ontario regulation 257/26

made under the

Environmental Assessment Act

Made: July 16, 2026
Filed: July 28, 2026
Published on e-Laws: July 28, 2026
Published in The Ontario Gazette: August 15, 2026

Amending O. Reg. 50/24

(PART II.3 PROJECTS — DESIGNATIONS AND EXEMPTIONS)

1. The title of Ontario Regulation 50/24 is revoked and the following substituted:

Designation of Part II.3 and Part II.4 Projects

2. Subsection 1 (1) of the Regulation is amended by adding the following definitions:

“dam” means a structure constructed in a watercourse for the purpose of holding back water and includes a weir; (“barrage”)

“distribution system”, “drinking water” and “drinking water system” have the same meanings as in the Safe Drinking Water Act, 2002; (“système de distribution” “eau potable” et “réseau d’eau potable”)

“drinking water treatment plant” means the part of a drinking water system that is primarily used to collect, produce or treat water to produce potable water, and includes any thing related to the management of residue from the treatment process or the management of discharge of a substance into the natural environment from the plant but does not include a distribution system, even if the distribution system includes some treatment of water; (“station de traitement d’eau potable”)

“private sector developer” means a developer of land other than land belonging to the Crown; (“promoteur immobilier du secteur privé”)

“sewage” has the same meaning as in the Ontario Water Resources Act; (“eaux d’égout”)

“sewage lagoon” means an in-ground earthen basin, also known as a waste stabilization pond, that settles and treats sewage using a single-stage, non-mechanical, biological process; (“bassin de stabilisation des eaux d’égout”)

“sewage lagoon facility” means a part of a sewage system that uses a sewage lagoon to treat sewage and includes sewage works that discharge the final effluent from the system; (“installation de bassin de stabilisation des eaux d’égout”)

“sewage system” means a system of connected sewage works which collect, transmit, treat and dispose of sewage and includes the works which discharge the final effluent, but does not include plumbing to which the Building Code Act, 1992 applies; (“système d’égout”)

“sewage treatment plant” means a part of a sewage system that uses multi-stage mechanical, chemical or biological processes to treat sewage and discharge the final effluent from the system; (“station de traitement des eaux d’égout”)

“sewage works” has the same meaning as in the Ontario Water Resources Act; (“station d’épuration des eaux d’égout”)

“storm water” means rainwater runoff, water runoff from roofs, snowmelt and surface runoff; (“eaux pluviales”)

“storm water management works” means a sewage works for the treatment, retention, infiltration or control of storm water and includes storm water management ponds, tanks and appurtenances; (“réseau de gestion des eaux pluviales”)

“water and wastewater public corporation” has the same meaning as in the Water and Wastewater Public Corporations Act, 2025; (“société publique de gestion de l’eau et des eaux usées”)

“watercourse” means a defined channel, having a bed and banks or sides, in which a flow of water continuously or regularly occurs but does not include sewage works within the meaning of the Ontario Water Resources Act; (“cours d’eau”)

“water crossing” means a bridge, causeway, culvert, tunnel or other structure that carries a road, sidewalk, multi-purpose path or cycling facility across a water body, watercourse, surface drainage feature, including man-made drainage facilities such as a ditch, canal or municipal drain. (“ouvrage de franchissement de cours d’eau”)

3. Section 3 of the Regulation is amended by adding the following subsections:

(3) In this Regulation, a reference to a change, with respect to a drinking water system or a drinking water treatment plant, includes an alteration, expansion, extension, modification or retrofit of the system or plant but does not include repair or maintenance.

(4) In this Regulation, a reference to a change, with respect to a sewage treatment plant or sewage lagoon facility, includes an alteration, enlargement, expansion or extension of the system or plant but does not include repair or maintenance.

(5) In this Regulation, a reference to a change, with respect to a storm water management facility, includes an alteration, extension, modification or retrofit of the facility but does not include repair or maintenance.

(6) In this Regulation, a reference to a change, with respect to a dam, includes a reconstruction or replacement of the dam.

4. Parts V to VII of the Regulation are revoked and the following substituted:

Part V
Shoreline and in-water works Projects

Interpretation

26. In this Part,

“shoreline” means the interface between land and water; (“rivage”)

“works” means any thing that may be established on or near a shoreline, including a beach, berm, breakwall, channel, groyne, island, marina, pier or riprap. (“ouvrage”)

Part II.3 shoreline and in-water works projects

27. (1) Establishing one or more works is designated as a project to which Part II.3 of the Act applies if the works, taken together,

(a)  alter at least one kilometre of shoreline in the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River system; and

(b)  require at least four hectares of lakebed or riverbed in the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River system to be filled.

