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MUNICIPAL LAW ENFORCEMENT

OFFICERS’ ASSOCIATION

INDEX

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Agenda 1

President’s Report 2

Treasurer’s Report 3

Education Report 4 Membership Report 6

Certification and Awards Report 7

Government Liaison Report 10

National Association Committee Report 39 Strategic Planning Report 40

Association Joint Working Committee Report 47

Communications Report 49

Public Relations Report 51

Procedures and Elections Report 52

Resolutions 54

New Business

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MUNICIPAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS’

ASSOCIATION

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

September 13, 2017

AGENDA

CALL TO ORDER Doug Godfrey, President ADOPTION OF THE 2016 AGM MINUTES Randy Berg, Secretary PRESIDENT’S REPORT Doug Godfrey, President TREASURER’S REPORT Justin Harris, Treasurer EDUCATION REPORT Brenda Russell, Chair MEMBERSHIP REPORT Kevin Way, Chair GOVERNEMENT LIAISON REPORT Yves Roy, Chair CERTIFICATION AND AWARDS REPORT Kevin Way, Chair NATIONAL ASSOCIATION COMMITTEE Yves Roy, Chair STRATEGIC PLANNING COMMITTEE Randy Charlton, Chair ASSOCIATION JOINT WORKING COMMITTEE Randy Charlton, Chair COMMUNICIATONS REPORT Bill Bond, Chair PROCEDURES AND ELECTIONS REPORT Jesse Edsell, Chair RESOLUTIONS Doug Godfrey, President NEW BUSINESS From the Floor ADJOURNMENT

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DENT’S REPORT

On behalf of the board of directors, I would like to welcome our members to our 2017 annual conference

and general meeting in London, Ontario. I would like to thank Justin Harris and the board for organizing

this year’s conference. I would like to thank our presenters and our members whose attendance has again

made this year’s conference a success.

Over the past, year the association remained financially strong and continued to grow as we welcomed new

members.

Public interest in our association also seemed to grow. We saw a number of non-members contact us.

Inquiries from the public varied from general interest in our training, to specific questions about job

opportunities, to questions about the Association’s authority and questions about our code of conduct.

The past year has been busy for the board working on a number of initiatives.

The board continued to work and collaborate with Provincial Ministries, Municipalities and sister

association’s on a variety of topics affecting our industry. Members of the board had the opportunity to sit

on variety of working groups and committees. Topics ranged from accessible parking issues to

amendments to Provincial legislation.

With Brenda Russell’s dedication along with our instructors we had a number of great training sessions for

our members this year. We listened to our members, who said the fees for our canine self-defence and

officer safety courses were a little high and while our fees are strictly based on a cost recovery model,

Brenda worked with our training partners and reduced the fees.

Bill Bond continued to work on our communications and branding. The MLEOA Summit was a success;

we developed partnerships for the news letter’s content. Bill continued to work on marketing and in the

next few months you will see our familiar logo in a new branding scheme.

The hard work of Kevin Way and Justin Harris did not go unnoticed; Kevin worked on certification, while

Justin kept track of the Association’s finances and this year’s conference. Behind the scenes the two

worked to update our membership list identifying and correcting errors and omissions. As a result of their

work, we issued new membership certificates to all members.

The above items are only a portion of the efforts of the board. Other items include Randy Charlton and

Randy Berg’s assistance with the Association Joint Working Committee, Yves Roy’s work promoting our

association on a National level and working to enhance the Association’s relationship with our colleagues

in northern Ontario. Jesse Edsall worked on our Standard Operating Guidelines, while assisting with our

silent auction and reviving our vendor trade show.

The board also worked together in further developing our Strategic Plan; we looked towards the future

identifying the needs of the Association.

While I thank the entire board and the members of our committees for their hard work over the past year, I

would like to acknowledge a number of Board members who will not be returning next year. I would like to

thank Justin Harris and Kevin Way for their support and dedication. Their contributions to the Association

will be missed.

Sincerely,

Doug Godfrey, President

MUNICIPAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS’ASSOCIATION (ONTARIO) INC.

President’s Report

Annual Report September 13, 2017

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The Treasurer’s Report will be presented at the Annual General Meeting, following a review by

the Brian Thompson, Chartered Accountant.

Respectfully submitted,

Justin Harris, Treasurer


Treasurer’s Report


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The past year has continued to be busy for the Education Committee and Instructional Team.

A number of courses and workshops were delivered over the past 12 months in a variety of

municipalities, training in excess of 450 students.

The Part I Foundations Course was delivered in October and November 2016 and again in

May 2017.

The Part II Advanced Course was delivered in March 2017.

Numerous Part III Continuing Education Workshops were also delivered:

February Search Warrants and Orders, Tribunals and Hearings - Whitchurch-Stouffville

April Officer Safety and Self Defence – Hamilton

Search Warrants and Orders, Tribunals and Hearings – Whitchurch Stouffville

Canine Self Defence – Tottenham

June Officer Safety and Self Defence – Barrie

The Education team continued to review materials, updating various aspects of the Canine Self

Defence and Officer Safety training as well as overhauling the Part II Advanced Municipal Law

training agenda.

The new Part II training agenda will require students to undertake an independent pre-course

review which will be tested in a self-graded Quiz at the commencement of the week replacing the

current comprehensive review. This will allow more time to be committed to the advanced lesson

material and group work. Additionally, a re-weighting of the week will now assess 10% for the

Mock Trial exercise (including disclosure) and also establish a graded component for notebooks

and Part I and III review practicals.

This Association has also focused on developing and expanding its training team, including the

approval of a new Advanced Instructor, Mike Knight. Mike brings a wealth of experience to the

table, including experience as a trainer with the Ontario Police College.

Independent trainers Andy Anderson and Jim Georgeff, as well as our partners from Canine

Foundations continue to work closely with the Association in development and delivery of our

training programs.


Education Report


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As well this year, a new Instructor’s Handbook has been developed to ensure that all facilitators

and instructors are familiar with applicable policies and procedures and that they deliver courses

with continuity and awareness.

The manual includes the following documents:

Instructor/Facilitator Code of Conduct

Facilitator’s checklist

SOG 05-13 – Abuse and Harassment Policy

MLEOA Incident Report

Ontario Fire College Joining Instructions

Student Code of Conduct

Liability Waiver

Release and Consent Waiver

These manuals have been distributed to each instructor or facilitator, under cover of a letter from

the President setting out the Association’s expectations. Each instructor/facilitator is required to

acknowledge receipt of the manual and commit to their familiarity with and adherence to the

content.

In this way the Association continues to exercise its due diligence to ensure a common

understanding and approach by all instructors/facilitators, and to provide the Association with a

foundation for recourse in the absence of compliance.

What does the future hold? We anticipate that MLEOA Training will continue to be sought out as

the desired training for officers and municipalities across our Province and beyond. As a point of

interest, over the past year officers from Alberta and Quebec have registered for our training

programs with inquiries also coming from Newfoundland and British Columbia.

We look forward to continued development of training programs and opportunities to meet the

demands of our industry.

In closing I would like to thank an outstanding team of instructors and facilitators, all of whom help

to make the development and delivery of our training programs a true success!


Brenda Russell, Education Chair

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This has been a challenging year with membership however with the assistance of Kim Fairfull the process has been streamlined tremendously. As of July 31st we have 1847 members on our list. Kim has put both the corporate and the individual list onto one list for ease of access for member e-mails, printing of certificates etc. A few remaining municipalities we are still talking with and awaiting their membership applications or part thereof. All members have been sent their membership certificates and 2017 stickers. We had a few municipalities and members state that they didn’t receive stickers from previous years and they’ve been sent those stickers. Once we get the remaining memberships we will establish a cut-off date and get the list printed in preparation of the conference and AGM. Stickers were purchased earlier this year for the next few years and Kim has those stickers (2000 stickers for each year). One municipality has not renewed their membership this year due to financial constraints i.e. budget. Brenda has been a big help in contacting those municipalities and members who have not renewed and we expect to get a few more applications over the next few weeks. Respectfully submitted, Kevin Way, Membership Chair


Membership Report


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Since December 2016 there have been 34 newly certified members with our association and 23 members who will be receiving years of service awards at this year’s conference. The list of the 34 certified members are: SARAH WELK DANIELLE MILLER MARY SHULTZ LUIS TALLEDO MATHEW PAUL JEFF ROGERS JAMES CERMINARA JOSIE MACRAE VETRI KASINATHAN KENT RAYMOND CHI FAI NG JEN RYAN NICHOLAS PIETRANGELO SPENCER ZAPLE STEPHEN MILLER JOE LANG SHAWN MCCLOUD THOMAS WRAY MALCOLM ARMSTRONG CRISTIANO SILVEIRA JERRY HIGGINS CHRIS A. EVERITT MICHAEL MAYER ANDREW VAN DYK MICHELLE DAVIES STEVEN WOODS CARMEN SAMAREANU JOHN FOURTOUNAS KRISTINA FOREMAN JOSHUE MARC ROBERT GAUTHIER DANIEL ALLARIE JOEL CAMPBELL ADAM PALMIERI STEPHANIE EDWARDS LYNNE SHEWFELT JESSICA BRUNETTE Below is a list of all the members receiving years of service awards:

# Name Municipality Years of Service

15 Years

1 Ken Campbell Town of Hanover 15 Years 2 Months

2 Mary Hansen City of Kawartha Lakes 16 years, 5 months

3 Brett Bradbeer City of Vaughan 16 years, 6 months

4 Sandra Lesteni City of Vaughan 15 years, 9 months

5 Andrew Enns City of Vaughan 15 years, 4 months

6 Sharon Chamberlaine City of Vaughan 16 years, 6 months

7 Francois J Carriere City of Vaughan 15 years, 6 months

8 Albert Chan City of Vaughan 16 years


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20 Years

9 Douglas Stubbings City of Toronto 20 Years 6 Months

10 Peter Pfeiffer Town of Whitby 20 Years 3 Months

11 Gustaaf W Brouwer City of Barrie 20 years, 2 months

12 Derek Wallace Township of Wilmot 21 years, 1 month

13 Garett Hunting Temiskaming Animal

Care & Control

20 years

25 Years

16 Kathleen Musselman Town of Tilsonburg 26 Years

17 Todd Wilkinson City of Markham 26 years, 8 months

18 Larry F Glass City of Vaughan 25 years, 7 months

19 Michelle Hodgson City of Guelph 27 years, 2 Months

20 Marie Dacosta City of Vaughan 27 years, 5 months

21 Nicolino A Brusco City of Vaughan 27 years, 4 months

22 David B Madore City of Vaughan 27 years, 5 months

23 Warwick Ralph Perrin City of Toronto 28 Years & 11 Months

30 Years

24 Patti Mcbride Norfolk County 30 years, 4 months

25 Richard Girard City of Vaughan 30 years

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OMMI has advised that we have 2 new members to add to the list with one being an increase to his CMM level and the other one being brand new. Mark Russell, CMM III MLE Executive (By-law Enforcement Officer/Risk Mgt Inspector, Dept. of the Clerk, Thames Centre) has increased his enhancement from Professional to Executive. Sean Elliott, CMM 1 MLE Professional (Senior By-Law Enforcement Officer, Building By-law Division, Haldimand) has achieved his Professional enhancement. Congratulations to all in our field who have worked hard to achieve their credentials and awards and we wish them all the best in their careers. A pending decertification list will be brought to the September meeting for the Board’s consideration. Respectfully, Kevin Way, Certification and Awards Chair

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The Government Liaison Committee meets to review various Bills and the following have been

identified as having a possible interest:

Ontario Legislature (information obtained from the Legislative Assembly of Ontario):

Bill 7, Promoting Affordable Housing Act, 2016 December 8, 2016 Royal Assent received

An Act to amend or repeal various Acts with respect to housing and planning.

