Building a More Competitive Economy Act, 2025
Sponsored by Khanjin, Hon. Andrea · Royal Assent received. Statutes of Ontario 2025, chapter 11
- Bill 56 is an omnibus bill amending 11 different Ontario laws covering water protection, forestry, health professions, highway traffic, heritage, labour mobility and species conservation.
- Many changes aim to streamline approvals, update regulatory references, and adjust rules for health profession registration, source water protection and speed enforcement.
- Restricts source protection plan policies for activities identified as significant drinking water threats, per Minister's rules.
- Requires Minister to publish notice on environmental registry after plan amendments are deemed approved.
- Adds deemed approval of amendments if Minister doesn't act within 120 days or prescribed period.
- New section requires certain decisions to conform to specific source protection plan policies.
- Allows one forest management plan to cover multiple forest management units.
- Repeals requirement for annual Minister approval before licence holders can harvest.