Past consultations
Read consultations from February 2015 to May 2018.
| Consultation | Status and dates | Get involved / Learn more |
|---|---|---|
Modernizing the Ontario Energy Board (OEB)Tell us what you think about how the Ontario Energy Board can be modernized to respond to a changing energy sector. ministry of energy | Closed Online | Read about the consultation |
Safe At Work ConsultationHelp us:
ministry of labour | Closed Online In person | Read about the consultation |
A new vision for student transportationTell us how student transportation services can be improved to better serve students, families and communities. ministry of education | Closed Online | Read about the consultation |
Improving adult educationShare your feedback to help us improve the adult education system in Ontario. ministry of advanced education and skills development | Closed Online | Read the report back |
Budget Talks 2018Help us develop Ontario’s 2018 Budget. ministry of finance | Closed Online | Read about the consultation |
Cannabis legalizationShare your feedback to help us develop a responsible approach to regulating and selling cannabis (also called marijuana) in Ontario. ministry of the attorney general | Closed Online | Read about the consultation |
Ontario’s Regulatory RegistryShare your feedback on a proposed regulation on the criteria and process used to classify/reclassify trades under the Ontario College of Trades and Apprenticeship Act, 2009. ministry of labour | Closed Online | Read about the consultation |
Women’s economic empowerment consultationShare your feedback about how to help women and girls achieve their full social and economic potential. ministry of the status of women | Closed Online | Read about the consultation |
Improving accessibility standards for transportationWe are updating Ontario’s standards to make transportation more accessible to people with disabilities. MINISTRY OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND GROWTH | Closed Online | Read about the consultation |
Red Tape ChallengeReducing unnecessary and burdensome regulations. Ontario.ca/RedTapeChallenge Ministry of Economic Development and Growth | Closed Online | Read about the consultation |
Improving consumer protection for travellersEmail your feedback to help us improve protections for people booking vacations or buying other travel services in the province. MINISTRY OF GOVERNMENT AND CONSUMER SERVICES | Closed Phase 1 - CLOSED Phase 2 - CLOSED Phase 3 - CLOSED | Read about the consultation |
Food security consultationShare your feedback on our proposed plan to help more people access nutritious food. Ministry of Community and Social Services | Closed Online | Read about the consultation |
Ontario’s Rural Education StrategyTell us how we can best support rural and remote communities and ensure that students have access to a full range of learning opportunities. Ministry of Education | Closed Online In person | Read about the consultation |
Consultation on the future of the Huronia Regional Centre Campus landShare your feedback on how you think about 175 acres of government land on the Huronia Regional Campus should be used. Ministry of Infrastructure | Closed Online In person | Read about the consultation |
Recruiting Ontario’s first Chief Science OfficerWe’re looking for a Chief Science Officer to advance science in the province and need your input to help us find the best person for the job. MINISTRY OF RESEARCH, INNOVATION AND SCIENCE | Closed Online | Read about the consultation |
Consultation on Early Years and Child Care StrategyTell us your ideas about how we can help improve early years and child care in Ontario. Ministry of Education | Closed Online | Read about the consultation |
Basic Income Pilot consultationWe’re launching a pilot project to study different ways of delivering income support and reducing poverty in Ontario. Ministry of Community and Social Services | Closed Online In person | Read the report back |
Budget Talks 2017Help us develop Ontario’s 2017 Budget. Ministry of Finance | Closed Online | Read about the consultation |
Consultation on the Ontario Public Service Procurement DirectiveShare your feedback and tell us how we can improve the rules we follow when we want to buy goods and services. Treasury Board Secretariat | Closed Online | Read about the consultation |
Potential Changes to Ontario’s Building CodeShare your ideas on the Building Code to help promote public safety and health, support environmental protection and help increase affordable housing. Ministry of Municipal Affairs | Closed Online | Read about the consultation |
