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Bill 10, Protect Ontario Through Safer Streets and Stronger Communities Act, 2025

Downey, Hon. Doug Attorney General

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Royal Assent received. Statutes of Ontario 2025,

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EXPLANATORY

NOTE

This Explanatory Note was written as a reader’s

aid to Bill 10 and does not form part of the law. Bill 10 has been enacted as

Chapter 6 of the Statutes of Ontario, 2025.

SCHEDULE 1

BAIL ACT

The

Bail Act is amended to require sureties and persons

who were a surety and who have become a judgment debtor of the Crown in right

of Ontario to provide information in accordance with the regulations. The

amendments also permit Crown Attorneys to delegate their powers and duties

under

section 1 or 7 of the Act.

SCHEDULE 2

CHILDREN’S LAW REFORM ACT

Section

35 of the Children’s Law Reform Act is amended to

allow additional persons to apply for restraining orders on behalf of persons

already permitted to do so under that

section of the Act.

Subsection

61 (3) of the Act is amended to clarify that it applies to minor parents who

have never been married.

SCHEDULE 3

CHRISTOPHER’S LAW (SEX OFFENDER REGISTRY), 2000

The

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

2000 . The amendments include the following:

1. The

definition of “sex offence” is amended to provide that an offence under

section

162 (voyeurism) of the Criminal Code (Canada)

constitutes a “sex offence”, regardless of whether an order has been made under

section 490.012 of that Act.

2. Christopher’s Law (Sex Offender Registry), 2000 currently

provides for specified offenders to appear in person at specified times,

including special rules relating to offenders who are convicted of offences

against a child and who travel. Amendments are made to provide that these

special rules apply to an offender who is convicted of a sex offence against a

child, regardless of whether the offender is required to comply with the Sex Offender Information Registration Act (Canada).

SCHEDULE 4

COMMUNITY SAFETY AND POLICING ACT, 2019

The

Schedule makes various amendments to the Community Safety and Policing Act, 2019 . Here are some

highlights:

Section

19 of the Act currently allows chiefs of police to request temporary assistance

in providing adequate and effective policing from another chief of police or an

entity that employs First Nation Officers.

Section 19 is amended to allow

chiefs of police to also request temporary assistance from an entity governed

by the law of another Canadian jurisdiction.

Section

68 of the Act currently sets out the role of O.P.P. detachment boards and

includes the requirement to consult with the Commissioner regarding the

selection of a detachment commander. Amendments are made to require O.P.P.

detachment boards to participate in the Commissioner’s selection of a permanent

detachment commander. The Commissioner’s process for engaging the O.P.P.

detachment boards must be consistent with the regulations, if any.

3. Currently,

the Act authorizes the Minister to make complaints under sections 106 and 107.

The Act is amended to require a Minister’s complaint to be made in writing.

Additionally, when making a complaint, the Minister may request that the

Inspector General consider imposing interim measures in relation to the matter

that is the subject of the complaint. The Inspector General is authorized to

impose interim measures in respect of such a complaint if specified

circumstances are met and processes respecting the imposition of interim

measures are established.

SCHEDULE 5

COURTS OF JUSTICE ACT

The

Schedule amends various provisions of the Courts of

Justice Act in relation to the appointment of provincial judges.

Section

42 is amended to add a new criterion for a person to qualify for appointment as

a provincial judge: the person must undertake to not request a transfer to a

different court location during the first five years following appointment

unless extenuating circumstances apply. Subsection 87.2 (1) is consequentially

re-enacted so that the appointment of a Small Claims Court Administrative

Judge, which otherwise relies on the same qualifying criteria, does not take

the new criterion into account.

Section

43 provides for the Judicial Appointments Advisory Committee, which reviews

applications by candidates for appointment as a provincial judge and makes

recommendations respecting those candidates to the Attorney General. Subsection

43 (2) is amended to eliminate a restriction on appointing lawyers as members

of the Committee.

Section

43.1 sets out the process by which the Committee recommends provincial judge

candidates to the Attorney General, who then recommends candidates to the

Lieutenant Governor in Council for appointment when there is a judicial

vacancy.

Section 43.1 is amended so that the Committee’s processes for

advertising for applications for candidacy, reviewing them and making

recommendations need not be contingent on a judicial vacancy.

Under

section 43.1, the Committee is required to establish criteria to govern its

processes. Subsection 43.1 (2) is amended to authorize the Attorney General to

specify additional criteria. That subsection is also amended to require the

Committee to classify each candidate as “not recommended”, “recommended” or

“highly recommended”, and to provide a list of the candidates classified as

“recommended” or “highly recommended” to the Attorney General, along with other

specified information. Subsection 43.1 (3) is amended to limit the

consideration of applications from candidates who previously applied within a

specified period. The

section is also amended to provide for actions that the

Committee may or must take if it receives or becomes aware of specified information

about a candidate after the candidate’s classification.

The

re-enacted subsection 43.1 (7) limits the scope of the candidates that the

Attorney General may recommend to the Lieutenant Governor in Council for

appointment as a provincial judge when there is a vacancy.

SCHEDULE 6

FAMILY LAW ACT

Section

46 of the Family Law Act is amended to allow

additional persons to apply for restraining orders on behalf of persons already

permitted to do so under that

section of the Act.

SCHEDULE 7

HIGHWAY TRAFFIC ACT

The

Schedule amends the Highway Traffic Act to add a

prohibition on the possession of an electronic motor vehicle theft device with

the intention of using it in the theft of a motor vehicle. Such devices may be

seized and taken away in certain circumstances and, upon being seized and taken

away, are forfeited to the Crown after 30 days. Provisions are included for

relief from the forfeiture.

SCHEDULE 8

MEASURES RESPECTING PREMISES WITH ILLEGAL DRUG ACTIVITY ACT, 2025

The

Schedule enacts the Measures Respecting Premises with

Illegal Drug Activity Act, 2025 , which prohibits a person from knowingly

permitting a premises of which the person is a landlord to be used in relation

to offences under Acts of Parliament that relate to the production or

trafficking of a controlled substance or precursor, or of cannabis. The

specific offences to which the prohibition applies are to be prescribed by

regulation (referred to in the Act as “prescribed offences”). The Act also

prohibits knowingly possessing the proceeds of an offence under the Act.

Various enforcement provisions and offences are provided for as well as

provisions permitting the recovery of costs incurred in relation to the

enforcement of the Act and prescribed offences.

Bill 10 2025

Act to enact the Measures Respecting Premises with Illegal Drug Activity Act,

2025 and to amend various Acts with respect to public safety and the justice

system

CONTENTS

Preamble

Contents

of this Act

Commencement

Short

title

Schedule 1

Bail

Act

Schedule 2

Children’s

Law Reform Act

Schedule 3

Christopher’s

Law (Sex Offender Registry), 2000

Schedule 4

Community

Safety and Policing Act, 2019

Schedule 5

Courts

of Justice Act

Schedule 6

Family

Law Act

Schedule 7

Highway

Traffic Act

Schedule 8

Measures

Respecting Premises with Illegal Drug Activity Act, 2025

Preamble

The

Government of Ontario is committed to:

Making

Ontario safer by improving the tools available to police to fight crime and

curb illicit drug activities.

Protecting

Ontarians and their communities from intimate partner violence and other forms

of violence.

Strengthening

our justice system, including enhancing the judicial appointments process, and

improving the surety process, as well as bail collection and administration.

Therefore,

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

the Province of Ontario, enacts as follows:

Contents

of this Act

1 This

Act consists of this section, sections 2 and 3 and the Schedules to this Act.

Commencement

(1) Except

as otherwise provided in this section, this Act comes into force on the day it

receives Royal Assent.

(2) The

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

(3) If

a

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

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

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

different times with respect to any of those provisions.

Short

title

3 The

short title of this Act is the Protect Ontario Through Safer Streets and Stronger Communities

Act, 2025 .

SCHEDULE 1

BAIL ACT

The Bail Act is amended by adding the following

sections:

Information

from sureties, etc.

8.1

(1) A

person described in subsection (2) shall provide, in accordance with the regulations

and at the times specified in the regulations, such information as is

prescribed in the regulations.

Who

may be required to provide information

(2) The

persons referred to in subsection (1) are the following:

1. A

surety.

2. A

person who was a surety and has become a judgment debtor of the Crown in right

of Ontario under

section 771 of the Criminal Code

(Canada).

Clarification

of application

(3) For

greater certainty, subsection (1) applies even if no certificate of lien in

respect of property of the person has been delivered or transmitted under

subsection 1 (1).

Offence

(4) A

person who fails to comply with subsection (1) is guilty of an offence.

Delegation

8.2 A Crown

Attorney may delegate a power or duty under

section 1 or 7 to a person employed

in the Ministry of the Attorney General subject to such limitations or conditions

as the Crown Attorney may set out in the delegation.

Section 9 of the Act is repealed and the following substituted:

Regulations

The

Minister responsible for the administration of this Act may make regulations,

(

a) prescribing

forms for the purposes of this Act and providing for their use;

(

b) for

the purposes of subsection 8.1 (1), prescribing information to be provided

under that subsection and governing the provision of such information,

including specifying when it must be provided and who it must be provided to.

Commencement

This

Schedule comes into force on the day the Protect

Ontario Through Safer Streets and Stronger Communities Act, 2025

receives Royal Assent.

SCHEDULE 2

CHILDREN’S LAW REFORM ACT

(1) Subsection 35 (1) of the Children’s Law

Reform Act is repealed and the following substituted:

Restraining

order

(1) The

court may make an interim or final restraining order against any person, on the

application of,

(

a) a

person who has reasonable grounds to fear for their own safety or for the

safety of any child in their lawful custody;

(

b) a

person prescribed by the regulations, on behalf of and with the consent of a

person referred to in clause (a); or

(

c) any

person, on behalf of a person referred to in clause (a), with leave of the

court, subject to any conditions prescribed by the regulations with respect to

the granting of the leave.

(2) Paragraph

1 of subsection 35 (2) of the Act is repealed and the following substituted:

1. Restraining

the respondent, in whole or in part, from directly or indirectly contacting or

communicating with the person referred to in clause (1) (

a) or with any child

in that person’s lawful custody.

(3) Section

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

Regulations

(4) The

Lieutenant Governor in Council may make regulations for the purposes of

subsection (1),

(

a) prescribing

persons for the purposes of clause (1) (b);

(

b) prescribing

conditions for the purposes of clause (1) (c).

2 Subsection 61 (3) of the Act is amended by

striking out “An unmarried parent who is a minor” at the beginning and

substituting “A parent who is a minor and has never been married”.

Commencement

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

Schedule

comes into force on the day the Protect Ontario Through

Safer Streets and Stronger Communities Act, 2025 receives Royal Assent.

(2) Section

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

Council.

