Bill 140 explained in plain English
Smart Grid Cyber Security and Privacy Act, 2015
Ontario legislature bill summary, status, timeline, sponsor, votes, and official sources.
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Official Legislative Assembly of Ontario snapshot for 41st Parliament, 1st Session. Representative vote breakdowns appear when the Assembly publishes an Ayes and Nays page for the bill.
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Bill 140, the Smart Grid Cyber Security and Privacy Act, 2015, enhances the cyber security and privacy of Ontario's smart grid by amending the Ministry of Energy Act and the Ontario Energy Board Act, 1998, to establish requirements and an audit process for smart grid participants.
This bill, the Smart Grid Cyber Security and Privacy Act, 2015, amends existing laws to ensure the cyber security and privacy of Ontario's smart grid. It requires the Minister of Energy to consider these aspects when reviewing energy matters. It also adds a new part to the Ontario Energy Board Act, 1998, which will set requirements for smart grid participants regarding cyber security and privacy. These participants must comply with these requirements, and the Ontario Energy Board will conduct audits to ensure compliance. The Lieutenant Governor in Council will have the power to make regulations detailing these requirements and standards, including potentially adopting external codes or standards.
- Amends the Ministry of Energy Act, 2011, to require the Minister of Energy to consider the cyber security of the smart grid and related privacy matters when reviewing energy issues.
- Amends the Ontario Energy Board Act, 1998, by adding a new Part that applies to specific participants in the smart grid.
- Requires these smart grid participants to follow prescribed cyber security and privacy requirements.
- Grants the Lieutenant Governor in Council the authority to create regulations that specify these requirements and standards, including the adoption of external codes or standards related to smart grid cyber security and privacy.
- Mandates that the Ontario Energy Board conduct periodic audits to check compliance with these cyber security and privacy requirements.
- Specifies who is considered a 'person responsible for a system' for the purposes of this new Part.
- Names the Act as the Smart Grid Cyber Security and Privacy Act, 2015.
- Minister of Energy
- Persons responsible for a distribution system
- The Smart Metering Entity
- Service providers contracted by the Smart Metering Entity or for distribution systems for data services
- The Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO)
- Other prescribed participants in the smart grid
- The Ontario Energy Board
- Smart grid participants must comply with prescribed cyber security and privacy requirements.
- The Ontario Energy Board has the duty to periodically audit compliance with these requirements.
- The Lieutenant Governor in Council has the power to make regulations specifying requirements, standards, and compliance measures for smart grid cyber security and privacy.
- The Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.
- The specific 'prescribed requirements' for cyber security and privacy are not detailed in the bill itself and will be established through regulations.
- The list of 'other prescribed participants in the smart grid' is not specified and will be determined by regulation.
- The exact nature and scope of the 'compliance audits' to be conducted by the Ontario Energy Board will be governed by regulations.
Adds a requirement for the Minister of Energy to consider smart grid cyber security and related privacy matters when reviewing energy issues.
Source: Section 1
Is referenced to define what constitutes the 'smart grid'.
Source: Section 1
Adds a new Part (Part II.1) that establishes requirements for smart grid cyber security and privacy, and grants the Ontario Energy Board the duty to audit compliance.
Source: Section 2
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