Ontario Municipal Board ReviewShare your views on the board’s scope and effectiveness within Ontario’s land use planning system. Ministry of Municipal Affairs | Closed Online In person | Read about the consultation |
Consultation on Ontario’s Long-Term Energy PlanProvide your feedback and ideas on what you’d like Ontario’s electricity system to look like in the future. Ministry of Energy | Closed Online | Read about the consultation |
Dementia Strategy consultationShare your feedback, experiences and ideas to help us develop a dementia strategy for Ontario. Health and Long-term care | Closed Online In person | Read about the consultation |
Consultation - gender and sex information on government IDs and formsYour feedback helped inform a new policy on how and when gender and sex information is collected, used, retained and displayed on Ontario government IDs and forms. | Closed Online Closed In person | Read the new policy and consultation report |
Open government consultationHelp us create up to five new projects that will enhance transparency, accountability, public participation, technology and innovation in Ontario. Treasury Board Secretariat | Closed Online Closed Online Closed Online Closed In-person and Online | Read about the consultation |
Potential municipal asset management planning regulationHelp us develop a regulation for municipal asset management planning. Ministry of Infrastructure | Closed Online | Read the Report Back |
Transfer payment accountability directiveMaking transfer payment administration easier for everyone. Treasury Board Secretariat | Closed Online | Read about the consultation |
Police, police services and community safetyDeveloping the Strategy for a Safer Ontario Ontario.ca/SaferCommunities Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services | Closed Online In person | Read about the consultation |
Consumer protection for owners of new homesImproving consumer protection for owners of new homes in the province. Ministry of Government and Consumer Services | In person - closed Online - closed Submit written feedback by email to TarionReview@ontario.ca | Read about the consultation |
Shaping land use in the Greater Golden HorseshoeCo-ordinated review of four land use plans. Ontario.ca/landuseplanningreview MINISTRY OF MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS & MINISTRY OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND FORESTRY | Closed Online In person | Read about the consultation |
Pollinator HealthCreating a Pollinator Health Action Plan. Ontario.ca/Pollinators Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs | Closed Online | Read about the consultation |
Gender wage gapCreating a Gender Wage Gap strategy for Ontario. Ontario.ca/GenderWageGap Ministry of Labour | Closed Online In person | Read about the consultation |
Budget Talks 2016Developing Ontario’s 2016 Budget. Ontario.ca/BudgetTalks Ministry of Finance | Closed Online In person | Read the report back |
Medical assistance in dyingInforming Ontario’s approach to end-of-life decisions Ontario.ca/EndofLifeDecisions Ministry of Health and Long Term Care | Closed Online In person | Read about the consultation |
Culture TalksDeveloping a Culture Strategy. Ontario.ca/CultureTalks Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport | Closed Online In person | Read about the consultation |
Tow truck and car storage lotsDeveloping new rules on tow trucks and car storage lots Ontario.ca/TowingSurvey Ministry of Government and Consumer Services | Closed Online In person | Read about the consultation |
Moving Ontario ForwardPlanning infrastructure investments outside the GTHA Ontario.ca/InfrastructureConsultation Ministry of Economic Development, Employment and Infrastructure | Closed Online In person | Read about the consultation |
Patient OmbudsmanRecruiting Ontario’s first Patient Ombudsman Ontario.ca/PatientVoices Ministry of Health and Long Term Care | Closed Online | Read about the consultation |
Corporate and commercial law reformsShare your feedback on our proposed plan to modernize Ontario’s corporate and commercial laws. Ministry of Government and Consumer Services | Closed Online | Read about the consultation |
Consumer Financial ProtectionRegulating payday lenders and loan brokers Ontario.ca/FinancialProtection Ministry of Government and Consumer Services | Closed Online In person | Read about the consultation |