SCHEDULE 3

CHRISTOPHER’S LAW (SEX OFFENDER REGISTRY), 2000

(1) Subsection 1 (1) of Christopher’s Law (Sex

Offender Registry), 2000 is amended by adding the following definition:

“child”

means a person who is under 18 years of age; (“enfant”)

(2) Clause

(b.1) of the definition of “sex offence” in subsection 1 (1) of the Act is

repealed and the following substituted:

(b.1) an

offence under

section 162 (voyeurism) of the Criminal Code

(Canada), but only in respect of persons who, on or after December 5, 2008 are

serving a sentence for such offence or are convicted or found not criminally

responsible on account of mental disorder of such offence,

(b.1.1) an

offence referred to in paragraph (

b) or (

f) of the definition of “designated

offence” in subsection 490.011 (1) of the Criminal Code (Canada), as it

read on October 25, 2023, in respect of which an order in Form 52 was made

under subsection 490.012 (2) of that Act as it read on that date,

(b.1.2) an

offence, other than an offence mentioned in clause (b.1), referred to in the

definition of “secondary offence” in subsection 490.011 (1) of the Criminal

Code (Canada), for which an order has been made under

section 490.012 of

that Act,

striking out “sexual” and substituting “sex”.

Clause 14 (h.6) of the Act is amended by striking out “9.0.1 (1) (b)” and

substituting “9.0.1 (2) (b)”.

Safer

Streets, Stronger Communities Act, 2024

Subsections 2 (3) and (4) of

Schedule 3 to the Safer

Streets, Stronger Communities Act, 2024 are repealed.

Commencement

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

Schedule

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

Council.

(2) Section

4 comes into force on the day the Protect Ontario Through

Safer Streets and Stronger Communities Act, 2025 receives Royal Assent.

SCHEDULE 4

COMMUNITY SAFETY AND POLICING ACT, 2019

(1) Section 19 of the Community Safety and

Policing Act, 2019 is amended by adding the following subsections:

Same

(1.1) A

chief of police may, in prescribed circumstances and subject to any prescribed

restrictions, request temporary assistance in providing adequate and effective

policing from an entity governed by the law of another Canadian jurisdiction

that has been prescribed under subsection (1.3).

Temporary

assistance restrictions

(1.2) An

entity governed by the law of another Canadian jurisdiction who provides

temporary assistance pursuant to a request made under subsection (1.1) shall

provide the assistance in accordance with any prescribed restrictions.

Minister

to prescribe

(1.3) The

Minister may prescribe an entity governed by the law of another Canadian

jurisdiction for the purposes of subsection (1.1).

(2) Paragraph

2 of subsection 19 (6) of the Act is amended by striking out the portion before

subparagraph i and substituting the following:

2. If

the request is made to a chief of police other than the Commissioner, to an

entity that employs First Nation Officers or to an entity governed by the law

of another Canadian jurisdiction, the chief or entity may,

. . . .

(3) Subsection

19 (6.2) of the Act is amended by striking out the portion before paragraph 1

and substituting the following:

Notice

after assistance by other entities has stopped

(6.2) If

the temporary assistance was provided by an entity that employs First Nation

Officers or by an entity governed by the law of another Canadian jurisdiction,

the chief of police who requested the assistance shall, after the assistance

has stopped, provide notice to the Inspector General with the following

information:

. . . .

(4) Section

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

Responsibility

remains

(7.1) A

request for temporary assistance under this

section does not relieve a police

service board or the Commissioner, as the case may be, of their responsibility

under subsection 10 (1).

Responsibility

of chief of police

(7.2) A

chief of police who makes a request for temporary assistance under this

section

shall ensure that the assistance provided meets the standards for adequate and

effective policing.

(5) Subsections

19 (8) and (9) of the Act are repealed and the following substituted:

Cost,

police service board or entity

(8) If

no agreement has been entered into with respect to the cost of the temporary

assistance provided under this section, the police service board of the chief

of police, the entity that employs First Nation Officers or the entity governed

by the law of another Canadian jurisdiction that provided assistance may

certify the cost of the assistance provided, and the cost shall be paid by the

police service board of the chief of police who requested the assistance or, in

the case of a request made by the Commissioner, by the Minister.

Same

(9) An

amount owed to a police service board, to an entity that employs First Nation

Officers or to an entity governed by the law of another Canadian jurisdiction

for providing temporary assistance under this section, if not collected by

other means, may be recovered by a court action as a debt due to the police

service board or entity, respectively.

(1) Clause 68 (1) (

a) of the Act is repealed and the following

substituted:

(

a) participate

in the Commissioner’s selection of a permanent detachment commander in

accordance with the process established by the Commissioner;

(2) Section

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

Detachment

commander, selection process

(1.1) If

regulations are made under paragraph 16.4 of subsection 261 (2), the

Commissioner shall ensure that the process established under clause (1) (

a) is

consistent with the regulations.

The Act is amended by adding the following

section immediately after the

heading “Special Constables”:

Employment

91.1 A special constable may

only be one of the following:

1. A

member of the Ontario Provincial Police.

2. Employed

by a police service board.

3. Employed

by a special constable employer.

(1) Subsection 92 (2) of the Act is repealed and the following

substituted:

Exception

(2) Despite

clauses 92 (1) (a), (

b) and (g), a police service board or the Commissioner may

appoint a person who does not satisfy the criteria set out in those clauses as

a special constable if the person has an offer of employment from or is

currently employed by a special constable employer to provide policing under

the law of another jurisdiction.

(2) Subsection

92 (9) of the Act 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) the

special constable is a member of a class prescribed by the Minister.

(1) Clause 107 (1) (

c) of the Act is amended by adding “by-laws,

rules or procedures” after “policies”.

(2) Subsection

107 (6) of the Act is amended by adding “by-laws, rules” after “policies” in

the portion before clause (a).

(3) Subclause

107 (6) (a) (ii) of the Act is amended by adding “by-laws, rules or procedures”

after “policies”.

(4) Subclause

107 (6) (a) (iii) of the Act is amended by striking out “procedures” and

substituting “local policies, by-laws, rules or procedures”.

(5) Clause

107 (7) (

a) of the Act is amended by adding “by-laws, rules” after “policies”.

(6) Subsection

107 (10) of the Act is amended by adding “by-laws, rules” after “policies”.

(1) Section 109 of the Act is amended by adding the following

subsection:

Complaint

in writing

(1.1) If

the Minister makes a complaint under

section 106 or 107, the complaint must be

made in writing.

(2) Section

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

Request

to consider interim measures

(3) If

the Minister makes a complaint under

section 106 or 107, the Minister, when

making a complaint, may request that the Inspector General consider imposing

any interim measures specified in the request in relation to the matter that is

the subject of the complaint.

Decline

to take action

(4) If

the Minister requests that the Inspector General consider imposing specified

interim measures, the Inspector General shall consider the request but may

decline to act on it and shall provide the Minister with written reasons for

that decision.

The Act is amended by adding the following sections:

Interim

measures, s. 106 complaint by Minister

Application

109.1

(1) This

section applies if the Inspector General receives a complaint from the Minister

under

section 106 with respect to a member of a police service board, an O.P.P.

detachment board or a First Nation O.P.P. board.

When

interim measure may be imposed

(2) The

Inspector General may impose one or more of the interim measures described in

subsection (3) if all of the following circumstances are met:

1. The

Inspector General has not declined under subsection 109 (2) to act on the

complaint.

2. There

appear to be grounds to believe that the member has committed misconduct.

3. The

Inspector General has caused an inspection to be conducted under subsection 111

(2) to respond to the complaint and the inspection has not been completed.

4. The

Inspector General is of the opinion that the measure is urgently required to,

i. in

the case of a complaint with respect to a member of a police service board,

ensure the public’s trust in the police service maintained by the board is not

undermined, or

ii. in

the case of a complaint with respect to a member of a police service board, an

O.P.P. detachment board or a First Nation O.P.P. board, ensure the public’s

trust in the board is not undermined.

Interim

measures

(3) The

interim measures mentioned in subsection (2) are the following:

1. Suspension

of the member.

2. Imposition

of conditions on the member exercising their powers or performing their duties

as a member of the board.

3. Any

other prescribed measure.

Revocation,

etc.

(4) The

Inspector General may revoke, vary or reimpose any interim measures.

Automatic

interim measure

(5) The

Inspector General may impose an interim measure without notice and without

providing the person upon whom the interim measure is to be imposed with an

opportunity to respond.

Request

to revoke, vary

(6) A

member upon whom an interim measure is imposed and who does not receive notice

and an opportunity to respond before the interim measure is imposed may, in

accordance with the regulations, if any, request that the Inspector General

revoke or vary the interim measure.

Cessation

of interim measure

(7) An

interim measure ceases to have effect on the earliest of the following:

1. The

day the measure is revoked.

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.

Not

enough members

(8) If

an interim measure results in a board not having enough members able to

exercise their powers or perform their duties in order to constitute a quorum,

the Inspector General may appoint the number of persons necessary to constitute

a quorum, who shall act in the place of the members who are unable to exercise

their powers or perform their duties.

Same

(9) The

Inspector General shall,

(

a) specify

in an appointment made under subsection (8) that the appointee may only

exercise such powers or perform such duties as are necessary for the effective

operation of the board during the investigation of the complaint and, for such

purpose, may specify the powers or duties the appointee may or may not exercise

or perform; and

(

b) cancel

an appointment made under subsection (8) on the earlier of,

(

i) the

day the appointment is no longer necessary in order for the board to have

enough members able to exercise their powers or perform their duties in order

to constitute a quorum, and

(ii) the

day the period described in subsection (7) ends.

Report

(10) The

Inspector General shall prepare a report respecting any interim measures

imposed under subsection (2) and publish it on the Internet in accordance with

the regulations made by the Minister, if any.

Interim

measures, s. 107 complaint by Minister

Application

109.2

(1) This

section applies if the Inspector General receives a complaint from the Minister

under

section 107.

When

interim measure may be imposed

(2) The

Inspector General may impose one or more of the interim measures described in

subsection (3) if all of the following circumstances are met:

1. The

Inspector General has not declined under subsection 109 (2) to act on the

complaint.

2. There

appear to be grounds to believe that the matter complained of warrants

investigation.

3. The

Inspector General has caused an inspection to be conducted under subsection 111

(2) to respond to the complaint and the inspection has not been completed.

4. The

Inspector General is of the opinion that the measure is urgently required to

ensure the provision of adequate and effective policing.

Interim

measures

(3) The

interim measures mentioned in subsection (2) are the following:

1. Subject

to the regulations, written direction to a police service board, chief of

police, police service or prescribed policing provider.

2. Appointment

of an administrator.

Directions

(4) For

greater certainty, a direction may include a direction requiring the

reassignment of an investigation to a different police service.

Same,

time to comply

(5) The

subject of a direction shall comply with it within the time period specified in

the direction.

Same,

restriction

(6) A

direction shall not direct the removal of a person from office, dissolution of

a board or disbandment of a police service.

Same,

non-compliance

(7) If

the subject of a direction fails to comply with it,

section 126, other than

subsections 126 (2) and (3), applies, with necessary modifications, in respect

of the direction.

Application

of s. 127 to appointment of administrator

(8) Section

127 applies to the appointment of an administrator with necessary

modifications.

Revocation,

etc.

(9) The

Inspector General may revoke, vary or reimpose any interim measures.

Automatic

interim measure

(10) The

Inspector General may impose an interim measure without notice and without

providing the person or entity upon whom the interim measure is to be imposed

with an opportunity to respond.

Request

to revoke, vary

(11) A

person or an entity upon whom an interim measure is imposed, and who does not

receive notice and an opportunity to respond before the interim measure is

imposed, may, in accordance with the regulations, if any, request that the

Inspector General revoke or vary the interim measure.

