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Bulletin No. 72 for the period ending December 11, 2020. Please file at the front of your binder. Discard the previous Bulletin. ONTARIO STATUTE CITATOR WEEKLY BULLETIN SERVICE 1st Session, 42nd Parliament 2018-2020 Published by THOMSON REUTERS CANADA, A DIVISION OF THOMSON REUTERS CANADA LIMITED One Corporate Plaza, 2075 Kennedy Road, Toronto, Ontario M1T 3V4 Telephone: 1-416-609-3800 Elsewhere in Canada/U.S. 1-800-387-5164 Fax: 1-416-298-5082 store.thomsonreuters.ca Publication Mail Agreement No. 40064652 Printed in the United States by Thomson Reuters Mat # 42724743 USER’S GUIDE This service keeps subscribers up to date on a weekly basis with the content and status of Bills introduced in the current legislative session. It is divided into the following four sections: NEW THIS WEEK is a record of the week’s proceedings. This section lists all Bills that in the past week have received either first, second or third reading, been reported from Committee, received Royal Assent, or been proclaimed in force. If a Bill progresses beyond one stage in a week, only the latest stage is noted. (Be- cause they rarely become law, Private Members. Public Bills are not included 1 unless they pass second reading. Private Members. Private Bills are not included in this bulletin service at all.) STATUS AND SUMMARY OF BILLS is an alphabetical list of all Bills that are either currently before the Legislature, or that have received Royal Assent. This section reports each Bill.s current status and includes a summary of each Bill. A summary is included as soon as a copy of the Bill has been received. For Bills that have received Royal Assent, the “in force” dates are noted. This section is cumulative for the legislative session. CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS is an alphabetical list of all Acts that are affected by a Royal Assent Bill, including amendments, repeals, and enactments. Such Acts will be included in this list as soon as we receive the Royal Assent copy of the Bill, which will often be several weeks after the Royal Assent date. This section is cumulative for the legislative session. PROCLAMATIONS and ORDERS IN COUNCIL is a list of all Acts passed in a previous legislative session that are proclaimed in force, in whole or in part, during the current session. This section is cumulative for the legislative session. CURRENT BILLS SERVICE For the full text of all Bills that receive Royal Assent, reference should be made to the Current Bills Service, a companion service to the Ontario Statute Citator. The Current Bills Service is a separate subscription and can be ordered by con- tacting Thomson Reuters as set out on page 1. Copies of Bills at earlier stages may be obtained from the Queen’s Printer. Note: Information regarding the daily progress of a particular Bill may be ob- tained directly from the Legislature. 2 NEW THIS WEEK Royal Assent Better for People, Smarter for Business Act, 2020 (Bill 213). Royal Assent De- cember 8, 2020, c. 34. Eating Disorders Awareness Week Act, 2020 (Bill 61). Royal Assent December 10, 2020, c. 32. Occupiers’ Liability Amendment Act, 2020 (Bill 118). Royal Assent December 10, 2020, c. 33. Ontario Rebuilding and Recovery Act, 2020 (Bill 222). Royal Assent December 8, 2020, c. 35. Protect, Support and Recover from COVID-19 Act (Budget Measures), 2020 (Bill 229). Royal Assent December 8, 2020, c. 36. Readings Caregiver and Homeworker Protection Act, 2020 (Bill 242). First Reading De- cember 8, 2020. COVID-19 Memorial Day Act, 2020 (Bill 241). First Reading December 8 2020. Stay Home If You Are Sick Act, 2020 (Bill 239). First Reading December 8, 2020. Teddy’s Law (Anti-Declawing), 2020 (Bill 240). First Reading December 8, 2020. Trespass to Property Amendment Act (Protecting Consumers from Package Piracy), 2020 (Bill 243). First Reading December 8, 2020. Workplace Safety and Insurance Amendment Act, 2020 (Bill 238). First Reading December 8, 2020. Proclamations Nothing to report. STATUS AND SUMMARY OF CURRENT BILLS (Note: New entries are in bold-face.) Access to Natural Gas Act, 2018 (Bill 32). Royal Assent December 6, 2018, c. 15; Act comes into force on a day to be named by proclamation of the Lieu- tenant Governor. July 1, 2019 is fixed as the day on which the following provision, which amends the Ontario Energy Board Act, 1998, comes into force: s. 1. Summary: The Ontario Energy Board Act, 1998 is amended to provide rate protection for consumers or classes of consumers with respect to costs incurred by a gas distributor in making a qualifying investment for the purpose of providing access to a natural gas distribution system to those con- sumers. Gas distributors are entitled to be compensated for any resulting lost revenue and all consumers, or such classes of consumers as are prescribed, are required to contribute toward the compensation. 