Order in Council 465/2026

relating to the

Protect Ontario by Unleashing our Economy Act, 2025

Ordered: March 26, 2026

On the recommendation of the undersigned, the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, by and with the advice and concurrence of the Executive Council of Ontario, orders that:

 

Protect Ontario by Unleashing our Economy Act, 2025

 

1. March 30, 2026 is named as the day on which the following provisions of the Protect Ontario by Unleashing our Economy Act, 2025, c. 4, being the Species Conservation Act, 2025, come into force:

 

Schedule 10, s. 1-67.

 

2. March 30, 2026 is named as the day on which the following provision of the Protect Ontario by Unleashing our Economy Act, 2025, c. 4,which repeals the Endangered Species Act, 2007, comes into force:

 

Schedule 10, s. 68.

 

3. March 30, 2026 is named as the day on which the following provision of the Protect Ontario by Unleashing our Economy Act, 2025, c. 4, which revokes various regulations, comes into force:

 

Schedule 10, s. 69.

Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks

Correction

This Order in Council, as previously published on e-Laws, contained the following publication error:

The Order in Council was shown as having been recommended by the Solicitor General. In fact, the Order in Council was recommended by the Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks.

This error was corrected on June 10, 2026.