ontario regulation 86/25

made under the

Modernizing Ontario for People and Businesses Act, 2020

Made: May 29, 2025
Filed: June 4, 2025
Published on e-Laws: June 4, 2025
Published in The Ontario Gazette: June 21, 2025

Amending O. Reg. 555/20

(GENERAL)

1. (1) Paragraph 2 of subsection 6 (1) Ontario Regulation 555/20 is revoked and the following substituted:

2. The specified instrument would be made in response to an emergency as defined in the Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act or to exceptional circumstances requiring extraordinary measures to address an urgent matter affecting public health, safety or environmental protection.

(2) Subsection 6 (2) of the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted:

(2) A minister responsible for the administration of a specified instrument is exempt from the requirement to publish the analysis under clause 3 (b) of the Act if,

(a) the public disclosure of the analysis of regulatory impacts resulting from the specified instrument would,

(i) cause financially sensitive information to be disclosed that could cause hurt or prejudice to individuals, regulated entities or the government,

(ii) disclose personal information, or confidential information that could create an unfair competitive advantage, or

(iii) adversely affect the administration or operation of a government program; or

(b) the specified instrument that results in the regulatory impact is required in order to implement a legally binding contract.

Commencement

2. This Regulation comes into force on the later of September 1, 2025 and the day this Regulation is filed.