(2) For greater certainty, if a single works or any combination of works satisfies the criteria referred to in clauses (1) (a) and (b), the works or combination of works is a Part II.3 project.

(3) The length of shoreline referred to in clause (1) (a) and the area of lakebed or riverbed referred to in clause (1) (b) do not include the length of any shoreline or area of any lakebed or riverbed, respectively, of a tributary of the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River system, other than the mouth of the tributary.

(4) In this section,

“Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River system” means the major water system consisting of,

(a)  Lake Ontario, Lake Erie, Lake Huron, Lake Superior and Lake St. Clair,

(b)  the St. Marys, St. Clair, Detroit, Niagara and St. Lawrence Rivers, and

(c)  the mouth of any tributary to a water body mentioned in clauses (a) and (b).

Part II.4 shoreline and in-water works projects

28. (1) Establishing any of the following things is designated as projects to which Part II.4 of the Act applies, if section 27 does not apply in respect of the establishing and the establishing is carried out by a municipality:

1.  A conveyance system that conveys water from one watercourse to another.

2.  A dam, other than a coffer dam or a rock vortex weir.

3.  An erosion works in or along the shoreline of a waterbody that is not a watercourse.

(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to,

(a)  an activity that is part of an undertaking referred to in section 15 of the Act;

(b)  extending, expanding or changing the capacity of a conveyance system, erosion works or dam listed in subsection (1); or

(c)  reconstructing or replacing a conveyance system, erosion works or dam listed in subsection (1), in its current location.

(3) For greater certainty, if a thing listed in subsection (1) is replaced and the replacement is located somewhere different from the original, replacing the thing is deemed to be establishing the thing, even if the replacement is the same as the original.

(4) In this section,

“conveyance system” includes structures such as channels, drains, swales, pipes and ditches; (“système d’acheminement”)

“erosion works” means a works that rehabilitates, protects or manages a shoreline by preventing erosion or controlling sediment exchange between land and water, such as a breakwall that protects a shoreline from eroding. (“ouvrage de lutte contre l’érosion”)

Part II.4 shoreline and in-water works projects, archaeological focus

29. (1) The following activities are designated as projects to which Part II.4 of the Act applies, if neither section 27 nor 28 applies in respect of the activity and the activity is carried out by a municipality:

1.  An activity carried out in or along a watercourse for the purposes of flood control or erosion control, including,

i.  bank or slope regrading,

ii.  relocating, realigning or channelizing the watercourse,

iii.  installing rock riffles, and

iv.  constructing revetments, rock vortex weirs or berms.

2.  Making a change to a water crossing for the purposes of flood control.

3.  Constructing a spillway for erosion or sedimentation control at an outfall of a pipe, sewer, drainage channel or other structure or thing that discharges into a watercourse or water body.

4.  Constructing a fish ladder in a natural watercourse.

5.  Making a change to a dam that would result in a change to the dam’s footprint.

6.  Enclosing a watercourse in a storm sewer.

(2) Subsection (1) does not apply in respect of an activity that is part of an undertaking referred to in section 15 of the Act.

Part VI
Drinking Water Projects

Interpretation

30. In this Part,

“comparator rated capacity” means, in respect of a drinking water treatment plant, the greater of,

(a)  the lowest rated capacity of the plant during the previous 10-year period, and

(b)  the rated capacity of the plant used for the purposes of an environmental assessment most recently completed in respect of the plant; (“capacité nominale de comparaison”)

“rated capacity” means, in respect of a drinking water system or drinking water treatment plant,

(a)  the rated capacity set out in the approval, permit or licence issued under the Safe Drinking Water Act, 2002 in respect of the system or plant, or

(b)  if the permit or licence issued under the Safe Drinking Water Act, 2002 in respect of the system or plant does not set out a rated capacity, the rated capacity set out in the plans or specification submitted in the application in respect of the permit or licence; (“capacité nominale”)

“subject drinking water system” means a drinking water system for which,

(a)  a permit under the Safe Drinking Water Act, 2002 is required to establish the system, and

(b)  a licence under the Safe Drinking Water Act, 2002 is required to use or operate the system; (“réseau d’eau potable concerné”)

“surface water” means water in lakes, ponds, rivers or other bodies of water or watercourses. (“eaux de surface”)

Part II.4 drinking water projects

31. (1) The following activities are designated as a project to which Part II.4 of the Act applies, if the activity is carried out by a municipality or a water and wastewater public corporation:

1.  Establishing a subject drinking water system that has a rated capacity of greater than 100,000 litres per day.

2.  Making a change to a drinking water system described in paragraph 1, if making the change would result in the system using a surface water source that is not currently being used by the system.

