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1ST SESSION, 44TH LEGISLATURE, ONTARIO 4 CHARLES III, 2025 Bill 46 (Chapter 24 of the Statutes of Ontario, 2025)

An Act to amend various Acts The Hon. A. Khanjin Minister of Red Tape Reduction 1st Reading June 4, 2025 2nd Reading November 24, 2025 3rd Reading December 11, 2025 Royal Assent December 11, 2025

EXPLANATORY NOTE This Explanatory Note was written as a reader’s aid to Bill 46 and does not form part of the law. Bill 46 has been enacted as

Chapter 24 of the Statutes of Ontario, 2025.

SCHEDULE 1 AT YOUR SERVICE ACT, 2022 The At Your Service Act, 2022 is amended to replace the reference in subsection 5 (1) of the Act to the Minister of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade with a reference to the Minister with responsibility for the administration of the Act.

SCHEDULE 2 CHILDREN’S LAW REFORM ACT

Part I of the Children’s Law Reform Act , which sets out rules of parentage in law, is amended to add a new

section 17.6.1 providing for the Ontario Court of Justice to order blood, DNA or other tests in a proceeding over which the Court has jurisdiction. The

section provides that the Court’s ju risdiction to make a determination of parentage in one of its proceedings is not limited by anything in the Part, nor is such a determination a declaration of parentage under the Part.

SCHEDULE 3 CHRISTOPHER’S LAW (SEX OFFENDER REGISTRY), 2000 The

Schedule amends Christopher’s Law (Sex Offender Registry), 2000 with respect to the disclosure of information obtained from the sex offender registry. The amendments include a provision permitting disclosure to a prescribed entity for crime prevention or law enforcement purposes. Before such disclosure occurs, the Ministry is required to enter into an agreement with the prescribed entity respecting the disclosure of the information.

SCHEDULE 4 CITY OF TORONTO ACT, 2006 The

Schedule amends the City of Toronto Act, 2006. Currently,

section 232 requires the city treasurer to publish a copy of the City’s audited financial statements and related documentation in a newspaper having general circulation in the City within 60 days after receiving those statements. The treasurer may also provide copies of that information in such other manner as the treasurer considers appropriate. The treasurer is also required to provide a copy of the information to any taxpayer or resident of the City upon request, at no cost, if th e treasurer has instead published a notice in the newspaper that the information will be made available upon request.

Section 232 is re -enacted so that the city treasurer is no longer required to post the audited financial statements and related documentation, or a notice of such information, in a newspaper having general circulation in the City, but is instead require d to post that information on a website of the City within 60 days after receiving those statements.

SCHEDULE 5 CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT, 2002 Currently,

section 47.1 of the Consumer Protection Act, 2002 provides rules regarding the expiry of rewards points provided under a consumer agreement. The

section is re -enacted to provide general rules governing consumer agreements under which rewards points are provided. The Lieutenant Governor in Council is also authorized to make regulations governing such consumer agreements, and the regulations may provide that the regulations and re -enacted

section 47.1 apply to consumer agreements that were entered into before the Protect Ontario by Cutting Red Tape Act, 2025 received Royal Assent.

SCHEDULE 6 CONSUMER REPORTING ACT Subsection 12 (3) of the Consumer Reporting Act , as that subsection is re -enacted by the Better for Consumers, Better for Businesses Act, 2023, sets out information that a consumer reporting agency is required to disclose to a consumer who requests their consumer report or consumer report and consumer score. This includes information about persons who have accessed the consumer reporting agency’s file pertaining to the consumer or who have received a consumer report from the agency pertaining to the consumer. That subsection is amended to eliminate the person’s email address from the information required to be disclosed.

SCHEDULE 7 COURTS OF JUSTICE ACT The

Schedule amends subsection 21 (2) of the Courts of Justice Act in respect of matters that may be heard and determined by a single judge of the Divisional Court, as opposed to a panel of three. As well, subsection 68.1 (4) of the Act, a conflict provision respecting the concurrent court rule-making authorities of the Attorney General on the one hand and the Civil Rules Committee and the Family Rules Committee on the other, is repealed.

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SCHEDULE 8 CROWN FOREST SUSTAINABILITY ACT, 1994 The

Schedule amends

Part III.1 of the Crown Forest Sustainability Act, 1994, which deals with the removal of forest resources that are in a Crown forest for the purpose of allowing an activity other than a forest operation to be carried out on the land that requires the forest resources to be removed . Such removal is not subject to a requirement to provide for the sustainability of the Crown forest, but must be done in accordance with a permit issued under the Part. The

Part is amended to provide that circumstances may be set out in regulations made under the Act that would authorize such removal of forest resources without a permit, in accordance with the regulations (“authorizing regulations”).

Section 69 is amended to give related regulation - making authority to the Lieutenant Governor in Council. Complementary amendments are also made in relation to various provisions in order to incorporate authorizing regulations and the actions they authorize into the Act, including, (

a) section 41.2 (limitations on remedies); (

b) section 57 (compliance order, etc.); (

c) section 63 (lien for Crown charges); (

d) section 64 (offences). As well, the definition of “Minister” in

section 1 is updated.

