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Bill 98, Building Homes and Improving Transportation Infrastructure Act, 2026

Flack, Hon. Rob Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing

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EXPLANATORY

NOTE

This Explanatory Note was written as a reader’s

aid to Bill 98 and does not form part of the law.

Bill 98 has been enacted as

Chapter 8 of the Statutes of Ontario, 2026.

SCHEDULE 1

BUILDING CODE ACT, 1992

The

Schedule amends the Building Code Act, 1992 and

makes related amendments to a number of other Acts. Here are some of the

highlights:

1. The

Building Code Act, 1992 is amended to clarify that

standards for the protection or conservation of the environment are included in

the meaning of municipal by-laws respecting the construction or demolition of

buildings for the purposes of

section 35 of the Act.

2. The

City of Toronto Act, 2006 and the Planning Act are amended to clarify that standards for

the protection or conservation of the environment are included in the meaning

of manner of construction and standards for construction for the purposes of

matters not subject to site plan control.

Section

97.1 of the Municipal Act, 2001 and

section 108.1

of the City of Toronto Act, 2006 , which relate to

by-laws respecting the protection and conservation of the environment, are

repealed.

SCHEDULE 2

CITY OF TORONTO ACT, 2006

The

Schedule amends the City of Toronto Act, 2006 .

Various

amendments are made to

section 114, among other things to remove references to

“sustainable design”, to provide that the City cannot require an owner of land

to provide electric vehicle supply equipment in connection with off-street

vehicular parking facilities and to prevent the City, despite subsection

(11) of that section, from imposing requirements related to prescribed matters.

SCHEDULE 3

DEVELOPMENT CHARGES ACT, 1997

The

Schedule amends the Development Charges Act, 1997 .

New

section 4.5 provides that non-profit retirement home developments are exempt

from development charges.

The

Schedule also makes a small number of technical amendments to correct errors in

cross-references.

SCHEDULE 4

FARE ALIGNMENT AND SEAMLESS TRANSIT ACT, 2026

The

Schedule enacts the Fare Alignment and Seamless Transit

Act, 2026 . The major elements are set out below.

The

Minister of Transportation is given the power to make regulations establishing

a fare structure for transit systems that are prescribed by the regulations

made under the Act. These regulations may set fare prices, establish discount

policies, establish transfer policies and address other related matters.

Prescribed

transit systems are also required to participate in a unified fare payment

system approved by the Minister.

The

Minister may prescribe geographic zones. Transit systems that are designated in

relation to that zone must apportion fares among the other systems designated

in relation to that zone in accordance with the regulations.

The

Minister may also make regulations designating new and existing routes as

priority routes, prescribing service standards for those routes and

establishing related service integration requirements.

Prescribed

specialized transit systems that provide services designed to transport persons

with disabilities must participate in a unified trip booking system approved by

the Minister. These transit systems must also provide transportation to persons

with disabilities to a prescribed distance outside of their primary service

area.

Sections

10 to 12 set out various obligations relating to the provision of information

and data to the Minister and Metrolinx.

Section

13 extinguishes various causes of action related to the provisions of this Act.

Section

16 establishes various regulation-making powers for the Minister and for the

Lieutenant Governor in Council.

SCHEDULE 5

METROLINX ACT, 2006

The

Schedule amends the Metrolinx Act, 2006 to create a

new process under which Metrolinx may notify a chief building official of a

proposal to construct or demolish a building associated with a provincial

transit project.

The

new

section 40 sets out requirements respecting the submission of forms and

information and the preparation of a report by the chief building official. The

section also provides rules respecting inspections and opinions on occupancy

and provides for immunity for certain persons, including the chief building

inspector, when executing their powers and duties in good faith. A related

extinguishment of a cause of action and regulation‑making powers are

added.

SCHEDULE 6

MUNICIPAL ACT, 2001

The

Schedule repeals and remakes

section 93 of the Municipal

Act, 2001 . New subsection 93 (1) of the Act provides that no person

shall construct, maintain or operate a water or sewage public utility without

first applying for and obtaining the consent of the municipality. Under new

subsection 93 (2) of the Act, a municipality that receives an application may

provide consent to the application. However, if a regulation is made under

section 93 of the Act prescribing criteria or conditions, the municipality shall

provide consent to the applicant as required by clause 93 (2) (

b) of the Act.

Where a municipality provides consent under clause 93 (2) (

b) of the Act,

subsections 93 (3) and (4) apply. New subsection 93 (5) of the Act provides

regulation-making authority to the Lieutenant Governor in Council.

SCHEDULE 7

PLANNING ACT

The

Schedule makes various amendments to the Planning Act .

Here are some highlights:

1. Amendments

are made to provide that the County of Simcoe can become an upper-tier

municipality without planning responsibilities in relation to lands in

different lower-tier municipalities at different times. Related amendments are

made to

section 70.13 of the Act.

2. Various

amendments are made to

section 16 of the Act, including the following:

i. Subsections

16 (1) and (2) of the Act are repealed and replaced with new provisions

addressing the contents of an official plan. New

section 16.0.1 sets out the

transition from the former official plan framework to the new official plan

framework.

ii. Subsection

16 (14) of the Act is repealed so that an official plan is no longer required

to contain goals, objectives and actions to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions

and to provide for adaptation to a changing climate.

iii. Subsection

16 (18) of the Act is amended and subsection 16 (18.1) of the Act is repealed

to change the circumstances in which an order under subsection 17 (9) of the

Act does not apply to an official plan amendment related to a protected major

transit station area.

3. New

subsection 34 (1.1.1) is added to provide that a zoning by-law cannot require

the owner or occupant of a building or structure to provide and maintain

electric vehicle supply equipment in connection with parking facilities. A

related amendment is made to

section 41 of the Act.

4. Subsection

34 (3.1) is re-enacted and new subsections 34 (3.2) and (3.3) are added to

limit the ability of zoning by-laws to require the minimum area of a parcel of

urban residential land that is not in the Greenbelt Area to be greater than the

prescribed area and to regulate minimum lot frontage or minimum depth of a

parcel in such a way as to require the parcel to be greater than the prescribed

area.

5. Amendments

are made to

section 41 of the Act to remove references to “sustainable design”.

A new subsection 41 (9.3) is also added to prevent municipalities from imposing

requirements related to prescribed matters. Related amendments are made to

section 47 of the Act.

6. Various

amendments are made to

section 42 of the Act, including for the following

purposes:

i. To

broaden the authority of municipalities to require agreements when they accept

certain lands identified by the owner of the lands for park or other public

recreational purposes.

ii. To

ensure the validity of easements intended to allow land to be used for park or

other public recreational purposes.

iii. To

enable an owner who has not received notice of a refusal to accept the

conveyance of the identified lands within 90 days to appeal to the Ontario Land

Tribunal.

iv. To

provide a rule for how certain lands are counted towards any requirement set

out in a by-law under the

section when ordered by the Tribunal to be conveyed

to the municipality.

SCHEDULE 8

SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT, 2002

The

Schedule amends the Safe Drinking Water Act, 2002 .

The definition of municipal drinking water system in subsection 2 (1) of the

Act is amended to include a drinking water system owned by a corporation

designated as a water and wastewater public corporation. New subsections 53

(5.1) and (5.2) of the Act provide for deemed consents under that section.

SCHEDULE 9

WATER AND WASTEWATER PUBLIC CORPORATIONS ACT, 2025

The

Schedule makes various amendments to the Water and

Wastewater Public Corporations Act, 2025 . Some of the major elements of

the

Schedule are described below.

Section

9 is amended to provide that the shares of a water and wastewater public

corporation can only be issued to a municipality, the Province of Ontario, the

water and wastewater public corporation can only sell or transfer the shares of

the corporation to those persons.

new

section 9.1 prohibits a water and wastewater public corporation from

transferring part or all of an asset used to provide water and sewage services

unless the board of directors of the corporation has declared, by resolution,

that the asset is no longer needed for the purposes of providing those

services.

Amendments

are made to

section 10 to provide that a transfer by-law shall not transfer

liabilities, rights or obligations arising under certain debt-related financial

instruments or agreements and to specify the legal effect of a transfer under a

transfer by-law.

new

section 10.1 sets out rules about the continuity of employment for

employees who are transferred to a water and wastewater public corporation

under a transfer by-law.

New

subsection 20 (6) authorizes the Minister to make regulations specifying the

legal effect of a transfer under a transfer by-law or of the transfer by-law

itself, including their effect on existing rights or obligations.

New

subsection 20 (7) authorizes the Minister to make regulations requiring

specified parties to enter into agreements or to modify, terminate, extend or

suspend any agreements. The Minister is also authorized to make regulations

modifying, terminating, extending or suspending any agreements.

Bill 98 2026

Act to enact the Fare Alignment and Seamless Transit Act, 2026 and to amend

various Acts

CONTENTS

Preamble

Contents

of this Act

Commencement

Short

title

Schedule 1

Building

Code Act, 1992

Schedule 2

City

of Toronto Act, 2006

Schedule 3

Development

Charges Act, 1997

Schedule 4

Fare

Alignment and Seamless Transit Act, 2026

Schedule 5

Metrolinx

Act, 2006

Schedule 6

Municipal

Act, 2001

Schedule 7

Planning

Act

Schedule 8

Safe

Drinking Water Act, 2002

Schedule 9

Water

and Wastewater Public Corporations Act, 2025

Preamble

The

Government of Ontario is committed to building strong, resilient communities

across the province by:

Removing

barriers to new homes and infrastructure development.

Improving

transportation options to help get people moving across Ontario faster and more

conveniently.

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 Building Homes and Improving Transportation Infrastructure Act,

2026 .

SCHEDULE 1

BUILDING CODE ACT, 1992

Paragraphs 39.4 and 39.5 of subsection 34 (1) of the Building

Code Act, 1992 are repealed.

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

Environmental

standards

(4) For

greater certainty, municipal by-laws respecting the construction or demolition

of buildings referred to in subsection (1) include municipal by-laws that

prescribe construction standards for the protection or conservation of the

environment.

Related Amendments

City

of Toronto Act

Section 108.1 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006 is

repealed.

(1) Subparagraph 2 iv of subsection 114 (5) of the Act is repealed.

(2) Paragraph

1.1 of subsection 114 (6) of the Act is amended by striking out “or is a matter

referred to in subparagraph 2 iv of subsection (5)” at the end.

(3) Paragraph

3 of subsection 114 (6) of the Act is amended by striking out “construction

standards” at the end and substituting “standards for construction”.

(4) Section

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

Environmental

standards

(6.2) For

greater certainty, the manner of construction and standards for construction

referred to in paragraph 3 of subsection (6) includes standards for the

protection or conservation of the environment.

Modernizing

Ontario’s Municipal Legislation Act, 2017

Section 10 of

Schedule 2 to the Modernizing Ontario’s

Municipal Legislation Act, 2017 is repealed.

Municipal

Act, 2001

Section 97.1 of the Municipal Act, 2001 is

repealed.

Planning

Act

(1) Subparagraph 2 (

d) of subsection 41 (4) of the Planning Act is repealed.

(2) Paragraph

1.1 of subsection 41 (4.1) of the Act is amended by striking out “or is a

matter referred to in subparagraph 2 (

d) of subsection (4)” at the end.

(3) Section

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

Environmental

standards

(4.1.2) For

greater certainty, the manner of construction and standards for construction

referred to in paragraph 3 of subsection (4.1) includes standards for the

protection or conservation of the environment.

(1) Sub-subparagraph 1 ii D of subsection 47 (4.4) of the Act is

repealed.

(2) Paragraph

3 of subsection 47 (4.11) of the Act is amended by striking out “construction

standards” at the end and substituting “standards for construction”.

(3) Section

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

Environmental

standards

(4.11.1) For

greater certainty, the manner of construction and standards for construction

referred to in paragraph 3 of subsection (4.11) includes standards for the

protection or conservation of the environment.

Commencement

Commencement

This

Schedule comes into force on the day the Building

Homes and Improving Transportation Infrastructure Act, 2026 receives

Royal Assent.

SCHEDULE 2

CITY OF TORONTO ACT, 2006

Subsection 113 (1) of the City of Toronto Act, 2006

is repealed.