Amendments include: Development Charges Act 1997, Repeal of the Elderly Persons’ Housing Aid Act, Housing Services Act 2011, Planning Act, Residential Tenancies Act 2006 and Smart Growth for our Communities Act 2015.

Bill 10, Opportunity in the Sharing Economy Act, 2016 September 14, 2016 First Reading Carried

An Act to enact two new Acts and to amend other Acts to regulate transportation network vehicles, to provide freedom for individual residential property owners to share their property for consideration with others and to deal with the expenses of public sector employees and contractors in that connection

Bill 14, Door-to-Door Sales Prohibition Act, 2016

September 15, 2016 First Reading Carried

The Bill enacts the Door-to-Door Sales Prohibition Act, 2016.

The Act establishes a prohibition for various actions related to the selling, leasing or renting of certain products in person at a consumer’s home, subject to certain qualifications.

Contravention of this prohibition is an offence. In addition, any contract entered into as a result of such a contravention is void. If a contract is deemed to be void, the consumer is entitled to repayment and to the payment of any reasonable costs incurred in uninstalling and returning the product and, if applicable, in obtaining and installing a replacement.


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If the refund is not paid, the consumer may commence an action in the Superior Court of Justice. The consumer is entitled, if successful, to twice the money paid under the contract, in addition to the reasonable costs referred to above. A consumer who obtains an award of legal costs is entitled to recover any additional actual legal costs incurred in obtaining the order.

Consumers are protected from liability if a contract is deemed void, and no cause of action against them arises as a result of the contract being deemed void.

The Minister of Government and Consumer Services is given the power to make regulations dealing with a broad range of matters under the Act.

Bill 25, Restoring Planning Powers to Municipalities Act, 2016

September 27, 2016 First Reading Carried

The Bill amends the Planning Act to reverse the effect of the amendments made to the Act by Schedule K to the Green Energy and Green Economy Act, 2009. Those amendments exempted renewable energy undertakings from the normal application of the Planning Act, including policy statements, provincial plans, official plans, demolition control by-laws, zoning by-laws and development permit regulations and by-laws.

Bill 27, Burden Reduction Act, 2017

March 22, 2017 Royal Assent Royal Assent received

The Bill is part of a government initiative to reduce the regulatory burden on business and to achieve a cost savings for government.

The Bill amends or repeals several Acts and enacts a number of new Acts. For convenience, the amendments, repeals and new Acts are set out in separate Schedules. Schedules with the name of Ministries include amendments to and repeals of Acts that are administered by the Ministry involved or that affect that Ministry. The commencement provisions for each of the Schedules are set out in the Schedules.

SCHEDULE 1 Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs

The Schedule adds a new section 6.2 to the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs Act to enable the Minister to establish programs for the encouragement of agriculture, food and rural affairs. Section 7 of the Act, which currently gives the power to establish such program to the Lieutenant Governor in Council, continues in effect. Any such programs that were established by the Lieutenant Governor in Council before the day the Schedule comes into force are deemed to have been made by the Minister under section 6.2. The Schedule also adds a new section 6.1 to the Act which provides that the Minister may enter into agreements in respect of any matter that is under his or her administration under any Act.

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SCHEDULE 2 Ministry of The Attorney General

Courts of Justice Act

The Schedule makes various amendments to the Courts of Justice Act.

Section 43 of the Act is amended by adding a provision providing for protection from liability for the Judicial Appointments Advisory Committee and its members. Existing immunity provisions in subsections 33.1 (21), 49 (27) and 86.2 (19) of the Act are amended so that the wording of the various immunity provisions is consistent.

Section 48 of the Act is amended to provide that letters of resignation from provincial judges, or letters of election to sit as a provincial judge from judges holding administrative positions, are to be delivered, in the usual case, to the Chief Justice of the Ontario Court of Justice rather than to the Attorney General. The re-enacted subsection 86.1 (7) provides that letters of resignation from case management masters continue to be deliverable to the Attorney General.

Subsections 70 (2) and (3) of the Act are repealed and replaced by section 70.1, which transfers the rule-making authority for proceedings under the Provincial Offences Act to the Attorney General, subject to prior specified court approval.

Amendments are made to section 73 of the Act to specify that the assignment of powers and duties of specified persons in proceedings must be in writing and may be subject to conditions or restrictions, and to confirm that such powers and duties may be assigned to persons whether or not they are public servants.

A new section 87.2 of the Act establishes the judicial position of Small Claims Court Administrative Judge, and sets out the rules respecting her or his appointment and reappointment, terms, remuneration and other relevant matters. Complementary amendments are made to sections 14, 21, 24, 33, 53 and 65 to provide for the following, among other things:

1. The Small Claims Court Administrative Judge may hear and determine proceedings in the Small Claims Court.

2. The Chief Justice of the Superior Court of Justice may delegate to the Small Claims Court Administrative Judge her or his powers to direct and supervise the sittings of the Small Claims Court and the assignment of its judicial duties.

3. The Small Claims Court Administrative Judge may be appointed as a member of the Deputy Judges Council.

4. The Small Claims Court Administrative Judge is a member of the Civil Rules Committee.

Finally, a number of spent transitional provisions are repealed, and a cross-reference is updated in clause 102 (8) (c) of the Act.

Justices of the Peace Act

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Section 2.1 of the Justices of the Peace Act is amended by adding a provision providing for protection from liability for the Justices of the Peace Appointments Advisory Committee and its members.

Subsection 5.1 (1) of the Act is amended to require the Attorney General to change the status of a justice of the peace to per diem status on the request of the justice of the peace, if specified conditions are met.

Section 7 of the Act is amended to provide that letters of resignation are to be sent by justices of the peace to the Chief Justice of the Ontario Court of Justice rather than to the Attorney General.

Finally, a number of spent transitional provisions are repealed.

Legislation Act, 2006

The definition of “rules of court” in section 87 of the Legislation Act, 2006 is amended consequentially to reflect the change in rule-making authority made by this Schedule to section 70 of the Courts of Justice Act.

Professional Engineers Act

Two housekeeping amendments are made to the Professional Engineers Act. Paragraph 16 of subsection 7 (1) of the Act is re-enacted to reflect earlier, related amendments to section 21 of the Act. And, in clause 28 (4) (h) of the Act the reference to the Treasurer of Ontario is updated.

Provincial Offences Act

A new section 70.1 is added to the Provincial Offences Act. This section requires defendants to pay certain collection costs incurred by a municipality when it collects on a fine in default. These collection costs are deemed to be part of the fine in default.

Open for Business Act, 2010

Subsection 5 (17) of Schedule 2 to the Open for Business Act, 2010, which would if it came into force repeal clause 12 (3) (a) of the Professional Engineers Act, is itself repealed. Clause 12 (3) (a) of the Professional Engineers Act provides that acts that are within the practice of professional engineering in relation to machinery or equipment, other than equipment of a structural nature, for use in the facilities of a person’s employer in the production of products by the person’s employer, do not require a licence, temporary licence, provisional licence, limited licence or certificate of authorization except in certain circumstances.

SCHEDULE 3 Bulk Sales Act Repeal

The Schedule repeals the Bulk Sales Act and makes consequential amendments to other Acts.

SCHEDULE 4 International Choice of Court Agreements Convention Act, 2017

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The Schedule implements the Hague Convention of 30 June 2005 on Choice of Court Agreements.

SCHEDULE 5 International Commercial Arbitration Act, 2017

The Schedule repeals and replaces the International Commercial Arbitration Act. The replacement Act provides for the application in Ontario of the Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards adopted by the United Nations Conference on International Commercial Arbitration in New York on 10 June 1958, and of the Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration adopted by the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law on 21 June 1985, as amended by the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law on 7 July 2006.

In addition, the Arbitration Act, 1991 and the Limitations Act, 2002 are amended to align limitation periods applicable to the commencement of proceedings to enforce awards made under the Arbitration Act, 1991 and awards to which the International Commercial Arbitration Act, 2017 applies, and to provide that those limitation periods apply instead of the limitation periods established under the Limitations Act, 2002.

SCHEDULE 6 International Electronic Communications Convention Act, 2017

The Schedule implements the United Nations Convention on the Use of Electronic Communications in International Contracts.

SCHEDULE 7 International Recognition of Trusts Act, 2017

The Schedule implements the Convention on the Law Applicable to Trusts and on their Recognition.

SCHEDULE 8 International Sale of Goods Act Amendments

The Schedule amends the International Sale of Goods Act to provide for the implementation in Ontario of the Convention on the Limitation Period in the International Sale of Goods and of the Convention on the Limitation Period in the International Sale of Goods as amended by the Protocol amending the Convention on the Limitation Period in the International Sale of Goods. In consequence, the title of the Act is changed to the International Sales Conventions Act.

The Schedule makes a consequential amendment to the Limitations Act, 2002, to provide that it does not apply to proceedings to which one of the Conventions on limitation periods applies.

SCHEDULE 9 Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration

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The Schedule amends the Fair Access to Regulated Professions and Compulsory Trades Act, 2006 and makes complementary amendments to other Acts. Employees of the Office of the Fairness Commissioner are appointed under Part III of the Public Service of Ontario Act, 2006.