3.  Establishing a drinking water treatment plant that has a rated capacity of greater than 100,000 litres per day and is part of a subject drinking water system.

4.  Making a change to a drinking water treatment plant described in paragraph 3, if making the change would result in,

i.  the rated capacity of the plant increasing by at least 50 per cent of the comparator rated capacity, or

ii.  the rated capacity of the plant being at least 2,275,000 litres per day more than the comparator rated capacity.

5.  Making a change to a drinking water treatment plant that is part of a subject drinking water system if,

i.  the plant has a rated capacity of less than or equal to 100,000 litres per day, and

ii.  making the change would result in the plant having a rated capacity of greater than 100,000 litres per day.

6.  Establishing infrastructure for the purpose of artificially recharging an aquifer from a surface water source for the purposes of using the aquifer as a source of drinking water.

(2) An activity described in paragraph 1 or 3 of subsection (1) is designated as a project to which Part II.4 of the Act applies, if the activity is carried out by a private sector developer.

(3) For the purposes of paragraph 1 of subsection (1), constructing only part of a drinking water system, for example a distribution system, is not establishing a drinking water system.

(4) A change to a drinking water treatment plant that involves only improvements to the operations of the plant or improvements to the maintenance activities carried out at the plant is not a change for the purposes of paragraphs 4 and 5 of subsection (1).

(5) In this section,

“aquifer” has the same meaning as in Regulation 903 of the Revised Regulations of Ontario, 1990 (Wells) made under the Ontario Water Resources Act.

Part II.4 drinking water projects, archaeological focus

32. (1) The following activities are designated as projects to which Part II.4 of the Act applies, if section 31 does not apply in respect of the activity and the activity is carried out by a municipality or a water and wastewater public corporation:

1.  Establishing a subject drinking water system that has a rated capacity of less than or equal to 100,000 litres per day.

2.  Making a change to a subject drinking water system if,

i.  making the change would result in the system using a surface water source that is not currently being used by the system, or

ii.  the change involves adding or changing an intake pipe for an existing surface water source.

3.  Establishing a drinking water treatment plant that has a rated capacity of less than or equal to 100,000 litres per day and is part of a subject drinking water system.

4.  Making a change to a drinking water treatment plant that is part of a subject drinking water system, if making the change would,

i.  increase the rated capacity of the plant and making the change involves construction outside of an existing building or structure,

ii.  involve acquiring additional land for the plant, or

iii.  require making new sewer connections or establishing a new works for disposal of process wastewater from the plant.

5.  Establishing a distribution system if,

i.  a permit under the Safe Drinking Water Act, 2002 is required to establish the system, and

ii.  a licence under the Safe Drinking Water Act, 2002 is required to use or operate the system.

6.  Making a change to a distribution system referred to in paragraph 5 by,

i.  extending the distribution system,

ii.  establishing a drinking water pumping station, or

iii.  establishing a drinking water storage facility.

7.  Making a change to a drinking water pumping station that is part of a distribution system referred to in paragraph 5, if making the change involves the construction of a new building or structure.

8.  Making a change to a drinking water storage facility that is part of a distribution system referred to in paragraph 5, if making the change would involve acquiring additional land for the facility.

9.  Establishing a well to supply water to a subject drinking water system.

(2) An activity described in paragraph 1, 2, or 3 or subparagraph 4 i of subsection (1) is designated as a project to which Part II.4 of the Act applies, if the activity is carried out by a private sector developer.

(3) Paragraph 5 and subparagraph 6 i of subsection (1) do not apply in respect of,

(a)  establishing or extending a distribution system, if the establishment or extension is required as a condition of approval under the Planning Act for a site plan, consent, plan of subdivision or plan of condominium; or

(b)  establishing temporary overland water supplies.

(4) A project designated under paragraph 5 or subparagraph 6 i of subsection (1) does not include any part of the distribution system that is being established in a previously disturbed portion of an existing road allowance or utility corridor.

