Consultations directory
Find and get involved in public consultations.
How to get involved
A public consultation is an opportunity for you to weigh in on decisions by government. They can happen at any phase of the decision making process. You may be asked to:
- help identify priorities and issues
- give feedback on draft policies and plans
- help develop a solution to a problem
Inviting your input is part of Ontario’s overall approach to public engagement.
What’s listed on the directory
This directory includes online and in-person public consultations. It’s in a beta phase, meaning we will continue to make it a more complete listing of all consultations from across government.
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2023 Review of the Child, Youth and Family Services Act, 2017 (CYFSA)
From May 8 to July 14, we are asking for your feedback on ways to improve child, youth and family services in Ontario.
Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services
2023 Budget consultations
Share your ideas for the 2023 Budget and help build our province’s future.
Ministry of Finance
Natural resources and forestry service modernization
Take our survey to help us understand your experience with natural resources and forestry approvals.
Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry
Portable benefits program
Share your input to help us develop a modern approach to delivering benefits for workers.
Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development
Ontario’s anti-racism strategic plan review
Submit your feedback to help eliminate systemic racism and ensure racism and hate never limit social and economic opportunities for people in Ontario.
Ministry of Citizenship and Multiculturalism
Help us help your business respond to COVID‑19
Tell us about issues you’re having with red tape or regulatory requirements during the coronavirus outbreak.
Ministry of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade
Help government work better
Red tape gets in the way of everyday life. Learn what we’re doing about it and find out how you can help.
Ministry of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade
Cutting red tape
We’re cutting red tape across government to reduce regulatory burden and help businesses thrive. Learn more and find out how you can provide feedback.
Ministry of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade
Ontario’s location-based data and services
Take this recruitment screener survey to apply to participate in user research sessions to help us improve our location-based data products and services for geospatial data such as imagery, roads, water, trails or elevation data.
Ministry of Northern Development, Mines, Natural Resources and Forestry
2022 Budget consultations
Share your ideas to help build the 2022 Ontario Budget and our province’s future.
Ministry of Finance
Housing affordability
Share your thoughts about how we can increase Ontario’s housing supply.
Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing
Strengthening accountability for school board trustees
We are seeking input on how to strengthen accountability for school board trustees.
Ministry of Education
Initial recommendations for the development of proposed postsecondary education accessibility standards
Submit your feedback on the recommendations for proposed standards to help make postsecondary education more accessible for students with disabilities.
Ministry for Seniors and Accessibility
Initial recommendations for the development of proposed Kindergarten to Grade 12 (K-12) education accessibility standards
Submit your feedback on the recommendations for proposed standards to help make K-12 education more accessible for students with disabilities.
Ministry for Seniors and Accessibility
Eastern Ontario Transportation Plan
We are developing a transportation plan for Eastern Ontario and are looking for your input.
Ministry of Transportation
Ontario Place redevelopment
Share your views on the Ontario Place redevelopment plans. Your input will help us identify how you’ll use a revitalized Ontario Place and what features are important to you.
Ministry of Heritage, Sport, Tourism and Culture Industries
Policy framework for Ontario’s digital identity program
Share your input to help ensure Ontario’s digital ID is trustworthy, secure, private and inclusive.
Ministry of Finance
Initial recommendations for the development of health care accessibility standards
Submit your feedback on the recommendations for proposed standards to help make health care in hospitals more accessible for people with disabilities.
Ministry for Seniors and Accessibility
Greater Golden Horseshoe Transportation Plan discussion paper
View our new discussion paper about the Greater Golden Horseshoe transportation plan and share your feedback by completing this survey.
Ministry of Transportation
Strengthening accountability for municipal council members
We are seeking input on how to strengthen accountability for municipal council members.
Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing
Improving access to French-language services
Help us improve the delivery of French-language services in Ontario.
Ministry of Francophone Affairs
Skilled trades panel consultations (phase 2)
Learn about the panel that engages with industry stakeholders to help modernize the apprenticeship and skilled trades system and share your feedback.
Ministry of Labour, Training and Skills Development
Ontario’s Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence (AI) Framework
Submit your feedback about the framework: A path to trustworthy AI.
Treasury Board Secretariat / Ontario Digital Service
Technicians qualified to inspect mobile cranes and concrete pumps
We want to ensure that mobile cranes and concrete pumps used on highways are efficient, safe and inspected by technicians with proper training. You can share your ideas by participating in an online survey.
Ministry of Labour, Training and Skills Development
Crown land for affordable housing on Eastern Avenue (Toronto)
The government intends to help build affordable housing on this surplus provincial site, following environmental remediation, and is seeking input on how some elements of the existing structures could inform development.
Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing
Lake Simcoe Protection Plan 10-year review
We invite you to participate in the 10-year review of the Lake Simcoe Protection Plan. Your feedback will help us assess if we need to make amendments to the plan to continue to protect and restore the lake.
Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks
Apprenticeship and skilled trades in Ontario
The apprenticeship youth advisors are looking for ways to improve access for young people in Ontario to apprenticeships and the skilled trades.
Ministry of Labour, Training and Skills Development
Help us shape Ontario’s digital future
We want your opinion on digital ID (digital identity) — a new, electronic government-issued ID that lets people and businesses prove who they are online. You can also use digital ID in person through a secure digital wallet on your mobile device.
Treasury Board Secretariat
2021 Budget consultations
The government will be consulting with people across the province to hear ideas on how the government can continue to support people and employers during COVID‑19, while continuing to position Ontario for a strong economic recovery. Share your ideas for the 2021 Ontario Budget.
Ministry of Finance
Improving oversight of the towing industry
We are improving oversight of Ontario’s towing industry. Learn how to provide feedback to help us inform our oversight model.
Ministry of Transportation
Ontario’s digital and data strategy
We are listening to the people of Ontario and developing a strategy to help communities, organizations, and businesses adapt and grow in our changing digital and data-driven world. Learn about our progress and take our survey to help shape Ontario’s Digital and Data Strategy.
Treasury Board Secretariat
Transportation opportunities along the northeastern Ontario rail corridor
We want to better understand the unique transportation needs of people and businesses along the rail corridor between Toronto, North Bay and Cochrane/Timmins. Your feedback will help us develop a plan to improve the transportation system in northeastern Ontario.
Ministry of Transportation
Skilled trades panel consultations (phase 1)
Learn about the panel that engages with industry stakeholders to help modernize the apprenticeship and skilled trades system and share your feedback.
Ministry of Labour, Training and Skills Development
Greater Golden Horseshoe transportation plan
We are looking for feedback to help us develop a plan for transportation in the GGH region. You can participate in our online survey to let us know what transportation priorities are most important to you.
Ministry of Transportation
Fall 2020 Budget consultations
We are preparing a Fall 2020 Budget to help start Ontario down the road to recovery from COVID‑19. Share your ideas for the next phase of Ontario’s Action Plan.
Ministry of Finance
Strengthening privacy protections in Ontario
We are committed to reaching as many Ontarians as possible to learn how we can improve our province’s privacy protection laws. Share your feedback on how organizations should be able to collect, use and disclose personal information.
Ministry of Government and Consumer Services
Modernizing Ontario’s capital markets
The Capital Markets Modernization Taskforce is seeking feedback on how to improve Ontario’s capital markets to better support a dynamic and competitive economy.
Ministry of Finance
Helping Ontario small businesses grow and succeed
We want to make it easier for small business owners to establish, grow and invest in their businesses. Share your feedback to help us develop our small business success strategy.
Ministry of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade
Strengthening early years and child care in Ontario
Share your feedback to help us improve the rules under Ontario’s Child Care and Early Years Act, 2014.
Ministry of Education
Strengthening consumer protection in Ontario
Share your feedback to help us improve the rules under Ontario’s Consumer Protection Act.
Ministry of Government and Consumer Services
Developing a new Poverty Reduction Strategy for Ontario
Share your feedback on ways to reduce poverty in Ontario to help us create the new five-year poverty reduction strategy.
Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services
Bullying in Ontario schools
Share your feedback about bullying in Ontario schools so that we can help make schools safer and more inclusive.
Ministry of Education
Connecting southwestern Ontario
We’re looking for your feedback on the southwestern Ontario transportation plan. This will help us build an integrated transportation system for the future.
Ministry of Transportation
Ontario Conservation Authorities
We are reviewing the Conservation Authorities Act to define the core mandate of conservation authorities and their programs and services. You feedback will help us improve the overall governance, oversight and accountability of conservation authorities to protect and preserve Ontario’s natural spaces.
Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks
2020 Budget consultations
We want to hear your ideas for the 2020 Ontario Budget.
Ministry of Finance
Healthy Parks Healthy People
We are delivering on the commitment in the Made-in-Ontario Environment Plan to promote the link between nature and human health and increase recreational opportunities for Ontarians. Share your feedback on how we can improve access to and raise awareness of nature’s health benefits. Your feedback will be used to help improve Ontario Parks’ programs, policies and partnerships.
Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks
Speed limits on Ontario highways
Learn how to get involved in consultations about safely raising speed limits on 400-series highways and read about the raised speed limit pilot.
