Plan to Protect Ontario Act (Budget Measures), 2025
Sponsored by Bethlenfalvy, Hon. Peter · Royal Assent received. Statutes of Ontario 2025, chapter 10
- This budget-implementation omnibus bill amends 18 existing Ontario statutes and enacts two new ones, covering taxes, tolls, bicycle lanes, securities regulation and more.
- Key changes include removing municipal power to run toll highways, restricting bicycle lane removal/restoration rules, raising securities and tobacco fines, adding new tax credits, and authorizing $27 billion in borrowing.
- Sets standard rules for notices, including allowing electronic delivery by the assessment corporation.
- Lets the assessment corporation share information for purposes the Minister prescribes by regulation.
- Gives the Minister power to regulate how recipients disclose that shared information.
- Makes consequential amendments to the City of Toronto Act and Municipal Act.
- Removes the City's power to designate, operate or maintain any highway as a toll highway.
- Repeals the related toll highway regulation-making power.