Cessation

of interim measure

(12) An

interim measure ceases to have effect on the earlier of the following:

1. The

day the measure is revoked.

2. The

day the Inspector General notifies the person or entity upon whom an interim

measure is imposed of their decision whether to issue a direction under

section

Report

(13) The

Inspector General shall prepare a report respecting any interim measures

imposed under subsection (2) and publish it on the Internet in accordance with

the regulations made by the Minister, if any.

Section 185 of the Act is amended by adding “in accordance with the

regulations, if any” after “Inspector General” in the portion before clause

(a).

Paragraph 2 of subsection 210 (1) of the Act is repealed and the following

substituted:

2. The

police officer is in custody or is subject to conditions of judicial interim

release, or conditions of an undertaking given to a peace officer upon release

under

section 498 or 499 of the Criminal Code

(Canada), that substantially interfere with the officer’s ability to perform

the duties of a police officer.

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

10.1 governing

requests for temporary assistance in providing adequate and effective policing

under subsection 19 (1.1), including,

i. prescribing

circumstances where a chief of police may request temporary assistance,

ii. prescribing

restrictions with respect to the assistance that may be provided or how the

assistance may be provided;

. . . .

47.1 governing

the procedures for imposing interim measures under

section 109.1 or 109.2 and

requests to revoke or vary interim measures;

47.2 governing

directions under paragraph 1 of subsection 109.2 (3);

. . . .

61.1 governing

the process with respect to disclosures of misconduct under

section 185;

Commencement

This

Schedule comes into force on the day the Protect

Ontario Through Safer Streets and Stronger Communities Act, 2025

receives Royal Assent.

SCHEDULE 5

COURTS OF JUSTICE ACT

Subsection 42 (2) of the Courts of Justice Act is

amended by adding the following paragraph:

3. The

person undertakes to not request a transfer to a different court location

during the first five years following appointment unless extenuating

circumstances apply.

Clause 43 (2) (

c) of the Act is amended by striking out “neither judges nor

lawyers” and substituting “not judges”.

(1) Section 43.1 of the Act is amended by adding the following

subsection:

Candidate

recommendation process

Definition

(0.1) In

this section,

“classification

period” means, in respect of a candidate, the period beginning on the day the

candidate submits an application for candidacy to be appointed as a provincial

judge and ending on the third anniversary of that day.

(2) Paragraphs

1 to 3 of subsection 43.1 (2) of the Act are repealed and the following

substituted:

1. It

shall, on the Attorney General’s request, advertise for applications for candidacy

to be appointed as a provincial judge.

2. It

shall review and evaluate all applications received in response to the

advertisement.

(3) Paragraph

5 of subsection 43.1 (2) of the Act is repealed and the following substituted:

5. It

shall conduct the advertising, review and evaluation process in accordance with

criteria it establishes, which must,

i. provide

for an assessment that, at minimum,

A. assesses

the candidates’ professional excellence, community awareness and personal

characteristics, and

B. recognizes

the desirability of reflecting the diversity of Ontario society in judicial

appointments, and

ii. include

any criteria specified to the Committee by the Attorney General for the

purposes of this paragraph.

(4) Paragraph

7 of subsection 43.1 (2) of the Act is repealed and the following substituted:

7. For

each candidate, it shall classify the candidate as “not recommended”, “recommended”

or “highly recommended”.

8. It

shall provide a list of the candidates classified as “recommended” or “highly recommended”

to the Attorney General, with brief supporting reasons and the following

information respecting each candidate:

i. Whether

the classification applies to the candidate’s qualification to preside over

bilingual proceedings.

ii. The

court locations in which the candidate is willing to sit.

(5) Section

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

Majority

required

(2.1) The

Committee shall determine matters under subsection (2) by a majority vote of

the members present.

Chair

may vote

(2.2) For

the purposes of subsection (2.1), the chair is entitled to vote and may cast a

second, deciding vote if there is a tie.

(6) Subsection

43.1 (3) of the Act is amended by striking out “or” at the end of clause (a),

by adding “or” at the end of clause (

b) and by adding the following clause:

(

c) who

previously applied for candidacy, if more than six months remain in the

candidate’s classification period under that application.

(7) Clauses

43.1 (4) (

a) and (

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

(

a) the

names or identifying information of candidates who are classified as “not

recommended”;

(

b) the

names or identifying information of candidates who are being assessed but have

not yet been classified; and

(8) Subsections 43.1 (7) to (11) of

the Act are repealed and the following substituted:

Recommendation

by Attorney General

(7) The

Attorney General may only recommend a candidate to the Lieutenant Governor in

Council for appointment to fill a judicial vacancy if,

(

a) the

candidate was classified by the Committee as “recommended” or “highly

recommended”;

(

b) the

classification applies to the candidate’s qualification to preside over

bilingual proceedings, if the vacancy is for a bilingual judicial position;

(

c) the

information provided under subparagraph 8 ii of subsection (2) with respect to

the candidate indicates that the candidate is willing to sit in the court

location to which the vacancy relates; and

(

d) the

candidate’s classification period has not expired.

Reclassification

(8) If,

during the classification period of a candidate who was classified as “not

recommended”, the Committee receives or becomes aware of information respecting

the candidate that the Committee believes may affect the candidate’s

classification, the Committee may re-evaluate and reclassify the candidate.

Same, notification

(9) The

Committee shall promptly notify the Attorney General in writing of the

reclassification of a candidate under subsection (8), with brief supporting

reasons.

Same,

no effect on classification period

(10) The

reclassification of a candidate has no effect on the candidate’s classification

period.

Other

information

(11) If,

during the classification period of a candidate who was classified as

“recommended” or “highly recommended”, the Committee receives or becomes aware

of information respecting the candidate that the Committee believes may be

material to whether the Attorney General recommends the candidate to the

Lieutenant Governor in Council, the Committee shall promptly notify the

Attorney General in writing respecting the information.

Transition

(12) This

section, as it read immediately before the day the Protect

Ontario Through Safer Streets and Stronger Communities Act, 2025

received Royal Assent, continues to apply with respect to a judicial vacancy

that was advertised by the Committee before that day.

Subsection 87.2 (1) of the Act is repealed and the following substituted:

Small

Claims Court Administrative Judge

(1) The

Lieutenant Governor in Council may, on the recommendation of the Attorney

General, appoint as Small Claims Court Administrative Judge a person who has,

(

a) been

a member of the bar of one of the provinces or territories of Canada for at

least 10 years; or

(

b) for

an aggregate of at least 10 years, been a member of a bar mentioned in clause

(

a) and, after becoming a member of such a bar, exercised powers and performed

duties of a judicial nature on a full-time basis in respect of a position held

under a law of Canada or of one of its provinces or territories.

Commencement

This

Schedule comes into force on the day the Protect

Ontario Through Safer Streets and Stronger Communities Act, 2025

receives Royal Assent.

SCHEDULE 6

FAMILY LAW ACT

(1) Subsections 46 (1) and (2) of the Family

Law Act are repealed and the following substituted:

Restraining

order

(1) The

court may make an interim or final restraining order against a person referred

to in subsection (2), on the application of,

(

a) a

person who has reasonable grounds to fear for their own safety or for the

safety of any child in their lawful custody;

(

b) a

person prescribed by the regulations, on behalf of and with the consent of a

person referred to in clause (a); or

(

c) any

person, on behalf of a person referred to in clause (a), with leave of the

court, subject to any conditions prescribed by the regulations with respect to

the granting of the leave.

Same,

against whom

(2) A

restraining order under subsection (1) may be made against,

(

a) a

spouse or former spouse of the person referred to in clause (1) (a); or

(

b) any

person who is cohabiting or has for any period of time cohabited with the

person referred to in clause (1) (a).

(2) Paragraph

1 of subsection 46 (3) of the Act is repealed and the following substituted:

1. Restraining

the respondent, in whole or in part, from directly or indirectly contacting or

communicating with the person referred to in clause (1) (

a) or with any child

in that person’s lawful custody.

Commencement

This

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

Governor in Council.

SCHEDULE 7

HIGHWAY TRAFFIC ACT

The Highway Traffic Act is amended by adding the

following section:

Electronic

motor vehicle theft devices

79.3

(1) In this section,

“electronic motor vehicle theft device” means, subject to the

regulations, any electronic device or electronic equipment designed, modified

or configured to intercept, re-program, bypass or overcome the security system

of a motor vehicle, such that it is suitable for use in the theft of a motor vehicle.

Prohibition

(2) No

person shall possess an electronic motor vehicle theft device with the

intention of using it in the theft of a motor vehicle.

Not

an offence

(3) Subsection

(2) does not create an offence under this Act or under the Provincial Offences Act .

Powers

of police officer, search of motor vehicle

(4) If

a police officer has reasonable grounds to believe that a motor vehicle carries

or contains an electronic motor vehicle theft device, the police officer may,

without a warrant, stop, enter and inspect the vehicle, and may seize and take

away any device found in or upon the motor vehicle that the officer has

reasonable grounds to believe is possessed contrary to subsection (2).

Same , search of person

(5) A

police officer who has lawful authority to search a person pursuant to a

warrant or otherwise in the execution of the officer’s duties, may, without a

warrant, seize and take away any device that the officer has reasonable grounds

to believe is possessed contrary to subsection (2).

Same,

lawful performance of duties

(6) A

police officer may seize and take away any device found by the officer in the lawful

performance of the officer’s duties that the officer has reasonable grounds to

believe is possessed contrary to subsection (2).

Forfeiture

of device

(7) A

device seized and taken away under subsection (4), (5) or (6) is forfeited to

the Crown and may, after 30 days of it being seized and taken away, be disposed

of as directed by the Attorney General.

Return

of device

(8) Despite

subsection (7), where a police officer believes that possession of an

electronic motor vehicle theft device was or is lawful, the police officer may

return the device to the person.

Relief

against forfeiture application

(9) A

person from whom a device was seized and taken away under subsection (4),

(5) or (6), or the owner of the device, may, within 30 days of it being seized and

taken away, apply to the Ontario Court of Justice for relief against

forfeiture.

Order

(10) The

court may make an order that the device be returned to the applicant if the

court is satisfied that the applicant has the right to lawful possession of the

device.

Same

(11) The

court shall not order relief under subsection (10) unless it is satisfied that

the applicant did not, directly or indirectly, participate in, or benefit from,

any offence in connection with which the device was seized.

Regulations

(12) The Lieutenant Governor in Council

may make regulations clarifying the definition of “electronic motor vehicle

theft device” in subsection (1) and specifying things that do or do not

constitute electronic motor vehicle theft devices.

Commencement

This

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

Governor in Council.

SCHEDULE 8

MEASURES RESPECTING PREMISES WITH ILLEGAL DRUG ACTIVITY ACT, 2025

Interpretation

(1) In

this Act,

“police

officer” has the same meaning as in the Community Safety

and Policing Act, 2019 ; (“agent de police”)

“premises”

means lands and structures or either of them, including trailers and portable

structures designed or used for residence, business or shelter, and includes

part of a premises; (“lieu”)

“prescribed

offence” means an offence that is prescribed by regulation under clause 1 (3)

(a); (“ infraction

désignée ”)

“proceeds”,

in relation to an offence, means,

(

a) personal

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”)

“regulations”

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

Meaning

of landlord

(2) Subject

to any regulations made under clause (3) (b), a person is a landlord of a

premises for the purposes of this Act if,

(

a) the

person has leased the premises to a tenant for residential use;

(

b) the

person has leased the premises to a tenant for commercial use; or

(

c) the

person is a tenant to whom the premises is leased, whether for residential or

commercial use, and has sublet the premises to another person.