(1) Subparagraph 2 v of subsection 114 (5) of the Act is repealed

and the following substituted:

v. the

elements on any adjoining highway under the City’s jurisdiction, including

trees, shrubs, hedges, plantings or other ground cover, paving materials,

street furniture, curb ramps, waste and recycling containers and bicycle

parking facilities, if an official plan and a by-law passed under subsection

(2) that both contain provisions relating to such matters are in effect in the

City, but only to the extent that such elements are necessary to address

and

(2) Subsection

114 (6.1) of the Act is amended by striking out “sustainable design”.

(3) Subclause

114 (11) (a) (iii) of the Act is amended by adding “subject to subsection

(13.1)” at the beginning.

(4) Section

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

Limitation

on requirement re parking facilities

(13.1) An

owner of land may not be required by the City, under subclause (11) (a) (iii),

to provide electric vehicle supply equipment in connection with off-street

vehicular parking facilities.

Limitation,

prescribed matters

(13.2) With

respect to an application made on or after the day a regulation made pursuant

to this subsection comes into force, despite subsection (11), the City may not

impose requirements respecting prescribed matters.

Paragraph 8 of subsection 226.4 (3) of the Act is amended by striking out “ Police Services Act ” and substituting “ Community Safety and Policing Act, 2019 ”.

Commencement

This

Schedule comes into force on the day the Building

Homes and Improving Transportation Infrastructure Act, 2026 receives

Royal Assent.

SCHEDULE 3

DEVELOPMENT CHARGES ACT, 1997

The Development Charges Act, 1997 is amended by

adding the following section:

Exemption

for non-profit retirement home development

Definition

4.5

(1) In this

section,

“non-profit

retirement home development” means the development of a building or structure

intended for use as a retirement home, as defined in subsection 2 (1) of the Retirement Homes Act, 2010 , and developed by,

(

a) a

corporation to which the Not-for-Profit Corporations Act,

2010 applies, that is in good standing under that Act, or

(

b) a

corporation without share capital to which the Canada

Not-for-profit Corporations Act applies, that is in good standing under

that Act.

Exemption

(2) A

non-profit retirement home development is exempt from development charges.

Transition

(3) Subsection

(2) does not apply with respect to a development charge that is payable before

the day

section 1 of

Schedule 3 to the Building Homes and

Improving Transportation Infrastructure Act, 2026 comes into force.

Same

(4) For

greater certainty, subsection (2) applies to future instalments that would have

been payable in accordance with

section 26.1 after the day

section 1 of

Schedule 3 to the Building Homes and Improving

Transportation Infrastructure Act, 2026 comes into force.

Paragraphs 1 and 2 of subsection 52 (3.1) of the Act are repealed and the

following substituted:

1. Subsection

26.1 (3) or (3.1), as applicable.

2. Subsections

26.1 (5) and (6).

Commencement

This

Schedule comes into force on the day the Building

Homes and Improving Transportation Infrastructure Act, 2026 receives

Royal Assent.

Schedule 4

Fare Alignment and Seamless Transit Act, 2026

CONTENTS

PART I

INTERPRETATION

Purposes

Definitions

PART II

TRANSIT REQUIREMENTS

Compliance with Requirements

Compliance

with requirements

Prescribed transit systems

Fare

structure

Participation

in unified fare payment system

Apportionment

of fares

Service

integration for priority routes

Prescribed specialized transit systems

Unified

trip booking system

Cross-boundary

services for persons with disabilities

Information and Data

Report

to the Minister

Request

for information regarding services and fares

Information

or data directive

PART III

MISCELLANEOUS

Extinguishment

of causes of action

establishment of private law right, duty

Conflict

with The Railways Act or the City of Toronto Act, 2006

PART IV

REGULATIONS

Regulations

PART V

COMMENCEMENT AND

SHORT TITLE

Commencement

Short

title

PART I

INTERPRETATION

Purposes

1 The purposes of this Act are to,

(

a) improve

the transportation system to strengthen Ontario’s economy;

(

b) enhance

rider experience through greater transit fare and service integration,

including for persons with disabilities and others who rely on public

transportation;

(

c) enable

people to use transit to travel across municipalities and access employment,

education and essential services; and

(

d) improve

establishing provincial requirements.

Definitions

2 In this Act,

“disability”

with Disabilities Act, 2005 ; (“handicap”)

“local

transit system” means a passenger transportation system that is operated

principally within a municipality and includes transportation services for

persons with disabilities, but does not include transportation by special

purpose vehicles such as school buses or ambulances and does not include any

system operated by and for Metrolinx; (“réseau local de transport en commun”)

“Minister”

means the Minister of Transportation or such other member of the Executive

Council as may be assigned the administration of this Act under the Executive Council Act ; (“ministre”)

“municipal

agency” means,

(

a) a

local board as defined in subsection 1 (1) of the Municipal

Act, 2001 ,

(

b) a

local board as defined in subsection 3 (1) of the City of

Toronto Act, 2006 , including, for greater certainty, the Toronto Transit

Commission,

(

c) a

corporation established by a municipality under

section 203 of the Municipal Act, 2001 , or a secondary corporation as

defined in subsection 203 (3.1) of that Act, or

(

d) a

corporation established by the City of Toronto under

section 148 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006 , and every secondary

corporation as defined in subsection 148 (4) of that Act; (“organisme municipal”)

“municipal

transit area” means the area comprised of,

(

a) the

City of Toronto,

(

b) the

City of Hamilton,

(

c) the

Regional Municipality of Durham,

(

d) the

Regional Municipality of Halton,

(

e) the

Regional Municipality of Peel,

(

f) the

Regional Municipality of York, and

(

g) any

additional areas that are prescribed by the Lieutenant Governor in Council; (“zone

municipale de transport en commun”)

“prescribed”

means prescribed by the regulations; (“prescrit”)

“prescribed

municipal transit system” means a local transit system prescribed by the

Minister, or a passenger transportation system prescribed by the Lieutenant

Governor in Council, that is operated in a municipal transit area; (“réseau

municipal de transport en commun prescrit”)

“prescribed

specialized transit system” means a local transit system prescribed by the

Minister, or a passenger transportation system prescribed by the Lieutenant

Governor in Council, that is operated in a municipal transit area and that

provides services designed to transport persons with disabilities; (“réseau

spécialisé de transport en commun prescrit”)

“prescribed

transit system” means a prescribed municipal transit system or a prescribed

specialized transit system; (“réseau de transport en commun prescrit”)

“primary

service area” means the municipality or area in which a passenger

transportation system principally operates; (“zone principale de desserte”)

“regulations”

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

PART II

TRANSIT REQUIREMENTS

Compliance

with Requirements

Compliance

with requirements

(1) A municipality or municipal

agency that has established or that operates or maintains a prescribed transit

system shall ensure that the system complies with the requirements established

under this Act.

Same

(2) If

a prescribed transit system is established, operated or maintained by another

entity for or on behalf of one or more municipalities or municipal agencies,

every such municipality or municipal agency shall ensure that the system

complies with the requirements established under this Act.

Prescribed

transit systems

Fare

structure

4 The Minister may make regulations establishing

a fare structure for prescribed transit systems, including,

(

a) setting

fare prices;

(

b) defining

fare categories, types and eligibility requirements;

(

c) establishing

fare discount policies;

(

d) establishing

transfer policies for travel between a prescribed transit system and any other

passenger transportation systems.

Participation

in unified fare payment system

5 Every prescribed transit system shall, within

the prescribed timeframe, participate in a unified fare payment system approved

by the Minister.

Apportionment

of fares

(1) The Minister may

prescribe geographic zones for the purposes of this

section and may designate

prescribed transit systems in relation to each zone.

Same

(2) All

fares collected by any prescribed transit system that is designated in relation

to a geographic zone described in subsection (1) shall be apportioned among the

systems designated in relation to that geographic zone in accordance with the

regulations.

Payment

by prescribed transit systems

(3) Every

prescribed transit system that is designated in relation to a geographic zone

shall pay the amounts required to be provided by it in accordance with the

apportionment rules set out in the regulations.

Regulations

respecting apportionment

(4) The

Minister may make regulations respecting fares that are subject to

apportionment under subsection (2) and providing for how they must be shared,

including the apportioning of those fares among prescribed transit systems and

the manner in which any share shall be recovered.

Same

(5) A

regulation made under subsection (4) may do one or more of the following:

1. Authorize

prescribed transit systems that are designated in relation to a geographic zone

to determine by agreement how fares are to be apportioned, subject to any

conditions that may be set out in the regulations.

2. Set

out the manner in which the fares are to be apportioned.

3. Provide

for an arbitration process for determining how fares are to be apportioned or

for resolving any related disputes.

Same

(6) A

regulation that relates to the matters described in subsection (5) may,

(

a) provide,

on an interim basis, for the manner in which fares are to be apportioned and

for the time and manner in which payments are to be made;

(

b) permit

an agreement or an arbitration decision to apply to fares received or payments

made before the agreement or decision is reached; and

(

c) provide

for the reconciliation of amounts paid on an interim basis.

Service

integration for priority routes

7 The Minister may make regulations,

(

a) designating

new and existing routes as priority routes, which may cross municipal

boundaries;

(

b) prescribing

service standards for priority routes, including,

(

i) establishing

time periods during which the service standards must be met,

(ii) establishing

the frequency of services to be provided on the priority route, which may

specify the frequency of service at different stops on the priority route;

(

c) prescribing

requirements for service integration between different prescribed transit

systems on priority routes, including requiring services be provided by a

prescribed transit system outside of its primary service area.

Prescribed specialized transit systems

Unified

trip booking system

8 Every prescribed

specialized transit system shall, within the prescribed timeframe, participate

in a unified trip booking system approved by the Minister.

Cross-boundary

services for persons with disabilities

(1) On request by a person with a

disability, every prescribed specialized transit system shall provide

transportation from a location originating within its primary service area to a

prescribed distance outside of its primary service area, without requiring the

person to transfer to a different passenger transportation system.

Support

person

(2) If

the person described in subsection (1) has a need for a support person, the

prescribed specialized transit system shall also transport the support person

the same distance described in subsection (1) and shall not charge a fare to

the support person.

Responsibility

(3) It

is the responsibility of a person with a disability to, in accordance with the

regulations, if any, demonstrate to the prescribed specialized transit system

their need for a support person to accompany them.

Information and Data

Report

to the Minister

(1) Every municipality or municipal

agency that has established or that operates or maintains a prescribed transit

system, or for which or on whose behalf a prescribed transit system has been

established, operated or maintained, shall file reports with the Minister in

respect of the prescribed transit system within the prescribed timeframe, and

at such other times as the Minister may specify.

Form

of report

(2) A

report described in subsection (1) shall be in the form required by the

Minister and shall include,

(

a) information

demonstrating how the prescribed transit system has complied with the

requirements established under this Act; and

(

b) any

other prescribed documentation or data.

Publication

(3) The

Minister may publish or otherwise make available to the public information

respecting a prescribed transit system’s compliance with the requirements

established under this Act.

Request

for information regarding services and fares

(1) The Minister may request that

any municipality or municipal agency that has established or that operates or

maintains a prescribed transit system, or for which or on whose behalf a

prescribed transit system has been established, operated or maintained, provide

detailed information to the Minister in relation to a prescribed transit system

regarding services and trips provided and fares collected.

Same,

information on unified trip booking system

(2) The

Minister may request that any municipality or municipal agency that has

established or that operates or maintains a prescribed specialized transit

system, or for which or on whose behalf a prescribed specialized transit system

has been established, operated or maintained, provide detailed information in

relation to the use of the unified trip booking system described in

section 8.

Compliance

(3) A

municipality or municipal agency shall comply with a request made under

subsection (1) or (2) within the time specified by the Minister.

Information

or data directive

(1) The Minister may issue a

directive in writing directing a municipality, a municipal agency or a

passenger transportation system to provide the Minister or Metrolinx with

information or data, as well as copies of any contracts, records, reports,

surveys, plans or any other document that, in the Minister’s opinion, may be

required to support the purposes of this Act or the development of regulations

under this Act.

