43rd Parliament (August 8, 2022-January 28, 2025)
Bill 44, Building More Homes by Ending Exclusionary Zoning Act, 2022
- The Bill amends the Planning Act to require official plans to contain policies authorizing, in areas of settlement, the use of up to four residential units in a detached house, semi-detached house or rowhouse as well as multi-unit residential buildings of up to four stories. The Act is amended to provide that there are no appeals in respect of such policies, with the exception of appeals by the Minister. A new section 35.0.1 requires the council of each local municipality to ensure that the by-laws it passes under section 34 give effect to such policies.
- First reading: November 22, 2022
- Carried: November 22, 2022
- Ordered for a second reading
Bill 45, Building More Homes on Major Streets and Transit Corridors Act, 2022
- This Bill amends the Planning Act to require official plans to contain policies that authorize, in areas of settlement, midrise housing developments ranging from six to 11 stories on major streets, including along transit corridors. The Act is amended to provide that there are no appeals in respect of such policies, with the exception of appeals by the Minister, and a new section 35.1.1 requires the council of each local municipality to ensure that the by-laws it passes under section 34 give effect to such policies.
- First reading: November 22, 2022
- Carried: November 22, 2022
- Ordered for a second reading
Bill 109, Hands Off the Greenbelt Act, 2023
- The Bill amends the Greenbelt Act, 2005 to restrict the Minister and the Lieutenant Governor in Council from removing land from the Greenbelt Area, removing land from the application of the Greenbelt Plan and removing a designation of land as Protected Countryside. These new restrictions apply retroactively as of December 13, 2022.
- First Reading: May 17, 2023
- Carried: May 17, 2023
- Ordered for a second reading
Bill 110, No More Highways in the Greenbelt Act, 2023
- The Bill amends the Greenbelt Act, 2005 to provide that the Greenbelt Plan is deemed to prohibit, in all of the Greenbelt Area, the erection, location and use of buildings or structures for the purposes of any new controlled-access highways. A consequential amendment is made to section 9 of the Act. Section 16 of the Act is amended to restrict the Minister from making an order under either that section or section 47 of the Planning Act that would have an effect of contravening the prohibition on controlled-access highways.
- First Reading: May 17, 2023
- Carried: May 17, 2023
- Ordered for a second reading
Bill 111, No More Pits or Quarries in the Greenbelt Act, 2023
- The Bill amends the Greenbelt Act, 2005 to provide that the Greenbelt Plan is deemed to prohibit any person from applying for an aggregate permit to operate a new pit or quarry in the Greenbelt Area or expanding an existing pit or quarry in the Greenbelt Area. A consequential amendment is made to section 9 of the Act.
- First Reading: May 17, 2023
- Carried: May 17, 2023
- Ordered for a second reading
Bill 156, Homes You Can Afford in the Communities You Love Act, 2024
- The Act is amended to require official plans to contain policies authorizing, in areas of settlement, the use of up to four residential units in a detached house, semi-detached house or rowhouse as well as multi-unit residential buildings of up to four stories. The act is also amended to require official plans to contain policies that authorize, in areas of settlement, midrise housing developments ranging from six to 11 stories on major streets, including along transit corridors.
- First reading: November 27, 2023
- Carried: November 27, 2023
- Ordered referred to Standing Committee: February 22, 2024
Bill 206, Affordable Electric Vehicles and Accessible Charging Act, 2024
- The Bill enacts the Affordable Electric Vehicles and Accessible Charging Act, 2024. The Act requires the Minister of Transportation to establish an electric vehicle strategy that aims to increase the affordability of electric vehicles and accessibility of charging stations. The Act also requires the Minister, as part of the development of the strategy, to consult with such persons, other levels of government and stakeholders as the Minister considers appropriate and to report annually on the actions taken as part of the strategy.
- First reading: June 4, 2024
- Carried: June 4, 2024
- Ordered for a second reading
Bill 219, No Free Ride for Fossil Fuels Act, 2024
- The Bill amends the Municipal Act, 2001 to give a municipality or local board the power to impose fees or charges on a producer, gas distributor, gas transmitter or storage company, as these terms are defined in section 3 of the Ontario Energy Board Act, 1998, for services or activities, costs payable or the use of the property. The Act is also amended to provide that a regulation cannot impose conditions and limitations on that power.
- First reading: November 4, 2024
- Carried: November 4, 2024
- Ordered for a second reading
42nd Parliament (July 11 2018-May 3 2022)
Bill 71, Paris Galt Moraine Conservation Act, 2019
- The purpose of the Conservation Plan will be to provide land use planning direction to provincial ministries, municipalities, landowners, and other stakeholders on how to protect the moraine’s ecological and hydrological features for the benefit of present and future generations.
- First reading: February 20, 2019
- Ordered referred to Standing Committee: March 7, 2019
- Watch Mike’s debate here.
Bill 95, Independent Ontario Provincial Police Commissioner Appointment Act, 2019
- This Bill amends the Police Services Act and the Community Safety Act, 2019 to enact a Commissioner Appointment Advisory Committee.
- First reading: April 3, 2019
- Carried: April 3, 2019
Bill 99, Election Finances Amendment Act (Changes for Fund-Raising Events), 2019
- This Bill amends the Election Finances Act to provide a $100 limit on the amount that a single person may be charged to attend a fund-raising event. It does not apply in respect of an annual general meeting, policy conference or similar meeting.
- First reading: April 10, 2019
- Carried: April 10, 2019
Bill 123, Reserved Parking for Electric Vehicle Charging Act, 2019
- The Bill amends the Highway Traffic Act to add Part III. 1, which provides that no person shall park a vehicle in an electric vehicle charging station that is identified by a sign that satisfies the requirements prescribed by regulation, unless the vehicle is an electric vehicle and it is attached to the station’s charging equipment. The Part also sets out a penalty for any contravention.
- First reading: June 4, 2019
- Carried on: December 12, 2019
- Royal Assent: December 12, 2019
- Watch Mike’s debate here.
Bill 200, Employment Standards Amendment Act (Sick Notes), 2020
- The Bill amends the Employment Standards Act, 2000. Is it about what evidence an employer can make an employee provide to show that they are entitled to sick leave. Employers retain the right to make an employee show evidence that they are entitled to sick leave, but are not permitted to require a certificate from a qualified health practitioner.
- First reading: September 14, 2020
- Ordered referred to Standing Committee: October 21, 2020
- Watch Mike’s debate here.
Bill 32, Carbon Budget Accountability Act, 2021
- The Bill enacts the Carbon Budget Accountability Act, 2021. The Act requires the Premier and the Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks to ensure that Ontario’s total net emissions of greenhouse gases do not exceed the specified carbon budget.
- First reading: October 26, 2021
- Lost on division: November 1, 2021
- Watch Mike’s debate here.
Bill 57, Paris Galt Moraine Conservation Act, 2021
- The purpose of the Conservation Plan will be to provide land use planning direction to provincial ministries, municipalities, landowners, and other stakeholders on how to protect the moraine’s ecological and hydrological features for the benefit of present and future generations.
- First reading: November 24, 2021
- Carried: November 24, 2021
Bill 75, Emancipation Month Act, 2021
- By proclaiming August as Emancipation Month, Ontario is following the UN General Assembly’s adoption of the period of 2015-2024 being the International Decade for People of African Descent to ensure people of African descent receive the recognition, justice and access to opportunities they deserve.
- First reading: December 8, 2021
- Carried on: December 8, 2021
- Royal Assent: December 9, 2021
- Watch Mike’s debate here.