SCHEDULE 9 ESCHEATS ACT, 2015 The Escheats Act, 2015 is amended to add a new

section to provide, for greater certainty, that a particular agreement described in the

section is valid and effective.

SCHEDULE 10 FIXING LONG-TERM CARE ACT, 2021 The

Schedule re -enacts

section 180 of the Fixing Long-Term Care Act, 2021 . The

section currently requires the Director to publish specified reports, orders and other information. The re -enacted provision continues this requirement and specifies the minimum time period for which the publication must be made available to the publ ic.

SCHEDULE 11 FUNERAL, BURIAL AND CREMATION SERVICES ACT, 2002 The

Schedule amends the Funeral, Burial and Cremation Services Act, 2002. Here are some highlights: 1. A new

section 3.1.1 is added to prohibit an operator from providing a prescribed licensed supply or service in respect of human remains unless the operator has received authorization to do so from the person or entity who has such authority in respect of the human remains as determined in accordance with the regulations. An application may be made to the Superior Court of Justice for an order determining the person or entity who has the authority in respect of the human remains. An amendment is made to subsection 113 (1) to authorize regulations concerning the application of

section 3.1.1. 2. Currently, subsection 88 (1) provides that a cemetery owner may apply to the registrar for an order to close a cemetery. An amendment is made to provide that an application must be made in accordance with the regulations. Corresponding authority to make regulations is added to subsection 113 (2). An amendment is also made to subsection 88 (3), which sets out exceptions to certain notice requirements. 3.

Various amendments are made regarding the appointment of directors and registrars to address the sharing of responsibility for the administration of the Act between administrative authorit ies and the Minister. 4. Amendments are made regarding complaints, inspections and investigations. 5. A new Part providing for the imposition of administrative penalties is added to the Act. 6. Provisions providing for compliance orders as an enforcement mechanism are added to the Act. 7. Various amendments are made to the French version of the Act, including amendments to replace the term “crématoire” with “crématorium”. 8.

Various other technical amendments are made.

SCHEDULE 12 HEALING ARTS RADIATION PROTECTION ACT The

Schedule amends the Healing Arts Radiation Protection Act.

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Section 4 of the Act is amended to require X -ray owner applicants to include their current email address and any information prescribed by the regulations in an application under that section. A related regulation -making power is set out.

Section 27 of the Act is amended to provide for service of certain documents to be delivered by electronic means or by other methods that may be prescribed under the regulations.

SCHEDULE 13 IGAMING ONTARIO ACT, 2024 The

Schedule amends the iGaming Ontario Act, 2024 so that certain powers of the Corporation under that Act are subject to limits imposed by

section 11.0.1 of the Ministry of Infrastructure Act, 2011.

SCHEDULE 14 LIQUOR CONTROL BOARD OF ONTARIO ACT, 2019 The

Schedule amends the Liquor Control Board of Ontario Act, 2019 so that certain powers of the LCBO under that Act are subject to limits imposed by

section 11.0.1 of the Ministry of Infrastructure Act, 2011.

SCHEDULE 15 LIQUOR LICENCE AND CONTROL ACT, 2019 The

Schedule amends various provisions of the Liquor Licence and Control Act, 2019 to permit the possession and consumption of open liquor in designated public areas in operating provincial parks. Additionally, the French version of subsection 59 (2 ) of the Act is amended to address an inaccuracy in the translation of the phrase “inform ation under oath”.

SCHEDULE 16 MODERNIZING ONTARIO FOR PEOPLE AND BUSINESSES ACT, 2020 The

Schedule amends the Modernizing Ontario for People and Businesses Act, 2020 to authorize the Minister to collect, use, and disclose personal information for the purpose of facilitating public consultation with respect to burdens or proposed instruments governed by the Act.

SCHEDULE 17 MOTORIZED SNOW VEHICLES ACT The

Schedule amends the Motorized Snow Vehicles Act to provide that additional classes of vehicles may be prescribed as “motorized snow vehicles”.

SCHEDULE 18 MUNICIPAL ACT, 2001 The

Schedule amends the Municipal Act, 2001. Currently,

section 295 requires the treasurer of the municipality to publish a copy of the municipality’s audited financial statements and related documentation in a newspaper having general circulation in the municipality within 60 days after receiving those statements. The treasurer may also provide copies of that information in such other manner as the treasurer considers appropriate. The treasurer is also required to provide a copy of the information to any taxpayer or resident of the municipality upon request, at no cost, if the treasurer has instead published a notice in the newspaper that the information will be made available upon request.

Section 295 is re -enacted so that the treasurer is no longer required to post the audited financial statements and related documentation, or a notice of such information, in a newspaper having general circulation in the municipality, but is instead required to post that information on a website of the municipality within 60 days after receiving those statements. If the municipality does not have a website, the treasurer must ensure the information is made available to the public, at no cost.

SCHEDULE 19 ONTARIO INFRASTRUCTURE AND LANDS CORPORATION ACT, 2011 The

Schedule amends the Ontario Infrastructure and Lands Corporation Act, 2011 to add district social services administration boards established under the District Social Services Administration Boards Act as eligible public organizations. The

Schedule also makes a technical amendment to the French version of the Act.

SCHEDULE 20 RESOURCE RECOVERY AND CIRCULAR ECONOMY ACT, 2016 The

Schedule amends the

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