Compliance

(2) A

municipality, municipal agency or passenger transportation system that receives

a directive under subsection (1) shall comply with the directive within the

time specified by the Minister.

PART III

MISCELLANEOUS

Extinguishment

of causes of action

(1) No cause

of action arises against a person set out in subsection (2) as a direct or

indirect result of,

(

a) the

enactment, amendment or repeal of any provision of this Act;

(

b) the

making, amendment or revocation of any provision of a regulation, request or

directive under this Act;

(

c) the

granting or termination of any approval under this Act; or

(

d) anything

done or not done in accordance with this Act or a regulation, request,

directive or approval under this Act, including any collection, use or

disclosure of information authorized under this Act.

Persons

referred to

(2) The

persons referred to in subsection (1) are,

(

a) the

Crown or any current or former member of the Executive Council or employee,

officer or agent of or advisor to the Crown;

(

b) a

municipality or municipal agency, or any current or former member of the

council of the municipality or of the municipal agency, or employee, officer or

agent of or advisor to the municipality or municipal agency;

(

c) Metrolinx

or any of its subsidiary corporations, or any current or former director,

employee, officer or agent of or advisor to Metrolinx or any of its subsidiary

corporations; or

(

d) any

person prescribed by the Lieutenant Governor in Council.

remedy

(3) No

costs, compensation or damages, including for loss of revenue or profit or any

other alleged loss, whether direct or indirect, are owing or payable to any

person by a person referred to in subsection (1), and no remedy, including a

remedy in contract, restitution, tort, a remedy for misfeasance, bad faith or a

breach of trust or fiduciary obligation, any equitable remedy or any remedy

under any statute, is available to any person against any person referred to in

subsection (1) in connection with anything referred to in that subsection.

Proceedings

barred

(4) No

proceeding that is directly or indirectly based on or related to anything

referred to in subsection (1) may be brought or maintained against any person

referred to in that subsection.

Application

(5) Subsections

(3) and (4) do not apply with respect to an application for judicial review or

a claim for a constitutional remedy, but do apply with respect to any other

court, administrative or arbitral proceeding claiming any remedy or relief,

including specific performance, an injunction, declaratory relief or the

enforcement of a judgment, order or award made outside Ontario.

costs awarded

(6) No

costs shall be awarded against any person in respect of a proceeding that

cannot be brought or maintained under subsection (4).

expropriation or injurious affection

(7) Nothing

referred to in subsection (1) constitutes an expropriation or injurious

affection for the purposes of the Expropriations Act

or otherwise at law.

Proceedings

by Crown not prevented

(8) This

section does not apply with respect to proceedings brought by the Crown.

Certain

proceedings by municipalities not prevented

(9) This

section does not apply with respect to proceedings brought by a municipality

against,

(

a) any

current or former member of the council of the municipality or of a municipal

agency of the municipality; or

(

b) any

current or former employee, officer or agent of or advisor to the municipality

or a municipal agency of the municipality.

Certain

proceedings by municipal agencies not prevented

(10) This

section does not apply with respect to proceedings brought by a municipal

agency against,

(

a) any

current or former member of the municipal agency; or

(

b) any

current or former employee, officer or agent of or advisor to the municipal

agency.

Certain

proceedings by Metrolinx not prevented

(11) This

section does not apply with respect to proceedings brought by Metrolinx or any

of its subsidiary corporations against any current or former director,

employee, officer or agent of or advisor to Metrolinx or any of its subsidiary

corporations.

establishment of private law right, duty

14 Nothing in this Act or

any regulation, request, directive or approval made under this Act establishes

a private law right or duty, including a private law duty of care or fiduciary

duty, owing to any person.

Conflict

with The Railways Act or the City

of Toronto Act, 2006

15 If a provision of this

Act or of a regulation made under this Act conflicts with The

Railways Act , being

chapter 331 of the Revised Statutes of Ontario,

1950, or with subsection 395 (1) of the City of Toronto

Act, 2006 , the provision of this Act or the regulation under this Act

prevails to the extent of the conflict.

PART IV

REGULATIONS

Regulations

Minister

(1) The

Minister may make regulations,

(

a) prescribing

or respecting any matter that this Act refers to as a matter that the

regulations may prescribe, specify, designate, set out or otherwise deal with;

(

b) prescribing

local transit systems as prescribed municipal or specialized transit systems

for the purposes of the Act;

(

c) clarifying

the meaning of “primary service area” for the purposes of this Act;

(

d) prescribing

a geographic zone for the purposes of subsection 6 (1) and designating

prescribed transit systems in relation to that zone;

(

e) defining

or clarifying the meaning of any word or phrase used in this Act that is not

defined in this Act;

(

f) exempting

an entity from a provision of this Act or the regulations and setting

conditions for the exemption;

(

g) respecting

any matter necessary or incidental to the enforcement and administration of

this Act and the regulations;

(

h) respecting

any transitional matters necessary for the effective implementation of this Act

and the regulations.

Lieutenant

Governor in Council

(2) The

Lieutenant Governor in Council may make regulations,

(

a) prescribing

passenger transportation systems that are not local transit systems as

prescribed municipal or specialized transit systems for the purposes of the

Act;

(

b) prescribing

additional municipal transit areas for the purposes of the definition of

“municipal transit area” in

section 2;

(

c) prescribing

persons for the purposes of clause 13 (2) (

d) and prescribing any conditions or

circumstances where

section 13 does not apply to that person, including with

respect to proceedings brought by a specified person or class of persons.

Retroactive

regulations

(3) If

it so provides, a regulation made under clause (2) (

c) is effective with

reference to a period before the regulation was filed.

Application

to existing claims, proceedings

(4) If

it so provides, a regulation made under clause (2) (

c) applies to claims or

proceedings that existed before the regulation comes into force.

PART V

COMMENCEMENT AND

SHORT TITLE

Commencement

17 The Act set out in this

Schedule

comes into force on the day the Building Homes and

Improving Transportation Infrastructure Act, 2026 receives Royal Assent.

Short

title

18 The

short title of the Act set out in

this

Schedule is the Fare Alignment and Seamless Transit

Act, 2026 .

SCHEDULE 5

METROLINX ACT, 2006

The Metrolinx Act, 2006 is amended by adding the

following section:

Building

Code Act, 1992

(1) The

Corporation may notify the chief building official under the Building Code Act, 1992 of a proposal to construct or

demolish a building associated with a provincial transit project by submitting

the form, documents and information referred to in subsection 8 (1.1) of that

Act.

Same

(2) For

greater certainty, the Corporation may make a notification under subsection

(1) whether or not the Corporation owns the building or the property on which the

building is located.

Report

(3) On receiving notice and any required fee, the

chief building officer shall assess the proposed building, construction or

demolition as if the Building Code Act, 1992 and

the building code applied to it and shall provide to the Corporation, within

the prescribed period, a report that includes the following information:

1. An

assessment of whether the proposal would contravene

that Act or code.

2. An

assessment of whether the Architects

Act or the Professional Engineers Act

would require the proposal to be designed by an

architect, a professional engineer or a combination of both and, if so, whether

the design would satisfy the requirem ent.

3. An

assessment of whether every person who prepared drawings, plans, specifications

or other documents, or who provided an opinion respecting proposal, had the

qualifications and insurance that would be required under the code.

4. Any

other prescribed information.

Exception

(4) Despite

paragraph 1 of subsection (3), the chief building official shall not assess

whether a proposed building, construction or demolition would contravene,

(

a) any

by-law made under

section 34 or 38 of the Planning Act ;

(

b) section

41 of the Planning Act ;

(

c) section

114 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006 ; or

(

d) any

other prescribed provision of

an Act, regulation, by-law or order.

Format

of report

(5) The

chief building official shall prepare the report in the prescribed format, if

any.

Inspection

(6) At

each stage of construction specified in the building code, the Corporation may

notify the chief building official or the registered code agency, if any, that

the construction is ready to be inspected.

Same

(7) After

a notice mentioned in subsection (6) is received, an inspector or the

registered code agency, as the case may be, shall, within the prescribed

period, carry out the inspection that would be required under the building code

if the code were applicable to the building.

Exception

(8) Subsection

(7) does not apply in respect of a subsequent stage of construction if the

Corporation did not give notice under subsection (6) in respect of the

immediately preceding stage of construction.

Occupancy

(9) If

the Corporation notifies the chief building official or the registered code

agency, if any, of the date of completion of a building or part of a building,

the chief building official or registered code agency shall, within the

prescribed period, provide a written opinion to the Corporation on whether the

requirements of

section 11 of the Building Code Act, 1992

would be met, if they were applicable to the building or part of a building.

Corporation

not bound

(10) For

greater certainty, nothing in this

section shall be interpreted as making the

Corporation subject to the Building Code Act, 1992 .

Immunity

from action

(11) No

action or other proceeding for damages shall be instituted against a chief

building official, an inspector or an officer for any act done in good faith in

the execution or intended execution of any power or duty under this

section or

the regulations or for any alleged neglect or default in the execution in good

faith of that power or duty.

Liability

(12) Subsection

(11) does not relieve a municipality or an upper-tier municipality of liability

in respect of a tort committed by its chief building official or inspectors to

which they would otherwise be subject and the municipality or upper-tier

municipality is liable for any such tort as if subsection (11) were not

enacted.

Same

(13) For

greater certainty, no person referred to in subsection (12) is an officer,

employee or agent of the Crown or of the Corporation with respect to any act in

the execution or intended execution of any power or duty under this

section or

the regulations or for any alleged neglect or default in the execution in good

faith of that power or duty.

Definitions

(14) Unless

context requires otherwise, terms used in this

section have the same meaning as

in the Building Code Act, 1992 .

Clause 42 (1) (

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

(

l) requiring

the submission of additional documents for the purposes of subsection 40 (1);

(

m) exempting

the Corporation from a requirement to submit a specified form, document or

information for the purposes of subsection 40 (1);

(

n) requiring

the payment of fees and prescribing the amounts of the fees in respect of a

notice, report or inspection referred to in

section 40;

(

o) prescribing

the period referred to in subsection 40 (3);

(

p) prescribing

information for the purposes of paragraph 4 of subsection 40 (3);

(

q) prescribing

provisions of

an Act, regulation, by-law or order for the purposes of clause 40

(4) (d);

(

r) specifying

the format of a report for the purposes of subsection 40 (5);

(

s) prescribing

the periods referred to in subsections 40 (7) and (9);

(

t) respecting

any matter that the Minister considers necessary or advisable to carry out

effectively the intent and purpose of this Act.

Subsection 51 (1) of the Act is amended by adding the following clause:

(0.

a) anything

done or not done in accordance with

section 40 or any regulation made in

respect of that section;

Commencement

This

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

Governor in Council.

SCHEDULE

MUNICIPAL ACT, 2001

Section 93 of the Municipal Act, 2001 is repealed

and the following substituted:

Non-municipal

public utilities

(1) Except

as otherwise provided, no person shall construct, maintain or operate a water

or sewage public utility in any area of a municipality without first applying

for and obtaining the consent of the municipality.

Municipality

to review applications

(2) A

municipality that receives an application to construct, maintain or operate a

public utility under subsection (1) shall review the application and,

(

a) may

provide consent to the applicant, subject to such conditions and limits on the

powers to which the consent relates as may be agreed upon; or

(

b) in

the case that a regulation prescribing criteria or conditions is made under

this section, shall give consent to the applicant if the municipality is of the

opinion that,

(

i) any

prescribed criteria or conditions respecting the area in which the public

utility would be located are met,

(ii) any

plans in respect of the public utility required by the regulations have been

provided and meet the prescribed criteria or conditions and include the

required content,

(iii) any

reserve funds or other financial assurances or instruments in respect of the

public utility that are required by the regulations are or will be in place and

the funds, assurances and instruments meet the prescribed requirements,

(iv) the

public utility, if constructed, maintained or operated in accordance with the

application, would meet the relevant prescribed criteria and conditions, and

(

v) any

other prescribed requirements, conditions or criteria in respect of the public

utility have been or will be met.