SCHEDULE 10 Ministry of Energy

Electricity Act, 1998

The Schedule amends the Electricity Act, 1998 to provide market participants with a more flexible appeals process that allows the Ontario Energy Board up to 120 days to make a final decision in an appeal from an amendment of the market rules.

Ontario Energy Board Act, 1998

The Schedule makes several amendments to the Ontario Energy Board Act, 1998. Among the amendments:

1. It is provided that the Ontario Energy Board (“the Board”) may exercise its powers with respect to a regulated utility even where a liquidator or similar official has been appointed with respect to the regulated utility.

2. The specific timing periods for the Board’s orders respecting the reflection in rates of deferral and variance accounts are removed.

3. The Board is given the power to publish audit and compliance results of an inspection, subject to a determination of confidentiality.

4. The Board is given increased discretion when reviewing acquisitions involving generators owning transmission or distribution assets or transmitters or distributors owning generation assets and also given the power to exempt certain minor transactions from review.

SCHEDULE 11 Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change

Environmental Protection Act

The Schedule amends the Environmental Protection Act to allow for prescribed instruments to cease to apply in respect of an activity at a site where a registration is in effect in respect of the activity under Part II.2 of the Act.

Other Acts

The Schedule amends each of the following Acts to include provisions relating to requirements that persons respond to reasonable inquiries for the purposes of determining compliance with the Act: the Clean Water Act, 2006, the Nutrient Management Act, 2002, the Ontario Water Resources Act, the Pesticides Act, the Safe Drinking Water Act, 2002 and the Toxics Reduction Act, 2009.

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The Schedule makes other minor amendments, including technical amendments, to various Acts.

SCHEDULE 12 Ministry of Government and Consumer Services

Business Corporations Act

Currently, with certain exceptions, a meeting of the board of directors of a corporation must be held at its registered office. An amendment provides that unless the articles or by-laws of a corporation provide otherwise, a meeting of the board of directors may be held at any place. The Schedule also makes certain technical amendments.

Business Regulation Reform Act, 1994

The Schedule amends the Act in respect of business identifiers. Currently, the Minister responsible for the administration of section 8 of the Act may enter into agreements with certain types of entities to require those entities to use the system of business identifiers that is established under the Act. The amendment allows the Minister to enter into these agreements with two additional types of entities: corporations that administer a designated Act (or provisions of a designated Act) on behalf of the Government of Ontario; Crown corporations that exercise powers or perform duties under a designated Act.

Consumer Protection Act, 2002

The Director under the Act may enter into an agreement with other entities that will disclose information to the Ministry for the purpose of making the information publicly available. Those entities include another ministry of the Government of Ontario, a corporation that administers Ontario legislation, an Ontario agency, board or commission, a municipality or the Government of Canada.

The Ministry may mediate a complaint received under section 105 of the Act if the parties to the complaint agree to mediation. The Ministry may request in writing that either party to a mediation provide to the Ministry documents or other evidence that are relevant to the complaint.

In addition to the powers of inspection involving entering a place, an inspector may contact any person who is in control of the operations of a supplier and may exercise the powers that he or she has to conduct an inspection with respect to the supplier or person, if the inspector establishes that the supplier is subject to the Act and that the person is in control of the operations of the supplier.

The power of the Director to delegate order-making powers to an inspector is expanded to include powers to make a proposal under specified sections of the Act.

Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act

Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act

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Currently, each Act requires a person seeking access to a record to make a request in writing to the institution that the person believes has custody or control of the record. The Schedule amends each Act to require the person to specify that the request is being made under the Act.

Land Titles Act

When easements are registered under section 39 of the Act, the Director of Titles is allowed to determine the evidence required for recording the easements on title and the manner of recording them.

To prove their percentage of ownership, co-owners are no longer required to provide an affidavit, but instead are required to provide the proof that the Director of Titles requires.

Personal Property Security Act

A secured party is no longer required to provide a copy of a verification statement to a debtor within 30 days after the date of registration of a financing statement or financing change statement, if the debtor waives the right to receive a copy. The Schedule also makes a technical amendment to the French version of the Act.

Technical Standards and Safety Act, 2000

The Schedule imposes a deadline of 90 days for an appeal to a director under section 22 of the Act.

SCHEDULE 13 Ministry of Labour

Protecting Child Performers Act, 2015

The Schedule amends the Protecting Child Performers Act, 2015 in respect of overnight travel expenses, the number of hours a child performer may work in a day, rules relating to breaks and requirements for individualized adult accompaniment.

Registered Human Resources Professionals Act, 2013

The Schedule amends the Registered Human Resources Professionals Act, 2013 authorizing certain members of the Human Resources Professionals Association to perform workplace investigations.

SCHEDULE 14 Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry

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Crown Forest Sustainability Act, 1994

The Schedule amends the Crown Forest Sustainability Act, 1994 to change the maximum term of a forest resource licence granted under section 27 of the Act from five years to 10 years and to change the maximum renewal term of such a licence from one year to two years. The Schedule also allows for documents that are incorporated by reference in manuals prepared under section 68 and in regulations made under section 69, to be incorporated as those documents may be amended from time to time.

Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act, 1997

The Schedule amends the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act, 1997.

Subsection 1 (1) of the Act currently defines furbearing mammal, game amphibian, game bird, game mammal and game reptile, as well as specially protected amphibian, specially protected bird, specially protected invertebrate, specially protected mammal, specially protected raptor and specially protected reptile as a member of the corresponding species set out in Schedules 1 to 11 to the Act or prescribed by the regulations as such a species. Schedules 1 to 11 are repealed and the definitions are amended to remove the references to the Schedules.

Subsection 1 (7) is amended to specify applicable criteria for determining when an electronic ignition muzzle-loading gun is considered a loaded firearm for the purposes of the Act.

Currently, under subsection 6 (2), the holder of a licence to trap furbearing mammals is authorized to trap or hunt wildlife referred to in that subsection to the extent that the open season falls within the period from September 1 in a year to June 30 of the following year. The subsection is amended to also authorize the holder to hunt the wildlife referred to in the subsection to the extent that the open season falls within any additional period prescribed by the regulations. A related regulation-making power is added to section 112.

Currently, subsection 16 (1) prohibits a person who is in possession of a firearm for the purpose of hunting or trapping from discharging or handling the firearm without due care and attention or without reasonable consideration for people or property, and subsection 16 (2) requires a person to report injuries caused by the discharge of a firearm while the person is in possession of the firearm for the purpose of hunting or trapping. The subsections are amended to also apply to a person who is in possession of a firearm for the purpose of fishing.

Currently, under clause 31 (3) (b), a white-tailed deer, an American elk and other prescribed wildlife may not be harassed, captured or killed in protection of property unless it is done in accordance with the authorization of the Minister of Natural Resources and Forestry. Clause 31 (3) (b) is amended to provide that this may also be done in circumstances prescribed by the regulations. A related regulation-making power is added to section 112.

Under new section 72.1, the Minister may refuse to issue to a person who is in default of the payment of a fine imposed for an offence under the Act or the Fisheries Act (Canada) any licence under the Act or any component of a licence under the Act, until the fine is paid.

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Current subsection 76 (1) provides that Minister’s notices of refusal or cancellation of a licence referred to in that subsection shall be served personally or by registered mail. Section 76 is re-enacted to provide that these notices shall be served personally, by mail or by any other method prescribed by the regulations. A related regulation-making power is added to section 112.

Current clause 104 (1) (c) provides that if a person is convicted of an offence for the careless use of a firearm under subsection 16 (1), the court shall order that before applying for a licence to hunt, the person shall complete a hunter education course prescribed by the regulations and pass an examination for applicants for licences to hunt. Clause 104 (1) (c) is re-enacted to provide that the court shall order that before applying for a licence to hunt, the person shall complete the educational requirements and pass the examinations prescribed by the regulations for the licence.

New section 114.1 provides that regulations that adopt documents by reference may adopt the documents as they may be amended from time to time after the regulations are made.

The Schedule makes several housekeeping amendments to the Act, including an amendment to update the definition of “Ontario Fishery Regulations” in subsection 1 (1) and an amendment to update the cross-reference to a federal Act in subsection 87 (2).

Lakes and Rivers Improvement Act

The Schedule amends clause 14 (3) (a) of the Lakes and Rivers Improvement Act which requires a person applying for the Minister’s approval of the plan and specifications for the construction of a dam in a lake or river to submit three copies of the plans and specification with the application. The amendment would require the person to submit the number of copies of the plans and specifications that the Minister requires up to a maximum of three copies. A couple of technical amendments are also made to the Act.

Public Lands Act

The Schedule amends the Public Lands Act to add a provision that entitles a person to occupy public lands for the purpose of erecting or placing on the public lands, and using, a building, structure or things of a prescribed type or class or that meets prescribed specifications. No lease, licence, permit or other instrument under the Act is required to authorize the occupation of public lands under this provision. Rules respecting the occupation of public lands are specified in the Act and the regulations. A person who occupies public lands under this new provision must vacate the public lands and remove the buildings, structures or things from the public lands when required to do so by regulation or by notice given by the Minister.

SCHEDULE 15 Ministry of Northern Development and Mines

The Schedule amends section 10 of the Ministry of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry Act to give the Minister the power to establish programs under that section. Currently the programs are established by the Lieutenant Governor in Council on the recommendation of the Minister.

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SCHEDULE 16 Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport

Ontario Place Corporation Act

The Schedule amends the Act to broaden the objects of Ontario Place Corporation.

Section 9 of the Act is amended to broaden Ontario Place Corporation’s development, acquisition, construction, operation, maintenance and management powers. Ontario Place Corporation is also given the power to acquire and dispose of land or any interest in land, subject to the Lieutenant Governor in Council’s approval.

SCHEDULE 17 Ministry of Transportation

Highway Traffic Act

The definition of “power-assisted bicycle” in subsection 1 (1) of the Act is amended to specify that it must be fitted at all times with pedals that are operable and is capable at all times of being propelled on level ground solely by using muscular power to operate the pedals. Related amendments are made to section 82 of the Act: subsections 82 (2) and (3) are re-enacted to give police officers and transportation enforcement officers the power to require that power-assisted bicycles be submitted for examinations and tests. A consequential amendment is made to Bill 173, the Jobs for Today and Tomorrow Act (Budget Measures), 2016 if the amendments to subsections 82 (2) and (3) of the Highway Traffic Act in that Act are not in force before the re-enactments of those subsections in this Schedule are in force.

Current subsection 62 (14) of the Act permits the use of flashing red hazard lights. Subsection 62 (14) is re-enacted to permit the use of flashing red turning signal lights as well.

