Protect Ontario by Cutting Red Tape Act, 2025
Sponsored by Khanjin, Hon. Andrea · Royal Assent received. Statutes of Ontario 2025, chapter 24
- A large omnibus bill making numerous amendments across 22 different Ontario laws, mostly described as red tape reduction.
- Changes range from municipal financial reporting and consumer protection rules to enforcement powers, board compositions, and administrative processes.
- Replaces reference to Minister of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade with the responsible Minister.
- Allows Ontario Court of Justice to order blood, DNA or other tests in proceedings before it.
- Court's jurisdiction to determine parentage is not limited by the Act's parentage rules.
- Such a determination is not considered a declaration of parentage under the Act.
- Permits disclosure of registry information to a prescribed entity for crime prevention or law enforcement.
- Requires an agreement between the Ministry and the entity before such disclosure occurs.