Regulations

(3) The

Lieutenant Governor in Council may make regulations,

(

a) prescribing,

as prescribed offences for the purposes of this Act, offences under Acts of

Parliament that relate to the production or trafficking of a controlled

substance or precursor, or of cannabis, including prescribing an offence that

could involve conduct relating to the production or trafficking of a controlled

substance or precursor, or of cannabis, as that offence relates to that

conduct;

(

b) clarifying

who is a landlord for the purposes of this Act or providing that persons who

would otherwise be landlords by application of subsection (2) are not landlords

for the purposes of this Act.

Meaning

of terms, cl. (3) (a)

(4) For

the purposes of clause (3) (a), the terms “production”, “trafficking”,

“controlled substance” and “precursor” have the same meanings as in the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (Canada) and the term

“cannabis” has the same meaning as in the Cannabis Act

(Canada).

Prohibition,

permitting misuse of premises

(1) No

person shall knowingly permit a premises of which the person is a landlord to

be used in relation to a prescribed offence.

Defence

(2) It

is a defence to a charge under subsection (1) that the defendant took

reasonable measures to prevent the activity.

Prohibition,

possession of proceeds

person shall knowingly possess the proceeds of an offence under this Act.

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.

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.

Police

powers re prescribed offences

If a

police officer has reasonable grounds to believe that a thing is being used or

is about to be used in the commission of a prescribed offence and if the

regulations permit it, the police officer may, subject to any restrictions or

additional requirements prescribed by the regulations, take possession of,

disable or restrict access to the thing for the purpose of preventing it from

being used in the commission of the prescribed offence.

Removing

persons from premises

(1) If

a police officer has reasonable grounds to believe that a prescribed offence is

being committed on any premises, the police officer may require that one or

more persons vacate the premises.

Not

to remain after being required to leave

(2) No

person shall,

(

a) remain

on the premises after being required to vacate the premises under subsection

(1); or

(

b) re-enter

the premises on the same day the person is required to vacate, unless a police

officer authorizes the person to re-enter.

Persons

residing in premises

(3) Subsection

(1) does not apply in respect of persons residing in the premises.

Closure

of premises

(1) If

a charge is laid against a person for committing a prescribed offence and a

police officer has reasonable grounds to believe that a premises was used in

the commission of the alleged offence, the police officer may cause the

premises that is the subject of the alleged contravention to be closed

immediately and any persons on the premises to be removed.

Limitation,

residences

(2) Subsection

(1) does not apply with respect to premises that are being used as a residence.

Barring

of entry

(3) If

a premises is closed under subsection (1), a police officer shall bar entry to

all entrances to the premises until the final disposition of the charge,

subject to an order under subsection (6).

entry

(4) Until

the final disposition of the charge, no person shall enter or attempt to enter

a premises that is closed under subsection (1), subject to an order under

subsection (6).

Exception

(5) Subsections

(3) and (4) do not apply with respect to the entry, in exigent circumstances,

of police officers or other emergency responders.

Order

lifting closure

(6) On

application by a person who has an interest in the premises, the Superior Court

of Justice may order that entry to the premises cease to be barred, subject to

any conditions specified by the court, if,

(

a) the

court is satisfied that the use to which the premises will be put will not

result in the commission of a prescribed offence; and

(

b) if

the applicant is the person charged, the applicant posts a cash bond for

$10,000 or such greater amount as the court may specify, for the term specified

by the court, to ensure that the premises will not be used in a manner that

results in the commission of a prescribed offence.

Restriction

on costs award

(7) Costs

may not be awarded on an application under subsection (6), except against the

applicant.

Forfeiture

of bond

(8) If,

after an applicant posts a cash bond under clause (6) (

b) and before final

disposition of the charge, another charge is laid against the applicant for a

prescribed offence and there are reasonable grounds to believe that the same

premises were used in the commission of the alleged offence, the Superior Court

of Justice may, on application, order the forfeiture of the bond to the Crown.

appeal

(9) For

greater certainty, no appeal lies from an order made under subsection (8).

Arrest

without warrant

If a

police officer finds a person apparently in contravention of subsection 2 (1),

section 3 or subsection 6 (2) or 7 (4) and the person refuses to give the

person’s name, date of birth and address or the police officer has reasonable

grounds to believe that the name, date of birth or address given is false, the

police officer may arrest the person without warrant.

Powers

of a police officer exercised by others

(1) A

power that may be exercised under this Act by a police officer, other than a

power set out in

section 8, may also be exercised by any other person or class

of persons designated in writing by the Solicitor General for the purposes of

this section.

Same

(2) A

designation under subsection (1) is subject to such restrictions as may be

specified in the designation, including restrictions respecting the powers that

may be exercised or the offences under this Act in respect of which powers may

be exercised.

Obstruction

person shall hinder, obstruct or interfere with, or attempt to hinder, obstruct

or interfere with, a police officer or person designated under

section 9 who is

acting under this Act.

Offences

(1) A

person who contravenes subsection 2 (1),

section 3, subsection 6 (2) or 7

(4) section 10 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 an

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) An

individual who is convicted for contravening subsection 2 (1) is liable,

(

a) on

a first conviction in respect of that subsection, to a fine of at least $10,000

and not more than $250,000 or to imprisonment for a term of not more than two

years less a day, or both; and

(

b) on

a subsequent conviction in respect of that subsection, to a fine of at least

$5,000 and not more than $100,000 for each day or part of a day on which the

offence occurs or continues or to imprisonment for a term of not more than two

years less a day, or both.

Same,

corporation

(2) A

corporation that is convicted for contravening subsection 2 (1) is liable,

(

a) on

a first conviction in respect of that subsection, to a fine of at least $25,000

and not more than $1,000,000; and

(

b) on

a subsequent conviction in respect of that subsection, to a fine of at least

$10,000 and not more than $500,000 for each day or part of a day on which the

offence occurs or continues.

Other

offences

(3) On

conviction for having contravened

section 3, subsection 6 (2) or 7 (4),

section

10 or subsection 11 (2),

(

a) an

individual is liable to a fine of not more than $100,000 or to imprisonment for

a term of not more than one year, or both; and

(

b) a

corporation is liable to a fine of not more than $250,000.

Cost

recovery

(1) Any

cost incurred by a police service or an entity prescribed by the regulations in

enforcing the requirements of subsection 2 (1) or

section 3 against a person is

recoverable from the person, if the person is convicted for contravening subsection

2 (1) or

section 3, as applicable.

Same

(2) Any

cost that is incurred by a police service or an entity prescribed by the

regulations in enforcing a provision of this Act or exercising a power

conferred under this Act, other than in relation to enforcing the requirements

of subsection 2 (1) or

section 3, is recoverable from a person who is a

landlord of the premises in respect of which the provision was being enforced

or power was exercised, if the landlord knowingly permitted the premises to be

used to commit a prescribed offence.

Same,

prescribed offences

(3) The

costs that are prescribed by the regulations and that are incurred by a police

service or an entity prescribed by the regulations in enforcing

an Act of

Parliament or exercising a power under

an Act of Parliament in relation to a

prescribed offence are recoverable from a person who knowingly permitted a

premises of which the person is a landlord to be used in relation to the

prescribed offence.

Exception

(4) Despite

subsections (2) and (3), the costs referred to in those subsections are not

recoverable if the person took reasonable measures to prevent the activity.

Recoverable

costs

(5) Any

cost incurred by a police service or an entity prescribed by the regulations

that, under this section, is recoverable from a person may be recovered from

that person by,

(

a) in

the case of the Ontario Provincial Police, the Solicitor General;

(

b) in

the case of a police service other than the Ontario Provincial Police, the

police service board that maintains the police service; or

(

c) in

the case of an entity prescribed by the regulations, the entity prescribed by

the regulations as being able to recover the costs, which may be the same

entity.

Absence

of agreement

(6) If

no agreement has been entered into between the person from whom the costs are

recoverable and the police service board, the Solicitor General or the entity

prescribed by the regulations, as the case may be, with respect to the amount

to be paid by the person, the police service board, the Solicitor General or

the entity, as the case may be, may certify the amount of the recoverable

costs, and the costs shall be paid by the person.

Recovery

of amount

(7) The

amount owed by a person, if not collected by other means, may be recovered by a

court action as a debt due to the police service board, the Solicitor General

or the entity prescribed by the regulations, as the case may be.

Dispute

(8) A

debtor may dispute the amount claimed in a court action commenced under

subsection (7) and the court shall determine the issue and make such other

order as it considers appropriate in the circumstances.

Definitions

(9) In

this section,

“police

service” and “police service board” have the same meanings as in the Community Safety and Policing Act, 2019 .

Regulations

The

Lieutenant Governor in Council may make regulations,

(

a) prescribing

anything referred to in

section 5 as being provided for by the regulations;

(

b) prescribing

entities for the purposes of

section 13 as well as who may recover costs for

those entities for the purposes of clause 13 (5) (c);

(

c) prescribing

costs for the purposes of subsection 13 (3).

Commencement

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

The

short title of the Act set out in this

Schedule is the Measures Respecting Premises with Illegal Drug Activity Act,

2025 .

Bill 10 Original (PDF)

EXPLANATORY

NOTE

SCHEDULE 1

BAIL ACT

The

Bail Act is amended to require sureties and persons

who were a surety and who have become a judgment debtor of the Crown in right

of Ontario to provide information in accordance with the regulations. The

amendments also permit Crown Attorneys to delegate their powers and duties

under

section 1 or 7 of the Act.

SCHEDULE 2

CHILDREN’S LAW REFORM ACT

Section

35 of the Children’s Law Reform Act is amended to

allow additional persons to apply for restraining orders on behalf of persons

already permitted to do so under that

section of the Act.

Subsection

61 (3) of the Act is amended to clarify that it applies to minor parents who

have never been married.

SCHEDULE 3

CHRISTOPHER’S LAW (SEX OFFENDER REGISTRY), 2000

The

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

2000 . The amendments include the following:

1. The

definition of “sex offence” is amended to provide that an offence under

section

162 (voyeurism) of the Criminal Code (Canada)

constitutes a “sex offence”, regardless of whether an order has been made under

section 490.012 of that Act.

2. Christopher’s Law (Sex Offender Registry), 2000 currently

provides for specified offenders to appear in person at specified times,

including special rules relating to offenders who are convicted of offences

against a child and who travel. Amendments are made to provide that these

special rules apply to an offender who is convicted of a sex offence against a

child, regardless of whether the offender is required to comply with the Sex Offender Information Registration Act (Canada).

SCHEDULE 4

COMMUNITY SAFETY AND POLICING ACT, 2019

The

Schedule makes various amendments to the Community Safety and Policing Act, 2019 . Here are some

highlights:

Section

19 of the Act currently allows chiefs of police to request temporary assistance

in providing adequate and effective policing from another chief of police or an

entity that employs First Nation Officers.