Under new section 110.5, over-dimensional vehicle escorts may be appointed; they will have the authority to direct traffic or close highways while escorting vehicles or combinations of vehicles that exceed the Act’s dimensional or weight limits. A consequential amendment is made to subsection 146.1 (5) of the Act to permit over-dimensional vehicle escorts to use traffic control stop and slow signs.

Current subsection 146.1 (2) of the Act permits firefighters to display a traffic control stop or slow sign when attending at an accident. This is re-enacted to permit firefighters to display the stop and slow signs when attending to any emergency on or adjacent to a roadway.

Current subsection 166 (1) of the Act requires vehicles, bicycles and horses that overtake a stopped street car taking on or discharging passengers to stay at least 2 metres behind the rear or front entrance or exit until the passengers are safely on the street car or the side of the street. This is re-enacted to refer to any door of the street car. The reference to bicycles in both subsections 166 (1) and (2) is deleted, because vehicle, by definition, includes a bicycle.

Section 174 of the Act is amended to provide that the requirements that public vehicles and school buses not change gears while crossing a railway crossing only applies to those vehicles with manual transmission.

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Current subsection 202 (1) of the Act requires Crown attorneys and police officers to report fatal accidents to the Registrar of Motor Vehicles. This is re-enacted so that it no longer applies to Crown attorneys.

Current subsection 205.22 (1) of the Act provides that a defendant who has given notice of an intention to appear at trial and who fails to appear shall be deemed not to dispute the charge. This is re-enacted to say that a defendant is deemed to not wish to dispute the charge if the defendant has been issued a notice of the time and place of trial and fails to appear.

Section 210 of the Act requires that notice of convictions for certain specified offences be given to the Registrar of Motor Vehicles. Currently, subsection 210 (1.1) lists convictions under various Acts, including the Highway Traffic Act, committed by means of a motor vehicle, street car, vessel or motorized snow vehicle for which this notice must be given. Subsections 210 (1) and (1.1) are re-enacted to provide that a conviction for any offence under the Highway Traffic Act requires this notice.

In addition, housekeeping amendments are made as follows: the citation of the Motor Vehicle Transport Act (Canada) in sections 17 and 17.0.2 of the Act is corrected; reference to “a dishonoured cheque” in clause 46 (4) (d) is changed to “a dishonoured payment”; corrections are made to the French version of a number of provisions.

Bill 40, Public Safety Related to Dogs Statute Law Amendment Act, 2016

October 06, 2016 First Reading Carried

The Bill repeals provisions in the Animals for Research Act relating to the disposition of pit bulls under that Act. The Bill also repeals provisions in the Dog Owners’ Liability Act that prohibit restricted pit bulls and provide for controls on pit bulls.

Bill 42, Highway Traffic Amendment Act (Waste Collection Vehicles and Snow Plows),

2016


The Bill amends the Highway Traffic Act to extend the restrictions on approaching stopped

emergency vehicles or tow trucks to approaching a stopped road service vehicle. It also extends

those restrictions to two other types of vehicles, whether or not they are stopped. Those types of

vehicles are vehicles operated for an entity such as a municipality in the course of collecting

garbage or material for disposal or recycling from the side of a highway and road service

vehicles that are used to plow, salt or de-ice a highway or to apply chemicals or abrasives to a

highway for snow or ice control.

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Bill 45, Election Statute Law Amendment Act, 2016

December 08, 2016 Royal Assent Royal Assent received

Changes are made regarding Ontario election laws. Among them:

1. The date for scheduled provincial elections is changed from the first Thursday in October to the first Thursday in June.

2. The Chief Electoral Officer is required to create a provisional register of 16 and 17 year olds who request that their names be added to the register. These persons would be transferred to the permanent register of electors when they reach voting age.

3. The Chief Electoral Officer may issue a direction requiring the use of vote counting equipment during an election and modifying the usual voting process to permit the use of the equipment.

4. Owners of multiple-residence buildings are prohibited from refusing access to candidates and their canvassers. An administrative penalty scheme is created to deal with violations.

5. The Chief Electoral Officer is to assign a unique identifier to each eligible voter on the Permanent Register of Electors.

6. The Chief Electoral Officer may only share information from the Permanent Register of Electors with political parties that submit a privacy policy that meets the standards set in Elections Ontario’s guidelines. In addition, when providing elector information to parties and their candidates, the Chief Electoral Officer may only share the elector’s name, unique identifier and address.

7. Poll clerks are required to prepare a document at regular intervals that permits the identification of electors who voted during that interval. Political parties will also be able to receive this information.

8. Changes are made to the nomination, registration and endorsement processes for candidates under the Election Act and Election Finances Act.

9. Political parties and candidates may opt out of receiving products that contain elector information.

10. Candidates would be permitted to have the surname they use ordinarily, rather than their legal surname, printed on ballots.

11. Changes are made to the rules respecting advance polls.

12. Information that is currently required to be provided to candidates by the Chief Electoral Officer would also be provided to parties.

13. The Education Act is amended to reflect the obligation of school boards to make schools available as polling places under the Election Act and the Municipal Elections Act, 1996.

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14. The first advertising blackout period for unscheduled elections, set out in the Election Finances Act, is eliminated.

15. The Representation Act, 2015 is amended to establish a Far North Electoral Boundaries Commission with a mandate to review the electoral boundaries of Kenora-Rainy River and Timmins-James Bay and make recommendations about the creation of one or two more ridings in that geographic area. Also, the boundaries of two electoral districts are changed so that the Wahnapitae First Nation’s reserve, known as Wahnapitae Indian Reserve No. 11, is included in the electoral district of Nickel Belt rather than in the electoral district of Timiskaming-Cochrane.

Bill 46, Municipal Statute Law Amendment Act (Councillor Pregnancy and Parental

Leave), 2016

Oct 27, 2016 Ordered referred to Standing Committee on Regulations and Private Bills

The Bill amends the Municipal Act, 2001 and the City of Toronto Act, 2006 to provide that the

office of council members will not be vacated due to absences related to pregnancy or the birth

or adoption of the member’s child. Municipalities are required to adopt and maintain policies

with respect to pregnancy and parental leaves of council members.

Bill 48, Peter Kormos Act (Repealing the Safe Streets Act), 2016


The Bill repeals the Safe Streets Act, 1999.

Bill 61, Respect for Municipalities Act (City of Toronto), 2016

November 14, 2016 First Reading Carried

The Bill changes the relationship in law between the City of Toronto and the Ontario Municipal

Board. Currently, under various statutes that govern land use planning, certain municipal

decisions can be appealed to the Ontario Municipal Board. Amendments eliminate those rights of

appeal with respect to decisions of the City of Toronto. Amendments also eliminate a right to

make certain other types of applications to the Board with respect to the City.

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Bill 65, Safer School Zones Act, 2017Bill 65, Safer School Zones Act, 2017

May 30, 2017 Royal Assent Royal Assent received

The Bill amends the Highway Traffic Act. It addresses the ability of municipalities to set speed limits within their borders and the use of automated speed enforcement systems and red light camera systems.

Section 128 of the Act is amended so that municipalities can designate areas by by-law where they can impose speed limits that are lower than 50 kilometres per hour.

Part XIV.1 (Photo-Radar System Evidence) of the Act is repealed and replaced by a new Part XIV.1 (Automated Speed Enforcement) that authorizes the use of automated speed enforcement systems in community safety zones where the speed limit is below 80 kilometres per hour and in school zones. Section 12 of the Act is amended to allow the Registrar to require the return of number plates and to cancel number plates that are not returned within a specified time. Number plates that are damaged, altered, deteriorated or worn such that they can’t be photographed by an electronic toll system, automated speed enforcement system or red light camera system may be cancelled if not returned within 30 days; other number plates may be cancelled if not returned within 60 days.

Part XIV.2 (Red Light Camera System Evidence) of the Act is amended to remove the restriction in subsection 205.15 (1) that red light camera systems may be used only in areas of the province designated by regulation. Various provisions under Part XIV.2 are amended to specify that information may be superimposed on the front or back of a photograph that is used as evidence, and the Lieutenant Governor in Council’s power to make regulations under this Part is transferred to the Minister.

Bill 68, Modernizing Ontario's Municipal Legislation Act, 2017

May 30, 2017 Royal Assent Royal Assent received

The Bill amends the Municipal Act, 2001, the City of Toronto Act, 2006, the Municipal Conflict of Interest Act and several other Acts. For convenience, the amendments are set out in separate Schedules.

Schedule 1 Amendments to the Municipal Act, 2001

Amendments to the Municipal Act, 2001 and the City of Toronto Act, 2006

Many amendments to the Municipal Act, 2001 are also made to parallel provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006. Here are highlights of some of those amendments:

Amendments are made to subsections 10 (2) and 11 (2) of the Act concerning the making of by-laws respecting climate change. (see subsection 8 (2) of the City of Toronto Act, 2006)

A new section 23.6 of the Act is added concerning the establishment of community councils by municipalities. (see new section 24.1 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006)

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Subsection 44 (10) of the Act currently governs the service of notice of a claim for the recovery of damages relating to the default by a municipality to keep in repair a highway or bridge for which the municipality has jurisdiction. The subsection is amended to require the notice to include the date, time and location of the injury complained of. (see subsection 42 (6) of the City of Toronto Act, 2006)

A new section 97.1 of the Act provides permissive authority for by-laws respecting the protection or conservation of the environment that require buildings to be constructed in accordance with prescribed provisions of the Building Code. (see new section 108.1 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006)

Subsection 99 (1) of the Act, which currently governs the application of by-laws respecting certain advertising devices, is repealed and re-enacted to provide that the subsection, as it previously read, continues to apply to by-laws passed before its re-enactment. (see subsection 110 (1) of the City of Toronto Act, 2006)

Section 147 of the Act, which currently governs the provision of energy conservation programs by municipalities, is re-enacted to provide that municipalities may provide for or participate in long-term energy planning in the municipality. (see new section 105.3 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006)

Currently, subsection 216 (3) of the Act prevents a municipality from dissolving or changing an appeal body established to hear appeals for certain local land use planning matters. Amendments are made to remove the restriction concerning the changing of such appeal bodies. (see section 145 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006)

