O. Reg. 366/25: GENERAL MATTERS UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL"

O. Reg. 366/25: GENERAL MATTERS UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL, CHILD, YOUTH AND FAMILY SERVICES ACT, 2017

ontario regulation 366/25

made under the

Child, Youth and Family Services Act, 2017

Made: December 11, 2025
Filed: December 16, 2025
Published on e-Laws: December 16, 2025
Published in The Ontario Gazette: January 3, 2026

Amending O. Reg. 155/18

(GENERAL MATTERS UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL)

1. Ontario Regulation 155/18 is amended by adding the following section:

Maximum amount of administrative penalties

115.0.1 For the purposes of clause 279.8 (4) (a) of the Act, the maximum amount of an administrative penalty under subsection 279.8 (1) of the Act in respect of a contravention of or failure to comply with a requirement of a provision of the Act set out in Table 1, a provision of this Regulation set out in Table 2 or a provision of Ontario Regulation 156/18 (General Matters under the Authority of the Minister) made under the Act set out in Table 3 is,

(a) for a first contravention of or failure to comply with the requirement, the amount set out opposite the provision in Column 3;

(b) for a second contravention of or failure to comply with the requirement, twice the amount set out opposite the provision in Column 3; and

(c) for a third or subsequent contravention of or failure to comply with the requirement, three times the amount set out opposite the provision in Column 3.

Table 1
Provisions of the Act

Item	Column 1 Provision	Column 2 Description of provision	Column 3 Maximum amount of administrative penalty, in dollars
1.	Section 4	Corporal punishment prohibited	3000
2.	Section 5	Detention restricted	3000
3.	Section 6	Physical restraint restricted	3000
4.	Section 7	Mechanical restraints restricted	3000
5.	Subsections 10 (3), (4)	Opening, etc., of written communications to child in care or of young person’s written communications	2000
6.	Subsections 15 (1), (2), (4)	Children’s, young persons’ rights to respectful services	2000
7.	Section 15.1	Information re Ombudsman	2000
8.	Subsections 18 (1), (3), (4)	Complaints procedure	1000
9.	Subsections 174 (1), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), (9)	Secure de-escalation	3000
10.	Section 245	Prohibition — past offence	2000
11.	Section 249	Duty to provide licence and other information	750
12.	Subsection 259 (3)	Maximum number of children — Licensee must comply	2000 × number of children that exceed the maximum number set out in the licence
13.	Subsection 276 (3)	Obligation to produce and assist	3000

Table 2
Provisions of this Regulation

Item	Column 1 Provision	Column 2 Description of provision	Column 3 Maximum amount of administrative penalty, in dollars
1.	Section 6	Service provider to make reasonable efforts to assist	2000
2.	Section 8	Service provider to take steps re services, programs, activities	1000
3.	Section 10	Use of physical restraint — restrictions	3000
4.	Section 11	Use of physical restraint — policy	1000
5.	Section 12	Use of physical restraint — debriefing	1000
6.	Subsection 13 (1)	Use of physical restraint — service provider to notify parent	750
7.	Section 14	Use of physical restraint — records	750
8.	Section 15	Use of physical restraint — monthly, annual records	750
9.	Subsections 16 (3), (4)	Use of physical restraint — training and education, licensee of a children’s residence	1000
10.	Section 18	Use of physical restraint — person who commences providing direct care	1000
11.	Section 19	Use of physical restraint — records re training and education	750
12.	Section 20	Use of physical restraint — assessment re education	1000
13.	Subsections 21 (2), (4.1), (4.2), (5), (6), (7), (7.1), (7.2)	Use of mechanical restraint — plan of treatment, etc.	3000
14.	Subsections 21 (8), (8.1), (8.2)	Use of mechanical restraint — plan of treatment, etc. (records)	750
15.	Subsection 21 (9)	Use of mechanical restraint — plan of treatment, etc. (policies)	1000
16.	Section 21.1	Use of mechanical restraint — development and review of plans	2000
17.	Section 21.2	Use of mechanical restraint — provision of information re use of mechanical restraint	2000
18.	Section 22	Complaints procedure re residential care, placements	1000
19.	Section 23.1	Complaints procedure — debriefing	1000
20.	Section 23.2	Reviews respecting complaints and complaints procedures	750
21.	Section 65	Mechanical restraints — places of secure custody or of secure temporary detention – policies	1000
22.	Section 87	Secure de-escalation rooms — policies and procedures	1000
23.	Section 88	Secure de-escalation rooms — records	750
24.	Subsections 89 (1), (2), (3)	Secure de-escalation rooms — monthly summaries	750