Conditions

and limits

(3) If

consent is given under clause (2) (b), the municipality may impose such

financial, operational and other conditions or limits on the consent as may be

prescribed to ensure the safe and sustainable operation of the public utility.

Agreements

(4) If,

pursuant to subsection (3), the municipality requires the owner of the lands on

which a public utility is located to enter into an agreement as a condition of

consent,

(

a) the

agreement may be registered against the land to which it applies; and

(

b) the

municipality may enforce the provisions of such agreement against any party to

the agreement and, subject to the Registry Act and the Land Titles Act ,

against any and all subsequent owners or tenants of the land.

Regulations

(5) The

Lieutenant Governor in Council may make regulations providing for any matters

which, in the opinion of the Lieutenant Governor in Council, are necessary or

desirable for the purposes of this

section including,

(

a) requiring

an applicant to provide specified plans, including financial and operational

plans, and prescribing the required content of those plans and the procedures

and requirements that must be followed in preparing those plans;

(

b) governing

criteria and conditions a public utility is required to meet, including,

(

i) prescribing

minimum technical and performance standards for the public utility,

(ii) prescribing

or describing the types of developments that the public utility may service,

(iii) designating

the municipalities in which the public utility may be located,

(iv) prescribing

criteria or conditions with respect to where the public utility may be located

and with respect to the lands on which the public utility may be located,

(

v) prescribing

zoning by-law requirements in respect of the lands on which the public utility

is located and in respect of the lands that the public utility will be used to

service, and

(vi) requiring

prescribed reserve funds or financial assurances or instruments in respect of

the public utility to be in place and governing the requirements of such funds,

assurances or instruments including prescribing the types and amounts of any

financial assurances that an applicant must provide to a municipality; and

(

c) prescribing

conditions or limits that may be imposed on a consent for the purposes of

subsection (3).

Interpretation

(6) In

this section,

“person”

does not include a municipality.

Commencement

This

Schedule comes into force on the day the Building

Homes and Improving Transportation Infrastructure Act, 2026 receives

Royal Assent.

SCHEDULE 7

PLANNING ACT

(1) The definition of “upper-tier municipality without planning

responsibilities” in subsection 1 (1) of the Planning Act

is amended by adding the following paragraph:

0.1 The

County of Simcoe in relation to lands in the Town of Bradford West Gwillimbury,

the Town of Innisfil and the Town of New Tecumseth.

(2) The

definition of “upper-tier municipality without planning responsibilities” in

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

0.1.1 The

County of Simcoe in relation to the lands in the prescribed lower-tier

municipalities in the County of Simcoe.

(3) The

definition of “upper-tier municipality without planning responsibilities” in

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

0.1.2 The

County of Simcoe in relation to lands in any lower-tier municipality in the

County of Simcoe not mentioned in paragraph 0.1 and not prescribed for the

purposes of paragraph 0.1.1.

(1) Subsections 16 (1) and (2) of the Act are repealed and the

following substituted:

Official

plan

Contents

of official plan

(1) An

official plan must contain the chapters, sections and schedules, and use only

the land use designations, described in

Schedule 1.

chapter, section, etc. not applicable

(1.1) If

a chapter,

section or

schedule described in

section 1 of

Schedule 1 is not

applicable to a municipality or planning board, the official plan must include

the words “Not applicable” immediately after the number and title of each

chapter,

section or schedule.

Optional

description of goals, objectives

(1.2) An

official plan may, before the first

section of each

chapter referred to in

section 1 of

Schedule 1, include a description of the goals and objectives

related to the subject matter of that chapter.

Minister’s

directions

(2) The

Minister may provide a municipality or a planning board with written directions

specifying how to comply with subsection (1) and the municipality or planning

board shall comply with those directions.

Same,

content

(2.1) Without

limiting the generality of subsection (2), the Minister’s direction may provide

that a land use designation described in

section 2 of

Schedule 1 may be

implemented through the use of two or more sub-designations.

Non-application

of Legislation Act, 2006 ,

Part III

(2.2) Part

III (Regulations) of the Legislation Act, 2006 does

not apply to a written direction provided under subsection (2).

(2) Subsection

16 (14) of the Act is repealed.

(3) Paragraph

4 of subsection 16 (18) of the Act is repealed and the following substituted:

4. Amends

or revokes the delineation of the boundaries of a protected major transit

station area identified in accordance with subsection (15) or (16) or the

policies described in clause (15) (

a) or (16) (

a) with respect to the protected

major transit station area.

(4) Subsection

16 (18.1) of the Act is repealed.

The Act is amended by adding the following section:

Transition

re official plan framework

Definitions

16.0.1

(1) In this

section,

“former

official plan framework” means subsections 16 (1) and (2), as they read

immediately before the day subsection 2 (1) of

Schedule 7 of the Building Homes and Improving Transportation Infrastructure Act,

2026 came into force; (“ ancien cadre du plan officiel ”)

“new

official plan framework” means subsections 16 (1) to (2.2), as they read on or

after the day subsection 2 (1) of

Schedule 7 of the Building

Homes and Improving Transportation Infrastructure Act, 2026 comes into

force. (“ nouveau

cadre du plan officiel ”)

Timing

of transition

(2) The

former official plan framework continues to apply to a municipality or planning

board until the day on which a new official plan or a revision of the official

plan under

section 26 that is adopted after the applicable transition date

mentioned in subsection (3) comes into effect.

Transition

dates

(3) For

the purposes of subsection (2), the transition date is,

(

a) January

1, 2028 for the municipalities listed in Column 1 of Table 1 to this

subsection; or

(

b) January

1, 2029 for all planning boards and the municipalities not listed in Column 1

of Table 1 to this subsection.

TABLE 1

Item

Column

City

of Barrie

City

of Brampton

City

of Brantford

City

of Burlington

City

of Cambridge

City

of Guelph

City

of Hamilton

City

of Kingston

City

of Kitchener

City

of London

City

of Markham

City

of Mississauga

City

of Niagara Falls

City

of Oshawa

City

of Ottawa

City

of Pickering

City

of Richmond Hill

City

of St. Catharines

City

of Toronto

City

of Vaughan

City

of Waterloo

City

of Windsor

Municipality

of Clarington

Town

of Ajax

Town

of Caledon

Town

of Milton

Town

of Newmarket

Town

of Oakville

Town

of Whitby

Subsection 17 (34.1) of the Act is amended by striking out “lower-tier

municipality’s plan if the plan” in the portion before clause (

a) and

substituting “lower-tier municipality’s official plan, other than an official

plan that is the subject of an order under subsection (6), if the plan”.

Section 24 of the Act is amended by adding the following subsection:

Exception

(1.1) Subsection

(1) does not apply to a by-law adopting an official plan or official plan

amendment that is the subject of an order under subsection 17 (6).

(1) Subsection 27 (1) of the Act is amended by adding “Subject to

subsections (5) and (6)” at the beginning.

(2) Section

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

Exception

(5) Subsections

(1) to (4) do not apply to a prescribed lower-tier municipality.

Non-application

of upper-tier official plan

(6) The

official plan of an upper-tier municipality does not apply in a lower-tier

municipality prescribed for the purposes of subsection (5).

(1) Paragraph 6 of subsection 34 (1) of the Act is amended by adding

“or (1.1.1)” after “subsection (1.1)”.

(2) Section

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

Same

(1.1.1) Despite

paragraph 6 of subsection (1), a zoning by-law may not require an owner or

occupant of a building or structure to provide and maintain electric vehicle

supply equipment in connection with parking facilities.

(3) Subsection

34 (3.1) of the Act is repealed and the following substituted:

Restriction,

minimum area of parcel

(3.1) Despite

subsection (3), the authority to pass a by-law under this

section does not

include the authority to pass a by-law that requires the minimum area of a

parcel of urban residential land that is not in the Greenbelt Area to be

greater than the prescribed area.

Provisions

of no effect

(3.2) A

provision of a by-law passed under this

section or an order made under

clause 47 (1) (

a) is of no effect to the extent that it contravenes a

restriction described in subsection (3.1).

Same,

minimum frontage and depth

(3.3) A

provision of a by-law passed under this

section or an order made under clause

47 (1) (

a) regulating the minimum frontage or minimum depth of a parcel of land

is of no effect to the extent that it would require a parcel to which

subsection (3.1) applies to be larger than the area prescribed for the purposes

of that subsection.

(1) Subparagraph 2 (

e) of subsection 41 (4) of the Act is repealed

and the following substituted:

(

e) the

elements on any adjoining highway under a municipality’s jurisdiction,

including trees, shrubs, hedges, plantings or other ground cover, paving

materials, street furniture, curb ramps, waste and recycling containers and

bicycle parking facilities, if an official plan and a by-law passed under

subsection (2) that both contain provisions relating to such matters are in

effect in the municipality, but only to the extent that such elements are

of adjoining lands; and

(2) Subsection

41 (4.1.1) of the Act is amended by striking out “sustainable design”.

(3) Paragraph

3 of clause 41 (7) (

a) of the Act is amended by adding “Subject to subsection

(9.2)” at the beginning.

(4) Subclause

41 (8) (a) (iii) of the Act is amended by,

(

a) adding

“Subject to subsection (9.2)” at the beginning; and

(

b) striking

out “offstreet” and substituting “off-street”.

(5) Section

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

Limitation

on requirement re parking facilities

(9.2) An

owner of land may not be required by a municipality, under paragraph 3 of

clause (7) (a), or by an upper-tier municipality, under subclause (8) (a)

(iii), to provide electric vehicle supply equipment in connection with

off-street vehicular parking facilities.

Limitation,

prescribed matters

(9.3) With

respect to an application made on or after the day a regulation made pursuant

to this subsection comes into force, despite subsections (7) and (8), a

municipality may not impose requirements respecting prescribed matters.

(1) Subsection 42 (4.32) of the Act is amended by striking out “an

interest in land described in clause (4.31) (b)” and substituting “land

described in clause (4.31) (

a) or an interest in land described in clause (4.31)

(b)”.

(2) Section

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

Validity

of easement

(4.32.1) If

the interest in land described in clause (4.31) (

b) is an easement, the

easement is valid whether or not the municipality owns appurtenant land or land

capable of being accommodated or benefited by the easement.

(3) Section

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

Same

(4.35.1) An

owner of land who has not received a notice under subsection (4.34) within 90

days of identifying land in accordance with subsection (4.30) may, at any time

before receiving notice under subsection (4.34), appeal to the Tribunal the

municipality’s failure to make a decision as to whether to accept the

conveyance by filing with the clerk of the municipality a notice of appeal

accompanied by the fee charged by the Tribunal.

(4) Subsection

42 (4.36) of the Act is amended by adding “or subsection (4.35.1)” after “that

subsection” in the portion before clause (a).

(5) Clause

42 (4.38) (

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

(

b) shall

be deemed, subject to subsection (4.38.1), to count towards any requirement set

out in a by-law passed under this

section that is applicable to the development

or redevelopment, despite any provision of that by-law.

(6) Section

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

Certain

lands to be counted

(4.38.1) For

the purposes of clause (4.38) (b), any land described in clause (4.31) (

a) or

any interest in land described in clause (4.31) (

b) that is conveyed in

accordance with clause (4.38) (

a) shall be counted towards any requirement set

out in the by-law by multiplying the area of such land by a factor of 0.7 or

such other larger factor as may be determined by the municipality.

(1) Sub-subparagraph 1 ii F of subsection 47 (4.4) of the Act is

repealed and the following substituted:

F. the

elements on any adjoining highway under a municipality’s jurisdiction,

including trees, shrubs, hedges, plantings or other ground cover, paving

materials, street furniture, curb ramps, waste and recycling containers and

bicycle parking facilities, but only to the extent that such elements are

of adjoining lands; and

(2) Subsections

47 (9) and (9.1) of the Act are repealed.

(3) Subsection

47 (15) of the Act is amended by striking out “representations received under

subsection (9), if any, and”.

Subsection 53 (12) of the Act is amended by striking out “subsections 51

(26) and (27)” and substituting “subsections 51 (25.1), (26) and (27)”.

(1) Paragraph 15 of subsection 70.1 (1) of the Act is repealed.

(2) Subsection

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

30.2 defining

any word or expression used in

section 1 or 2 of

Schedule 1 that is not already

defined in this Act.

