Bill 109 explained in plain English
Transparency in Government Bills Act, 2012
Ontario legislature bill summary, status, timeline, sponsor, votes, and official sources.
At a glance
Official Legislative Assembly of Ontario snapshot for 40th Parliament, 1st Session. Representative vote breakdowns appear when the Assembly publishes an Ayes and Nays page for the bill.
Our plain-language take, written for civic education.
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The Transparency in Government Bills Act, 2012, mandates the Ontario government to table detailed information about government bills in the Legislative Assembly upon their introduction.
This Ontario bill, called the Transparency in Government Bills Act, 2012, requires the Ontario government to provide specific information to the Legislative Assembly when introducing a government bill. This information includes details about the problem the bill aims to solve, its public policy goals, financial costs to various groups, potential impacts on economic competition and Ontario's global competitiveness, its relationship with other Ontario laws, and any overlap with municipal by-laws or federal laws. If relevant, it also requires a science-based assessment of the bill's impact on the environment or human health. This information must be posted on the Legislative Assembly's website.
- Requires the Ontario government to provide specific information when introducing a government bill.
- Mandates that this information include a description of the problem the bill addresses.
- Requires a statement of the public policy goals the bill aims to achieve.
- Mandates a detailed summary of the financial costs the bill would impose on the government, municipalities, the public, and affected industries or businesses.
- Requires a description of how the bill's public policy goals justify limiting competition, if applicable.
- Requires an assessment of the bill's relationship with other Ontario legislation.
- Requires a detailed description of any potential overlap between the bill and municipal by-laws or federal legislation.
- Requires a description of how the bill will affect Ontario's global competitiveness, if applicable.
- Requires a science-based assessment of the bill's impact on the environment or human health, if applicable.
- Requires this information to be posted on the Legislative Assembly website as soon as possible after the bill is introduced.
- The Ontario government
- The Legislative Assembly of Ontario
- Municipalities
- The public
- Industries and businesses affected by government bills
- The obligation for the government to table specific information when introducing a bill.
- The right for the public to access this information on the Assembly website.
- The Act came into force on the day it received Royal Assent.
- The bill requires a detailed summary of the financial costs that the bill would have on the government, municipalities, the public, and any affected industries or businesses.
- The bill does not specify what happens if the required information is not provided or is incomplete.
- The bill does not define 'as soon as possible' for posting information on the Assembly website.
This Act establishes new requirements for information that must be provided by the government when introducing bills.
Source: Section 1
This Act came into force on the day it received Royal Assent.
Source: Section 2
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Vote Summary
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Official sources
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