Various amendments are made concerning Integrity Commissioners. Subsection 223.3 (1) of the Act is amended to expand the list of responsibilities of a Commissioner. New subsections 223.3 (6) and (7) require municipalities to indemnify Integrity Commissioners or any persons acting under the instructions of that officer for costs reasonably incurred in connection with the defence of certain proceedings. A new section 223.4.1 sets out rules that apply if a Commissioner conducts an inquiry, on application from an elector, as defined in the Municipal Conflict of Interest Act, or a person demonstrably acting in the public interest, concerning an alleged contravention of section 5, 5.1 or 5.2 of the Municipal Conflict of Interest Act. Other related amendments are made to sections 223.3, 223.4 and 223.5. Certain rules apply with respect to inquiries and other matters during regular elections. (see sections 159, 160 and 161 and new section 160.1 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006)

The definition of “meeting” in subsection 238 (1) of the Act, which applies to sections 238 to 239.2, is re-enacted to mean any regular, special or other meetings of council, or of certain local boards or committees, where a quorum is present and where members discuss or otherwise deal with matters in a way that materially advances the business or decision making of the relevant body. A new subsection 238 (3.2) of the Act provides that a procedure by-law shall not provide that a member of council, of a local board or of a committee of either them, can participate electronically in a meeting which is closed to the public. (see subsections 189 (1) and (4.1) of the City of Toronto Act, 2006)

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A new subsection 239.2 (12) of the Act requires a municipality or a local board to pass a resolution stating how it intends to address a report from a person referred to in clause 239.1 (a) or (b) reporting his or her opinion that a meeting or part of a meeting that was the subject of an investigation by that person appears to have been closed to the public contrary to section 239 or to a procedure by-law under subsection 238 (2). (see subsection 190.2 (11.1) of the City of Toronto Act, 2006)

Section 259 of the Act currently sets out circumstances where a council member’s office becomes vacant. A new subsection 259 (1.1) is added to provide that an office is not vacated due to absences related to pregnancy or the birth or adoption of the member’s child. (see new subsection 204 (2) of the City of Toronto Act, 2006)

Amendments are made to subsection 270 (1) of the Act to require a municipality to adopt and maintain policies with respect to the relationship between members of council and the officers and employees of the municipality, with respect to the protection and enhancement of the tree canopy and natural vegetation in the municipality and with respect to pregnancy and parental leaves of council members. (see subsection 212 (1) of the City of Toronto Act, 2006)

Section 343 of the Act governs the content and delivery of tax bills. A new subsection 343 (6.1) permits tax bills to be sent electronically, if the taxpayer chooses to receive the bill in that manner. (see new subsection 308 (6.1) of the City of Toronto Act, 2006)

New section 357.1 of the Act authorizes a treasurer of a local municipality, in certain circumstances, to cancel, reduce or refund all or part of a payment in lieu of taxes. (see new section 324 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006)

Amendments are made to sections 371 to 388.2 of the Act, and new sections are added, to reduce the time that property taxes have to be in arrears before a municipality can start a tax sale and to make other changes to the process. Expedited timelines are provided for the sale of corporate property that has escheated or forfeited to the Crown. Various amendments relate to the coming into force of the Forfeited Corporate Property Act, 2015. (see sections 343 to 364.2 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006)

A new section 434.1 of the Act includes permissive authority for municipalities to impose administrative penalties for failure to comply with a municipal by-law. A new section 434.2 provides that such administrative penalties constitute a debt to the municipality. (see new sections 374.1 and 374.2 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006)

A new section 434.3 of the Act permits a municipality to pass a by-law respecting the limitation period for an offence relating to a matter described in section 223.9 or 223.10. (see new section 374.3 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006)

A new section 474.11 of the Act deems land that is vested in or becomes property of the Crown in certain circumstances to be rateable property for the purposes of the Act. Transition rules are included. (see new section 432.1 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006)

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Amendments to the Municipal Act, 2001 only

Here are highlights of some of the amendments made to the Municipal Act, 2001 only:

Amendments are made to sections 218, 219 and 221 of the Act, and new sections 219.1, 219.2 and 219.3 are added, concerning how regional municipalities are able to change the composition of their councils. The amendments also require a regional municipality to review, for each of its lower-tier municipalities, the number of its members that represent the lower-tier municipality. Provisions are also included to permit the Minister to alter the composition of regional councils in certain circumstances.

Amendments are made to section 223.2 of the Act to require municipalities to establish codes of conduct for members of council and of local boards.

A new subsection 223.3 (1.1) of the Act requires municipalities that have not appointed an Integrity Commissioner to make arrangements for all of the responsibilities listed in subsection 223.3 (1) to be provided by a Commissioner of another municipality.

A new subsection 223.3 (1.2) of the Act requires municipalities that have appointed an Integrity Commissioner but have not assigned functions with respect to one or more of the responsibilities set out in subsection 223.3 (1), to make arrangements for those responsibilities to be provided by a Commissioner of another municipality.

A new section 268 of the Act permits a local municipality to appoint an alternate member when a person who is a member of both the local council and upper-tier council is unable to attend a meeting of the upper-tier council.

A new section 418.1 of the Act permits a municipality that meets certain requirements to invest money that it does not immediately require in any security, in accordance with the section and the regulations. A municipality that invests money under the section must exercise the care, skill diligence and judgment that a prudent investor would exercise in making such an investment. Consequential amendments are also made to sections 279, 286, 410, 418, 420 and 421.

Schedule 2 Amendments to the City of Toronto Act, 2006

In addition to the amendments made to the City of Toronto Act, 2006 described earlier for Schedule 1, other amendments of a technical or editorial nature are made to the Act. Other amendments are made to section 115 of the Act, which currently permits the City to constitute and appoint one appeal body for local land use planning matters. The amendments authorize the Minister, by order, to dissolve the appeal body and also set out special rules that apply if such an order is made (see similar amendments to section 8.1 of the Planning Act in Schedule 4).

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Schedule 3 Amendments to the Municipal Conflict of Interest Act

The Schedule amends the Municipal Conflict of Interest Act. Here are some highlights:

A new section 1.1 of the Act sets out the principles endorsed by the Province of Ontario in relation to the duties of members of councils and of local boards under the Act.

Currently, section 5 of the Act sets out rules that apply if a member has a pecuniary interest in a matter and is present at a meeting where the matter is subject to consideration. A new subsection 5 (2.1) sets out special rules that apply where the matter under consideration is whether to impose a penalty on the member under subsection 223.4 (5) or (6) of the Municipal Act, 2001 or under subsection 160 (5) or (6) of the City of Toronto Act, 2006.

A new section 5.1 of the Act requires a member to file a written statement after the member discloses a pecuniary interest under section 5. A new section 5.2 of the Act prohibits a member from influencing certain decisions or recommendations where the member has a pecuniary interest in the matter being considered.

New section 6.1 of the Act requires municipalities and local boards to establish and maintain registries that keep copies of statements filed under section 5.1 and of declarations recorded under section 6.

Sections 8, 9 and 10 of the Act currently set out rules governing court actions respecting alleged contraventions of the Act. Those sections are repealed and replaced with new rules that permit an elector, an Integrity Commissioner of a municipality or a person demonstrably acting in the public interest to make an application to a judge and that expand the range of consequences that may be imposed on a member by a judge.

Schedule 4 Amendments to Other Acts

The Building Code Act, 1992 is amended to authorize regulations relating to new section 97.1 of the Municipal Act, 2001 and new section 108.1 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006.

Subsection 37 (1) of the Development Charges Act, 1997 is amended to include a cross-reference to new section 418.1 of the Municipal Act, 2001 and to remove cross-references to subsections 417 (2), (3) and (4) of that Act.

Various amendments are made to the Education Act. Section 170 of the Act is amended to require every school board to adopt and maintain policies with respect to pregnancy leaves and parental leaves of members of the board. Section 228 of the Act currently sets out circumstances where a member of the board’s seat becomes vacant. A new subsection 228 (2.1) is added to provide that a vacancy does not occur where the member is absent for 20 consecutive weeks or less if the absence is the result of the member’s pregnancy, the birth of the member’s child or the adoption of a child by the member. Currently, subsection 240 (1) of the Act governs the levy and collection of school rates on taxable property in certain circumstances. A new subsection 240 (1.1) provides that, for the purposes of subsection (1), taxable property is property that is rateable property for the purposes of the Municipal Act, 2001.

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Subsection 257.6 (1) of the Education Act currently provides that real property that is liable to assessment and taxation under the Assessment Act is taxable for school purposes. The subsection is amended to include property that vested in or becomes property of the Crown in certain circumstances. Transitional rules are included. Similar amendments are made to section 257.17 concerning real property that is rateable for the purposes of section 257.16.

Subsection 24 (8) of the Forfeited Corporate Property Act, 2015 is amended to include cross-references to new section 373.1 of the Municipal Act, 2001 and new section 344.1 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006.

A cross-reference in subsection 49 (8) of the Health Protection and Promotion Act is amended.

The Hummingbird Performing Arts Centre Corporation Act, 1998 is repealed.

Consequential amendments are made to the Schedule to the Limitations Act, 2002 to reflect amendments made to the Municipal Conflict of Interest Act.

Various amendments are made to the Municipal Elections Act, 1996. Here are some highlights:

1. Subsection 6 (1) is amended to change the beginning of terms of all offices from December 1 to November 15 in the year of a regular election. A transitional rule applies with respect to the 2018 regular election. Section 94.2, which sets out the limitation period with respect to the prosecution of offences in relation to elections, is also amended to make consequential changes, including a transitional rule in relation to the 2014 regular election.

2. Section 33 currently sets out requirements relating to the nomination of a person for an office on a council of a municipality. Under provisions of that section that are not yet in force, the nomination must be endorsed by at least 25 persons. Amendments are made to provide that the requirement, once in force, would not apply in a municipality if the number of electors is less than the prescribed number.

3. Section 88.9 is amended to increase the maximum contribution to a candidate from $750 to $1,200. A related amendment is made to section 88.22.

4. New section 88.9.1 provides rules concerning the maximum amount that a candidate for an office of council and his or her spouse are permitted to make to the candidate’s own election campaign. New section 33.0.2 requires the clerk of a municipality, upon the filing of a person’s nomination, to give a certificate of the applicable maximum amount.

5. Section 88.13 is amended to increase the maximum contribution to a registered third party in relation to third party advertisements from $750 to $1,200. A related amendment is made to section 88.26.

Subsection 9 (3) of the Municipal Extra-Territorial Tax Act is amended to include a cross-reference to new section 373.1 of the Municipal Act, 2001. A technical amendment is made to clause 9 (10) (b).

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Subsection 42 (2) of the Northern Services Boards Act is amended to provide that a Board may make investments, incur debts and establish reserve funds in the same manner as a municipality invests under section 418 of the Municipal Act, 2001.

