Bill 185 explained in plain English

Grants the corporation the capacity, rights, powers, and privileges of a natural person and modifies the composition of its governing body.

Source: Schedule 1

Changes the name of the council to the Ontario Arts Council and updates the definition of 'Minister'.

Source: Schedule 2

Allows the Registrar to delegate powers and duties to employees of the Corporation.

Source: Schedule 3

Allows the City to adopt policies for allocating water and sewage capacity, authorizes the granting of provincial assistance to certain businesses, modifies consultation requirements before submitting plans for approval, changes rules for motions regarding disputes, introduces provisions for lapsing approvals of plans and drawings, repeals rules on fee refunds for certain applications, and adds new sections regarding non-application of certain provisions for specific types of housing.

Source: Schedule 4

Requires the sheriff to provide additional prescribed information when supplying a list of potential jurors to the coroner.

Source: Schedule 5

Adds the costs of certain studies as capital costs, repeals and replaces transition rules for development charges, modifies rules for amending development charge by-laws, and changes the time limit for certain development applications from a prescribed amount to 18 months.

Source: Schedule 6

Changes the title of the Act, repeals the section dissolving the Regional Municipality of Peel, requires the transition board to make recommendations on the transfer of specific powers and responsibilities, modifies the requirement for municipalities to consider public interest when entering agreements, and adds limitations on remedies for actions resulting from the Act.

Source: Schedule 7

Repeals the definition of 'appeals division', changes the responsible minister, requires notification of the occupant of adjoining land in addition to the owner, updates procedures for requesting and conducting fence-viewer arbitrations, modifies rules for appealing to a referee, and makes other housekeeping changes to service and notification procedures.

Source: Schedule 8

Allows municipalities to adopt policies for allocating water and sewage capacity, and authorizes municipalities to grant provincial assistance to certain businesses.

Source: Schedule 9

Removes the requirement for annual appointment of certain Commission members and allows their term to be determined by the appointing council.

Source: Schedule 10

Changes the conditions under which a requirement to obtain leave to construct applies to the relocation or reconstruction of a hydrocarbon line.

Source: Schedule 11

Includes hospitals in the definition of 'public body', expands the definition of 'specified person', designates several upper-tier municipalities as having no planning responsibilities, limits official plans from requiring certain parking facilities, modifies appeal rights and processes for official plan and by-law amendments, restricts alterations to settlement area boundaries that would include Greenbelt Area land, repeals and replaces rules on fee refunds, updates rules on Minister's orders, expands regulations for additional residential units, changes consultation requirements for official plan and by-law amendments and site plan approvals, and adds new sections on non-application of certain provisions for specific housing types and community service facilities.

Source: Schedule 12

Changes the reference from the 'Province of Ontario Council for the Arts' to the 'Ontario Arts Council'.

Source: Schedule 13

Reduces the size of the board of governors, makes provisions for existing members to continue in office, and amends rules regarding by-laws and quorum.

Source: Schedule 14

Changes the composition of the University's board of governors and provides for existing members to continue in office.

Source: Schedule 15