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Bill 111 explained in plain English

No More Pits or Quarries 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 111
Full title
No More Pits or Quarries 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 111 amends the Greenbelt Act, 2005 to prohibit new pits and quarries and expansions of existing pits and quarries in Ontario's Greenbelt Area.

What It Means

Bill 111, titled the No More Pits or Quarries in the Greenbelt Act, 2023, amends Ontario's Greenbelt Act, 2005. The bill adds new rules that prevent anyone from applying for permits to operate new pits or quarries (mineral extraction sites) in the Greenbelt Area. It also prevents the expansion of pits and quarries that already exist in the Greenbelt Area. The bill uses definitions of "pit" and "quarry" that match those in the Aggregate Resources Act. The bill also makes a related technical change to section 9 of the Greenbelt Act to refer to "the Greenbelt Area" instead of "Protected Countryside" in the Greenbelt Plan. The law came into effect on the day it received Royal Assent.

What This Bill Does
  • Amends the Greenbelt Act, 2005 by adding definitions for 'pit' and 'quarry' (using definitions from the Aggregate Resources Act)
  • Prohibits any person from applying for an aggregate permit to operate a new pit or quarry in the Greenbelt Area
  • Prohibits the expansion of any existing pit or quarry in the Greenbelt Area
  • Makes a consequential amendment to section 9 of the Greenbelt Act to refer to 'the Greenbelt Area' instead of 'Protected Countryside in the Greenbelt Plan'
  • Comes into force on the day of Royal Assent
Who Is Affected
  • Any person or company seeking to apply for an aggregate permit to operate a new pit or quarry in the Greenbelt Area
  • Operators of existing pits and quarries in the Greenbelt Area who may have wanted to expand their operations
  • The aggregate industry in Ontario, particularly those with operations or potential operations in the Greenbelt Area
Rights, Duties, Or Obligations
  • No person may apply for an aggregate permit to operate a new pit or quarry in the Greenbelt Area
  • No person may expand an existing pit or quarry in the Greenbelt Area
Important Dates
  • The Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent (the bill text does not specify a specific calendar date)
Financial Or Tax Impacts
  • The bill text does not identify any direct financial, tax, or fee impacts
Enforcement Or Penalties
  • The bill text does not specify enforcement mechanisms or penalties for violations of the prohibition on new pits, quarries, or expansions
Uncertainties Or Limits
  • The bill text does not specify how the prohibition will be enforced or what penalties apply for violations
  • The bill text does not define what constitutes an 'expansion' of an existing pit or quarry
  • The bill text does not address whether existing operations with valid permits will be allowed to continue operating or under what conditions
  • The bill text does not explain the relationship between this prohibition and other provincial legislation affecting aggregate extraction
  • The precise meaning of 'pit' and 'quarry' as used in this act depends on the Aggregate Resources Act, which is not provided in the bill text
Laws Or Regulations Affected
Greenbelt Act, 2005
amended

The act is amended to add definitions for pit and quarry, and to add a new subsection (1.1) to section 6 that prohibits applying for aggregate permits to operate new pits and quarries and expanding existing pits and quarries in the Greenbelt Area. Section 9(1) is also amended to replace reference to 'Protected Countryside' with 'Greenbelt Area'.

Source: Sections 1, 2, and 3

Aggregate Resources Act
referenced

The definitions of 'pit' and 'quarry' in this act are adopted for use in the Greenbelt Act, 2005.

Source: Section 1

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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