Section 2 of the Planning Act currently requires the Minister, municipal councils, local planning boards and the Municipal Board to have regard to matters of provincial interest and lists examples of such matters. Added to the list is the mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions and adaptation to a changing climate. Other amendments are made to section 8.1 of the Act, which currently permits a municipality to constitute and appoint one appeal body for certain local land use planning matters. The amendments authorize the Minister, by order, to dissolve a local appeal body and also set out special rules that apply if such an order is made.

Subsection 34 (2) of the Public Inquiries Act, 2009 is amended to include cross-references to new subsection 160.1 (9) of the City of Toronto Act, 2006 and new subsection 223.4.1 (9) of the Municipal Act, 2001.

Subsection 33 (4) of the Public Transportation and Highway Improvement Act currently governs the service of notice of a claim for the recovery of damages relating to the default by the Ministry to keep the King’s highway in repair. The subsection is amended to require the notice to include the date, time and location of the injury complained of.

Consequential amendments are made to the Regional Municipality of Peel Act, 2005 in connection with amendments to section 218 of the Municipal Act, 2001.

Bill 75, Putting Voters First (Election Amendment) Act, 2016

December 01, 2016 Ordered referred to Standing Committee on the Legislative Assembly

The Bill amends the Election Act to prohibit a person from accepting or applying for a bribe to

become a candidate in an election, to refrain from doing so or to withdraw as a candidate in an

election.

Bill 85, An Act to amend the Highway Traffic Act to increase the penalty for

transporting a passenger for compensation without a licence, permit or authorization

December 07, 2016 First Reading Carried

The Bill amends the Highway Traffic Act with respect to the offences related to picking up a passenger for the purpose of transporting him or her for compensation without a required licence, permit or authorization in section 39.1 of the Act. The fine for these offences is increased.

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A person who picks up a passenger for the purpose of transporting him or her for compensation without a required licence, permit or authorization also receives three demerit points. If an officer believes on reasonable and probable grounds that a person has committed this offence after having been convicted of the same offence within the preceding five years, the officer shall suspend the driver’s licence and impound his or her motor vehicle for 30 days.

Bill 90, Highway Traffic Amendment Act (School Safety Zones), 2016

December 08, 2016 First Reading Carried

The Bill amends the Highway Traffic Act. Under subsection 128 (5) of the current Act, municipalities may designate portions of roads that adjoin school exits or entrances as school zones and may prescribe lower rates of speed.

Under the Bill, subsection 128 (5) is re-enacted so that all roads adjoining schools are school safety zones. The school safety zone will continue a certain distance in either direction. School safety zones are required to have signage and roadway markings at every entrance to the school safety zone and at intersections and crosswalks. The signs will include flashing lights and may include signs that detect and display the speed of approaching vehicles. Municipalities continue to have the power to prescribe a lower rate of speed.

The Lieutenant Governor in Council may make regulations, including to standardize school safety zone signage and roadway markings. Consultation with school boards whose schools are affected is required before the regulation is made.

Bill 108, No Flak for Carrying Racks Act (Highway Traffic Amendment), 2017

March 20, 2017 First Reading Carried

The Bill amends the Highway Traffic Act. If a carrying rack, such as a bicycle rack, is mounted on the rear of a motor vehicle in accordance with the regulations made under the Act, a person may drive the vehicle on a highway even if the rack obscures the number plate for the vehicle that is required to be attached to the rear of the vehicle.

Bill 136, Transportation Systems Improvement Advisory Committee Act, 2017

May 29, 2017 First Reading Carried

The Transportation Systems Improvement Advisory Committee Act, 2017 requires the Minister of Transportation, the Minister of Community Safety and Correctional Services and the Commissioner of the Ontario Provincial Police to establish an advisory committee to do the following:

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1. Analyse highway incident management and to develop a comprehensive program for the improvement of highway incident management.

2. Inquire into and report on the system of accessible parking for persons with a disability.

3. Consider how to optimize the use of technology to make highways, roads and transportation infrastructure safer and more accessible.

The committee is to be established within 60 days after the Bill receives Royal Assent and must report its recommendations to the two Ministers within eight months of its establishment. Within 60 days after receiving the committee’s report, each Minister must inform the Assembly of the recommendations that he or she will implement.

Bill 139, Building Better Communities and Conserving Watersheds Act, 2017


Schedule 1 Local planning appeal tribunal Act, 2017

The Local Planning Appeal Tribunal Act, 2017 is enacted. The new Act continues the Ontario Municipal Board under the name the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal and repeals the Ontario Municipal Board Act.

Many provisions in the new Act and the old Act are substantively the same. Changes are made to the practices and procedures applicable to proceedings before the Tribunal. The new Act lists types of rules that the Tribunal may make regarding its practices and procedures and specifies certain powers of the Tribunal regarding proceedings. For example, the Tribunal may require a case management conference to be held for any proceeding for purposes such as identifying the issues raised by the proceeding, discussing opportunities for settlement and determining administrative details of the conduct of hearings.

The new Act includes provisions applicable to certain appeals of decisions regarding official plans, zoning by-laws or plans of subdivision made under the Planning Act. It provides that a case management conference is mandatory in all such appeals, addresses how a person other than a party to the appeal may participate in the proceeding and sets out requirements applicable if an oral hearing is held in the appeal.

Related regulation-making powers are added, including the authority to prescribe timelines applicable to proceedings on appeals to the Tribunal under the Planning Act. The new Act also updates language that was used in the old Act, eliminates obsolete provisions and revokes regulations made under the Ontario Municipal Board Act.

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Schedule 2 Local planning Appeal Support Centre Act, 2017

The Schedule enacts the Local Planning Appeal Support Centre Act, 2017, which establishes the Local Planning Appeal Support Centre. The Centre is a non-share corporation, the objects of which are,

(a) to establish and administer a cost-effective and efficient system for providing support services to eligible persons respecting matters governed by the Planning Actthat are under the jurisdiction of the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal; and

(b) to establish policies and priorities for the provision of the support services based on its financial resources.

The Centre is not an agent of the Crown nor a Crown agency. It is independent from, but accountable to, the Government of Ontario. (Sections 2 and 3).

Section 4 of the Schedule sets out the support services the Centre is required to provide. Support services must be available throughout Ontario (section 6). Section 5 provides authority for the Centre to establish eligibility criteria for the receipt of support services, subject to regulations made under the Act.

The remaining sections set out the Centre’s governance structure and reporting requirements (sections 7 to 11), liability immunity provisions (sections 12 and 13), by-law making authority for the Centre (section 14), and related regulation-making powers of the Lieutenant Governor in Council (section 15).

Schedule 3 Amendments to the Planning Act, the City of Toronto Act, 2006 and the Ontario Planning and Development Act, 1994

The Schedule amends the Planning Act, the City of Toronto Act, 2006 and the Ontario Planning and Development Act, 1994. Here are highlights of some of those amendments:

The Schedule includes consequential amendments to reflect the enactment of the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal Act, 2017. These include changing the references to the Ontario Municipal Board Act so they refer to the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal Act, 2017 and references to the Ontario Municipal Board so they refer to the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal. Other similar consequential amendments to various Acts are set out in Schedule 5.

The definition of “provincial plan” in subsection 1 (1) of the Planning Act is amended to include certain policies referred to in the Lake Simcoe Protection Act, 2008, the Great Lakes Protection Act, 2015 and the Clean Water Act, 2006.

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Section 2.1 of the Planning Act currently requires approval authorities and the Ontario Municipal Board, when they make decisions relating to planning matters, to “have regard to” decisions of municipal councils and approval authorities relating to the same planning matter, and to any supporting information and material that was before a municipal council or approval authority relating to the same planning matter. The section is amended to limit its application to specified planning matters relating to official plans, zoning by-laws, interim control by-laws, site plan control, plans of subdivision and consents.

Section 3 of the Planning Act currently governs the issuance of policy statements on matters relating to municipal planning. The section is amended to authorize policy statements to require approvals or determinations by one or more ministers for any of the matters provided for in the policy statement. The section is also amended to deem policy statements issued under the Metrolinx Act, 2006, the Resource Recovery and Circular Economy Act, 2016 and other prescribed policies or statements to be policy statements issued under section 3 of the Planning Act.

Section 8.1 of the Planning Act currently provides for the establishment of a local appeal body which can deal with appeals of certain planning matters. Amendments are made to expand those matters to include appeals and motions for directions related to site plan control and motions for directions related to consents. Amendments are also made to the transitional rules associated with the empowerment of local appeal bodies. Similar amendments are made to section 115 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006.

Section 16 of the Planning Act currently governs the content of official plans. A new subsection 16 (14) requires official plans to contain policies relating to climate change. The section is also amended to allow official plans to include policies relating to development around higher order transit stations and stops. These policies would require approval by an approval authority. Decisions on these policies cannot be appealed except by the Minister and requests to amend the policies can only be made with council approval (see subsections 17 (36.1.4) to (36.1.7) and 22 (2.1.3)). When these policies are in place, zoning by-laws that establish permitted uses, minimum and maximum densities and, except in certain circumstances, minimum and maximum heights cannot be appealed except by the Minister (see subsections 34 (19.5) to (19.8)).

New subsections 17 (24.0.1) and (36.0.1) of the Planning Act provide that an appeal concerning the adoption or approval of an official plan is restricted to issues of consistency or conformity with provincial plans and policy statements and, as applicable, conformity with official plan policies of upper-tier municipalities. New subsections 17 (49.1) to (49.5) provide rules concerning the Tribunal’s powers in connection with such appeals. The authority of the Tribunal to allow such appeals is limited, but where an appeal is allowed, the municipality has a second opportunity to make a decision. If that decision is appealed and the Tribunal again determines that it did not meet the new standard of review, the Tribunal would make another decision. Similar amendments are made to section 22 with respect to appeals of refusals and non-decisions on requests to amend official plans and to section 34 with respect to appeals related to zoning by-laws. Certain rules in section 17, as they read before being amended by the Schedule, are incorporated by reference in section 28 for the purposes of the process, including the appeal process, related to community improvement plans. Similarly, certain rules in section 34, as they read before being amended by the Schedule, are incorporated by reference in sections 38 and 45 for the purposes of the process, including the appeal process, related to interim control by-laws and by-laws establishing municipal criteria for minor variances.