Section 19 is amended to allow

chiefs of police to also request temporary assistance from an entity governed by

the law of another Canadian jurisdiction.

Section

68 of the Act currently sets out the role of O.P.P. detachment boards and

includes the requirement to consult with the Commissioner regarding the

selection of a detachment commander. Amendments are made to require O.P.P.

detachment boards to participate in the Commissioner’s selection of a permanent

detachment commander. The Commissioner’s process for engaging the O.P.P.

detachment boards must be consistent with the regulations, if any.

3. Currently,

the Act authorizes the Minister to make complaints under sections 106 and 107.

The Act is amended to require a Minister’s complaint to be made in writing.

Additionally, when making a complaint, the Minister may request that the

Inspector General consider imposing interim measures in relation to the matter

that is the subject of the complaint. The Inspector General is authorized to

impose interim measures in respect of such a complaint if specified

circumstances are met and processes respecting the imposition of interim

measures are established.

SCHEDULE 5

COURTS OF JUSTICE ACT

The

Schedule amends various provisions of the Courts of

Justice Act in relation to the appointment of provincial judges.

Section

42 is amended to add a new criterion for a person to qualify for appointment as

a provincial judge: the person must undertake to not request a transfer to a

different court location during the first five years following appointment

unless extenuating circumstances apply. Subsection 87.2 (1) is consequentially

re-enacted so that the appointment of a Small Claims Court Administrative

Judge, which otherwise relies on the same qualifying criteria, does not take

the new criterion into account.

Section

43 provides for the Judicial Appointments Advisory Committee, which reviews

applications by candidates for appointment as a provincial judge and makes

recommendations respecting those candidates to the Attorney General. Subsection

43 (2) is amended to eliminate a restriction on appointing lawyers as members

of the Committee.

Section

43.1 sets out the process by which the Committee recommends provincial judge

candidates to the Attorney General, who then recommends candidates to the

Lieutenant Governor in Council for appointment when there is a judicial

vacancy.

Section 43.1 is amended so that the Committee’s processes for

advertising for applications for candidacy, reviewing them and making

recommendations need not be contingent on a judicial vacancy.

Under

section 43.1, the Committee is required to establish criteria to govern its

processes. Subsection 43.1 (2) is amended to authorize the Attorney General to

specify additional criteria. That subsection is also amended to require the

Committee to classify each candidate as “not recommended”, “recommended” or

“highly recommended”, and to provide a list of the candidates classified as

“recommended” or “highly recommended” to the Attorney General, along with other

specified information. Subsection 43.1 (3) is amended to limit the

consideration of applications from candidates who previously applied within a

specified period. The

section is also amended to provide for actions that the

Committee may or must take if it receives or becomes aware of specified information

about a candidate after the candidate’s classification.

The

re-enacted subsection 43.1 (7) limits the scope of the candidates that the

Attorney General may recommend to the Lieutenant Governor in Council for

appointment as a provincial judge when there is a vacancy.

SCHEDULE 6

FAMILY LAW ACT

Section

46 of the Family Law Act is amended to allow

additional persons to apply for restraining orders on behalf of persons already

permitted to do so under that

section of the Act.

SCHEDULE 7

HIGHWAY TRAFFIC ACT

The

Schedule amends the Highway Traffic Act to add a

prohibition on the possession of an electronic motor vehicle theft device with

the intention of using it in the theft of a motor vehicle. Such devices may be

seized and taken away in certain circumstances and, upon being seized and taken

away, are forfeited to the Crown after 30 days. Provisions are included for

relief from the forfeiture.

SCHEDULE 8

MEASURES RESPECTING PREMISES WITH ILLEGAL DRUG ACTIVITY ACT, 2025

The

Schedule enacts the Measures Respecting Premises with

Illegal Drug Activity Act, 2025 , which prohibits a person from knowingly

permitting a premises of which the person is a landlord to be used in relation

to offences under Acts of Parliament that relate to the production or

trafficking of a controlled substance or precursor, or of cannabis. The

specific offences to which the prohibition applies are to be prescribed by

regulation (referred to in the Act as “prescribed offences”). The Act also

prohibits knowingly possessing the proceeds of an offence under the Act.

Various enforcement provisions and offences are provided for as well as

provisions permitting the recovery of costs incurred in relation to the

enforcement of the Act and prescribed offences.

Bill 10 2025

Act to enact the Measures Respecting Premises with Illegal Drug Activity Act,

2025 and to amend various Acts with respect to public safety and the justice

system

CONTENTS

Preamble

Contents

of this Act

Commencement

Short

title

Schedule 1

Bail

Act

Schedule 2

Children’s

Law Reform Act

Schedule 3

Christopher’s

Law (Sex Offender Registry), 2000

Schedule 4

Community

Safety and Policing Act, 2019

Schedule 5

Courts

of Justice Act

Schedule 6

Family

Law Act

Schedule 7

Highway

Traffic Act

Schedule 8

Measures

Respecting Premises with Illegal Drug Activity Act, 2025

Preamble

The

Government of Ontario is committed to:

Making

Ontario safer by improving the tools available to police to fight crime and

curb illicit drug activities.

Protecting

Ontarians and their communities from intimate partner violence and other forms

of violence.

Strengthening

our justice system, including enhancing the judicial appointments process, and

improving the surety process, as well as bail collection and administration.

Therefore,

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

the Province of Ontario, enacts as follows:

Contents

of this Act

1 This

Act consists of this section, sections 2 and 3 and the Schedules to this Act.

Commencement

(1) Except

as otherwise provided in this section, this Act comes into force on the day it

receives Royal Assent.

(2) The

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

(3) If

a

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

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

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

different times with respect to any of those provisions.

Short

title

3 The

short title of this Act is the Protect Ontario Through Safer Streets and Stronger Communities

Act, 2025 .

SCHEDULE 1

BAIL ACT

The Bail Act is amended by adding the following

sections:

Information

from sureties, etc.

8.1

(1) A

person described in subsection (2) shall provide, in accordance with the regulations

and at the times specified in the regulations, such information as is

prescribed in the regulations.

Who

may be required to provide information

(2) The

persons referred to in subsection (1) are the following:

1. A

surety.

2. A

person who was a surety and has become a judgment debtor of the Crown in right

of Ontario under

section 771 of the Criminal Code

(Canada).

Clarification

of application

(3) For

greater certainty, subsection (1) applies even if no certificate of lien in

respect of property of the person has been delivered or transmitted under

subsection 1 (1).

Offence

(4) A

person who fails to comply with subsection (1) is guilty of an offence.

Delegation

8.2 A Crown

Attorney may delegate a power or duty under

section 1 or 7 to a person employed

in the Ministry of the Attorney General subject to such limitations or conditions

as the Crown Attorney may set out in the delegation.

Section 9 of the Act is repealed and the following substituted:

Regulations

The

Minister responsible for the administration of this Act may make regulations,

(

a) prescribing

forms for the purposes of this Act and providing for their use;

(

b) for

the purposes of subsection 8.1 (1), prescribing information to be provided

under that subsection and governing the provision of such information,

including specifying when it must be provided and who it must be provided to.

Commencement

This

Schedule comes into force on the day the Protect

Ontario Through Safer Streets and Stronger Communities Act, 2025

receives Royal Assent.

SCHEDULE 2

CHILDREN’S LAW REFORM ACT

(1) Subsection 35 (1) of the Children’s Law

Reform Act is repealed and the following substituted:

Restraining

order

(1) The

court may make an interim or final restraining order against any person, on the

application of,

(

a) a

person who has reasonable grounds to fear for their own safety or for the

safety of any child in their lawful custody;

(

b) a

person prescribed by the regulations, on behalf of and with the consent of a

person referred to in clause (a); or

(

c) any

person, on behalf of a person referred to in clause (a), with leave of the

court, subject to any conditions prescribed by the regulations with respect to

the granting of the leave.

(2) Paragraph

1 of subsection 35 (2) of the Act is repealed and the following substituted:

1. Restraining

the respondent, in whole or in part, from directly or indirectly contacting or

communicating with the person referred to in clause (1) (

a) or with any child

in that person’s lawful custody.

(3) Section

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

Regulations

(4) The

Lieutenant Governor in Council may make regulations for the purposes of

subsection (1),

(

a) prescribing

persons for the purposes of clause (1) (b);

(

b) prescribing

conditions for the purposes of clause (1) (c).

2 Subsection 61 (3) of the Act is amended by

striking out “An unmarried parent who is a minor” at the beginning and

substituting “A parent who is a minor and has never been married”.

Commencement

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

Schedule

comes into force on the day the Protect Ontario Through

Safer Streets and Stronger Communities Act, 2025 receives Royal Assent.

(2) Section

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

Council.

SCHEDULE 3

CHRISTOPHER’S LAW (SEX OFFENDER REGISTRY), 2000

(1) Subsection 1 (1) of Christopher’s Law (Sex

Offender Registry), 2000 is amended by adding the following definition:

“child”

means a person who is under 18 years of age; (“enfant”)

(2) Clause

(b.1) of the definition of “sex offence” in subsection 1 (1) of the Act is

repealed and the following substituted:

(b.1) an

offence under

section 162 (voyeurism) of the Criminal Code

(Canada), but only in respect of persons who, on or after December 5, 2008 are

serving a sentence for such offence or are convicted or found not criminally

responsible on account of mental disorder of such offence,

(b.1.1) an

offence referred to in paragraph (

b) or (

f) of the definition of “designated

offence” in subsection 490.011 (1) of the Criminal Code (Canada), as it

read on October 25, 2023, in respect of which an order in Form 52 was made

under subsection 490.012 (2) of that Act as it read on that date,

(b.1.2) an

offence, other than an offence mentioned in clause (b.1), referred to in the

definition of “secondary offence” in subsection 490.011 (1) of the Criminal

Code (Canada), for which an order has been made under

section 490.012 of

that Act,

striking out “sexual” and substituting “sex”.

Clause 14 (h.6) of the Act is amended by striking out “9.0.1 (1) (b)” and

substituting “9.0.1 (2) (b)”.

Safer

Streets, Stronger Communities Act, 2024

Subsections 2 (3) and (4) of

Schedule 3 to the Safer

Streets, Stronger Communities Act, 2024 are repealed.

Commencement

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

Schedule

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

Council.

(2) Section

4 comes into force on the day the Protect Ontario Through

Safer Streets and Stronger Communities Act, 2025 receives Royal Assent.

SCHEDULE 4

COMMUNITY SAFETY AND POLICING ACT, 2019

(1) Section 19 of the Community Safety and

Policing Act, 2019 is amended by adding the following subsections:

Same

(1.1) A

chief of police may, in prescribed circumstances and subject to any prescribed

restrictions, request temporary assistance in providing adequate and effective

policing from an entity governed by the law of another Canadian jurisdiction

that has been prescribed under subsection (1.3).

Temporary

assistance restrictions

(1.2) An

entity governed by the law of another Canadian jurisdiction who provides

temporary assistance pursuant to a request made under subsection (1.1) shall

provide the assistance in accordance with any prescribed restrictions.

Minister

to prescribe

(1.3) The

Minister may prescribe an entity governed by the law of another Canadian

jurisdiction for the purposes of subsection (1.1).