Table 3
Provisions of Ontario Regulation 156/18 (General Matters Under the Authority of the Minister) made under the Act

Item	Column 1 Provision	Column 2 Description of provision	Column 3 Maximum amount of administrative penalty, in dollars
1.	Subsections 4 (5), (8)	Service providers to provide information, inquire	1000
2.	Subsections 5 (2), (3), (5)	Resource person	1000
3.	Subsection 7 (3)	Training	1000
4.	Section 80.2	Transfer or discharge of a child or young person	750
5.	Section 80.3, with the exception of paragraph 4 of subsection (6)	Obligation to employ or engage qualified personnel	1000
6.	Section 80.4	Prohibited methods of discipline	3000
7.	Section 80.6	Compliance with program re application under subs. 254 (1) of the Act	750
8.	Section 84	Serious occurrence reporting	2000
9.	Section 86.1, with the exception of subsection (4)	Pre-admission assessments	1000
10.	Subsections 86.2 (3), (4)	Conditions on placement and admission	1000
11.	Section 86.3, with the exception of subsection (7)	Requirement for safety plans	2000
12.	Section 86.4	Development of safety plan	2000
13.	Section 86.5	Review of safety plan	2000
14.	Section 86.6	Staff review of safety plan	2000
15.	Section 86.7	Availability of safety plan	2000
16.	Section 86.8	Implementation of safety plan	2000
17.	Section 89	Admission of residents — medical and dental treatment	1000
18.	Section 90	Orientation of child or young person	1000
19.	Subsections 94 (1), (2)	Requirements for plans of care	1000
20.	Section 94.1	Development and review of plan of care	1000
21.	Section 94.2	Content of plan of care	1000
22.	Section 94.3	Availability of plan of care and recordkeeping	1000
23.	Section 94.4	Implementation of plan of care	1000
24.	Section 96	Maintenance of premises	1000
25.	Section 97	Requirements re premises	1000
26.	Section 99	Training re fire extinguishers	1000
27.	Section 102	Nutrition	1000
28.	Section 105	Storage of medication	2000
29.	Section 106	Administration of medication	2000
30.	Section 111	Fire and emergency procedures plan	1000
31.	Subsections 112 (1), (2), (3)	Fire safety requirements	1000
32.	Section 113	Fire inspections	1000
33.	Section 121, with the exception of subsection (9)	Approval of foster parents	1000
34.	Subsections 125 (1), (5)	Rules respecting placement in a foster home	2000
35.	Section 127, with the exception of subsection (4)	Pre-placement assessment	1000
36.	Subsections 128 (3), (4)	Conditions on placement	1000
37.	Section 129	Requirements for safety plans	2000
38.	Section 129.1	Development of safety plan	2000
39.	Section 129.2	Review of safety plan	2000
40.	Section 129.3	Staff and foster parent review of safety plan	2000
41.	Section 129.4	Availability of safety plan	2000
42.	Section 129.5	Implementation of safety plan	2000
43.	Section 130.1	Child’s orientation to the foster home	1000
44.	Subsections 131.1 (1), (2)	Requirement for plans of care	1000
45.	Section 131.2	Development and review of plan of care	1000
46.	Section 131.3	Content of plan of care	1000
47.	Section 131.4	Availability of plan of care and recordkeeping	1000
48.	Section 131.5	Implementation of plan of care	1000
49.	Section 133	Fire and emergency procedures plan	1000
50.	Section 134	Fire safety requirements	1000
51.	Section 135	Storage of medication	2000

Commencement

2. This Regulation comes into force on the later of January 1, 2026 and the day this Regulation is filed.