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Bill 110 explained in plain English

No More Highways in the Greenbelt Act, 2023

Ontario legislature bill summary, status, timeline, sponsor, votes, and official sources.

At a glance

Jurisdiction
Ontario Legislature
Legislature / Parliament
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
Session
43rd Parliament, 1st Session
Bill number
Bill 110
Full title
No More Highways in the Greenbelt Act, 2023
Current status
Did not become law (session ended)
Latest event
Ordered for Second Reading
Last updated
May 17, 2023

Official Legislative Assembly of Ontario snapshot for 43rd Parliament, 1st Session. Representative vote breakdowns appear when the Assembly publishes an Ayes and Nays page for the bill.

Chamber
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
Current Stage
Ordered for Second Reading
Latest Activity
May 17, 2023
Plain-language explanation
In plain English (our explanation)

Our plain-language take, written for civic education.

Source: By PoliticalData.ca

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Short Version

Bill 110 prohibits the construction of new controlled-access highways in Ontario's Greenbelt Area while allowing existing highways to continue operating.

What It Means

Bill 110, the "No More Highways in the Greenbelt Act, 2023," amends Ontario's Greenbelt Act, 2005 to prohibit new controlled-access highways (such as expressways or freeways) in the Greenbelt Area. The bill defines the Greenbelt Area as a protected region in Ontario. The prohibition applies to the erection, location, and use of buildings or structures for controlled-access highways, but does not affect highways that were already in use when the bill received Royal Assent. The bill also prevents the Minister from making orders under the Greenbelt Act or the Planning Act that would contradict this prohibition. A related change is made to section 9 of the Greenbelt Act to expand its application. The bill came into force on the date it received Royal Assent.

What This Bill Does
  • Adds a new prohibition to the Greenbelt Act, 2005 stating that the Greenbelt Plan is deemed to prohibit the erection, location, and use of buildings or structures for controlled-access highways in the entire Greenbelt Area
  • Exempts controlled-access highways that were already in use on the day the bill received Royal Assent from the prohibition
  • Restricts the Ontario Minister from making orders under section 16 of the Greenbelt Act or section 47 of the Planning Act if such orders would contradict the prohibition on new controlled-access highways
  • Amends section 9 of the Greenbelt Act to replace language referring to 'Protected Countryside in the Greenbelt Plan' with 'the Greenbelt Area'
Who Is Affected
  • The Ontario Minister responsible for the Greenbelt Act and the Planning Act, who is restricted from approving new controlled-access highways in the Greenbelt Area
  • Municipalities and planners within the Greenbelt Area who must comply with the prohibition on new controlled-access highways
  • The public, as the Greenbelt Area is a protected region intended to preserve agricultural land, natural areas, and green space in Ontario
Rights, Duties, Or Obligations
  • The Greenbelt Plan is deemed to prohibit the construction or operation of new controlled-access highways in the Greenbelt Area
  • Existing controlled-access highways in use as of Royal Assent are permitted to continue operating
  • The Ontario Minister may not issue orders that would allow new controlled-access highways to be built in the Greenbelt Area
Important Dates
  • The bill received Royal Assent on an unspecified date in 2023 and came into force on that same day
Uncertainties Or Limits
  • The exact date of Royal Assent is not provided in the bill text
  • The bill text does not define 'controlled-access highway' in detail; this term may be defined in the Greenbelt Act, 2005 or related legislation not provided here
  • The bill text does not specify how the prohibition will be enforced or what penalties, if any, apply to violations
  • The extent of 'the Greenbelt Area' is not defined in the bill text and would be referenced in the Greenbelt Act, 2005 or the Greenbelt Plan
  • Section 2 of the bill makes a change to section 9 of the Greenbelt Act by replacing language, but the full context and practical effect of this amendment is unclear from the bill text alone
Laws Or Regulations Affected
Greenbelt Act, 2005
amended

A new subsection 6(3) is added to prohibit controlled-access highways in the Greenbelt Area (with an exception for highways already in use). Section 9(1) is amended to apply to the broader Greenbelt Area. Section 16 is amended with a new subsection 16(4) that prevents the Minister from making orders that would violate the highway prohibition.

Source: Sections 1, 2, and 3 of Bill 110

Planning Act (Ontario)
referenced with restriction

The Minister is restricted from using section 47 of the Planning Act in a way that would contradict the prohibition on new controlled-access highways in the Greenbelt Area.

Source: Section 3 of Bill 110

Generated using AI from official bill text. Not legal advice. It is written by PoliticalData.ca for civic education, automatically checked and spot-reviewed before publishing.

Official text

Process Snapshot

Step 1
First reading
May 17, 2023
Step 2
Second reading
Date not listed
Step 3
Committee review
Not reached yet
Step 4
Third reading
Not reached yet
Step 5
Royal assent
Not reached yet

Vote Summary

No published recorded division

This bill is still active. We only show vote counts after the legislature publishes a recorded division.

Sponsor
Mike Schreiner
Green Party of Ontario | Guelph
Jurisdiction
Ontario Legislature

No published representative vote breakdown

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Official sources

Status, sponsor, votes, and timeline on this page are drawn from these official legislative sources and public records. Each summary above is attributed to its own source.

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