O. Reg. 389/25: APPOINTMENT UNDER SECTION 218.3 OF THE ACT, Filed December 18, 2025 under Municipal Act, 2001, S.O. 2001, c. 25
ontario regulation 389/25
made under the
Municipal Act, 2001
Made: December 17, 2025
Filed: December 18, 2025
Published on e-Laws: December 19, 2025
Published in The Ontario Gazette: January 3, 2026
Amending O. Reg. 564/24
(APPOINTMENT UNDER SECTION 218.3 OF THE ACT)
1. Section 1 of Ontario Regulation 564/24 is amended by adding the following paragraph:
3. If a person is appointed as head of council to The Regional Municipality of Niagara, the following modifications to the Act apply:
i. Subsection 263 (1) of the Act shall be read as follows:
Filling vacancies
263. (1) If a vacancy occurs in the office of a member of council of The Regional Municipality of Niagara, the municipality shall, subject to this section, fill the vacancy by appointing a person who has consented to accept the office if appointed.
ii. Paragraph 1 of subsection 263 (5) of the Act shall be read as follows:
1. Within 60 days after the day the Minister provides a copy of the order made under subsection 218.3 (1) to The Regional Municipality of Niagara, the municipality shall appoint a person to fill the vacancy under subsection (1).
Commencement
2. This Regulation comes into force on the day it is filed.
Le ministre des Affaires municipales et du Logement,
Rob Flack
Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing
Date made: December 17, 2025
Pris le : 17 décembre 2025