Comment on potential social enterprise legislationShare your feedback on our proposal to create legislation for social enterprises. MINISTRY OF GOVERNMENT AND CONSUMER SERVICES | Closed Online | Read the about the consultation |
Open Data DirectiveCollaborating drafting of the Directive Ontario.ca/OpenDataDirective Treasury Board Secretariat | Closed Online In person | Read the report back |
Community HubsDeveloping the Community Hubs Strategic Framework and Action Plan Ontario.ca/CommunityHubs Community Hubs Secretariat | Closed Online In person | Read about the consultation |
Proposed changes to the insurance requirements under the Real Estate and Business Brokers ActShare your feedback on our proposals to update the insurance requirements for real estate brokers and salespersons. MINISTRY OF GOVERNMENT AND CONSUMER SERVICES | Closed Online | Read about the consultation |
Climate Change consultationsDeveloping a climate change strategy Ontario.ca/ClimateChange Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change | Closed Online In person | Read the report back |
Budget Talks 2015Developing Ontario’s 2015 budget Ministry of Finance | Closed Online In person | |
Improving protection for payday loan borrowersShare your feedback to help us protect those with debts in collections and people who use payday loans, cheque-cashing and money-transfer services. MINISTRY OF GOVERNMENT AND CONSUMER SERVICES | Closed Online | Read about the consultation |
Modernizing the Ontario Energy Board (OEB)
Tell us what you think about how the Ontario Energy Board can be modernized to respond to a changing energy sector.
ministry of energy
Open
Online
March 26 – May 7, 2018
Safe At Work Consultation
Help us:
- identify emerging hazards and risks
- identify useful data and compliance resources
- improve the effectiveness of our enforcement campaigns
ministry of labour
Closed
Online
January 15 – February 9, 2018
In person
January 9 – February 9, 2018
A new vision for student transportation
Tell us how student transportation services can be improved to better serve students, families and communities.
ministry of education
Open
Online
December 11, 2017 – March 29, 2018
Improving adult education
Share your feedback to help us improve the adult education system in Ontario.
ministry of advanced education and skills development
Closed
Online
November 30 – January 31, 2018
Budget Talks 2018
Help us develop Ontario’s 2018 Budget.
ministry of finance
Closed
Online
October 12 – November 3, 2017
Cannabis legalization
Share your feedback to help us develop a responsible approach to regulating and selling cannabis (also called marijuana) in Ontario.
ministry of the attorney general
Closed
Online
July 12 – July 31, 2017
Ontario’s Regulatory Registry
Share your feedback on a proposed regulation on the criteria and process used to classify/reclassify trades under the Ontario College of Trades and Apprenticeship Act, 2009.
MINISTRY OF LABOUR
Closed
Online
June 15 – July 30, 2017
Women’s economic empowerment consultation
Share your feedback about how to help women and girls achieve their full social and economic potential.
MINISTRY OF THE STATUS OF WOMEN
Closed
Online
June 9 – August 15, 2017
Improving accessibility standards for transportation
We are updating Ontario’s standards to make transportation more accessible to people with disabilities.
MINISTRY OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND GROWTH
Closed
Online
May 19 – July 31, 2017
Red Tape Challenge
Reducing unnecessary and burdensome regulations.
Ontario.ca/RedTapeChallenge
Ministry of Economic Development and Growth
Closed
Online
March 31, 2017 to May 31, 2017
Improving consumer protection for travellers
Email your feedback to help us improve protections for people booking vacations or buying other travel services in the province.
MINISTRY OF GOVERNMENT AND CONSUMER SERVICES
Closed
Phase 1 - CLOSED
Read the Phase 1 summary report
Phase 2 - CLOSED
Read the Phase 2 report
Phase 3 - CLOSED
Food security consultation
Share your feedback on our proposed plan to help more people access nutritious food.
Ministry of Community and Social Services
Closed
Online
April 19 – May 31, 2017
Ontario’s Rural Education Strategy
Tell us how we can best support rural and remote communities and ensure that students have access to a full range of learning opportunities.
Ministry of Education
Closed
Online
April 21 – June 9, 2017
In person
May 5 – May 26, 2017
Consultation on the future of the Huronia Regional Centre Campus land
Share your feedback on how you think about 175 acres of government land on the Huronia Regional Campus should be used.