3 Accessible Parking and Towing Industry Review Committee Act, 2018 (Bill 39). Second Reading October 25, 2018. Summary: The Accessible Parking and Towing Industry Review Committee Act, 2018 requires the Minister of Gov- ernment and Consumer Services to establish an advisory committee to do the following: 1. Inquire into and report on the system of accessible parking for persons with a disability, 2. Inquire into and report on matters related to the towing industry. The committee is to be established within 90 days after the Bill receives Royal Assent and must report its recommendations to the Min- ister within eight months of its establishment. Within 60 days after receiving the committee’s report, the Minister must inform the Assembly of the recom- mendations that he or she will implement within the following five years. Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario Act, 2019 (enactment)....See....Plan to Build Ontario Together Act, 2019 (Bill 138), c. 15. Algoma University Amendment Act, 2019 (Bill 79). Second Reading March 21, 2019. Summary: The Bill amends the Algoma University Act, 2008 to re-in- state the expanded power of the University to grant degrees which was in- cluded in the Act when it was enacted in 2008. The power was never pro- claimed in force and was repealed under section 10.1 of the Legislation Act, 2006 as of December 31, 2018. The power would still come into force only on proclamation as in the version of the Act that was enacted in 2008. Alternate Land Use and Services Program for Agricultural Land Act, 2018 (Bill 28). Second Reading September 27, 2018. Summary: The Bill recognizes the right of owners of agricultural land to set aside any part of the land as fallow for either of the following two purposes: to establish, restore or preserve a natural ecosystem and to establish and maintain projects that produce ser- vices for natural ecosystems. The Minister of Natural Resources and Forestry has 12 months to develop a provincial framework and action plan that does such things as the following. It can provide guidelines on how agricultural land can be used for those purposes, provide for the government to create and distribute standardized educational materials on those guidelines, pro- mote research into those uses of agricultural land, promote the holding of international symposia on those uses and encourage fundraising for those uses and those symposia. The Minister can amend the provincial framework and action plan to update it as the Minister considers advisable. Alternative Filing Methods for Business Act, 2020 (enactment)....See....COVID- 19 Response and Reforms to Modernize Ontario Act, 2020 (Bill 190). An Act to perpetuate an ancient parliamentary right (Bill 1). First Reading July 12, 2018. Archives and Recordkeeping Amendment Act, 2019 (Bill 80). First Reading March 18, 2019. Summary: The Bill amends the Archives and Recordkeeping Act, 2006. It adds a provision making it an offence to contravene subsection 15(1) of the Act with an intent to deprive a public body, the Archives of On- tario or the Archivist of the custody, control or use of or access to any public record of archival value. On conviction, a fine of not more than $50,000 may be imposed. 4 Assessment Amendment Act (Areas in Transition), 2020 (Bill 179). First Read- ing March 3, 2020. Summary: The Bill amends the Assessment Act to exclude speculative sales of property from the determination of the current value of land in the commercial or industrial property class in specified municipal areas. Better for People, Smarter for Business Act, 2019 (Bill 132). Royal Assent De- cember 10, 2019, c. 14. Act in force on the day it receives Royal Assent; The Schedules to the Act come into force as provided in each Schedule. May 1, 2020 is fixed as the day on which the following provisions, which amend the Pesticides Act, come into force: Sched. 8, ss. 43(1), (3), (5), 44-46, 49. June 17, 2020 is fixed as the day on which the following provision, which amends the Ontario College of Art & Design University Act, 2002, comes into force: Sched. 5, s. 3. July 1, 2020 is fixed as the day on which the following provi- sion, which amends the Highway Traffic Act, comes into force: Sched. 16, s. 15. August 1, 2020 is fixed as the day on which the following provision, which amends the Environmental Protection Act, comes into force: Sched. 8, s. 13. July 31, 2020 is fixed as the day on which the following provisions, which amend the Insurance Act, come into force: Sched. 9, ss. 2, 3, 5, 7-13. September 1, 2020 is fixed as the day on which the following provisions, which amend the Aggregate Resources Act, come into force: Sched.