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Bill 201 explained in plain English

Commercial to Residential Conversion Act, 2024

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 201
Full title
Commercial to Residential Conversion Act, 2024
Current status
Did Not Pass
Latest event
Lost on division
Last updated
Oct 23, 2024

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
Lost on division
Latest Activity
Oct 23, 2024
Plain-language explanation
In plain English (our explanation)

Our plain-language take, written for civic education.

Source: By PoliticalData.ca

AI-assisted, reviewed before publishing
Short Version

The Commercial to Residential Conversion Act, 2024 amends the Environmental Protection Act to remove building height as a factor for exemptions related to land use changes.

What It Means

This bill amends the Environmental Protection Act to ensure that regulations providing exemptions for changes in land use do not include restrictions based on the height of a building. The Act will come into force three months after receiving Royal Assent, and its short title is the Commercial to Residential Conversion Act, 2024.

What This Bill Does
  • Amends the Environmental Protection Act.
  • Removes building height as a basis for limitations in regulations that provide exemptions from specific provisions related to land use.
  • Establishes a commencement date for the Act.
  • Provides a short title for the Act.
Who Is Affected
  • Owners or developers undertaking commercial to residential conversions may be affected by changes to exemptions under the Environmental Protection Act.
  • The Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks, which administers the Environmental Protection Act, will be affected.
Rights, Duties, Or Obligations
  • Regulations under the Environmental Protection Act providing exemptions for land use changes cannot limit these exemptions based on building height.
Important Dates
  • The Act comes into force three months after the day it receives Royal Assent.
Uncertainties Or Limits
  • The specific clause 168.3.1 (1) (b) of the Environmental Protection Act that is referenced is not detailed in the provided text.
  • The exact nature of the 'change of use exemptions' is not fully detailed beyond the removal of height limitations.
Laws Or Regulations Affected
Environmental Protection Act
amends

Adds a new subsection to Section 177 to state that a regulation providing an exemption from clause 168.3.1 (1) (b) cannot include a limitation based on the height of a building.

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 27, 2024
Step 2
Second reading
Oct 23, 2024
Step 3
Committee review
Not reached yet
Step 4
Third reading
Not reached yet
Step 5
Royal assent
Not reached yet

Vote Summary

Yes
36
No
67
Abstain
0
Absent / Other
0
Final recorded vote
Oct 23, 2024
103 representative positions are recorded in this official snapshot for this vote.
Sponsor
Karen McCrimmon
Ontario Liberal Party | Kanata—Carleton
Jurisdiction
Ontario Legislature

Representative Voting Breakdown

Vote badges include text labels so the table stays readable for everyone, even without color cues alone.

