O. Reg. 291/26: ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTIES, NEW HOME CONSTRUCTION LICENSING ACT, 2017

ontario regulation 291/26

made under the

New Home Construction Licensing Act, 2017

Made: August 26, 2026
Filed: August 27, 2026
Published on e-Laws: August 27, 2026
Published in The Ontario Gazette: September 12, 2026

Amending O. Reg. 573/22

(ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTIES)

1. Table 1 to Schedule 1 to Ontario Regulation 573/22 is amended by adding the following item:

 

7.1

Subsection 53.2 (5)

Vendor who receives a notice of rescission from a purchaser fails to promptly refund money to the purchaser as described in the provision.

$50,000

 

2. Table 3 to Schedule 1 to the Regulation is amended by adding the following item:

 

13.

Section 20.1

Licensee fails to refund all money paid by a purchaser or an owner of land or fails to pay interest on a refund as described in the provision.

$50,000

 

3. Table 4 to Schedule 1 to the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted:

TABLE 4
PROVISIONS OF ONTARIO REGULATION 289/26 (ADDENDA and Information sheets for Purchase Agreements)

Item

Column 1
Provision Contravened

Column 2
Description of Contravention

Column 3
Maximum Base Penalty Amount

1.

Section 4

Vendor of a new freehold home or a new vacant land condominium home fails to ensure the completion of the applicable document or to ensure the document forms part of the purchase agreement.

$50,000

2.

Section 5

Vendor of a new condominium home in a condominium project fails to ensure the completion of the applicable documents or to ensure the documents form part of the purchase agreement.

$50,000

3.

Section 6

Vendor of a new freehold home on a parcel of tied land for a common elements condominium corporation fails to ensure the completion of the applicable document or to ensure the document forms part of the purchase agreement.

$50,000

4.

Section 7

Vendor of a new freehold home fails to ensure the completion of the applicable documents or to ensure the documents form part of the purchase agreement.

$50,000

5.

Section 8

Vendor of a new condominium home in a condominium project fails to ensure the completion of the applicable documents or to ensure the documents form part of the purchase agreement.

$50,000

6.

Section 9

Vendor of a new vacant land condominium home fails to ensure the completion of the applicable documents or to ensure the documents form part of the purchase agreement.

$50,000

7.

Section 10

Vendor of a new freehold home on a parcel of tied land for a common elements condominium corporation fails to ensure the completion of the applicable documents or to ensure the documents form part of the purchase agreement.

$50,000

 


Commencement

4. This Regulation comes into force on the later of the day section 4 of Schedule 1 to the Homeowner Protection Act, 2024 comes into force and the day this Regulation is filed.

Made by:
Pris par :

Le ministre des Services au public et aux entreprises et de l'Approvisionnement,

Stephen Crawford

Minister of Public and Business Service Delivery and Procurement

Date made: August 26, 2026
Pris le : 26 août 2026