(2) Paragraph

2 of subsection 19 (6) of the Act is amended by striking out the portion before

subparagraph i and substituting the following:

2. If

the request is made to a chief of police other than the Commissioner, to an

entity that employs First Nation Officers or to an entity governed by the law

of another Canadian jurisdiction, the chief or entity may,

. . . .

(3) Subsection

19 (6.2) of the Act is amended by striking out the portion before paragraph 1

and substituting the following:

Notice

after assistance by other entities has stopped

(6.2) If

the temporary assistance was provided by an entity that employs First Nation

Officers or by an entity governed by the law of another Canadian jurisdiction,

the chief of police who requested the assistance shall, after the assistance

has stopped, provide notice to the Inspector General with the following

information:

. . . .

(4) Section

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

Responsibility

remains

(7.1) A

request for temporary assistance under this

section does not relieve a police

service board or the Commissioner, as the case may be, of their responsibility

under subsection 10 (1).

Responsibility

of chief of police

(7.2) A

chief of police who makes a request for temporary assistance under this

section

shall ensure that the assistance provided meets the standards for adequate and

effective policing.

(5) Subsections

19 (8) and (9) of the Act are repealed and the following substituted:

Cost,

police service board or entity

(8) If

no agreement has been entered into with respect to the cost of the temporary

assistance provided under this section, the police service board of the chief

of police, the entity that employs First Nation Officers or the entity governed

by the law of another Canadian jurisdiction that provided assistance may

certify the cost of the assistance provided, and the cost shall be paid by the

police service board of the chief of police who requested the assistance or, in

the case of a request made by the Commissioner, by the Minister.

Same

(9) An

amount owed to a police service board, to an entity that employs First Nation

Officers or to an entity governed by the law of another Canadian jurisdiction

for providing temporary assistance under this section, if not collected by

other means, may be recovered by a court action as a debt due to the police

service board or entity, respectively.

(1) Clause 68 (1) (

a) of the Act is repealed and the following

substituted:

(

a) participate

in the Commissioner’s selection of a permanent detachment commander in

accordance with the process established by the Commissioner;

(2) Section

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

Detachment

commander, selection process

(1.1) If

regulations are made under paragraph 16.4 of subsection 261 (2), the

Commissioner shall ensure that the process established under clause (1) (

a) is

consistent with the regulations.

The Act is amended by adding the following

section immediately after the

heading “Special Constables”:

Employment

91.1 A special constable may

only be one of the following:

1. A

member of the Ontario Provincial Police.

2. Employed

by a police service board.

3. Employed

by a special constable employer.

(1) Subsection 92 (2) of the Act is repealed and the following

substituted:

Exception

(2) Despite

clauses 92 (1) (a), (

b) and (g), a police service board or the Commissioner may

appoint a person who does not satisfy the criteria set out in those clauses as

a special constable if the person has an offer of employment from or is

currently employed by a special constable employer to provide policing under

the law of another jurisdiction.

(2) Subsection

92 (9) of the Act 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) the

special constable is a member of a class prescribed by the Minister.

(1) Clause 107 (1) (

c) of the Act is amended by adding “by-laws,

rules or procedures” after “policies”.

(2) Subsection

107 (6) of the Act is amended by adding “by-laws, rules” after “policies” in

the portion before clause (a).

(3) Subclause

107 (6) (a) (ii) of the Act is amended by adding “by-laws, rules or procedures”

after “policies”.

(4) Subclause

107 (6) (a) (iii) of the Act is amended by striking out “procedures” and

substituting “local policies, by-laws, rules or procedures”.

(5) Clause

107 (7) (

a) of the Act is amended by adding “by-laws, rules” after “policies”.

(6) Subsection

107 (10) of the Act is amended by adding “by-laws, rules” after “policies”.

(1) Section 109 of the Act is amended by adding the following

subsection:

Complaint

in writing

(1.1) If

the Minister makes a complaint under

section 106 or 107, the complaint must be

made in writing.

(2) Section

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

Request

to consider interim measures

(3) If

the Minister makes a complaint under

section 106 or 107, the Minister, when

making a complaint, may request that the Inspector General consider imposing

any interim measures specified in the request in relation to the matter that is

the subject of the complaint.

Decline

to take action

(4) If

the Minister requests that the Inspector General consider imposing specified

interim measures, the Inspector General shall consider the request but may

decline to act on it and shall provide the Minister with written reasons for

that decision.

The Act is amended by adding the following sections:

Interim

measures, s. 106 complaint by Minister

Application

109.1

(1) This

section applies if the Inspector General receives a complaint from the Minister

under

section 106 with respect to a member of a police service board, an O.P.P.

detachment board or a First Nation O.P.P. board.

When

interim measure may be imposed

(2) The

Inspector General may impose one or more of the interim measures described in

subsection (3) if all of the following circumstances are met:

1. The

Inspector General has not declined under subsection 109 (2) to act on the

complaint.

2. There

appear to be grounds to believe that the member has committed misconduct.

3. The

Inspector General has caused an inspection to be conducted under subsection 111

(2) to respond to the complaint and the inspection has not been completed.

4. The

Inspector General is of the opinion that the measure is urgently required to,

i. in

the case of a complaint with respect to a member of a police service board,

ensure the public’s trust in the police service maintained by the board is not

undermined, or

ii. in

the case of a complaint with respect to a member of a police service board, an

O.P.P. detachment board or a First Nation O.P.P. board, ensure the public’s

trust in the board is not undermined.

Interim

measures

(3) The

interim measures mentioned in subsection (2) are the following:

1. Suspension

of the member.

2. Imposition

of conditions on the member exercising their powers or performing their duties

as a member of the board.

3. Any

other prescribed measure.

Revocation,

etc.

(4) The

Inspector General may revoke, vary or reimpose any interim measures.

Automatic

interim measure

(5) The

Inspector General may impose an interim measure without notice and without

providing the person upon whom the interim measure is to be imposed with an

opportunity to respond.

Request

to revoke, vary

(6) A

member upon whom an interim measure is imposed and who does not receive notice

and an opportunity to respond before the interim measure is imposed may, in

accordance with the regulations, if any, request that the Inspector General

revoke or vary the interim measure.

Cessation

of interim measure

(7) An

interim measure ceases to have effect on the earliest of the following:

1. The

day the measure is revoked.

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.

Not

enough members

(8) If

an interim measure results in a board not having enough members able to

exercise their powers or perform their duties in order to constitute a quorum,

the Inspector General may appoint the number of persons necessary to constitute

a quorum, who shall act in the place of the members who are unable to exercise

their powers or perform their duties.

Same

(9) The

Inspector General shall,

(

a) specify

in an appointment made under subsection (8) that the appointee may only

exercise such powers or perform such duties as are necessary for the effective

operation of the board during the investigation of the complaint and, for such

purpose, may specify the powers or duties the appointee may or may not exercise

or perform; and

(

b) cancel

an appointment made under subsection (8) on the earlier of,

(

i) the

day the appointment is no longer necessary in order for the board to have

enough members able to exercise their powers or perform their duties in order

to constitute a quorum, and

(ii) the

day the period described in subsection (7) ends.

Report

(10) The

Inspector General shall prepare a report respecting any interim measures

imposed under subsection (2) and publish it on the Internet in accordance with

the regulations made by the Minister, if any.

Interim

measures, s. 107 complaint by Minister

Application

109.2

(1) This

section applies if the Inspector General receives a complaint from the Minister

under

section 107.

When

interim measure may be imposed

(2) The

Inspector General may impose one or more of the interim measures described in

subsection (3) if all of the following circumstances are met:

1. The

Inspector General has not declined under subsection 109 (2) to act on the

complaint.

2. There

appear to be grounds to believe that the matter complained of warrants

investigation.

3. The

Inspector General has caused an inspection to be conducted under subsection 111

(2) to respond to the complaint and the inspection has not been completed.

4. The

Inspector General is of the opinion that the measure is urgently required to

ensure the provision of adequate and effective policing.

Interim

measures

(3) The

interim measures mentioned in subsection (2) are the following:

1. Subject

to the regulations, written direction to a police service board, chief of

police, police service or prescribed policing provider.

2. Appointment

of an administrator.

Directions

(4) For

greater certainty, a direction may include a direction requiring the

reassignment of an investigation to a different police service.

Same,

time to comply

(5) The

subject of a direction shall comply with it within the time period specified in

the direction.

Same,

restriction

(6) A

direction shall not direct the removal of a person from office, dissolution of

a board or disbandment of a police service.

Same,

non-compliance

(7) If

the subject of a direction fails to comply with it,

section 126, other than

subsections 126 (2) and (3), applies, with necessary modifications, in respect

of the direction.

Application

of s. 127 to appointment of administrator

(8) Section

127 applies to the appointment of an administrator with necessary

modifications.

Revocation,

etc.

(9) The

Inspector General may revoke, vary or reimpose any interim measures.

Automatic

interim measure

(10) The

Inspector General may impose an interim measure without notice and without

providing the person or entity upon whom the interim measure is to be imposed

with an opportunity to respond.

Request

to revoke, vary

(11) A

person or an entity upon whom an interim measure is imposed, and who does not

receive notice and an opportunity to respond before the interim measure is

imposed, may, in accordance with the regulations, if any, request that the

Inspector General revoke or vary the interim measure.

Cessation

of interim measure

(12) An

interim measure ceases to have effect on the earlier of the following:

1. The

day the measure is revoked.

2. The

day the Inspector General notifies the person or entity upon whom an interim

measure is imposed of their decision whether to issue a direction under

section

Report

(13) The

Inspector General shall prepare a report respecting any interim measures

imposed under subsection (2) and publish it on the Internet in accordance with

the regulations made by the Minister, if any.

Section 185 of the Act is amended by adding “in accordance with the

regulations, if any” after “Inspector General” in the portion before clause

(a).

Paragraph 2 of subsection 210 (1) of the Act is repealed and the following

substituted:

2. The

police officer is in custody or is subject to conditions of judicial interim

release, or conditions of an undertaking given to a peace officer upon release

under

section 498 or 499 of the Criminal Code

(Canada), that substantially interfere with the officer’s ability to perform

the duties of a police officer.

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

10.1 governing

requests for temporary assistance in providing adequate and effective policing

under subsection 19 (1.1), including,

i. prescribing

circumstances where a chief of police may request temporary assistance,

ii. prescribing

restrictions with respect to the assistance that may be provided or how the

assistance may be provided;

. . . .

47.1 governing

the procedures for imposing interim measures under

section 109.1 or 109.2 and

requests to revoke or vary interim measures;

47.2 governing

directions under paragraph 1 of subsection 109.2 (3);

. . . .

61.1 governing

the process with respect to disclosures of misconduct under

section 185;

Commencement

This

Schedule comes into force on the day the Protect

Ontario Through Safer Streets and Stronger Communities Act, 2025

receives Royal Assent.

SCHEDULE 5

COURTS OF JUSTICE ACT

Subsection 42 (2) of the Courts of Justice Act is

amended by adding the following paragraph:

3. The

person undertakes to not request a transfer to a different court location

during the first five years following appointment unless extenuating

circumstances apply.

Clause 43 (2) (

c) of the Act is amended by striking out “neither judges nor

lawyers” and substituting “not judges”.

