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Ontario Bill 27

43rd Parl. 1st Sess.
December 05, 2022
Protecting Agricultural Land Act, 2022
  • This is a bill called the Protecting Agricultural Land Act, 2022. It amends the Planning Act in Ontario to protect agricultural land. The bill introduces a new section called Agricultural Impact Assessment, which applies to land that was zoned for agricultural uses before the bill came into force. The bill restricts local municipalities and the Minister from changing the permitted uses or zoning of the land without conducting an Agricultural Impact Assessment. The bill also amends Section 70 of the Act to include provisions for prescribing agricultural uses and governing Agricultural Impact Assessments. The bill will come into force on the day it receives Royal Assent and is titled the Protecting Agricultural Land Act, 2022.
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Assembly Motion No. 4374

43rd Parl. 1st Sess. (ON)
Dec. 5, 2022, 9 a.m.
  • Bill 27
  • Latest: Second Reading Deferred vote
  • Second Reading of Bill 27, An Act to amend the Planning Act to protect agricultural land.