(1) The definition of “effective date” in subsection 70.13 (1) of

the Act is amended by adding the following clause:

(a.1) in

respect of an upper-tier municipality referred to in paragraph 0.1 of the

definition of “upper tier municipality without planning responsibilities” in

subsection 1 (1), the day on which subsection 1 (1) of

Schedule 7 to the Building Homes and Improving Transportation Infrastructure Act,

2026 comes into force,

(2) The

definition of “effective date” in subsection 70.13 (1) of the Act is amended by

adding the following clause:

(a.1.1) in

respect of an upper-tier municipality referred to in paragraph 0.1.1 of the

definition of “upper tier municipality without planning responsibilities” in

subsection 1 (1), the day on which subsection 1 (2) of

Schedule 7 to the Building Homes and Improving Transportation Infrastructure Act,

2026 comes into force,

(3) The

definition of “effective date” in subsection 70.13 (1) of the Act is amended by

adding the following clause:

(a.1.2) in

respect of an upper-tier municipality referred to in paragraph 0.1.2 of the

definition of “upper tier municipality without planning responsibilities” in

subsection 1 (1), the day on which subsection 1 (3) of

Schedule 7 to the Building Homes and Improving Transportation Infrastructure Act,

2026 comes into force,

The Act is amended by adding the following Schedule:

SCHEDULE 1

CONTENTS OF AN OFFICIAL PLAN UNDER SUBSECTION 16 (1)

Chapters,

sections and schedules of official plan

For the purposes of subsection 16 (1), the chapters, sections and schedules of

an official plan are the following:

1. A

chapter numbered 1 and entitled, “Introduction and How to Use this Plan” that

is comprised of the following sections:

i. A

section numbered 1.1 and entitled “Purpose” that provides information about the

purpose of the official plan.

ii. A

section numbered 1.2 and entitled “Plan Organization” that provides information

about the structure of the official plan.

2. A

chapter numbered 2 and entitled “Strategic Planning Framework” that is

comprised of the following section:

i. A

section numbered 2.1 and entitled “Provincial and Regional Planning Context”

that describes the context for land use planning in the area to which the

official plan applies and identifies the Acts and provincial plans that apply

to land use planning in the area.

3. A

chapter numbered 3 and entitled “Indigenous Engagement” that is comprised of

the following section:

i. A

section numbered 3.1 and entitled “Indigenous Engagement” that identifies the

processes through which Indigenous communities will be engaged in implementing

the official plan.

4. A

chapter numbered 4 and entitled, “Settlement Area Structure and Growth Needs

and Management” that is comprised of the following sections:

i. A

section numbered 4.1 and entitled “Settlement Areas” that contains policies

related to areas of settlement, including policies related to the alteration of

the boundary of an area of settlement and policies related to areas surrounding

and including an existing or planned higher order transit station or stop in an

area of settlement.

ii. A

section numbered 4.2 and entitled “Growth Management” that contains policies

related to the management of growth and development.

5. A

chapter numbered 5 and entitled “Residential and Mixed Uses” that is comprised

of the following sections:

i. A

section numbered 5.1 and entitled “Housing” that contains policies applicable

to residential uses.

ii. A

section numbered 5.2 and entitled “Mixed Uses” that contains policies

applicable to commercial, institutional and other non-residential uses.

6. A

chapter numbered 6 and entitled, “Economy and Employment Areas” that is

comprised of the following sections:

i. A

section numbered 6.1 and entitled “Economic Development” that contains policies

related to economic development.

ii. A

section numbered 6.2 and entitled “Employment Uses” that contains policies

applicable to employment uses.

7. A

chapter numbered 7 and entitled “Rural Areas and Agricultural System” that is

comprised of the following sections:

i. A

section numbered 7.1 and entitled “Rural Areas” that contains policies

applicable to uses permitted in rural areas.

ii. A

section numbered 7.2 and entitled “Agricultural Land Base” that contains

policies applicable to agricultural land uses.

iii. A

section numbered 7.3 and entitled “Agri-Food Network” that contains policies

related to the infrastructure, services and other assets that support the

agri-food sector.

8. A

chapter numbered 8 and entitled “Infrastructure, Facilities and Community

Services” that is comprised of the following sections:

i. A

section numbered 8.1 and entitled “Transportation” that contains policies

related to transportation and transit, including policies applicable to

development near airports, rail facilities and marine facilities, where some or

all such facilities exist in or near the area to which the official plan

applies.

ii. A

section numbered 8.2 and entitled “Infrastructure Corridors” that contains

policies related to existing or planned linear infrastructure, such as a public

highway, transit line or gas or oil pipeline, or corridors for such

infrastructure.

iii. A

section numbered 8.3 and entitled “Public Service Facilities” that contains

policies related to facilities for the provision of programs and services

provided or subsidized by a government or other public sector organization.

iv. A

section numbered 8.4 and entitled “Water and Wastewater” that contains policies

related to water and sewage works.

v. A

section numbered 8.5 and entitled “Waste Management” that contains policies

related to waste management.

vi. A

section numbered 8.6 and entitled “Parks and Open Space” that contains policies

related to parks and other open space areas.

9. A

chapter numbered 9 and entitled “Local Landscape and Resource Management” that

is comprised of the following sections:

i. A

section numbered 9.1 and entitled “Natural Heritage” that contains policies

related to natural heritage features and areas.

ii. A

section numbered 9.2 and entitled “Water Resources” that contains policies

related to surface water features and ground water features and areas.

iii. A

section numbered 9.3 and entitled “Cultural Heritage and Archaeology” that

contains policies related to cultural heritage and archaeology.

iv. A

section numbered 9.4 and entitled “Mineral Aggregate Resources” that contains

policies applicable to areas of identified or potential aggregate deposits.

v. A

section numbered 9.5 and entitled “Petroleum, Salt and Mineral Resources” that

contains policies applicable to areas of identified or potential petroleum,

salt and non-aggregate mineral deposits.

vi. A

section numbered 9.6 and entitled “Energy Conservation” that contains policies

related to energy conservation.

vii. A

section numbered 9.7 and entitled “Waterfronts and Shorelines” that contains

policies applicable to areas near water bodies.

viii. A

section numbered 9.8 and entitled “Natural Hazards” that contains policies

related to natural hazards.

ix. A

section numbered 9.9 and entitled “Human-made Hazards” that contains policies

related to human-made hazards.

10. A

chapter numbered 10 and entitled “Implementation and

Interpretation” that is

comprised of the following sections:

i. A

section numbered 10.1 and entitled “Land Use Designations” that contains

policies related to the use of the land use designations described in

section 2

of this

Schedule in the official plan.

ii. A

section numbered 10.2 and entitled “Processes” that contains policies related

to the processes that will be used in implementing, maintaining and updating

the official plan.

iii. A

section numbered 10.3 and entitled “Implementation Tools” that contains

policies related to the instruments and other tools that will be used to

implement the official plan.

iv. A

section numbered 10.4 and entitled “Definitions” that provides

definitions for

terms used in the official plan.

11. A

chapter numbered 11 and entitled “Schedules” that is comprised of the following

schedules:

i. A

schedule numbered 11.1 and entitled “Schedule A1: Settlement Boundaries,

Urban/Rural Structure and Provincial Plans” that comprises one or more maps

identifying the boundaries of areas of settlement and any area that is the

subject of a provincial plan.

ii. A

schedule numbered 11.2 and entitled “Schedule A2: Strategic Growth Areas and

Intensification Areas” that comprises one or more maps identifying lands in the

area to which the official plan applies that are identified as a focus for

accommodating growth.

iii. A

schedule numbered 11.3 and entitled “Schedule A3: Land Use Designations” that

comprises one or more maps identifying the land use designations applicable to

lands in the area to which the official plan applies.

iv. A

schedule numbered 11.4 and entitled “Schedule B1: Transportation and Corridors”

that comprises one or more maps identifying the transportation system in the

area to which the official plan applies.

v. A

schedule numbered 11.5 and entitled “Schedule B2: Infrastructure” that

comprises one or more maps identifying the existing and planned infrastructure

in the area to which the official plan applies.

vi. A

schedule numbered 11.6 and entitled “Schedule B3: Public Service Facilities,

Parks and Open Space” that comprises one or more maps identifying the existing

and planned facilities for the provision of programs and services provided or

subsidized by a government or other body, and identifying parks and other open

space areas.

vii. A

schedule numbered 11.7 and entitled “Schedule C1: Natural Environment” that

includes one or more maps identifying the natural heritage features and areas

in the area to which the official plan applies.

viii. A

schedule numbered 11.8 and entitled “Schedule C2: Water Resources” that

includes one or more maps identifying water resource systems and vulnerable

areas for the protection of drinking water sources in the area to which the

official plan applies.

ix. A

schedule numbered 11.9 and entitled “Schedule C3: Resource Potential” that

comprises one or more maps identifying the known and potential areas of

mineral, petroleum and aggregate resources in the area to which the official

plan applies.

x. A

schedule numbered 11.10 and entitled “Schedule C4: Natural and Human-made

Hazards” that includes one or more maps identifying the lands in the area to

which the official plan applies that could be unsafe for development due to

natural hazards or human-made hazards.

Land

use designations

For the purposes of subsection 16 (1), the land use designations to be used in

an official plan are the following:

1. A

“Neighbourhoods” designation within which the following land uses must be

authorized:

i. Residential

uses.

ii. Small-scale

commercial uses.

iii. Institutional

uses, including cemetery uses.

iv. Such

other uses as may be prescribed.

2. A

“Mixed Use Areas” designation within which the following land uses shall be

authorized:

i. Residential

uses.

ii. Commercial

uses.

iii. Institutional

uses, including cemetery uses.

iv. Industrial,

manufacturing and small-scale warehousing uses that could be located adjacent

to sensitive land uses without adverse effects.

v. Such

other uses as may be prescribed.

3. A

“Mixed Use Commercial Areas” designation within which the land uses described

in paragraph 2 shall be authorized, but only if they are not sensitive land

uses.

4. An

“Employment Areas” designation within which the land uses referred to in

paragraph 1 of the definition of “area of employment” in subsection 1 (1) shall

be authorized.

5. A

“Major Facilities” designation within which the following land uses shall be

authorized:

i. Manufacturing

uses.

ii. Industrial

uses.

iii. Infrastructure

uses.

iv. Such

other uses as may be prescribed.

6. A

“Parks and Open Spaces” designation within which the following land uses shall

be authorized:

i. Recreational

uses.

ii. Cemetery

uses.

iii. Such

other uses as may be prescribed.

7. A

“Natural Environment and Water Resource Areas” designation within which the

following land uses shall be authorized:

i. Conservation

uses.

ii. Such

other uses as may be prescribed.

8. A

“Resource Areas” designation within which the following land uses shall be

authorized:

i. Resource

extraction uses.

ii. Such

other uses as are prescribed.

9. A

“Rural Lands” designation within which the following land uses shall be

authorized:

i. Residential

uses.

ii. Small-scale

commercial uses.

iii. Small-scale

industrial uses.

iv. Agricultural

uses.

v. Agriculture-related

uses.

vi. On-farm

diversified uses.

vii. Resource

management uses.

viii Resource-based

recreational uses.

ix. Cemetery

uses.

x. Such

other uses as may be prescribed.

10. A

“Prime Agricultural Areas” designation within which the following land uses

shall be authorized:

i. Agricultural

uses.

ii. Agriculture-related

uses.

iii. On-farm

diversified uses.

iv. Such

other uses as may be prescribed.

11. A

“Specialty Crop Areas” designation within which the following land uses shall

be authorized:

i. Agricultural

uses.

ii. Agriculture-related

uses.

iii. On-farm

diversified uses.

iv. Such

other uses as may be prescribed.

12. A

“Shoreline Areas” designation within which the following land uses shall be

authorized:

i. Marina

uses.

ii. Recreational

uses.

iii. Residential

uses.

iv. Such

other uses as may be prescribed.

Cutting

Red Tape to Build More Homes Act, 2024

Subsections 1 (4) and 15 (2) of

Schedule 12 to the Cutting

Red Tape to Build More Homes Act, 2024 are repealed.