Part VII
Sewage and Storm Water Projects

Interpretation

33. In this Part,

“comparator rated capacity” means, in respect of a sewage treatment plant or sewage lagoon facility, the greater of,

(a)  the lowest rated capacity of the plant or facility set out in an environmental compliance approval that applied in respect of the plant or facility during the previous 10-year period, and

(b)  the rated capacity of the plant or facility used for the purposes of an environmental assessment most recently completed in respect of the plant or facility; (“capacité nominale de comparaison”)

“environmental compliance approval” has the same meaning as in subsection 1 (1) of the Environmental Protection Act, having regard to section 2.1 of that Act; (“autorisation environnementale”)

“private residence” has the same meaning as in the Safe Drinking Water Act, 2002; (“résidence privée”)

“rated capacity” means, in respect of a sewage lagoon facility or sewage treatment plant,

(a)  the rated capacity set out in the environmental compliance approval issued in respect of the facility or plant, or

(b)  if the environmental compliance approval in respect of the facility or plant does not set out a rated capacity, the rated capacity set out in the plans or specification submitted in the application in respect of the approval; (“capacité nominale”)

“sewage collection system” means the part of a sewage system that is used in the collection and transmission of sewage and that is not part of a sewage treatment plant, sewage lagoon facility or sewage detention facility; (“réseau de captation des eaux d’égout”)

“sewage detention facility”, also known as a “sewage retention facility”, means a sewage works designed to hold, store or retain sewage and includes holding tanks; (“installation de rétention des eaux d’égout”)

“subsurface sewage disposal system” means a sewage system from which the effluent is discharged below the ground surface. (“système souterrain d’évacuation des eaux d’égout”)

Sewage

Part II.4 sewage projects

34. (1) The following activities are designated as a project to which Part II.4 of the Act applies, if the activity is carried out by a municipality or a water and wastewater public corporation:

1.  Establishing any of the following things:

i.  A sewage system, other than a subsurface sewage disposal system, that has a rated capacity of greater than 100,000 litres per day.

ii.  A sewage treatment plant that has a rated capacity of greater than 100,000 litres per day.

iii.  A sewage detention facility that provides treatment of sewage, has a rated capacity of greater than 100,000 litres per day and is not located at a sewage treatment plant or sewage lagoon facility.

iv.  A sewage lagoon facility that,

A.  has a rated capacity of greater than 100,000 litres per day, or

B.  temporarily stores sewage biosolids.

2.  Making a change to a sewage treatment plant or sewage lagoon facility that has a rated capacity of less than or equal to 100,000 litres per day, if making the change would result in the plant or facility having a rated capacity of greater than 100,000 litres per day.

3.  Making a change to a sewage treatment plant that has a rated capacity of greater than 100,000 litres per day, if making the change would result in,

i.  the rated capacity of the plant increasing by 50 per cent or more of the comparator rated capacity, or

ii.  the rated capacity of the plant being at least 2,275,000 litres per day more than the comparator rated capacity.

4.  Making a change to a sewage lagoon facility that has a rated capacity of greater than 100,000 litres per day, if making the change would increase the rated capacity of the facility by greater than or equal to 25 per cent of the comparator rated capacity.

(2) An activity described in paragraph 1 or 2 of subsection (1) is designated as a project to which Part II.4 of the Act applies, if the activity is carried out by a private sector developer and the sewage system, sewage treatment plant, sewage detention facility or sewage lagoon facility provides sewage treatment for private residences.

(3) Subsections (1) and (2) do not apply if,

(a)  the thing being established or changed manages only storm water;

(b)  the sewage lagoon facility being established temporarily stores biosolids and,

(i)  establishing the facility is designated as a project to which Part II.3 of the Act applies in accordance with paragraph 7 of section 22, or

(ii)  is located at a thermal treatment site, landfilling site or organic soil conditioning site; or

(c)  the thing being established or changed does not require an environmental compliance approval under section 53 of the Ontario Water Resources Act.

(4) A change to a sewage treatment plant or sewage lagoon facility that involves only improvements to the operations of the plant or facility or improvements to the maintenance activities carried out at the plant or facility is not a change for the purposes of paragraphs 2, 3 and 4 of subsection (1).

