Plan to Protect Ontario Act (Budget Measures), 2025 (No. 2)
Sponsored by Peter Bethlenfalvy PC
44th Parliament, Session 1
About this Bill
TL;DR
- • Speeds up regulatory approvals for infrastructure projects
- • Creates new public corporations to govern water and wastewater services
- • Reduces municipal control and environmental oversight of approvals
- • Part of broader government effort to accelerate infrastructure delivery
Amends multiple laws to reduce administrative and regulatory delays in approving infrastructure projects. Creates a new Water and Wastewater Public Corporations Act to restructure how water utility services are delivered and governed in Ontario.
Environmental and municipal groups have raised concerns that streamlined approvals reduce environmental and community oversight of major projects, and that restructuring water utilities shifts accountability away from local governments. Supporters argue current approval timelines are causing unnecessary delays in essential infrastructure.
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An Act to implement Budget measures and to enact and amend various statutes.
Legislative Progress
First Reading
First Reading
Oct 23, 2025
Second Reading
Second Reading
Nov 17, 2025
Committee
Committee
Nov 17, 2025
Report Stage
Report Stage
Nov 17, 2025
Third Reading
Third Reading
Nov 24, 2025
Royal Assent
Royal Assent
Nov 27, 2025