

2. An

order directing that any interest in the thing be vested in the applicant.

3. An

order directing that an amount be paid by the Crown to the applicant by way of

compensation for the forfeiture.

Same

(7) The

court shall not order any relief under subsection (6) unless it is satisfied

that the applicant did not, directly or indirectly, participate in, or benefit

from, any offence in connection with which the thing was seized.

Commencement

11 The Act set out in this

Schedule comes into

force on the day the Protecting Ontario’s Streets and

Communities Act, 2026 receives Royal Assent.

Short

title

12 The

short title of the Act set out in this

Schedule is the Pill Presses and Precursors Act, 2026 .

SCHEDULE 7

PLANNING ACT

The Planning Act is amended by adding the following

sections:

Administrative

penalties

67.2

(1) A local

municipality may require a person, subject to such conditions as the local

municipality considers appropriate, to pay an administrative penalty if the

local municipality is satisfied that the person has failed to comply with any

provisions of a by-law of the local municipality respecting the matter

described in paragraph 1 of subsection 34 (1).

Purpose

of administrative penalties

(2) The

purpose of a system of administrative penalties established by a local

municipality under this

section is to assist the local municipality in

promoting compliance with the provisions of the by-law referred to subsection

(1).

Monetary

limit

(3) The

amount of an administrative penalty established by a local municipality,

(

a) shall

not be punitive in nature; and

(

b) shall

not exceed the amount reasonably required to promote compliance with the

provisions of the by-law referred to subsection (1).

Effect

on offences

(4) If

a person is required by a local municipality to pay an administrative penalty

under subsection (1) in respect of a contravention, the person shall not be

charged with an offence in respect of the same contravention.

Regulations

(5) The

Minister may make regulations providing for any matters which, in the

Minister’s opinion, are necessary or desirable for the purposes of this

section, including,

(

a) granting

a local municipality powers with respect to requiring that persons pay

administrative penalties and with respect to other matters necessary for a

system of administrative penalties;

(

b) imposing

conditions and limitations on a local municipality’s powers with respect to

administrative penalties.

Debt

67.3

(1) An

administrative penalty imposed by a local municipality on a person under

section 67.2 constitutes a debt of the person to the local municipality.

Amount

owing added to tax roll

(2) If

an administrative penalty imposed under

section 67.2 is not paid within 15 days

after the day that it becomes due and payable, the treasurer of a local

municipality may add the administrative penalty to the tax roll for any

property in the local municipality if the property is owned only by the same

persons who are responsible for paying the administrative penalty, and collect

it in the same manner as municipal taxes.

Subsection 77 (3) of the Act is amended by striking out “46 and 69” and

substituting “46, 67.2, 67.3 and 69”.

Commencement

This

Schedule comes into force on the day the Protecting

Ontario’s Streets and Communities Act, 2026 receives Royal Assent.

SCHEDULE 8

POLICE RECORD CHECKS REFORM ACT, 2015

(1) The definition of “authorized body” in subsection 1 (1) of the Police Record Checks Reform Act, 2015 is repealed.

(2) Clause

(

d) of the definition of “police record check provider” in subsection 1 (1) of

the Act is amended by adding “designated under

section 8.1” after “authorized

body”.

Subsection 8 (2) of the Act is amended by striking out “An authorized body, a

third party entity” at the beginning and substituting “A third party entity”

and by striking out “the body or entity” and substituting “the entity”.

The Act is amended by adding the following section:

Authorized

body

8.1

(1) A chief

of police or a member of a police service designated by a chief of police for

the purposes of this Act may apply to the Minister for an eligible body to be

designated as an authorized body for the purposes of

section 6.3 of the Criminal Records Act (Canada).

Application

(2) The

applicant shall make the application in the form approved by the Minister and

include the prescribed information, if any.

Designation

(3) If

the eligible body meets the prescribed requirements, the Minister may designate

it as an authorized body and may impose any terms or conditions on the

designation that the Minister considers appropriate.

Delegation

(4) The

Minister may delegate in writing to any person employed in the Ministry the

Minister’s power to designate an eligible body as an authorized body under

subsection (3).

Definition

(5) In

this section,

“eligible

body” means a person or entity specified in the regulations.

Section 17 of the Act is amended by striking out “or authorized body” and “or

body’s”.

Subsection 22 (2) of the Act is amended by adding the following clauses:

(b.1) prescribing

information for the purposes of subsection 8.1 (2);

(b.2) governing

a designation made under subsection 8.1 (3), including,

(

i) amending

or revoking a designation,

(ii) imposing

new terms or conditions or varying existing terms or conditions on a

designation,

(iii) providing

for reporting requirements with respect to the designation;

(b.3) prescribing

requirements for the purposes of subsection 8.1 (3);

(b.4) specifying

persons or entities for the purposes of the definition of “eligible body” in

subsection 8.1 (5);

Commencement

This

Schedule comes into force on a day to be named by order of the Lieutenant

Governor in Council.