(5) For greater certainty,

(a)  constructing part of a sewage system, for example, a sewage collection system, is not establishing a sewage system for the purposes of subparagraph 1 i of subsection (1);

(b)  constructing a sewage lagoon at an existing sewage lagoon facility or sewage treatment plant is not establishing a sewage lagoon facility for the purposes of subparagraph 1 iv of subsection (1); and

(c)  constructing sewage works designed to hold, store or retain sewage at an existing sewage detention facility, sewage treatment plant or sewage lagoon facility is not establishing a sewage detention facility for the purposes of subparagraph 1 iii of subsection (1).

(6) For the purposes of subsection 3 (3) of the Act, activities that are ancillary to a project described in this section include the land application of sewage effluent, if the sewage system, sewage treatment plant, sewage lagoon facility or sewage detention facility being established or changed disposes of sewage effluent through land application.

(7) For greater certainty, a sewage treatment plant that includes a sewage lagoon is not a sewage lagoon facility.

(8) In this section,

“organic soil conditioning” has the same meaning as in Regulation 347 of the Revised Regulations of Ontario, 1990 (General – Waste Management) made under the Environmental Protection Act; (“amendement organique du sol”)

“sewage biosolids” means the residue from a sewage treatment plant or sewage lagoon facility following treatment of sewage and removal of effluent. (“biosolides d’égouts”)

Part II.4 sewage projects, archaeological focus

35. (1) The following activities are designated as projects to which Part II.4 of the Act applies, if section 34 does not apply in respect of the activity and the activity is carried out by a municipality or a water and wastewater public corporation:

1.  Establishing any of the following things:

i.  A sewage system, other than a subsurface sewage disposal system, that has a rated capacity of less than or equal to 100,000 litres per day.

ii.  A sewage system that is a subsurface sewage disposal system.

2.  Establishing a sewage collection system.

3.  Making a change to a sewage collection system by,

i.  extending the sewage collection system, or

ii.  establishing a sewage pumping station.

4.  Establishing a sewage treatment plant that has a rated capacity of less than or equal to 100,000 litres per day.

5.  Establishing a sewage lagoon facility that has a rated capacity of less than or equal to 100,000 litres per day.

6.  Establishing a sewage detention facility that,

i.  provides treatment of sewage and has a rated capacity of less than or equal to 100,000 litres per day; or

ii.  does not provide treatment of sewage.

7.  Making a change to a sewage pumping station, if making the change would require construction of a new building or structure.

8.  Making a change to a sewage treatment plant or sewage lagoon facility, if making the change would,

i.  increase the rated capacity of the plant or facility and making the change involves construction outside of an existing building or structure,

ii.  involve acquiring additional land for the plant or facility, or

iii.  require construction that involves excavating previously undisturbed land.

9.  Making a change to a sewage collection system, sewage pumping station, sewage treatment plant, sewage lagoon facility or sewage detention facility that involves adding an equalization tank.

(2) An activity described in paragraph 4, 5 or 6 or subparagraph 8 i of subsection (1) is designated as a project to which Part II.4 of the Act applies, if the activity is carried out by a private sector developer and the sewage treatment plant, sewage lagoon facility or sewage detention facility provides sewage treatment for private residences.

(3) Subsections (1) and (2) do not apply if,

(a)  the thing being established or changed manages only storm water; or

(b)  the thing being established or changed does not require an environmental compliance approval under section 53 of the Ontario Water Resources Act.

(4) Paragraph 2 and subparagraph 3 i of subsection (1) do not apply in respect of,

(a)  establishing or extending a sewage collection system, if the establishment or extension is required as a condition of approval under the Planning Act for a site plan, consent, plan of subdivision or plan of condominium; or

(b)  establishing temporary overland sewage collection pipes.

(5) A project designated under paragraph 2 or subparagraph 3 i of subsection (1) does not include any part of the sewage collection system that is being established in a previously disturbed portion of an existing road allowance or utility corridor.

Storm Water

Part II.4 storm water management projects

36. (1) The following activities are designated as projects to which Part II.4 of the Act applies, if the activity is carried out by a municipality or a water and wastewater public corporation:

1.  Establishing a storm water management works that,

i.  manages storm water that is contaminated with pollutants other than total suspended solids, oil, grease and chlorides from roads,

ii.  uses a chemical or biological treatment or disinfection to treat the storm water, and

iii.  requires the operator of the facility to be actively involved in treating the storm water.

2.  Making a change to a storm water management works not described in paragraph 1, if making the change would result in the works becoming a works described in paragraph 1.