(1) Section 43.1 of the Act is amended by adding the following

subsection:

Candidate

recommendation process

Definition

(0.1) In

this section,

“classification

period” means, in respect of a candidate, the period beginning on the day the

candidate submits an application for candidacy to be appointed as a provincial

judge and ending on the third anniversary of that day.

(2) Paragraphs

1 to 3 of subsection 43.1 (2) of the Act are repealed and the following

substituted:

1. It

shall, on the Attorney General’s request, advertise for applications for candidacy

to be appointed as a provincial judge.

2. It

shall review and evaluate all applications received in response to the

advertisement.

(3) Paragraph

5 of subsection 43.1 (2) of the Act is repealed and the following substituted:

5. It

shall conduct the advertising, review and evaluation process in accordance with

criteria it establishes, which must,

i. provide

for an assessment that, at minimum,

A. assesses

the candidates’ professional excellence, community awareness and personal

characteristics, and

B. recognizes

the desirability of reflecting the diversity of Ontario society in judicial

appointments, and

ii. include

any criteria specified to the Committee by the Attorney General for the

purposes of this paragraph.

(4) Paragraph

7 of subsection 43.1 (2) of the Act is repealed and the following substituted:

7. For

each candidate, it shall classify the candidate as “not recommended”, “recommended”

or “highly recommended”.

8. It

shall provide a list of the candidates classified as “recommended” or “highly recommended”

to the Attorney General, with brief supporting reasons and the following

information respecting each candidate:

i. Whether

the classification applies to the candidate’s qualification to preside over

bilingual proceedings.

ii. The

court locations in which the candidate is willing to sit.

(5) Section

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

Majority

required

(2.1) The

Committee shall determine matters under subsection (2) by a majority vote of

the members present.

Chair

may vote

(2.2) For

the purposes of subsection (2.1), the chair is entitled to vote and may cast a

second, deciding vote if there is a tie.

(6) Subsection

43.1 (3) of the Act is amended by striking out “or” at the end of clause (a),

by adding “or” at the end of clause (

b) and by adding the following clause:

(

c) who

previously applied for candidacy, if more than six months remain in the

candidate’s classification period under that application.

(7) Clauses

43.1 (4) (

a) and (

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

(

a) the

names or identifying information of candidates who are classified as “not

recommended”;

(

b) the

names or identifying information of candidates who are being assessed but have

not yet been classified; and

(8) Subsections 43.1 (7) to (11) of

the Act are repealed and the following substituted:

Recommendation

by Attorney General

(7) The

Attorney General may only recommend a candidate to the Lieutenant Governor in

Council for appointment to fill a judicial vacancy if,

(

a) the

candidate was classified by the Committee as “recommended” or “highly

recommended”;

(

b) the

classification applies to the candidate’s qualification to preside over

bilingual proceedings, if the vacancy is for a bilingual judicial position;

(

c) the

information provided under subparagraph 8 ii of subsection (2) with respect to

the candidate indicates that the candidate is willing to sit in the court

location to which the vacancy relates; and

(

d) the

candidate’s classification period has not expired.

Reclassification

(8) If,

during the classification period of a candidate who was classified as “not

recommended”, the Committee receives or becomes aware of information respecting

the candidate that the Committee believes may affect the candidate’s

classification, the Committee may re-evaluate and reclassify the candidate.

Same, notification

(9) The

Committee shall promptly notify the Attorney General in writing of the

reclassification of a candidate under subsection (8), with brief supporting

reasons.

Same,

no effect on classification period

(10) The

reclassification of a candidate has no effect on the candidate’s classification

period.

Other

information

(11) If,

during the classification period of a candidate who was classified as

“recommended” or “highly recommended”, the Committee receives or becomes aware

of information respecting the candidate that the Committee believes may be

material to whether the Attorney General recommends the candidate to the

Lieutenant Governor in Council, the Committee shall promptly notify the

Attorney General in writing respecting the information.

Transition

(12) This

section, as it read immediately before the day the Protect

Ontario Through Safer Streets and Stronger Communities Act, 2025

received Royal Assent, continues to apply with respect to a judicial vacancy

that was advertised by the Committee before that day.

Subsection 87.2 (1) of the Act is repealed and the following substituted:

Small

Claims Court Administrative Judge

(1) The

Lieutenant Governor in Council may, on the recommendation of the Attorney

General, appoint as Small Claims Court Administrative Judge a person who has,

(

a) been

a member of the bar of one of the provinces or territories of Canada for at

least 10 years; or

(

b) for

an aggregate of at least 10 years, been a member of a bar mentioned in clause

(

a) and, after becoming a member of such a bar, exercised powers and performed

duties of a judicial nature on a full-time basis in respect of a position held

under a law of Canada or of one of its provinces or territories.

Commencement

This

Schedule comes into force on the day the Protect

Ontario Through Safer Streets and Stronger Communities Act, 2025

receives Royal Assent.

SCHEDULE 6

FAMILY LAW ACT

(1) Subsections 46 (1) and (2) of the Family

Law Act are repealed and the following substituted:

Restraining

order

(1) The

court may make an interim or final restraining order against a person referred

to in subsection (2), on the application of,

(

a) a

person who has reasonable grounds to fear for their own safety or for the

safety of any child in their lawful custody;

(

b) a

person prescribed by the regulations, on behalf of and with the consent of a

person referred to in clause (a); or

(

c) any

person, on behalf of a person referred to in clause (a), with leave of the

court, subject to any conditions prescribed by the regulations with respect to

the granting of the leave.

Same,

against whom

(2) A

restraining order under subsection (1) may be made against,

(

a) a

spouse or former spouse of the person referred to in clause (1) (a); or

(

b) any

person who is cohabiting or has for any period of time cohabited with the

person referred to in clause (1) (a).

(2) Paragraph

1 of subsection 46 (3) of the Act is repealed and the following substituted:

1. Restraining

the respondent, in whole or in part, from directly or indirectly contacting or

communicating with the person referred to in clause (1) (

a) or with any child

in that person’s lawful custody.

Commencement

This

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

Governor in Council.

SCHEDULE 7

HIGHWAY TRAFFIC ACT

The Highway Traffic Act is amended by adding the

following section:

Electronic

motor vehicle theft devices

79.3

(1) In this section,

“electronic motor vehicle theft device” means, subject to the

regulations, any electronic device or electronic equipment designed, modified

or configured to intercept, re-program, bypass or overcome the security system

of a motor vehicle, such that it is suitable for use in the theft of a motor vehicle.

Prohibition

(2) No

person shall possess an electronic motor vehicle theft device with the

intention of using it in the theft of a motor vehicle.

Not

an offence

(3) Subsection

(2) does not create an offence under this Act or under the Provincial Offences Act .

Powers

of police officer, search of motor vehicle

(4) If

a police officer has reasonable grounds to believe that a motor vehicle carries

or contains an electronic motor vehicle theft device, the police officer may,

without a warrant, stop, enter and inspect the vehicle, and may seize and take

away any device found in or upon the motor vehicle that the officer has

reasonable grounds to believe is possessed contrary to subsection (2).

Same , search of person

(5) A

police officer who has lawful authority to search a person pursuant to a

warrant or otherwise in the execution of the officer’s duties, may, without a

warrant, seize and take away any device that the officer has reasonable grounds

to believe is possessed contrary to subsection (2).

Same,

lawful performance of duties

(6) A

police officer may seize and take away any device found by the officer in the lawful

performance of the officer’s duties that the officer has reasonable grounds to

believe is possessed contrary to subsection (2).

Forfeiture

of device

(7) A

device seized and taken away under subsection (4), (5) or (6) is forfeited to

the Crown and may, after 30 days of it being seized and taken away, be disposed

of as directed by the Attorney General.

Return

of device

(8) Despite

subsection (7), where a police officer believes that possession of an

electronic motor vehicle theft device was or is lawful, the police officer may

return the device to the person.

Relief

against forfeiture application

(9) A

person from whom a device was seized and taken away under subsection (4),

(5) or (6), or the owner of the device, may, within 30 days of it being seized and

taken away, apply to the Ontario Court of Justice for relief against

forfeiture.

Order

(10) The

court may make an order that the device be returned to the applicant if the

court is satisfied that the applicant has the right to lawful possession of the

device.

Same

(11) The

court shall not order relief under subsection (10) unless it is satisfied that

the applicant did not, directly or indirectly, participate in, or benefit from,

any offence in connection with which the device was seized.

Regulations

(12) The Lieutenant Governor in Council

may make regulations clarifying the definition of “electronic motor vehicle

theft device” in subsection (1) and specifying things that do or do not

constitute electronic motor vehicle theft devices.

Commencement

This

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

Governor in Council.

SCHEDULE 8

MEASURES RESPECTING PREMISES WITH ILLEGAL DRUG ACTIVITY ACT, 2025

Interpretation

(1) In

this Act,

“police

officer” has the same meaning as in the Community Safety

and Policing Act, 2019 ; (“agent de police”)

“premises”

means lands and structures or either of them, including trailers and portable

structures designed or used for residence, business or shelter, and includes

part of a premises; (“lieu”)

“prescribed

offence” means an offence that is prescribed by regulation under clause 1 (3)

(a); (“ infraction

désignée ”)

“proceeds”,

in relation to an offence, means,

(

a) personal

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”)

“regulations”

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

Meaning

of landlord

(2) Subject

to any regulations made under clause (3) (b), a person is a landlord of a

premises for the purposes of this Act if,

(

a) the

person has leased the premises to a tenant for residential use;

(

b) the

person has leased the premises to a tenant for commercial use; or

(

c) the

person is a tenant to whom the premises is leased, whether for residential or

commercial use, and has sublet the premises to another person.

Regulations

(3) The

Lieutenant Governor in Council may make regulations,

(

a) prescribing,

as prescribed offences for the purposes of this Act, offences under Acts of

Parliament that relate to the production or trafficking of a controlled

substance or precursor, or of cannabis, including prescribing an offence that

could involve conduct relating to the production or trafficking of a controlled

substance or precursor, or of cannabis, as that offence relates to that

conduct;

(

b) clarifying

who is a landlord for the purposes of this Act or providing that persons who

would otherwise be landlords by application of subsection (2) are not landlords

for the purposes of this Act.

Meaning

of terms, cl. (3) (a)

(4) For

the purposes of clause (3) (a), the terms “production”, “trafficking”,

“controlled substance” and “precursor” have the same meanings as in the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (Canada) and the term

“cannabis” has the same meaning as in the Cannabis Act

(Canada).

Prohibition,

permitting misuse of premises

(1) No

person shall knowingly permit a premises of which the person is a landlord to

be used in relation to a prescribed offence.

Defence

(2) It

is a defence to a charge under subsection (1) that the defendant took

reasonable measures to prevent the activity.

Prohibition,

possession of proceeds

person shall knowingly possess the proceeds of an offence under this Act.

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.

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.

Police

powers re prescribed offences

If a

police officer has reasonable grounds to believe that a thing is being used or

is about to be used in the commission of a prescribed offence and if the

regulations permit it, the police officer may, subject to any restrictions or

additional requirements prescribed by the regulations, take possession of,

disable or restrict access to the thing for the purpose of preventing it from

being used in the commission of the prescribed offence.

Removing

persons from premises

(1) If

a police officer has reasonable grounds to believe that a prescribed offence is

being committed on any premises, the police officer may require that one or

more persons vacate the premises.