Commencement

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

Schedule

comes into force on the day the Building Homes and

Improving Transportation Infrastructure Act, 2026 receives Royal Assent.

(2) Section

1, subsection 2 (1), sections 3 and 9 and sections 12 to 14 come into force on

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

SCHEDULE 8

SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT, 2002

The definition of “municipal drinking water system” in subsection 2 (1) of the Safe Drinking Water Act, 2002 is amended by adding the

following clause:

(b.1) that

is owned by a corporation designated as a water and wastewater public

corporation within the meaning of the Water and Wastewater

Public Corporations Act, 2025 ,

Section 53 of the Act is amended by adding the following subsections:

Deemed

consent

(5.1) If

a person obtains consent from a municipality in respect of a water public

utility under clause 93 (2) (

b) of the Municipal Act, 2001 ,

the person is deemed to have obtained written consent under subsection (1) of

this section.

Same

(5.2) For

greater certainty, subsections (3) and (4) do not apply to a deemed consent

under subsection (5.1).

Commencement

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

Schedule

comes into force on the later of the day

section 1 of

Schedule 16 ( Water and Wastewater Public Corporations Act, 2025 ) to

the Fighting Delays, Building Faster Act, 2025

comes into force and the day the Building Homes and

Improving Transportation Infrastructure Act, 2026 receives Royal Assent.

(2) Section

2 comes into force on the day

section 1 of

Schedule 6 to the Building Homes and Improving Transportation Infrastructure Act,

2026 comes into force.

SCHEDULE 9

WATER AND WASTEWATER PUBLIC CORPORATIONS ACT, 2025

Subsection 2 (2) of the Water and Wastewater Public

Corporations Act, 2025 is repealed and the following substituted:

Same

(2) A

corporation may be designated for the purposes of subsection (1) only if,

(

a) the

corporation is incorporated under the Business

Corporations Act ; and

(

b) no

shares of the corporation are held by a person other than a municipality, the

(1) Section 9 of the Act is amended by adding “Subject to subsection

(2)” at the beginning.

(2) Section

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

Limitation

on issuance of shares

(2) The

shares of a water and wastewater public corporation shall not be issued to any

person other than a municipality, the Province of Ontario, the Government of

Canada or an agent of any of them.

Limitation

on sale or transfer of shares

(3) The

shareholders of a water and wastewater public corporation shall not sell or

transfer the shares of the corporation, except to a municipality, the Province

The Act is amended by adding the following section:

Limitation

on transfer of assets

9.1 A water and wastewater

public corporation shall not transfer part or all of an asset used to provide

water and sewage services unless the board of directors of the corporation has

declared, by resolution, that the asset is no longer needed for the purposes of

providing those services.

(1) Subsection 10 (1) of the Act is amended by striking out “and

sewage services” at the end and substituting “and sewage services, and set out

the effective date of each transfer in the transfer by-laws”.

(2) Section

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

Same,

debentures

(1.1) Despite

subsection (1), a transfer by-law shall not transfer any liabilities, rights or

obligations arising under a debenture issued or authorized to be issued by a

municipality or under any other financial instruments or agreements issued or

entered into by a municipality for the purpose of long-term borrowing.

. . . .

Transfer

of non-assignable agreements

(2.1) For

greater certainty, a transfer by-law may transfer an agreement to a water and

wastewater public corporation even if the agreement does not permit an

assignment without the consent of the parties.

(3) Subsection

10 (3) of the Act is amended by striking out “on the transferee, the transferor

and all other persons” and substituting “on the water and wastewater public

corporation, the municipality and all other persons as of the effective date

set out in the transfer by-law”.

(4) Subsection

10 (4) of the Act is amended by striking out “of the transferor, the

transferee” and substituting “of the municipality, the water and wastewater

public corporation”.

(5) Section

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

Assumption

of rights, obligations, etc.

(5) If

a prescribed municipality makes a transfer by-law under subsection (1), the

assets, liabilities, rights and obligations of the municipality that are

provided for in the transfer by-law, including contractual rights, interests,

approvals, registrations and entitlements, that exist immediately before the

effective date set out in the transfer by-law continue as the assets,

liabilities, rights and obligations of the water and wastewater public

corporation and are transferred to the corporation.

Effect

of transfer

(6) A

transfer under a transfer by-law made under subsection (1) does not,

(

a) constitute

a breach, termination, frustration or repudiation of any agreement, including a

collective agreement, an employment contract or an insurance contract;

(

b) constitute

an event of default or force majeure;

(

c) constitute

a breach of any Act, regulation or municipal by-law;

(

d) give

rise to a breach, termination, repudiation or frustration of any licence,

permit or other right;

(

e) give

rise to any right to terminate or repudiate an agreement, licence, permit or

other right; or

(

f) give

rise to estoppel.

The Act is amended by adding the following section:

Employees

continued

10.1

(1) Employees

who are transferred under a transfer by-law made under subsection 10 (1) become

employees of the water and wastewater public corporation affected by the

transfer by-law as of the effective date set out in the transfer by-law.

Same

(2) For

all purposes, the employment of the employees immediately before and after the

transfer is continuous.

Same

(3) For

all purposes, including the purposes of an employment contract, a collective

agreement and the Employment Standards Act, 2000 ,

the employment of the employees is not terminated or severed and those

employees are not constructively dismissed because of the transfer.

Terms

of employment

(4) All

rights, duties and liabilities relating to all employees of a municipality who

are transferred under the transfer by-law that are vested in or bind the

municipality affected by the transfer immediately before the effective date set

out in the transfer by-law are vested in or bind the water and wastewater

public corporation instead of the municipality as of the effective date.

Same,

former employees

(5) The

Minister may, by regulation, provide that subsection (4) applies to specific

rights, duties and liabilities relating to former employees of a municipality

affected by a transfer under a transfer by-law.

Retroactive

regulation

(6) A

regulation made under subsection (5) may, if it so provides, be effective with

respect to a period before it is filed so long as that period commences no

earlier than the effective date set out in the transfer by-law.

Corporation

as successor employer

(7) A

transfer under a transfer by-law made under subsection 10 (1) is deemed to be a

sale of a business for the purposes of

section 69 of the Labour

Relations Act, 1995 and

section 13.1 of the Pay

Equity Act and those sections apply to the transfer.

(1) Subsection 20 (2) of the Act is amended by adding the following

clause:

(

q) imposing

requirements, limitations or conditions on a municipality and a water and

wastewater public corporation with respect to the debt of a lower-tier

municipality referred to in subsection 2 (1) or a municipality referred to in

subsection 10 (1) incurred for the financing of capital works that are

transferred under a transfer by-law made under subsection 10 (1), including

requiring a water and wastewater public corporation to make payments of a

specified amount to the municipality in relation to the debt.

(2) Section

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

Conflict

with transfer by-law

(2.1) In

the event of a conflict between a regulation made under clause (2) (

j) and a

transfer by-law made under subsection 10 (1), the regulation prevails.

(3) Subsection

20 (4) of the Act is amended by striking out “subclause (2) (l) (iv)” and

substituting “this section”.

(4) Section

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

Regulations:

legal effect of transfer under transfer by-law

(6) The

Minister may make regulations specifying the legal effect of a transfer under a

transfer by-law or of a transfer by-law made under subsection 10 (1), including

their effect on existing contractual rights, property rights or other rights

and obligations, and their effect on any transferred employees.

Regulations: agreements

(7) The

Minister may make regulations,

(

a) requiring

parties specified in the regulation to enter into agreements and prescribing

the content of those agreements;

(

b) requiring

one or more parties specified in the regulation to modify, terminate, extend or

suspend any agreements;

(

c) modifying,

terminating, extending or suspending any agreements.

Commencement

This

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

Governor in Council.

Bill 98 As Amended by Standing Committee (PDF)

This

reprint of the Bill is marked to indicate the changes that were made in

Committee.

The

changes are indicated by underlines for

new text and a strikethrough for deleted text.

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EXPLANATORY

NOTE

SCHEDULE 1

BUILDING CODE ACT, 1992

The

Schedule amends the Building Code Act, 1992 and

makes related amendments to a number of other Acts. Here are some of the

highlights:

1. The

Building Code Act, 1992 is amended to clarify that

standards for the protection or conservation of the environment are included in

the meaning of municipal by-laws respecting the construction or demolition of

buildings for the purposes of

section 35 of the Act.

2. The

City of Toronto Act, 2006 and the Planning Act are amended to clarify that standards for

the protection or conservation of the environment are included in the meaning

of manner of construction and standards for construction for the purposes of

matters not subject to site plan control.

Section

97.1 of the Municipal Act, 2001 and

section 108.1

of the City of Toronto Act, 2006 , which relate to

by-laws respecting the protection and conservation of the environment, are

repealed.

SCHEDULE 2

CITY OF TORONTO ACT, 2006

The

Schedule amends the City of Toronto Act, 2006 .

Various

amendments are made to

section 114, among other things to remove references to

“sustainable design”, to provide that the City cannot require an owner of land

to provide electric vehicle supply equipment in connection with off-street

vehicular parking facilities and to prevent the City, despite subsection

(11) of that section, from imposing requirements related to prescribed matters.

SCHEDULE 3

DEVELOPMENT CHARGES ACT, 1997

The

Schedule amends the Development Charges Act, 1997 .

New

section 4.5 provides that non-profit retirement home developments are exempt

from development charges.

The

Schedule also makes a small number of technical amendments to correct errors in

cross-references.

SCHEDULE 4

FARE ALIGNMENT AND SEAMLESS TRANSIT ACT, 2026

The

Schedule enacts the Fare Alignment and Seamless Transit

Act, 2026 . The major elements are set out below.

The

Minister of Transportation is given the power to make regulations establishing

a fare structure for transit systems that are prescribed by the regulations

made under the Act. These regulations may set fare prices, establish discount

policies, establish transfer policies and address other related matters.

Prescribed

transit systems are also required to participate in a unified fare payment

system approved by the Minister.

The

Minister may prescribe geographic zones. Transit systems that are designated in

relation to that zone must apportion fares among the other systems designated

in relation to that zone in accordance with the regulations.

The

Minister may also make regulations designating new and existing routes as

priority routes, prescribing service standards for those routes and

establishing related service integration requirements.

Prescribed

specialized transit systems that provide services designed to transport persons

with disabilities must participate in a unified trip booking system approved by

the Minister. These transit systems must also provide transportation to persons

with disabilities to a prescribed distance outside of their primary service

area.

Sections

10 to 12 set out various obligations relating to the provision of information

and data to the Minister and Metrolinx.

Section

13 extinguishes various causes of action related to the provisions of this Act.

Section

16 establishes various regulation-making powers for the Minister and for the

Lieutenant Governor in Council.

SCHEDULE 5

METROLINX ACT, 2006

The

Schedule amends the Metrolinx Act, 2006 to create a

new process under which Metrolinx may notify a chief building official of a

proposal to construct or demolish a building associated with a provincial

transit project.

The

new

section 40 sets out requirements respecting the submission of forms and

information and the preparation of a report by the chief building official. The

section also provides rules respecting inspections and opinions on occupancy

and provides for immunity for certain persons, including the chief building

inspector, when executing their powers and duties in good faith. A related

extinguishment of a cause of action and regulation‑making powers are

added.

SCHEDULE 6

MUNICIPAL ACT, 2001

The

Schedule repeals and remakes

section 93 of the Municipal

Act, 2001 . New subsection 93 (1) of the Act provides that no person

shall construct, maintain or operate a water or sewage public utility without

first applying for and obtaining the consent of the municipality. Under new

subsection 93 (2) of the Act, a municipality that receives an application may

provide consent to the application. However, if a regulation is made under

section 93 of the Act prescribing criteria or conditions, the municipality

shall provide consent to the applicant as required by clause 93 (2) (

b) of the

Act. Where a municipality provides consent under clause 93 (2) (

b) of the Act,

subsections 93 (3) and (4) apply. New subsection 93 (5) of the Act provides

regulation-making authority to the Lieutenant Governor in Council.

SCHEDULE 7

PLANNING ACT

The

Schedule makes various amendments to the Planning Act .