(2) Subsection (1) does not apply in respect of establishing or changing a storm water management works that,

(a)  discharges to another sewage works;

(b)  is required as a condition of approval under the Planning Act for a site plan, consent, plan of subdivision or plan of condominium; or

(c)  treats, retains or controls storm water or allows storm water to infiltrate the ground primarily to,

(i)  assist in the design of technology or procedures for storm water management,

(ii)  assess the merits of a technology or procedure for storm water management, or

(iii)  demonstrate the merits of a technology or procedure for storm water management.

Part II.4 storm water management, projects archaeological focus

37. (1) The following activities are designated as projects to which Part II.4 of the Act applies, if section 36 does not apply in respect of the activity and the activity is carried out by a municipality or a water and wastewater public corporation:

1.  Establishing a storm water management works.

2.  Making a change to a storm water management works if,

i.  the change requires acquiring property to expand the site of the storm water management works, or

ii.  the change requires constructing part of the storm water works on an area that is outside the area on which the existing storm water works is located.

(2) A project designated under subsection (1) does not include any part of the project that is on previously disturbed land within a road allowance of a utility corridor.

(3) Subsection (1) does not apply in respect of,

(a)  establishing or changing a storm water management works, if the establishment or change is required as a condition of approval under the Planning Act for a site plan, consent, plan of subdivision or plan of condominium; or

(b)  an activity that is part of an undertaking referred to in section 15 of the Act.

part ViII
Road-Related Projects

Part II.4 road-related projects, archaeological focus

38. (1) The following activities are designated as projects to which Part II.4 of the Act applies, if the activity is carried out by a municipality:

1.  Constructing a storage structure that will be used for the purpose of storing de-icing materials.

2.  Constructing a parking lot that is more than 5,575 square metres in area and that is not intended to serve a particular building.

3.  Constructing more than one lane kilometre of sidewalks, multi-purpose paths or cycling facilities.

4.  Constructing an underpass or overpass across a road for pedestrian, cycling, recreational or agricultural use.

5.  Constructing a road that is more than one lane kilometre.

6.  Reconstructing or widening a road, if the area of the reconstruction or widening is more than one lane kilometre.

7.  Constructing a grade separation or interchange.

8.  Constructing a water crossing.

9.  Reconstructing or making a change to a water crossing if, as a result, the water crossing will have a different footprint than the existing water crossing.

(2) An activity described in paragraph 3, 5 or 6 of subsection (1) is designated as a project to which Part II.4 of the Act applies, if the activity is carried out by a private sector developer and the sidewalk, multi-purpose path, cycling facility or road is provided for residents of a municipality.

(3) Subsections (1) and (2) do not apply in respect of,

(a)  constructing, reconstructing or widening a road that is a local road, if the construction, reconstruction or widening is,

(i)  required as a condition of approval under the Planning Act for a site plan, consent, plan of subdivision or plan of condominium, or

(ii)  required to provide access to a renewable energy generation facility or renewable energy testing facility;

(b)  constructing, reconstructing or making a change to a water crossing, if the construction, reconstruction or change is required to provide access to a renewable energy generation facility or renewable energy testing facility; or

(c)  an activity that is part of an undertaking referred to in section 15 of the Act.

(4) A project designated under paragraph 3 or 4 of subsection (1) does not include any part of the sidewalk, multi-purpose path, cycling facilities, underpass or overpass that is being constructed in a previously disturbed portion of an existing roadway allowance, utility corridor or rail corridor.

(5) For greater certainty, in this section,

(a)  constructing a thing does not include reconstructing an existing thing or construction, such as refurbishing or renovations, on an existing thing;

(b)  constructing a storage structure, parking lot, underpass, overpass, grade separation or interchange does not include extending or expanding an existing storage structure, parking lot, underpass, overpass, grade separation or interchange; and

(c)  constructing a road, sidewalk, multi-purpose path or cycling facility includes extending an existing road, sidewalk, multi-purpose path or cycling facility.

(6) In this section,

“interchange” means a crossing of two roads at different levels with interconnecting ramps for traffic travelling between the intersecting roads; (“échangeur”)

“lane kilometre” means a linear unit measurement of roadway that accounts for the how many lanes the roadway has; (“kilomètre de voie”)

“local road” means a low-volume road providing access to adjacent properties rather than carrying through traffic. (“route locale”)

Commencement

5. This Regulation comes into force on the later of January 1, 2027 and the day this Regulation is filed.