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Currently, subsections 17 (51), 22 (11.1) and 34 (27) of the Planning Act allow the Minister to advise the Ontario Municipal Board that a matter of provincial interest is, or is likely to be, adversely affected by an official plan or zoning matter appealed to the Board. When the Minister so advises the Board, its decision is not final unless confirmed by the Lieutenant Governor in Council. Currently the Minister must advise the Board not later than 30 days before the hearing of the matter. Amendments are made to require the Minister to advise the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal not later than 30 days after the Tribunal gives notice of a hearing. When the Tribunal is so advised by the Minister, the new limits to the Tribunal’s powers on appeal described in the above paragraph would not apply; however, the Tribunal’s decision would not be final unless confirmed by the Lieutenant Governor in Council.

New subsections 17 (36.5) and 21 (3) of the Planning Act provide that there is no appeal in respect of an official plan or an official plan amendment adopted in accordance with section 26, if the approval authority is the Minister.

Timelines for making decisions related to official plans and zoning by-laws are extended by 30 days (see amendments to sections 17, 22, 34 and 36 of the Planning Act). For applications to amend zoning by-laws submitted concurrently with requests to amend a local municipality’s official plans, the timeline is extended to 210 days (see subsection 34 (11.0.0.0.1)).

A new subsection 22 (2.1.1) of the Planning Act provides that during the two-year period following the adoption of a new secondary plan, applications for amendment are permitted only with council approval. Subsection 22 (2.1.2) describes a secondary plan as a part of an official plan added by amendment that provides more detailed policies and land use designations applicable to part of a municipality.

Currently, subsection 22 (11) of the Planning Act incorporates by reference various rules from section 17 concerning appeals to the Ontario Municipal Board. Amendments are made to remove the incorporation by reference and to add those rules as new subsections 22 (11) to (11.0.7), with the corresponding changes that are made to the rules in section 17.

Currently, under subsection 38 (4) of the Planning Act, anyone who is given notice of the passing of an interim control by-law may appeal the by-law within 60 days after the by-law is passed. Amendments are made to allow only the Minister to appeal an interim control by-law when it is first passed. Any person or public body who is given notice of the extension of the by-law can appeal the extension.

Section 41 of the Planning Act is amended to make technical changes relating to appeals to the Tribunal concerning site plan control, including a requirement that the clerk forward specified things shortly after the notice of appeal is filed.

Subsection 41 (16) of the Planning Act currently provides that section 41 does not apply to the City of Toronto, except for certain subsections. Subsection 14 (16) is amended to remove the references to those excepted subsections. Section 114 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006 is amended to reflect the rules that were contained in those excepted subsections.

Currently, under section 47 of the Planning Act, the Minister may make orders exercising zoning powers or deeming plans of subdivision not to be registered for the purposes of section 50. The rules governing amendments and revocations of such orders are amended. The Minister may refer a request from a person or public body to amend or revoke an order to the Tribunal. If the

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Tribunal conducts a hearing, the Tribunal must make a written recommendation to the Minister. The Minister may decide to amend or revoke the order and must forward a copy of his or her decision to the specified persons. A new rule also provides that a proponent of an undertaking shall not give notice under the Consolidated Hearings Act in respect of a request to amend a Minister’s order unless Minister has referred the matter to the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal. A similar rule is added to section 6 of the Ontario Planning and Development Act, 1994, which governs the process for amending development plans.

Subsection 51 (52.4) of the Planning Act currently allows the Ontario Municipal Board to consider whether information and material that is presented at a hearing of certain appeals related to plans of subdivision and was not provided to the approval authority could have materially affected the approval authority’s decision. If the Board determines that it could have done so, the Board is required to give the approval authority an opportunity to reconsider its decision. The subsection is repealed and replaced to prevent information and material that was not provided to the approval authority in the first instance from being admitted into evidence if the approval authority requests to be given an opportunity to reconsider its decision and to make a written recommendation.

New section 70.8 of the Planning Act authorizes the Minister to make regulations providing for transitional matters.

Various technical amendments are also made to the Planning Act.

Schedule 4 Amendments to the Conservation Authorities Act

The Schedule makes numerous amendments to the Conservation Authorities Act. In addition to many housekeeping amendments, the Schedule makes more significant amendments as follows:

A new purpose section (section 0.1) is added to the Act.

Various amendments are made in relation to the enlargement of the area of jurisdiction of an authority, the amalgamation of two or more authorities and the dissolution of an authority (sections 10, 11 and 13.1), including amendments relating to the notice that is required before some of these events can occur. Also, the amendments to section 11 add a requirement for the Minister’s approval of any amalgamation of two or more authorities.

Some amendments are made in relation to the membership and governance of authorities (sections 14 to 19.1). The rules relating to the appointment and term of office of members of an authority are clarified. The maximum term of office of a member is increased from three to four years. A requirement that meetings of the authority be open to the public is added, subject to exceptions that may be provided in an authority’s by-laws. Authorities are required to establish advisory boards in accordance with the regulations. A new section 19.1 is enacted setting out the power of an authority to make by-laws in relation to its governance, including its meetings, employees, officers and its executive committee. Many of these powers were previously regulation-making powers that the authorities held under section 30 of the Act. The Minister may direct an authority to make or amend a by-law within a specified time. If the authority fails to do so, the Minister has the power to make a regulation that has the same effect as the by-law was intended to have.

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Amendments are made to the objects, powers and duties of authorities (sections 20 to 27.1) in particular their powers in relation to programs and services and in relation to projects that they undertake. New section 21.1 sets out the three types of programs and services that an authority is required or permitted to provide: the mandatory programs and services that are required by regulation, the municipal programs and services that it provides on behalf of municipalities and other programs and services that it determines to provide to further its objects. New section 21.2 sets out the rules for when an authority may charge fees for the programs and services it provides and the rules for determining the amount of the fees charged. Authorities are required to maintain a fee schedule that sets out the programs and services in respect of which it charges a fee and the amount of the fees. The fee schedule is set out in a written fee policy that is available to the public. Persons who are charged a fee by an authority may apply to the authority to reconsider the charging of the fee or the amount of the fee. Sections 24 to 27 of the Act are repealed and replaced with new sections allowing authorities to recover their capital costs with respect to projects that they undertake and their operating expenses from their participating municipalities. Currently the apportionment of those costs and expenses is based on a determination of the benefit each participating municipality receives from a project or from the authority. The amendments provide that the apportionment will be determined in accordance with the regulations.

The provisions regulating activities that may be carried out in the areas over which authorities have jurisdiction are substantively amended (sections 28 and 29). Section 28 of the Act is repealed. That section currently gives authorities certain regulation-making powers, including the power to regulate the straightening, changing and diverting of watercourses and development in their areas of jurisdiction and to prohibit or require the permission of the authority for such activities. The re-enacted section 28 prohibits such activities so that the previous regulation-making power is no longer required. Furthermore, new section 28.1 gives the authorities the power to issue permits allowing persons to engage in the prohibited activities and section 28.3 allows authorities to cancel the permits in specified circumstances. New regulation-making powers are set out in section 28.5 in respect of activities that impact the conservation, restoration, development or management of natural resources.

Sections 30 and 30.1 are repealed and sections 30 to 30.4 are enacted in relation to the enforcement of the Act and offences. Authorities are given the power to appoint officers who may enter lands to ensure compliance with the Act, the regulations and with permit conditions. The officers are also given the power to issue stop orders in specified circumstances. Offences for contraventions of the Act, the regulations, permit conditions and stop orders are set out in section 30.4 and the maximum fines under the Act are increased from $10,000 to $50,000 in the case of an individual and to $1,000,000 in the case of a corporation. An additional fine of $10,000 a day for individuals and $200,000 a day for corporations may be imposed for each day the offence continues after the conviction. Section 30.6 expands the existing powers of the court when ordering persons convicted of an offence to repair or rehabilitate any damage resulting from the commission of the offence.

Various regulation-making powers are enacted.

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Schedule 5 Amendments to Various Acts Consequential to the Enactment of the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal Act, 2017

Consequential amendments are made to various Acts to change references to the Ontario Municipal Board Act so they refer to the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal Act, 2017 and to change references to the Ontario Municipal Board so they refer to the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal.

Bill 143, Ontario Forestry Industry Revitalization Act (Height of Wood Frame Buildings),

2017


The Bill amends the Building Code Act, 1992 to provide that the building code shall not prohibit a

building that is 12 storeys or less in building height from being of wood frame construction. This

does not prevent the code from imposing requirements on or prohibiting specified classes of

wood frame buildings.


Yves Roy, Government Liaison

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The MLEOA continues to work with sister organizations including the Atlantic By-law Officers’ Association, the Licensing Inspectors and By-law Officers Association of British Columbia and Ontario Association of Property Standards Officers on issues of common interest and objective.

These initiatives continue to encourage sharing best practices, training opportunities and professional development. Each organization continues to participate in the conferences of sister organizations, as representatives are able, sharing information, and enabling a first hand learning experience upon which we can continue to build our professional relationships and industry.

Over the past year, the Board of Directors of MLEOA believed that it was important for statistical information to begin to be collected regarding workplace incidents involving officer’s safety, including near misses, particularly in light of what appears to be a growing number of incidents. We believe that data regarding these types of incidents is being overlooked at all levels, not only in Ontario, but we believe, across the Country. A Workplace Incident Report has been developed and approved by the Board of MLEOA which will serve to collect data regarding the incident, and communications have begun with our sister organizations to seek their support in rolling out the program and start to collect data across the country. We will be looking at how to best communicate this program to employers and officers and how to make it as easy as possible for the details of an incident to be submitted. It is our hope that officers and employers will be diligent in their reporting to the Associations, as it is this data that will enable all of us to establish a unified national position for required training, equipment, operating standards, and legislative support, as may be appropriate. We look forward to working with our sister organizations on this National objective."


Yves Roy, National Committee, Chair


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In April 2017, the Board of Directors together with Brenda Tindale, Bredale Associates met over

two days to review the accomplishments of the Association over the past year and to consider

the future organizational structure best suited to continue to grow and sustain the Association.

The following summarizes those discussions.


Strategic Planning Committee Report


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Organization Chart Explained This chart reflects the future organization of the MLEOA. As the MLEOA gains provincial recognition and the expectations change, this org structure will have greater relevance. The new structure will allow the board to explain to the membership why change is needed over time rather than all at once. This is a proactive step towards growth. Desired changes can begin when the board is ready.