Here are some highlights:

1. Amendments

are made to provide that the County of Simcoe can become an upper-tier

municipality without planning responsibilities in relation to lands in

different lower-tier municipalities at different times. Related amendments are

made to

section 70.13 of the Act.

2. Various

amendments are made to

section 16 of the Act, including the following:

i. Subsections

16 (1) and (2) of the Act are repealed and replaced with new provisions

addressing the contents of an official plan. New

section 16.0.1 sets out the

transition from the former official plan framework to the new official plan

framework.

ii. Subsection

16 (14) of the Act is repealed so that an official plan is no longer required

to contain goals, objectives and actions to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions

and to provide for adaptation to a changing climate.

iii. Subsection

16 (18) of the Act is amended and subsection 16 (18.1) of the Act is repealed

to change the circumstances in which an order under subsection 17 (9) of the

Act does not apply to an official plan amendment related to a protected major

transit station area.

3. New

subsection 34 (1.1.1) is added to provide that a zoning by-law cannot require

the owner or occupant of a building or structure to provide and maintain

electric vehicle supply equipment in connection with parking facilities. A

related amendment is made to

section 41 of the Act.

4. Subsection

34 (3.1) is re-enacted and new subsections 34 (3.2) and (3.3) are added to

limit the ability of zoning by-laws to require the minimum area of a parcel of

urban residential land that is not in the Greenbelt Area to be greater than the

prescribed area and to regulate minimum lot frontage or minimum depth of a

parcel in such a way as to require the parcel to be greater than the prescribed

area.

5. Amendments

are made to

section 41 of the Act to remove references to “sustainable design”.

A new subsection 41 (9.3) is also added to prevent municipalities from imposing

requirements related to prescribed matters. Related amendments are made to

section 47 of the Act.

6. Various

amendments are made to

section 42 of the Act, including for the following

purposes:

i. To

broaden the authority of municipalities to require agreements when they accept

certain lands identified by the owner of the lands for park or other public

recreational purposes.

ii. To

ensure the validity of easements intended to allow land to be used for park or

other public recreational purposes.

iii. To

enable an owner who has not received notice of a refusal to accept the

conveyance of the identified lands within 90 days to appeal to the Ontario Land

Tribunal.

iv. To

provide a rule for how certain lands are counted towards any requirement set out

in a by-law under the

section when ordered by the Tribunal to be conveyed to

the municipality.

SCHEDULE 8

SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT, 2002

The

Schedule amends the Safe Drinking Water Act, 2002 .

The definition of municipal drinking water system in subsection 2 (1) of the

Act is amended to include a drinking water system owned by a corporation

designated as a water and wastewater public corporation. New subsections 53

(5.1) and (5.2) of the Act provide for deemed consents under that section.

SCHEDULE 9

WATER AND WASTEWATER PUBLIC CORPORATIONS ACT, 2025

The

Schedule makes various amendments to the Water and

Wastewater Public Corporations Act, 2025 . Some of the major elements of

the

Schedule are described below.

Section

9 is amended to provide that the shares of a water and wastewater public

corporation can only be issued to a municipality, the Province of Ontario, the

water and wastewater public corporation can only sell or transfer the shares of

the corporation to those persons.

new

section 9.1 prohibits a water and wastewater public corporation from transferring

part or all of an asset used to provide water and sewage services unless the

board of directors of the corporation has declared, by resolution, that the

asset is no longer needed for the purposes of providing those services.

Amendments

are made to

section 10 to provide that a transfer by-law shall not transfer

liabilities, rights or obligations arising under certain debt-related financial

instruments or agreements and to specify the legal effect of a transfer under a

transfer by-law.

new

section 10.1 sets out rules about the continuity of employment for

employees who are transferred to a water and wastewater public corporation

under a transfer by-law.

New

subsection 20 (6) authorizes the Minister to make regulations specifying the

legal effect of a transfer under a transfer by-law or of the transfer by-law

itself, including their effect on existing rights or obligations.

New

subsection 20 (7) authorizes the Minister to make regulations requiring

specified parties to enter into agreements or to modify, terminate, extend or

suspend any agreements. The Minister is also authorized to make regulations

modifying, terminating, extending or suspending any agreements.

Bill 98 2026

Act to enact the Fare Alignment and Seamless Transit Act, 2026 and to amend

various Acts

CONTENTS

Preamble

Contents

of this Act

Commencement

Short

title

Schedule 1

Building

Code Act, 1992

Schedule 2

City

of Toronto Act, 2006

Schedule 3

Development

Charges Act, 1997

Schedule 4

Fare

Alignment and Seamless Transit Act, 2026

Schedule 5

Metrolinx

Act, 2006

Schedule 6

Municipal

Act, 2001

Schedule 7

Planning

Act

Schedule 8

Safe

Drinking Water Act, 2002

Schedule 9

Water

and Wastewater Public Corporations Act, 2025

Preamble

The

Government of Ontario is committed to building strong, resilient communities

across the province by:

Removing

barriers to new homes and infrastructure development.

Improving

transportation options to help get people moving across Ontario faster and more

conveniently.

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 Building Homes and Improving

Transportation Infrastructure Act, 2026 .

SCHEDULE 1

BUILDING CODE ACT, 1992

Paragraphs 39.4 and 39.5 of subsection 34 (1) of the Building

Code Act, 1992 are repealed.

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

Environmental

standards

(4) For

greater certainty, municipal by-laws respecting the construction or demolition

of buildings referred to in subsection (1) include municipal by-laws that

prescribe construction standards for the protection or conservation of the

environment.

Related

Amendments

City

of Toronto Act

Section 108.1 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006 is

repealed.

(1) Subparagraph 2 iv of subsection 114 (5) of the Act is repealed.

(2) Paragraph

1.1 of subsection 114 (6) of the Act is amended by striking out “or is a matter

referred to in subparagraph 2 iv of subsection (5)” at the end.

(3) Paragraph

3 of subsection 114 (6) of the Act is amended by striking out “construction

standards” at the end and substituting “standards for construction”.

(4) Section

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

Environmental

standards

(6.2) For

greater certainty, the manner of construction and standards for construction

referred to in paragraph 3 of subsection (6) includes standards for the

protection or conservation of the environment.

Modernizing

Ontario’s Municipal Legislation Act, 2017

Section 10 of

Schedule 2 to the Modernizing Ontario’s

Municipal Legislation Act, 2017 is repealed.

Municipal

Act, 2001

Section 97.1 of the Municipal Act, 2001 is

repealed.

Planning

Act

(1) Subparagraph 2 (

d) of subsection 41 (4) of the Planning Act is repealed.

(2) Paragraph

1.1 of subsection 41 (4.1) of the Act is amended by striking out “or is a

matter referred to in subparagraph 2 (

d) of subsection (4)” at the end.

(3) Section

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

Environmental

standards

(4.1.2) For

greater certainty, the manner of construction and standards for construction

referred to in paragraph 3 of subsection (4.1) includes standards for the

protection or conservation of the environment.

(1) Sub-subparagraph 1 ii D of subsection 47 (4.4) of the Act is

repealed.

(2) Paragraph

3 of subsection 47 (4.11) of the Act is amended by striking out “construction

standards” at the end and substituting “standards for construction”.

(3) Section

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

Environmental

standards

(4.11.1) For

greater certainty, the manner of construction and standards for construction

referred to in paragraph 3 of subsection (4.11) includes standards for the

protection or conservation of the environment.

Commencement

Commencement

This

Schedule comes into force on the day the Building

Homes and Improving Transportation Infrastructure Act, 2026 receives

Royal Assent.

SCHEDULE 2

CITY OF TORONTO ACT, 2006

Subsection 113 (1) of the City of Toronto Act, 2006

is repealed.

(1) Subparagraph 2 v of subsection 114 (5) of the Act is repealed

and the following substituted:

v. the

elements on any adjoining highway under the City’s jurisdiction, including

trees, shrubs, hedges, plantings or other ground cover, paving materials,

street furniture, curb ramps, waste and recycling containers and bicycle

parking facilities, if an official plan and a by-law passed under subsection

(2) that both contain provisions relating to such matters are in effect in the City,

but only to the extent that such elements are necessary to address matters of

(2) Subsection

114 (6.1) of the Act is amended by striking out “sustainable design”.

(3) Subclause

114 (11) (a) (iii) of the Act is amended by adding “subject to subsection

(13.1)” at the beginning.

(4) Section

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

Limitation

on requirement re parking facilities

(13.1) An

owner of land may not be required by the City, under subclause (11) (a) (iii),

to provide electric vehicle supply equipment in connection with off-street

vehicular parking facilities.

Limitation,

prescribed matters

(13.2) With

respect to an application made on or after the day a regulation made pursuant

to this subsection comes into force, despite subsection (11), the City may not

impose requirements respecting prescribed matters.

Paragraph 8 of subsection 226.4 (3) of the Act is amended by striking out “ Police Services Act ” and substituting “ Community Safety and Policing Act, 2019 ”.

Commencement

This

Schedule comes into force on the day the Building

Homes and Improving Transportation Infrastructure Act, 2026 receives

Royal Assent.

SCHEDULE 3

DEVELOPMENT CHARGES ACT, 1997

The Development Charges Act, 1997 is amended by

adding the following section:

Exemption

for non-profit retirement home development

Definition

4.5

(1) In this

section,

“non-profit

retirement home development” means the development of a building or structure

intended for use as a retirement home, as defined in subsection 2 (1) of the Retirement Homes Act, 2010 , and developed by,

(

a) a

corporation to which the Not-for-Profit Corporations Act,

2010 applies, that is in good standing under that Act, or

(

b) a

corporation without share capital to which the Canada

Not-for-profit Corporations Act applies, that is in good standing under

that Act.

Exemption

(2) A

non-profit retirement home development is exempt from development charges.

Transition

(3) Subsection

(2) does not apply with respect to a development charge that is payable before

the day

section 1 of

Schedule 3 to the Building Homes and

Improving Transportation Infrastructure Act, 2026 comes into force.

Same

(4) For

greater certainty, subsection (2) applies to future instalments that would have

been payable in accordance with

section 26.1 after the day

section 1 of

Schedule 3 to the Building Homes and Improving

Transportation Infrastructure Act, 2026 comes into force.

Paragraphs 1 and 2 of subsection 52 (3.1) of the Act are repealed and the

following substituted:

1. Subsection

26.1 (3) or (3.1), as applicable.

2. Subsections

26.1 (5) and (6).

Commencement

This

Schedule comes into force on the day the Building

Homes and Improving Transportation Infrastructure Act, 2026 receives

Royal Assent.

Schedule 4

Fare Alignment and Seamless Transit Act, 2026

CONTENTS

PART I

INTERPRETATION

Purposes

Definitions

PART II

TRANSIT REQUIREMENTS

Compliance with Requirements

Compliance

with requirements

Prescribed transit systems

Fare

structure

Participation

in unified fare payment system

Apportionment

of fares

Service

integration for priority routes

Prescribed specialized transit

systems

Unified

trip booking system

Cross-boundary

services for persons with disabilities

Information and Data

Report

to the Minister

Request

for information regarding services and fares

Information

or data directive

PART III

MISCELLANEOUS

Extinguishment

of causes of action

establishment of private law right, duty

Conflict

with The Railways Act or the City of Toronto Act, 2006

PART IV

REGULATIONS

Regulations

PART V

COMMENCEMENT AND

SHORT TITLE

Commencement

Short

title

PART I

INTERPRETATION

Purposes

1 The purposes of this Act are to,

(

a) improve

the transportation system to strengthen Ontario’s economy;

(

b) enhance

rider experience through greater transit fare and service integration,

including for persons with disabilities and others who rely on public

transportation;

(

c) enable

people to use transit to travel across municipalities and access employment,

education and essential services; and

(

d) improve

establishing provincial requirements.

