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Ontario Bill 108

43rd Parl. 1st Sess.

May 17, 2023

Bill 108, also known as the Education Statute Law Amendment Act (Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder), 2023, is a law in Ontario that aims to address the high prevalence of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) among children in the province. FASD can make attending school difficult and traumatic for affected children. Many school boards currently lack specific strategies to address this issue, and educators often lack awareness of FASD. Under this law, each school board will be required to develop a policy addressing FASD. Teachers and early childhood educators will also receive training on the signs and symptoms of FASD and how to appropriately accommodate these children in the classroom. These changes are expected to improve academic performance and the overall school experience for children with FASD and their peers. The law also amends the Early Childhood Educators Act, 2007, the Education Act, and the Ontario College of Teachers Act, 1996 to include provisions related to FASD training and support. The law will come into effect on the second September 1 after it receives Royal Assent. Its official name is the Education Statute Law Amendment Act (Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder), 2023.

43rd Parl. 1st Sess.

May 17, 2023

Bill 109, also known as the Hands Off the Greenbelt Act, 2023, is an amendment to the Greenbelt Act, 2005 in the Province of Ontario. It imposes limitations on the powers granted by the Act. The amendment states that neither the Minister nor the Lieutenant Governor in Council can take any action, such as making regulations, that would remove land from the Greenbelt Area, remove land from the application of the Greenbelt Plan, or remove the designation of any land as Protected Countryside. If these limitations are violated, any actions taken in contravention of the amendment are considered to have never been done. The amendment also repeals certain provisions of the Act. The Hands Off the Greenbelt Act, 2023 came into force on December 13, 2022.

43rd Parl. 1st Sess.

May 17, 2023

This is a law called the No More Highways in the Greenbelt Act, 2023. It amends the Greenbelt Act, 2005 to prohibit the construction of controlled-access highways in the Greenbelt Area in Ontario. The law also makes some related amendments. The Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent. Its short title is the No More Highways in the Greenbelt Act, 2023.

43rd Parl. 1st Sess.

May 17, 2023

This is a law called Bill 111, which is an amendment to the Greenbelt Act in Ontario. The purpose of this amendment is to prohibit the establishment of new pits and quarries in the Greenbelt Area, as well as the expansion of existing ones. The Greenbelt Plan will now officially prevent anyone from applying for permits to operate new pits or quarries, or expanding the ones already in operation in the Greenbelt Area. This law will go into effect as soon as it receives Royal Assent and is titled the No More Pits or Quarries in the Greenbelt Act, 2023.