Not

to remain after being required to leave

(2) No

person shall,

(

a) remain

on the premises after being required to vacate the premises under subsection

(1); or

(

b) re-enter

the premises on the same day the person is required to vacate, unless a police

officer authorizes the person to re-enter.

Persons

residing in premises

(3) Subsection

(1) does not apply in respect of persons residing in the premises.

Closure

of premises

(1) If

a charge is laid against a person for committing a prescribed offence and a

police officer has reasonable grounds to believe that a premises was used in

the commission of the alleged offence, the police officer may cause the

premises that is the subject of the alleged contravention to be closed

immediately and any persons on the premises to be removed.

Limitation,

residences

(2) Subsection

(1) does not apply with respect to premises that are being used as a residence.

Barring

of entry

(3) If

a premises is closed under subsection (1), a police officer shall bar entry to

all entrances to the premises until the final disposition of the charge,

subject to an order under subsection (6).

entry

(4) Until

the final disposition of the charge, no person shall enter or attempt to enter

a premises that is closed under subsection (1), subject to an order under

subsection (6).

Exception

(5) Subsections

(3) and (4) do not apply with respect to the entry, in exigent circumstances,

of police officers or other emergency responders.

Order

lifting closure

(6) On

application by a person who has an interest in the premises, the Superior Court

of Justice may order that entry to the premises cease to be barred, subject to

any conditions specified by the court, if,

(

a) the

court is satisfied that the use to which the premises will be put will not

result in the commission of a prescribed offence; and

(

b) if

the applicant is the person charged, the applicant posts a cash bond for

$10,000 or such greater amount as the court may specify, for the term specified

by the court, to ensure that the premises will not be used in a manner that

results in the commission of a prescribed offence.

Restriction

on costs award

(7) Costs

may not be awarded on an application under subsection (6), except against the

applicant.

Forfeiture

of bond

(8) If,

after an applicant posts a cash bond under clause (6) (

b) and before final

disposition of the charge, another charge is laid against the applicant for a

prescribed offence and there are reasonable grounds to believe that the same

premises were used in the commission of the alleged offence, the Superior Court

of Justice may, on application, order the forfeiture of the bond to the Crown.

appeal

(9) For

greater certainty, no appeal lies from an order made under subsection (8).

Arrest

without warrant

If a

police officer finds a person apparently in contravention of subsection 2 (1),

section 3 or subsection 6 (2) or 7 (4) and the person refuses to give the

person’s name, date of birth and address or the police officer has reasonable

grounds to believe that the name, date of birth or address given is false, the

police officer may arrest the person without warrant.

Powers

of a police officer exercised by others

(1) A

power that may be exercised under this Act by a police officer, other than a

power set out in

section 8, may also be exercised by any other person or class

of persons designated in writing by the Solicitor General for the purposes of

this section.

Same

(2) A

designation under subsection (1) is subject to such restrictions as may be

specified in the designation, including restrictions respecting the powers that

may be exercised or the offences under this Act in respect of which powers may

be exercised.

Obstruction

person shall hinder, obstruct or interfere with, or attempt to hinder, obstruct

or interfere with, a police officer or person designated under

section 9 who is

acting under this Act.

Offences

(1) A

person who contravenes subsection 2 (1),

section 3, subsection 6 (2) or 7

(4) section 10 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 an

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) An

individual who is convicted for contravening subsection 2 (1) is liable,

(

a) on

a first conviction in respect of that subsection, to a fine of at least $10,000

and not more than $250,000 or to imprisonment for a term of not more than two

years less a day, or both; and

(

b) on

a subsequent conviction in respect of that subsection, to a fine of at least

$5,000 and not more than $100,000 for each day or part of a day on which the

offence occurs or continues or to imprisonment for a term of not more than two

years less a day, or both.

Same,

corporation

(2) A

corporation that is convicted for contravening subsection 2 (1) is liable,

(

a) on

a first conviction in respect of that subsection, to a fine of at least $25,000

and not more than $1,000,000; and

(

b) on

a subsequent conviction in respect of that subsection, to a fine of at least

$10,000 and not more than $500,000 for each day or part of a day on which the

offence occurs or continues.

Other

offences

(3) On

conviction for having contravened

section 3, subsection 6 (2) or 7 (4),

section

10 or subsection 11 (2),

(

a) an

individual is liable to a fine of not more than $100,000 or to imprisonment for

a term of not more than one year, or both; and

(

b) a

corporation is liable to a fine of not more than $250,000.

Cost

recovery

(1) Any

cost incurred by a police service or an entity prescribed by the regulations in

enforcing the requirements of subsection 2 (1) or

section 3 against a person is

recoverable from the person, if the person is convicted for contravening subsection

2 (1) or

section 3, as applicable.

Same

(2) Any

cost that is incurred by a police service or an entity prescribed by the

regulations in enforcing a provision of this Act or exercising a power

conferred under this Act, other than in relation to enforcing the requirements

of subsection 2 (1) or

section 3, is recoverable from a person who is a

landlord of the premises in respect of which the provision was being enforced

or power was exercised, if the landlord knowingly permitted the premises to be

used to commit a prescribed offence.

Same,

prescribed offences

(3) The

costs that are prescribed by the regulations and that are incurred by a police

service or an entity prescribed by the regulations in enforcing

an Act of

Parliament or exercising a power under

an Act of Parliament in relation to a

prescribed offence are recoverable from a person who knowingly permitted a

premises of which the person is a landlord to be used in relation to the

prescribed offence.

Exception

(4) Despite

subsections (2) and (3), the costs referred to in those subsections are not

recoverable if the person took reasonable measures to prevent the activity.

Recoverable

costs

(5) Any

cost incurred by a police service or an entity prescribed by the regulations

that, under this section, is recoverable from a person may be recovered from

that person by,

(

a) in

the case of the Ontario Provincial Police, the Solicitor General;

(

b) in

the case of a police service other than the Ontario Provincial Police, the

police service board that maintains the police service; or

(

c) in

the case of an entity prescribed by the regulations, the entity prescribed by

the regulations as being able to recover the costs, which may be the same

entity.

Absence

of agreement

(6) If

no agreement has been entered into between the person from whom the costs are

recoverable and the police service board, the Solicitor General or the entity

prescribed by the regulations, as the case may be, with respect to the amount

to be paid by the person, the police service board, the Solicitor General or

the entity, as the case may be, may certify the amount of the recoverable

costs, and the costs shall be paid by the person.

Recovery

of amount

(7) The

amount owed by a person, if not collected by other means, may be recovered by a

court action as a debt due to the police service board, the Solicitor General

or the entity prescribed by the regulations, as the case may be.

Dispute

(8) A

debtor may dispute the amount claimed in a court action commenced under

subsection (7) and the court shall determine the issue and make such other

order as it considers appropriate in the circumstances.

Definitions

(9) In

this section,

“police

service” and “police service board” have the same meanings as in the Community Safety and Policing Act, 2019 .

Regulations

The

Lieutenant Governor in Council may make regulations,

(

a) prescribing

anything referred to in

section 5 as being provided for by the regulations;

(

b) prescribing

entities for the purposes of

section 13 as well as who may recover costs for

those entities for the purposes of clause 13 (5) (c);

(

c) prescribing

costs for the purposes of subsection 13 (3).

Commencement

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

The

short title of the Act set out in this

Schedule is the Measures Respecting Premises with Illegal Drug Activity Act,

2025 .

Date Bill stage Event Outcome Committee

June 5, 2025

Royal Assent

Royal Assent received

June 4, 2025

Third Reading

Vote

Carried on division

June 3, 2025

Third Reading

Question put

Vote deferred

June 3, 2025

Third Reading

Debated

June 2, 2025

Second Reading

Ordered for Third Reading pursuant to the Order of the House

June 2, 2025

Second Reading

Vote

Carried on division

May 29, 2025

Second Reading

Question put

Vote deferred

May 29, 2025

Second Reading

Time allocated

May 8, 2025

Second Reading

Debated

Debate adjourned

May 7, 2025

Second Reading

Debated

Debate adjourned

May 6, 2025

Second Reading

Debated

Debate adjourned

May 1, 2025

First Reading

Ordered for Second Reading

May 1, 2025

First Reading

Vote

Carried

First Reading

May 1, 2025

Carried

Ordered for Second Reading

Second Reading

May 6, 2025

Principal Debaters

Downey, Hon. Doug

Barrie—Springwater—Oro-Medonte

Kerzner, Hon. Michael

York Centre

Tibollo, Hon. Michael A.

Vaughan—Woodbridge

Questions and Responses

Bell, Jessica

University—Rosedale

Collard, Lucille

Ottawa—Vanier

Pierre, Natalie

Burlington

Riddell, Brian

Cambridge

Sattler, Peggy

London West

May 7, 2025

Principal Debaters

Ciriello, Monica

Hamilton Mountain

Collard, Lucille

Ottawa—Vanier

Fife, Catherine

Waterloo

Fraser, John

Ottawa South

Hsu, Ted

Kingston and the Islands

Kernaghan, Terence

London North Centre

McCrimmon, Karen

Kanata—Carleton

Pang, Billy

Markham—Unionville

Rae, Matthew

Perth—Wellington

Wong-Tam, Kristyn

Toronto Centre

Questions and Responses

Bell, Jessica

University—Rosedale

Blais, Stephen

Orléans

Gallagher Murphy, Dawn

Newmarket—Aurora

Gélinas, France

Nickel Belt

Leardi, Anthony

Essex

McMahon, Mary-Margaret

Beaches—East York

Parsa, Hon. Michael

Aurora—Oak Ridges—Richmond Hill

Rakocevic, Tom

Humber River—Black Creek

Sattler, Peggy

London West

Shaw, Sandy

Hamilton West—Ancaster—Dundas

Smith, David

Scarborough Centre

Smith, Laura

Thornhill

Smyth, Stephanie

Toronto—St. Paul's

Vaugeois, Lise

Thunder Bay—Superior North

May 8, 2025

Principal Debaters

Anand, Deepak

Mississauga—Malton

Bell, Jessica

University—Rosedale

Hamid, Hon. Zee

Milton

Tabuns, Peter

Toronto—Danforth

Questions and Responses

Dowie, Andrew

Windsor—Tecumseh

Fairclough, Lee

Etobicoke—Lakeshore

Fife, Catherine

Waterloo

Jordan, John

Lanark—Frontenac—Kingston

Kernaghan, Terence

London North Centre

Pierre, Natalie

Burlington

Rae, Matthew

Perth—Wellington

Rakocevic, Tom

Humber River—Black Creek

Sattler, Peggy

London West

Tsao, Jonathan

Don Valley North

May 29, 2025

Time allocated

May 29, 2025

Question put

June 2, 2025

Carried on division

Ordered for Third Reading pursuant to the Order of the House

Third Reading

June 3, 2025

Principal Debaters

Ciriello, Monica

Hamilton Mountain

Collard, Lucille

Ottawa—Vanier

Downey, Hon. Doug

Barrie—Springwater—Oro-Medonte

McCrimmon, Karen

Kanata—Carleton

Schreiner, Mike

Guelph

Questions and Responses

Wong-Tam, Kristyn

Toronto Centre

Question put

June 4, 2025

Carried on division

Royal Assent

June 5, 2025

Royal Assent received