Definitions

2 In this Act,

“disability”

with Disabilities Act, 2005 ; (“handicap”)

“local

transit system” means a passenger transportation system that is operated

principally within a municipality and includes transportation services for

persons with disabilities, but does not include transportation by special

purpose vehicles such as school buses or ambulances and does not include any

system operated by and for Metrolinx; (“réseau local de transport en commun”)

“Minister”

means the Minister of Transportation or such other member of the Executive

Council as may be assigned the administration of this Act under the Executive Council Act ; (“ministre”)

“municipal

agency” means,

(

a) a

local board as defined in subsection 1 (1) of the Municipal

Act, 2001 ,

(

b) a

local board as defined in subsection 3 (1) of the City of

Toronto Act, 2006 , including, for greater certainty, the Toronto Transit

Commission,

(

c) a

corporation established by a municipality under

section 203 of the Municipal Act, 2001 , or a secondary corporation as

defined in subsection 203 (3.1) of that Act, or

(

d) a

corporation established by the City of Toronto under

section 148 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006 , and every secondary

corporation as defined in subsection 148 (4) of that Act; (“organisme municipal”)

“municipal

transit area” means the area comprised of,

(

a) the

City of Toronto,

(

b) the

City of Hamilton,

(

c) the

Regional Municipality of Durham,

(

d) the

Regional Municipality of Halton,

(

e) the

Regional Municipality of Peel,

(

f) the

Regional Municipality of York, and

(

g) any

additional areas that are prescribed by the Lieutenant Governor in Council; (“zone

municipale de transport en commun”)

“prescribed”

means prescribed by the regulations; (“prescrit”)

“prescribed

municipal transit system” means a local transit system prescribed by the

Minister, or a passenger transportation system prescribed by the Lieutenant

Governor in Council, that is operated in a municipal transit area; (“réseau

municipal de transport en commun prescrit”)

“prescribed

specialized transit system” means a local transit system prescribed by the

Minister, or a passenger transportation system prescribed by the Lieutenant

Governor in Council, that is operated in a municipal transit area and that

provides services designed to transport persons with disabilities; (“réseau

spécialisé de transport en commun prescrit”)

“prescribed

transit system” means a prescribed municipal transit system or a prescribed

specialized transit system; (“réseau de transport en commun prescrit”)

“primary

service area” means the municipality or area in which a passenger

transportation system principally operates; (“zone principale de desserte”)

“regulations”

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

PART II

TRANSIT REQUIREMENTS

Compliance with Requirements

Compliance

with requirements

(1) A municipality or municipal

agency that has established or that operates or maintains a prescribed transit

system shall ensure that the system complies with the requirements established

under this Act.

Same

(2) If

a prescribed transit system is established, operated or maintained by another

entity for or on behalf of one or more municipalities or municipal agencies,

every such municipality or municipal agency shall ensure that the system

complies with the requirements established under this Act.

Prescribed transit systems

Fare

structure

4 The Minister may make regulations establishing

a fare structure for prescribed transit systems, including,

(

a) setting

fare prices;

(

b) defining

fare categories, types and eligibility requirements;

(

c) establishing

fare discount policies;

(

d) establishing

transfer policies for travel between a prescribed transit system and any other

passenger transportation systems.

Participation

in unified fare payment system

5 Every prescribed transit system shall, within

the prescribed timeframe, participate in a unified fare payment system approved

by the Minister.

Apportionment

of fares

(1) The Minister may

prescribe geographic zones for the purposes of this

section and may designate

prescribed transit systems in relation to each zone.

Same

(2) All

fares collected by any prescribed transit system that is designated in relation

to a geographic zone described in subsection (1) shall be apportioned among the

systems designated in relation to that geographic zone in accordance with the

regulations.

Payment

by prescribed transit systems

(3) Every

prescribed transit system that is designated in relation to a geographic zone

shall pay the amounts required to be provided by it in accordance with the

apportionment rules set out in the regulations.

Regulations

respecting apportionment

(4) The

Minister may make regulations respecting fares that are subject to

apportionment under subsection (2) and providing for how they must be shared,

including the apportioning of those fares among prescribed transit systems and

the manner in which any share shall be recovered.

Same

(5) A

regulation made under subsection (4) may do one or more of the following:

1. Authorize

prescribed transit systems that are designated in relation to a geographic zone

to determine by agreement how fares are to be apportioned, subject to any

conditions that may be set out in the regulations.

2. Set

out the manner in which the fares are to be apportioned.

3. Provide

for an arbitration process for determining how fares are to be apportioned or

for resolving any related disputes.

Same

(6) A

regulation that relates to the matters described in subsection (5) may,

(

a) provide,

on an interim basis, for the manner in which fares are to be apportioned and

for the time and manner in which payments are to be made;

(

b) permit

an agreement or an arbitration decision to apply to fares received or payments

made before the agreement or decision is reached; and

(

c) provide

for the reconciliation of amounts paid on an interim basis.

Service

integration for priority routes

7 The Minister may make regulations,

(

a) designating

new and existing routes as priority routes, which may cross municipal

boundaries;

(

b) prescribing

service standards for priority routes, including,

(

i) establishing

time periods during which the service standards must be met,

(ii) establishing

the frequency of services to be provided on the priority route, which may

specify the frequency of service at different stops on the priority route;

(

c) prescribing

requirements for service integration between different prescribed transit

systems on priority routes, including requiring services be provided by a

prescribed transit system outside of its primary service area.

Prescribed specialized transit systems

Unified

trip booking system

8 Every prescribed

specialized transit system shall, within the prescribed timeframe, participate

in a unified trip booking system approved by the Minister.

Cross-boundary

services for persons with disabilities

(1) On request by a person with a

disability, every prescribed specialized transit system shall provide

transportation from a location originating within its primary service area to a

prescribed distance outside of its primary service area, without requiring the

person to transfer to a different passenger transportation system.

Support

person

(2) If

the person described in subsection (1) has a need for a support person, the

prescribed specialized transit system shall also transport the support person

the same distance described in subsection (1) and shall not charge a fare to

the support person.

Responsibility

(3) It

is the responsibility of a person with a disability to, in accordance with the

regulations, if any, demonstrate to the prescribed specialized transit system

their need for a support person to accompany them.

Information and Data

Report

to the Minister

(1) Every municipality or municipal

agency that has established or that operates or maintains a prescribed transit

system, or for which or on whose behalf a prescribed transit system has been

established, operated or maintained, shall file reports with the Minister in

respect of the prescribed transit system within the prescribed timeframe, and

at such other times as the Minister may specify.

Form

of report

(2) A

report described in subsection (1) shall be in the form required by the

Minister and shall include,

(

a) information

demonstrating how the prescribed transit system has complied with the

requirements established under this Act; and

(

b) any

other prescribed documentation or data.

Publication

(3) The

Minister may publish or otherwise make available to the public information

respecting a prescribed transit system’s compliance with the requirements

established under this Act.

Request

for information regarding services and fares

(1) The Minister may request that

any municipality or municipal agency that has established or that operates or

maintains a prescribed transit system, or for which or on whose behalf a

prescribed transit system has been established, operated or maintained, provide

detailed information to the Minister in relation to a prescribed transit system

regarding services and trips provided and fares collected.

Same,

information on unified trip booking system

(2) The

Minister may request that any municipality or municipal agency that has established

or that operates or maintains a prescribed specialized transportation system a prescribed specialized transit system ,

or for which or on whose behalf a prescribed specialized transportation system a prescribed specialized transit system has

been established, operated or maintained, provide detailed information in

relation to the use of the unified trip booking system described in

section 8.

Compliance

(3) A

municipality or municipal agency shall comply with a request made under

subsection (1) or (2) within the time specified by the Minister.

Information

or data directive

(1) The Minister may issue a

directive in writing directing a municipality, a municipal agency or a

passenger transportation system to provide the Minister or Metrolinx with

information or data, as well as copies of any contracts, records, reports,

surveys, plans or any other document that, in the Minister’s opinion, may be

required to support the purposes of this Act or the development of regulations

under this Act.

Compliance

(2) A

municipality, municipal agency or passenger transportation system that receives

a directive under subsection (1) shall comply with the directive within the

time specified by the Minister.

PART III

MISCELLANEOUS

Extinguishment

of causes of action

(1) No cause

of action arises against a person set out in subsection (2) as a direct or

indirect result of,

(

a) the

enactment, amendment or repeal of any provision of this Act;

(

b) the

making, amendment or revocation of any provision of a regulation, request or

directive under this Act;

(

c) the

granting or termination of any approval under this Act; or

(

d) anything

done or not done in accordance with this Act or a regulation, request,

directive or approval under this Act, including any collection, use or

disclosure of information authorized under this Act.

Persons

referred to

(2) The

persons referred to in subsection (1) are,

(

a) the

Crown or any current or former member of the Executive Council or employee,

officer or agent of or advisor to the Crown;

(

b) a

municipality or municipal agency, or any current or former member of the

council of the municipality or of the municipal agency, or employee, officer or

agent of or advisor to the municipality or municipal agency;

(

c) Metrolinx

or any of its subsidiary corporations, or any current or former director,

employee, officer or agent of or advisor to Metrolinx or any of its subsidiary

corporations; or

(

d) any

person prescribed by the Lieutenant Governor in Council.

remedy

(3) No

costs, compensation or damages, including for loss of revenue or profit or any

other alleged loss, whether direct or indirect, are owing or payable to any

person by a person referred to in subsection (1), and no remedy, including a

remedy in contract, restitution, tort, a remedy for misfeasance, bad faith or a

breach of trust or fiduciary obligation, any equitable remedy or any remedy

under any statute, is available to any person against any person referred to in

subsection (1) in connection with anything referred to in that subsection.

Proceedings

barred

(4) No

proceeding that is directly or indirectly based on or related to anything

referred to in subsection (1) may be brought or maintained against any person

referred to in that subsection.

Application

(5) Subsections

(3) and (4) do not apply with respect to an application for judicial review or

a claim for a constitutional remedy, but do apply with respect to any other

court, administrative or arbitral proceeding claiming any remedy or relief,

including specific performance, an injunction, declaratory relief or the

enforcement of a judgment, order or award made outside Ontario.

costs awarded

(6) No

costs shall be awarded against any person in respect of a proceeding that

cannot be brought or maintained under subsection (4).

expropriation or injurious affection

(7) Nothing

referred to in subsection (1) constitutes an expropriation or injurious

affection for the purposes of the Expropriations Act

or otherwise at law.

Proceedings

by Crown not prevented

(8) This

section does not apply with respect to proceedings brought by the Crown.

Certain

proceedings by municipalities not prevented

(9) This

section does not apply with respect to proceedings brought by a municipality

against,

(

a) any

current or former member of the council of the municipality or of a municipal

agency of the municipality; or

(

b) any

current or former employee, officer or agent of or advisor to the municipality

or a municipal agency of the municipality.

Certain

proceedings by municipal agencies not prevented

(10) This

section does not apply with respect to proceedings brought by a municipal

agency against,

(

a) any

current or former member of the municipal agency; or

(

b) any

current or former employee, officer or agent of or advisor to the municipal

agency.

Certain

proceedings by Metrolinx not prevented

(11) This

section does not apply with respect to proceedings brought by Metrolinx or any

of its subsidiary corporations against any current or former director,

employee, officer or agent of or advisor to Metrolinx or any of its subsidiary

corporations.

establishment of private law right, duty

14 Nothing in this Act or

any regulation, request, directive or approval made under this Act establishes

a private law right or duty, including a private law duty of care or fiduciary

duty, owing to any person.

Conflict

with The Railways Act or the City

of Toronto Act, 2006

15 If a provision of this

Act or of a regulation made under this Act conflicts with The

Railways Act , being

chapter 331 of the Revised Statutes of Ontario, 1950,

or with subsection 395 (1) of the City of Toronto Act,

2006 , the provision of this Act or the regulation under this Act

prevails to the extent of the conflict.

PART IV

REGULATIONS

Regulations

Minister

(1) The

Minister may make regulations,

(

a) prescribing

or respecting any matter that this Act refers to as a matter that the

regulations may prescribe, specify, designate, set out or otherwise deal with;

(

b) prescribing

local transit systems as prescribed municipal or specialized transit systems

for the purposes of the Act;

(

c) clarifying

the meaning of “primary service area” for the purposes of this Act;

(

d) prescribing

a geographic zone for the purposes of subsection 6 (1) and