Social Media Age Restriction Plan Act, 2026
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- Requires the Minister of Health to create a written plan restricting social media use for people under 16
- Plan must include a strategy to work with the federal government to ban social media for under-16s
- Plan must set Ontario policies and timelines to enforce social media age restrictions
- Plan must include policies for monitoring social media providers' compliance with age rules
- Minister must consult the Minister of Education, the federal Health Minister, school boards, councils and teachers
- Minister must table the plan in the Legislative Assembly within one year of the section taking effect
- Minister must ensure the plan is implemented according to its own timelines