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Bill 87, Environmental Protection Amendment Act (Industrial, Commercial and Institutional Source Separation Programs), 2025

McMahon, Mary-Margaret

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EXPLANATORY

NOTE

The

Bill amends the Environmental Protection Act . A new

section 47.0.1 provides that the Minister shall commence a review of the

requirements under Ontario Regulation 103/94 to determine how to set out clear

and enforceable outcomes-based requirements, such as diversion targets,

disposal caps or contamination thresholds. No more than nine months after the

review has been commenced, the Minister shall report their findings to the

Legislative Assembly.

Bill 87 2025

Act to amend the Environmental Protection Act to require a Minister’s review

related to industrial, commercial and institutional source separation programs

His

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

Province of Ontario, enacts as follows:

Part V of the Environmental Protection Act is

amended to add the following section:

Review

by Minister, O. Reg. 103/94

47.0.1

(1) No more

than three months after the day this

section comes into force, the Minister shall

commence a review of the requirements under Ontario Regulation 103/94 (Industrial,

Commercial and Institutional Source Separation Programs) made under this Act to

determine how to set out clear and enforceable outcomes-based requirements,

such as diversion targets, disposal caps or contamination thresholds.

Considerations

(2) In

conducting the review, the Minister shall consider the following:

1. The

scope of the regulated sectors and appropriate outcomes for sectors and

subsectors.

2. Size

thresholds for facilities and dwellings.

3. Designated

materials.

4. Public

reporting and tracking requirements.

5. Third-party

monitoring, certification and audits.

6. The

role of promotion and education in improving diversion rates.

7. Performance

measures that can be used to increase diversion rates.

8. Methods

for increasing diversion rates in multi-residential buildings.

9. Exploration

of complementary tools, such as producer responsibility and disposal bans, to

recover resources and reduce waste.

Report

(3) No

more than nine months after the day the review is commenced under subsection (1),

the Minister shall report their findings to the Legislative Assembly.

Commencement

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

Short

title

The

short title of this Act is the Environmental

Protection Amendment Act (Industrial, Commercial and Institutional Source

Separation Programs), 2025 .

Date Bill stage Event Outcome Committee

December 9, 2025

First Reading

Ordered for Second Reading

December 9, 2025

First Reading

Vote

Carried

First Reading

December 9, 2025

Carried

Ordered for Second Reading