Ministry of Infrastructure
Closed
Online
August 26, 2016 – April 28, 2017
In person
Details to come.
Recruiting Ontario’s first Chief Science Officer
We’re looking for a Chief Science Officer to advance science in the province and need your input to help us find the best person for the job.
MINISTRY OF RESEARCH, INNOVATION AND SCIENCE
Closed
Online
March 14 – March 27, 2017
Consultation on Early Years and Child Care Strategy
Tell us your ideas about how we can help improve early years and child care in Ontario.
Ministry of Education
Closed
Online
November 23, 2016 – February 3, 2017
Basic Income Pilot consultation
We’re launching a pilot project to study different ways of delivering income support and reducing poverty in Ontario.
Ministry of Community and Social Services
Closed
Online
November 3, 2016 – January 31, 2017
In person
November 22, 2016 – January 31, 2017
Budget Talks 2017
Help us develop Ontario’s 2017 Budget.
Ministry of Finance
Closed
Online
November 14, 2016 – December 11, 2016
Consultation on the Ontario Public Service Procurement Directive
Share your feedback and tell us how we can improve the rules we follow when we want to buy goods and services.
Treasury Board Secretariat
Closed
Online
November 3, 2016 – December 2, 2016
Potential Changes to Ontario’s Building Code
Share your ideas on the Building Code to help promote public safety and health, support environmental protection and help increase affordable housing.
Ministry of Municipal Affairs
Closed
Online
October 21, 2016 – December 20, 2016
Ontario Municipal Board Review
Share your views on the board’s scope and effectiveness within Ontario’s land use planning system.
Ministry of Municipal Affairs
Closed
Online
October 5 – December 19, 2016
In person
October 18 – November 24, 2016
Consultation on Ontario’s Long-Term Energy Plan
Provide your feedback and ideas on what you’d like Ontario’s electricity system to look like in the future.
Ministry of Energy
Closed
Online
October 17 – December 16, 2016
Dementia Strategy consultation
Share your feedback, experiences and ideas to help us develop a dementia strategy for Ontario.
Health and Long-term care
Closed
Online
September 21 – November 18, 2016
In person
October 25 – November 9, 2016
Consultation - gender and sex information on government IDs and forms
We need your feedback to help inform a new policy on how and when gender and sex information is collected, used, retained and displayed on Ontario government IDs and forms.
Closed
Online
August 8 – September 19
Closed
In person
September 12 – October 3
Open government consultation
Help us create up to five new projects that will enhance transparency, accountability, public participation, technology and innovation in Ontario.
Treasury Board Secretariat
Closed
Online
Phase 1
August 4 – August 26
Closed
Online
Phase 2
September 28 – October 12
Closed
In-person and Online
Phase 3
October 24 – October 26
Closed
Online
Phase 4
October July 15 – July 31
Potential municipal asset management planning regulation
Help us develop a regulation for municipal asset management planning.
Ministry of Infrastructure
Closed
Online
July 8 – August 19
Transfer payment accountability directive
Making transfer payment administration easier for everyone.
Treasury Board Secretariat
Closed
Online
June 14 – July 12
Police, police services and community safety
Developing the Strategy for a Safer Ontario
Ontario.ca/SaferCommunities
Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services
Closed
Online
February 12 – April 29, 2016
In person
February 18 – April 2, 2016
Consumer protection for owners of new homes
Improving consumer protection for owners of new homes in the province.
Ministry of Government and Consumer Services
Closed
Online
December 7, 2015 – May 31, 2016
In person
April 13 – May 31, 2016
Submit written feedback by email to TarionReview@ontario.ca
Shaping land use in the Greater Golden Horseshoe
Co-ordinated review of four land use plans.
