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Introduction
Developers and landowners should review new or existing permit
applications that involve conservation authorities consent or
approval, in the wake of new legislative changes that will affect
certain permitting powers and related appeals processes.
On November 5, 2020, the Ontario government introduced a number
of changes to the
Conservation Authorities
Act (the
Act ) that will
significantly impact the role of conservation authorities when it
comes to issuing and appealing permits. These changes were
introduced as Schedule 6 to the omnibus bill titled
Bill
229, Protect, Support and Recover from COVID-19 Act (Budget
Measures), 2020 ( Bill 229 ), which has
recently received Royal Assent.
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Key changes include:
ABC Benefits Corporations Act. In addition, the Bill
repeals the
Hospitals Act.
The Bill received Royal Assent on December 9, 2020. While most
of the Bill comes into force on proclamation, certain provisions
came into force on Royal Assent and are therefore law. Amendments
that are now law include all of the
Health Information Act
amendments except those related to Alberta s Electronic Health
Record (discussed below), and the repeal of subsections (n) and (s)
in section 132(1) of the
Health Professions Act, which
removes a council under that Act s authority to make bylaws
respecting benefits programs and educational incentives and
respecting setting and negotiating professional fees and related