Board of Directors

Communications & Marketing Committee

Education & Training

Committee

Administrative Assistant(s)

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The current positions on the board are intentionally not mentioned in the chart as they may change with growth. However, it was realized that with growth, there are certain governance roles that are still needed and these are referenced as committees. These committees can set policies and procedures which can then be approved by the board. Policies and procedures are critical to the administrative positions which are new roles. The Executive Director (and his/her team) will need to work within the board policies. Many of the board’s current responsibilities are being placed under the day to day activities of the Executive Director. He/She needs clear understanding of the policies and procedures that govern their role. Under the new organization structure, the board is responsible for the big picture of the MLEOA. These responsibilities include policies, procedures and bylaws; strategic planning; Association Joint Working committee; National Association. New Staff Positions Desired Responsibilities of each position Intergovernmental Liaison - Monitoring, researching and reporting on current legislation in the federal, provincial and

municipal governments. - meeting with individuals from all levels of government - reporting directly to the President of the Board Executive Director Role Oversight/responsibility in areas of: Administrative

- day to day finances - budgeting - grant applications - funding of the association - variance reporting - certification and approvals - annual report

Human Resources

- harassment complaints and disciplinary complaints oversight - applications for trainers - recruitment of board, committee and volunteer members

Communications - internal and external communication on behalf of the board and association

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Education - oversight of administration aspects of education and training - ex. training site

arrangements, participant applications Administrative Assistant - duties as assigned by the Executive Director Responsible for: - certification and awards

- Review applications for awards - talk with other organizations

- Membership - processing and approving membership applications

- Conference - organizing annual conference

- Honour Guard - represent organization during formal events

- Elections Appendix 1 - Brainstorming Exercise The following information was gathered which formed the foundation for the development of the new organizational structure. The group was asked to brainstorm on the following topic: Organizational Functions required to meet your strategic vision 1. We need to have financial sustainability and stability 2. We need to be adaptable, agile and responsive 3. We need to be clear to our members in what we are doing 4. We need to have more intimate connections with our partner organizations 5. We need to have someone within our organization who is working on the

partnerships 6. We need to have a full time staff member who is a single access point with

someone who is knowledgable about the association and our industry 7. We need to run this association more like a business 8. We need to go to the next level of professionalism 9. We need to have provincial recognition 10. We need to have someone as a point of contact 11. We need to have more time and support for our growth 12. We need to be proactive to grow not reactive 13. We need to have services available to us to grow 14. We need to have municipal management buy in 15. We need to have municipal management educated about us and they need to

come to us 16. We need to have government funding 17. We need to have seed money, grants 18. We need to have a better partnership with AMO and AMCTO (we need to be more

visible) 19. We need to go after politicians for buy in

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20. We need to have a dog and pony show for politicians 21. We need to replicate the Guelph model of political relationships 22. We need to market to our municipalities 23. We need to be ready for the downloading of police jobs onto the MLEO 24. We need to have succession and knowledge transfer in roles 25. We need to get beyond the “person” in the role and build up the role with

procedures for each role 26. We need to mentor junior board members on roles Appendix 2 - Core Functions of the Board The board was asked to identify the primary requirements for the future board 1. Paid administrative/operational support for the board in areas such as business manager, communications, marketing, book keeping, registration 2. Government Liaison 3. Re-evaluated board roles 4. Business plan in place 5. Board needs to be executive not operational Appendix 3 - Action Plan It was felt that in order to promote the need for the new organizational structure and provide an understanding for the membership as to why this is required, some homework was needed by the board. The following actions are to be taken by the current board members.

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Goals 1 Conduct a critical workload assessment for each of the current board members roles

Needed to do this: Simplified tracking sheet - including emails, phone calls, meetings, travel time, tasks - Create a form and log ins

Performance Indicators: - Each board member tracks their time from July 1 - Sept 9, 2017

- Review the tracking at September board meeting - Reassess the tracking requirements for going forward at each board meeting Accountability: Doug 2 Research the job descriptions and pay range for an Executive Director and

Administrative Assistant in similar organizations Performance Indicator: Written research to Board Executive Accountability: Doug Target Date: December 1, 2017 3. Research alternatives to executive director and administrative assistant role Performance indicator: Written research to Board Executive Accountability: Doug Target Date: December 1. 2017

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Appendix 4 - Action Research on Day

What Went Well What Concerns

1. Open discussion was productive 1. Affordability

2. Realization by everyone that a board/volunteer structure may not sustain itself

2. Adding more work in the short term

3. Learning where everyone stands 3. Membership buy in

4. United front rather than nine individual concepts

4. Sustainability of current vs. future

5. Sustainability of process with Brenda retiring

6. Will this delay our strategic plan


Randy Charlton, Chair, Strategic Planning Committee

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A draft outline for a Resource Document referred to as “Mitigating Risk InThe Municipal Law Enforcement Environment” is underway. The Associations Joint Working Committee’s goal is to make this Resource Document available through both MLEOA and OAPSO websites and to deliver the completed sections of the document, accessible to members starting in the fall of 2017.

The Committee visions this Resource Document to consist of the following parts:

Introduction

An overview of who we are and why this reference document is being created.

Methodology

Explain the various steps taken in the review and development process.

Role and Expectations of a MLEO

Note: that this “role” statement will be as general in nature as it reasonably can in

order to encompass all MLEO’s regardless of any specific duties or areas of discipline.

Core Competencies of a MLEO

This section will identify the core competencies required by all officers.

Training and Education

Fundamental training

Specialized training

Maintenance training

Emerging Issues training

Policies and Procedures This section will discuss the difference and importance of policies, as approved by Council, and standard operating procedures (SOPs) as developed at the staff level.

Operating Tools and Resources

This section will discuss the appropriateness of, and standards for, various pieces of equipment that are recommended for MLEO’s based on the nature of their duties.


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Associations Joint Working Committee Members

Facilitator Shayne Turner, City of Waterloo

MLEOA OAPSO

Randy Berg, City of Guelph Warwick Perrin, City of Toronto

Randy Charlton, Haldimand County Philip Cassata, City of Guelph


Randy Charlton Randy Berg

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In addition to managing the day-to-day communication aspects of our Association, the

Communications Committee spent a considerable amount of effort working on continuing to

implement various aspects of our marketing strategy.

MLEOA Summit

Since having the MLEOA Summit redesigned and placed on an online publishing platform in

2016, the Communications Committee has spent time trying to enhance our publication by

seeking outside contributors for content that could be of use and interest to our membership.

Contributors this past year have included the Public Health & Safety Services Association

(PHSA), John Wade, the Ministry of Government & Consumer Services, Ministry of the Attorney

General, the Prosecutors Association of Ontario, the Society of Composers, Authors and Music

Publishers of Canada, the Ontario Municipal Management Institute and the Canadian

Federation of Humane Societies. It is hoped that the MLEOA Summit will continue to evolve

over the next year and that these enhancements will further help improve your experience as a

member.

Social Media

Over this past year the Communications Committee made some changes to our social media

accounts. To ensure consistency amongst accounts, our handle for Twitter was changed to

@mleoaOntario. This past year we also created an Instagram account under to further connect

with our membership.

The Communications Committee has now integrated our social media accounts with the

Hootsuite online dashboard. Hootsuite now allows us to manage all of our accounts from one

location and to schedule posts.

Branding

In line with our marketing strategy to strengthen our brand and to maintain a consistent image

across all assets and communication tools; the Communications Committee is working with a

graphic designer to apply our new brand elements to our stationary items and marketing

collateral. The roll out of this initiative is still underway and changes will continue to be

forthcoming.


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Website

Given the evolutionary nature of technology, online design, and the increased popularity of

mobile technology, the Communications Committee has begun the process of preparing to have

our website redesigned. It is hoped that our Association will have a new mobile friendly website

in place during the first quarter of 2018.

Conclusion

The implementation of a marketing strategy is a long challenging process that could not be done

without the help of our volunteer members and partners. I would like to thank everyone who has

contributed to helping to move our association forward over this past year. It has been an

honour serving our association in the capacity of Communications Chair.


Bill Bond, Chair, Communications Committee

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The Public Relations Committee continues to be responsible for addressing life events of

members/past members. Over the past year we have included life events in the “Membership

News” section of the MLEOA Summit. We continue to encourage our membership/past

members to notify the committee of retirements, special occasions, promotions, or other life

events.

The Public Relations Committee also continues to administer requests for use of the

Association’s logo. Please forward any such requests to the Public Relations Committee for

processing and consideration of the Board of Directors.

Respectfully submitted, Bill Bond Public Relations Chair

MUNICIPAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS’ASSOCIATION

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Board of Directors election

In 2017 three Director positions will be declared up for election pursuant to the Association

Bylaws and an Election may be held. This year, Randy Charlton, Yves Roy and Justin Harris’

positions will be up for re-election.

I have received two nomination forms for Justin Harris and Randy Charlton. Both have been

confirmed as current members of the association and have been signed by their respective

employer granting permission to serve on the Board of Directors. I have been advised that

Justin Harris will not be seeking re-election and therefore has withdrawn his nomination. I have

received no other nomination forms. Director Kevin Way has provided notice that he will be

stepping down from the Board at the end of the 2017 Annual Conference. There are two years

remaining on his term and therefore a fourth director position is available for election. The

following chart summarizes the vacancies available for election at the 2017 Annual General

Meeting (AGM).

Director 1 Director 2 Director 3 Director 4

3 Year Term

Sept 2017 - 2020

3 Year Term

Sept 2017 - 2020

3 Year Term

Sept 2017 - 2020

2 Year Term

Sept 2017 - 2019

Nominations may be received from the floor at the AGM provided that the member nominated

has the written consent of their employer and that such consent is submitted no later than the

Annual General Meeting. The Nomination form is attached to this form for reference.

If any member is interested in participating on any committee, please let any Director know.

The Board of Directors may appoint Members to specific committees, who need not be elected

members of the Board.


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The following are Committees available to volunteer with:

Education and Training Committee

Communications Committee

Government Liaison Committee

Procedures and Election Committee

Certification and Awards Committee

Membership Committee

Annual Training Seminar Committee

National Association Committee

Strategic Planning Committee

Volunteer work on any of these committees may be used to qualify for Certification credits as

outlined on the MLEOA Certification application form.

Policy

The Procedures and Elections Committee is also working on the creation of two new Standard

Operating Guidelines to address Association Inventory and Code of Conduct complaints. These

policies will be presented to the Board at its next meeting for consideration. Board approval will

be sought in the following Board meetings.


Jesse Edsall, Chair, Procedures and Elections

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RESOLUTION #1

THAT the firm of Brian Thompson, Chartered Accountant, 89 Dunlop Street East, Barrie, ON, be

appointed for the 2017-2018 operating year to review or audit books of the Association as may

be deemed necessary.


RESOLUTIONS


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