SCHEDULE 9

PREVENTION OF AND REMEDIES FOR HUMAN TRAFFICKING ACT, 2017

The French version of the

short title of the Prevention of

and Remedies for Human Trafficking Act, 2017 is repealed and the

following substituted:

Loi

de 2017 sur la prévention de la traite des personnes et les recours en la

matière

Section 1 of the Act is repealed and the following substituted:

Interpretation

Definitions

(1) In

this Act,

“human

trafficking” means the recruitment, transportation, transfer, holding,

concealing, harbouring or receipt of a person, or the exercise of control,

direction or influence over a person’s movements, for the purpose of

exploitation, including,

(

a) the

exploitation of another person’s sexual services or other forms of sexual

exploitation, which may occur in person or through electronic means, including

the non-consensual recording and distribution of intimate images or audio,

(

b) coerced

labour or services, or servitude, or

(

c) the

removal of a human organ or tissue; (“traite des personnes”)

“Minister”

means the Attorney General or such other member of the Executive Council to

whom the administration of this Act may be assigned or transferred under the Executive Council Act ; (“ministre”)

“Ministry”

means the ministry of the Minister; (“ministère”)

“prescribed”

means prescribed by the regulations; (“prescrit”)

“regulations”

means the regulations made under this Act. (“règlements”)

Same,

“human trafficking”

(2) Conduct

included in the definition of “human trafficking” in subsection (1) is human

trafficking regardless of the means used, including,

(

a) the

threat or use of force or other form of coercion, abduction, fraud or

deception;

(

b) the

provision of a controlled substance;

(

c) the

abuse of power, authority or trust or the abuse of a position of vulnerability;

(

d) the

giving or receiving of payments or benefits to achieve the consent of a person

who has control over another person.

Same

(3) For

the purposes of the definition of “human trafficking” in subsection (1), the

consent of the victim to the intended exploitation is irrelevant.

The heading to

Part II of the Act is repealed and the following substituted:

PART II

RESTRAINING ORDERS

Section 2 of the Act is repealed and the following substituted:

Definitions

this Part,

“child”

means a person under the age of 18 years; (“enfant”)

“court”

means the Ontario Court of Justice; (“tribunal”)

“victim”

means a person who is or may be a victim of human trafficking or of the conduct

referred to in paragraph 2 of subsection 4 (2). (“victime”)

(1) Paragraph 3 of subsection 3 (1) of the Act is amended by

striking out “gives his or her consent” and substituting “consents”.

(2) Subsection

3 (2) of the Act is amended by striking out “the victim if he or she is not the

applicant” and substituting “the victim (if different from the applicant)”.

(1) Subsection 4 (2) of the Act is repealed and the following

substituted:

Restraining

order

(2) The

court may, on application under

section 3, make a restraining order against the

respondent if the court determines, on reasonable grounds, that the respondent

has engaged or may engage in any of the following conduct with respect to the

victim:

1. Human

trafficking.

2. Conduct

described in

section 279.01, 279.011, 279.02 or 279.03 of the Criminal Code (Canada), taking into account any

evidentiary or other rules set out in those sections respecting the

determination of the conduct but not requiring a charge or conviction under any

of those sections.

(2) The

striking out “his or her” and substituting “their”.

striking out “until he or she is served with the order” and substituting “until

the order is served on the respondent”.

(2) The

prove that that” and substituting “to prove that”.

“his or her” and substituting “their”.

(1) Section 10 of the Act is

amended by adding the following subsection:

Definition

(0.1) In

this section,

“affected

person” means, in respect of an application, any person other than the victim

for whom protection under a restraining order is sought and any witness.

(2) Subsection

10 (1) of the Act is amended by striking out “witness” and substituting

“affected person”.

(3) Subsection

10 (2) of the Act is amended by striking out “a victim or witness” and

substituting “a party to or affected person”.

(4) Subsection

10 (3) of the Act is repealed and the following substituted:

Duty

to inform

(3) The

court shall, at the first reasonable opportunity after the application is

commenced, inform a party or affected person who is not a child that the court

may make an order under subsection (2).

Exception

(3.1) Subsections

(2) and (3) do not apply to the respondent.

Subsection 15 (1) of the Act is amended by striking out “responsible for the

administration of this Act” in the portion before clause (a).

The French version of the heading to

Part III of the Act is repealed and the

following substituted:

PARTIE III

DÉLIT DE TRAITE DES PERSONNES

The French version of subsection 16 (1) of the Act is amended by striking out

“traite de personnes” wherever it appears and substituting in each case “traite

des personnes.

The French version of clause 17 (1) (

b) of the Act is amended by striking out

“traite de personnes” at the end and substituting “traite des personnes”.

Part IV of the Act is repealed and the following substituted:

PART IV

COERCED DEBTS INCURRED AS A RESULT OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING

Interpretation

and Application

Interpretation

Definitions

(1) In

this Part,

“adjudicator”

means an individual designated under

section 35; (“arbitre”)

“coerced

debt” means, subject to the regulations, a debt that was incurred as a result

of the debtor being a victim of human trafficking; (“dette contractée sous la

contrainte”)

“court

order” includes an instrument filed with a court for enforcement purposes;

(“ordonnance judiciaire”)

“designated

organization” means an entity designated under

section 34. (“organisme

désigné”)

Interpretation,

established coerced debt

(2) A

debt is considered to have been established as a coerced debt for the purposes

of this

Part if,

(

a) the

debtor and creditor agree in writing that the debt is a coerced debt, subject

to the regulations; or

(

b) the

debt is determined to be a coerced debt on an application made under subsection

28 (4) or

section 29.

Police

report, investigation not needed

(3) A

police report or investigation respecting the human trafficking is not required

for the purposes of establishing a debt as a coerced debt in accordance with

subsection (2).

Insurance

premiums

(4) For

greater certainty, a reference in this Part to a debt includes reference to an

unpaid insurance premium.

Debt

portion

(5) For greater certainty, a

reference in this Part to a debt includes reference to all or any applicable

part of a debt.

application if paid

(6) For

greater certainty, this Part does not apply to a debt that has been paid.

Transition,

existing debt

This

Part applies with respect t