Supporting Mobility, Affordability and Reliable Transportation in Ontario Act, 2025
Sponsored by Andrea Hazell LIB
44th Parliament, Session 1
About this Bill
TL;DR
- • Updates Metrolinx governance and transit oversight structures
- • Amends transit funding rules and highway improvement legislation
- • Accountability concerns about reduced public oversight of Metrolinx
- • Aims to improve transit reliability and affordability
Updates the governance framework for Metrolinx, Ontario's regional transit agency, and amends the Public Transportation and Highway Improvement Act to streamline funding mechanisms and oversight. Aims to improve the reliability and affordability of transit services in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area.
Critics question whether structural governance changes will translate into improved service and lower fares for riders, or primarily serve to reduce public accountability at Metrolinx. Supporters argue modernised governance structures are a prerequisite for better transit outcomes.
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An Act to amend the Metrolinx Act, 2006 and the Public Transportation and Highway Improvement Act with respect to transportation.
Legislative Progress
First Reading
First Reading
Nov 18, 2025
Second Reading
Second Reading
Dec 3, 2025
Committee
Committee
Dec 3, 2025
Report Stage
Report Stage
Dec 3, 2025
Third Reading
Third Reading
Royal Assent
Royal Assent