Ministry of Transportation
Safe At Work Ontario 2020-21
Share your feedback to help inform our occupational health and safety compliance strategy for the upcoming year.
Ministry of Labour
Ontario’s Seniors Strategy
We are delivering on our commitment to develop a government-wide strategy to respect Ontario’s aging population, while growing jobs and the economy. We want to hear from seniors, the people who care for them and the organizations that support them.
Ministry for Seniors and Accessibility
Intellectual property in the postsecondary education sector
Have your say on how people at Ontario colleges and universities can use their talent in developing intellectual property to create innovation outcomes, economic opportunities, and a collaborative innovation sector to help increase the province’s role as a leader in generating Intellectual Property both domestically and abroad.
Ministry of Training, Colleges, and Universities
Improving the province’s resilience to flooding
Learn how to get involved and help Ontarians better prepare for floods and respond to them when they happen.
Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry
Industrial electricity prices
We want to hear from businesses about the design and effectiveness of industrial electricity pricing and programs.
Ministry of Energy, Northern Development and Mines
Moose management review
Learn how Ontario is addressing hunter concerns by reviewing moose management and the draw process.
Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry
Protecting Ontario’s animals
The way animal welfare laws are enforced in Ontario is changing. We want to hear your views on how we can develop a system that is transparent and accountable, and above all, keeps animals safe.
Ministry of the Solicitor General
Ontario Autism Consultations
We are engaging in a month-long series of public consultations on how children and youth with autism, including those with complex needs, can be better supported. There are two ways for families to participate during the month of May — an online survey and a series of telephone town halls.
Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services
Ontario’s aggregate reform
We’re interested in your ideas about the challenges and opportunities facing Ontario’s aggregates sector. Learn how to get involved and help to inform Ontario’s aggregates industry.
Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry
Ontario’s forestry strategy
We are developing a provincial forestry strategy to reduce barriers, create jobs, promote economic growth and make Ontario open for business.
Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry
Regional government review
Help inform our review of eight regional municipalities and Simcoe County, and their lower-tiers.
Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing
Ontario’s next health and safety strategy
We are developing a new occupational health and safety strategy. Your feedback to help protect workers’ health and safety on the job, while making it easier for businesses to grow and prosper across Ontario.
Ministry of Labour
Service animals in schools
We want to support families when their children need a service animal in the classroom. We invite you to provide your feedback and help us understand what specific policies are needed.
Ministry of Education
Modernizing the rules for Ontario real estate professionals
We want to update the rules for real estate professionals in Ontario. Share your experience buying, selling or renting a home using a real estate brokerage, broker or salesperson (agent).
Ministry of Government and Consumer Services
Ontario’s Data Strategy
Share your feedback on the strategy we’re developing to guide how data is used and protected in Ontario. Your comments will help us shape the strategy so that it reflects the views of people and businesses across the province.
Ministry of Government and Consumer Services
Military Families in Ontario
We’re consulting with military families, stakeholders and other jurisdictions to better understand the resources needed and to identify the problems faced when moving here.
Ministry of Government and Consumer Services
Ontario Tourism Strategy
We want to strengthen tourism and attract more visitors to Ontario. Give us your feedback on how to make our province a travel destination of choice and ensure the tourism sector continues to grow and thrive.
Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport
Making auto insurance more accessible and affordable in Ontario
We want to make car insurance more affordable in Ontario. Your feedback will help us identify ways to responsibly lower rates, cut red tape and put drivers first.
Ministry of Finance
Budget Consultations
We are listening to the people of Ontario as we prepare the 2019 Ontario Budget.
Ministry of Finance
Alcohol choice and convenience for the people
We invite you to have your say on modernizing the rules for the sale and consumption of alcohol in Ontario.
Ministry of Finance
Increasing housing supply in Ontario
We want your ideas on how to increase the supply of housing.
Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing
Education in Ontario
We invite everyone — parents, students, educators and interested individuals or organizations — to provide feedback on the education system in Ontario.
Ministry of Education
A made-in-Ontario climate change plan
We want your ideas on key areas of focus to address climate change.
Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks
Safe At Work Consultation
Tell us how we can:
- make it easier for businesses to comply with health and safety laws
- engage more effectively with senior management in all sectors
- address health and safety hazards related to changing work arrangements, such as working alone or remotely.
Ministry of Labour
Status: Closed
Online
October 5, 2018 – October 31, 2018
In person
October 11, 2018 – October 26, 2018
Review of Ontario government spending
Planning for Prosperity: A Consultation for the People
Share your feedback to help make government programs more efficient and effective.
Treasury Board Secretariat