Ontario.ca/landuseplanningreview
MINISTRY OF MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS & MINISTRY OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND FORESTRY
Closed
Online
May 10 – October 31, 2016
In person
May 31 – July 5, 2016
Pollinator Health
Creating a Pollinator Health Action Plan.
Ontario.ca/Pollinators
Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs
Closed
Online
January 22 – March 7, 2016
Gender wage gap
Creating a Gender Wage Gap strategy for Ontario.
Ontario.ca/GenderWageGap
Ministry of Labour
Closed
Online
October 8, 2015 – February 29, 2016
In person
November 30, 2015 – February 22, 2016
Budget Talks 2016
Developing Ontario’s 2016 Budget.
Ontario.ca/BudgetTalks
Ministry of Finance
Closed
Online
December 8, 2015 – February 1, 2016
In person
January 11 – February 1, 2016
Doctor-assisted dying
Informing Ontario’s approach to end-of-life decisions
Ontario.ca/EndofLifeDecisions
Ministry of Health and Long Term Care
Closed
Online
August 14 – October 1, 2015
In person
January, 2016
Culture Talks
Developing a Culture Strategy.
Ontario.ca/CultureTalks
Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport
Closed
Online
September 24 – December 7, 2015
In person
September 24 – December 7, 2015
Tow truck and car storage lots
Developing new rules on tow trucks and car storage lots
Ontario.ca/TowingSurvey
Ministry of Government and Consumer Services
Closed
Online
September 15 – October 30, 2015
In person
May 1, 2015
Moving Ontario Forward
Planning infrastructure investments outside the GTHA
Ontario.ca/InfrastructureConsultation
Ministry of Economic Development, Employment and Infrastructure
Closed
Online
May 21 – September 18, 2015
In person
May 21 – September 18, 2015
Patient Ombudsman
Recruiting Ontario’s first Patient Ombudsman
Ontario.ca/PatientVoices
Ministry of Health and Long Term Care
Closed
Online
July 7 – August 25, 2015
Corporate and commercial law reforms
Share your feedback on our proposed plan to modernize Ontario’s corporate and commercial laws.
Ministry of Government and Consumer Services
Closed
Online
July 9, 2015 – October 16, 2015
Consumer Financial Protection
Regulating payday lenders and loan brokers
Ontario.ca/FinancialProtection
Ministry of Government and Consumer Services
Closed
Online
June 15 – August 14, 2015
In person
June 15 – August 14, 2015
Comment on potential social enterprise legislation
Share your feedback on our proposal to create legislation for social enterprises.
MINISTRY OF GOVERNMENT AND CONSUMER SERVICES
Closed
Online
January 29 – May 4, 2015
Read the about the consultation
Open Data Directive
Collaborating drafting of the Directive
Ontario.ca/OpenDataDirective
Treasury Board Secretariat
Closed
Online
May 1 – July 1, 2015
In person
May 1, 2015
Community Hubs
Developing the Community Hubs Strategic Framework and Action Plan
Ontario.ca/CommunityHubs
Community Hubs Secretariat
Closed
Online
April – June, 2015
In person
Various
Proposed changes to the insurance requirements under the Real Estate and Business Brokers Act
Share your feedback on our proposals to update the insurance requirements for real estate brokers and salespersons.
MINISTRY OF GOVERNMENT AND CONSUMER SERVICES
Closed
Online
March 26 – May 10, 2015
Climate Change consultations
Developing a climate change strategy
Ontario.ca/ClimateChange
Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change
Closed
Online
February 24 – March 24, 2015
In person
February 24 – March 19, 2015
Budget Talks 2015
Developing Ontario’s 2015 budget
Ministry of Finance
Closed
Online
February 10 – 27, 2015
In person
January 19 – 27, 2015
Improving protection for payday loan borrowers
Share your feedback to help us protect those with debts in collections and people who use payday loans, cheque-cashing and money-transfer services.
MINISTRY OF GOVERNMENT AND CONSUMER SERVICES
Closed
Online
December 18, 2014 – February 2, 2015