Protect Ontario by Building Faster and Smarter Act, 2025
Sponsored by Rob Flack PC
44th Parliament, Session 1
About this Bill
TL;DR
- • Speeds up planning and environmental approvals for housing and transit projects
- • Reduces scope of environmental assessments for certain projects
- • Weakens some heritage protection and local planning authority
- • Part of broader government effort to address housing supply shortfall
Amends multiple laws to reduce approval timelines for housing, transit, and infrastructure projects across Ontario. Includes changes to municipal planning powers, environmental assessment processes, heritage property protections, and development charge frameworks.
Heritage preservation groups, environmental advocates, and municipalities have raised concerns that the bill further centralises land-use planning authority at the province while reducing local input and environmental review. The government argues the changes are essential to address Ontario's housing supply crisis and infrastructure backlog.
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An Act to amend various Acts with respect to infrastructure, housing and transit and to revoke a regulation.
Legislative Progress
First Reading
First Reading
May 12, 2025
Second Reading
Second Reading
Jun 2, 2025
Committee
Committee
Jun 2, 2025
Report Stage
Report Stage
Jun 2, 2025
Third Reading
Third Reading
Jun 3, 2025
Royal Assent
Royal Assent
Jun 5, 2025
Party breakdown — Third Reading
Legislative timeline
Allocation of time 2025-06-02 70 – 42 Carried
Pursuant to the Order of the House passed earlier today, 2025-06-02 74 – 17 Carried
⚡ 2 MPPs voted against their party
View full session → Third Reading 2025-06-03 82 – 31 Carried
⚡ 3 MPPs voted against their party
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