RepresentativeRoleRidingPartyVoteNotes
MPP
MPPKanata—CarletonOntario Liberal PartyYesRecorded without an additional note.
MPPDon Valley EastOntario Liberal PartyYesRecorded without an additional note.
MPPKitchener CentreGreen Party of OntarioYesRecorded without an additional note.
MPPScarborough—GuildwoodOntario Liberal PartyYesRecorded without an additional note.
MPPParkdale—High ParkNew Democratic Party of OntarioYesRecorded without an additional note.
MPPHaldimand—NorfolkIndependentYesRecorded without an additional note.
MPPWaterlooNew Democratic Party of OntarioYesRecorded without an additional note.
MPPOttawa West—NepeanNew Democratic Party of OntarioYesRecorded without an additional note.
MPPSpadina—Fort YorkNew Democratic Party of OntarioYesRecorded without an additional note.
MPPNickel BeltNew Democratic Party of OntarioYesRecorded without an additional note.
MPPMushkegowuk—James BayNew Democratic Party of OntarioYesRecorded without an additional note.
MPPSudburyNew Democratic Party of OntarioYesRecorded without an additional note.
MPPNiagara CentreNew Democratic Party of OntarioYesRecorded without an additional note.
MPPSt. CatharinesNew Democratic Party of OntarioYesRecorded without an additional note.
MPPOshawaNew Democratic Party of OntarioYesRecorded without an additional note.
MPPUniversity—RosedaleNew Democratic Party of OntarioYesRecorded without an additional note.
MPPToronto—St. Paul'sNew Democratic Party of OntarioYesRecorded without an additional note.
MPPOttawa CentreNew Democratic Party of OntarioYesRecorded without an additional note.
MPPOttawa SouthOntario Liberal PartyYesRecorded without an additional note.
MPPTimiskaming—CochraneNew Democratic Party of OntarioYesRecorded without an additional note.
MPPToronto CentreNew Democratic Party of OntarioYesRecorded without an additional note.
MPPWindsor WestNew Democratic Party of OntarioYesRecorded without an additional note.
MPPThunder Bay—Superior NorthNew Democratic Party of OntarioYesRecorded without an additional note.
MPPOttawa—VanierOntario Liberal PartyYesRecorded without an additional note.
MPPDavenportNew Democratic Party of OntarioYesRecorded without an additional note.
MPPBeaches—East YorkOntario Liberal PartyYesRecorded without an additional note.
MPPGuelphGreen Party of OntarioYesRecorded without an additional note.
MPPHamilton MountainNew Democratic Party of OntarioYesRecorded without an additional note.
MPPLondon WestNew Democratic Party of OntarioYesRecorded without an additional note.
MPPToronto—DanforthNew Democratic Party of OntarioYesRecorded without an additional note.
MPPKiiwetinoongNew Democratic Party of OntarioYesRecorded without an additional note.
MPPDon Valley WestOntario Liberal PartyYesRecorded without an additional note.
MPPKingston and the IslandsOntario Liberal PartyYesRecorded without an additional note.
MPPLondon North CentreNew Democratic Party of OntarioYesRecorded without an additional note.
MPPHumber River—Black CreekNew Democratic Party of OntarioYesRecorded without an additional note.
MPPNiagara FallsNew Democratic Party of OntarioYesRecorded without an additional note.
MPPBrampton WestProgressive Conservative Party of OntarioNoRecorded without an additional note.
MPPWindsor—TecumsehProgressive Conservative Party of OntarioNoRecorded without an additional note.
MPPEssexProgressive Conservative Party of OntarioNoRecorded without an additional note.
MPPScarborough—AgincourtProgressive Conservative Party of OntarioNoRecorded without an additional note.
MPPMarkham—UnionvilleProgressive Conservative Party of OntarioNoRecorded without an additional note.
MPPCambridgeProgressive Conservative Party of OntarioNoRecorded without an additional note.
MPPSimcoe—GreyProgressive Conservative Party of OntarioNoRecorded without an additional note.
MPPEtobicoke—LakeshoreProgressive Conservative Party of OntarioNoRecorded without an additional note.
MPPRichmond HillProgressive Conservative Party of OntarioNoRecorded without an additional note.
MPPPeterborough—KawarthaProgressive Conservative Party of OntarioNoRecorded without an additional note.
MPPScarborough CentreProgressive Conservative Party of OntarioNoRecorded without an additional note.
MPPNewmarket—AuroraProgressive Conservative Party of OntarioNoRecorded without an additional note.
MPPMississauga—MaltonProgressive Conservative Party of OntarioNoRecorded without an additional note.
MPPOakville North—BurlingtonProgressive Conservative Party of OntarioNoRecorded without an additional note.
MPPBrampton EastProgressive Conservative Party of OntarioNoRecorded without an additional note.
MPPYork—SimcoeProgressive Conservative Party of OntarioNoRecorded without an additional note.
MPPBrampton CentreProgressive Conservative Party of OntarioNoRecorded without an additional note.
MPPNorthumberland—Peterborough SouthProgressive Conservative Party of OntarioNoRecorded without an additional note.
MPPFlamborough—GlanbrookProgressive Conservative Party of OntarioNoRecorded without an additional note.
MPPBarrie—Springwater—Oro-MedonteProgressive Conservative Party of OntarioNoRecorded without an additional note.
MPPOxfordProgressive Conservative Party of OntarioNoRecorded without an additional note.
MPPBrampton NorthProgressive Conservative Party of OntarioNoRecorded without an additional note.
MPPParry Sound—MuskokaProgressive Conservative Party of OntarioNoRecorded without an additional note.
MPPSimcoe NorthProgressive Conservative Party of OntarioNoRecorded without an additional note.
MPPThunder Bay—AtikokanProgressive Conservative Party of OntarioNoRecorded without an additional note.
MPPHaliburton—Kawartha Lakes—BrockProgressive Conservative Party of OntarioNoRecorded without an additional note.
MPPHuron—BruceProgressive Conservative Party of OntarioNoRecorded without an additional note.
MPPVaughan—WoodbridgeProgressive Conservative Party of OntarioNoRecorded without an additional note.
MPPAurora—Oak Ridges—Richmond HillProgressive Conservative Party of OntarioNoRecorded without an additional note.
MPPYork CentreProgressive Conservative Party of OntarioNoRecorded without an additional note.
MPPKitchener—ConestogaProgressive Conservative Party of OntarioNoRecorded without an additional note.
MPPMississauga CentreProgressive Conservative Party of OntarioNoRecorded without an additional note.
MPPHamilton East—Stoney CreekProgressive Conservative Party of OntarioNoRecorded without an additional note.
MPPMississauga—StreetsvilleProgressive Conservative Party of OntarioNoRecorded without an additional note.
MPPStormont—Dundas—South GlengarryProgressive Conservative Party of OntarioNoRecorded without an additional note.
MPPMarkham—StouffvilleProgressive Conservative Party of OntarioNoRecorded without an additional note.
MPPPickering—UxbridgeProgressive Conservative Party of OntarioNoRecorded without an additional note.
MPPBrampton SouthProgressive Conservative Party of OntarioNoRecorded without an additional note.
MPPScarborough NorthProgressive Conservative Party of OntarioNoRecorded without an additional note.
MPPElgin—Middlesex—LondonProgressive Conservative Party of OntarioNoRecorded without an additional note.
MPPNiagara WestProgressive Conservative Party of OntarioNoRecorded without an additional note.
MPPWillowdaleProgressive Conservative Party of OntarioNoRecorded without an additional note.
MPPOakvilleProgressive Conservative Party of OntarioNoRecorded without an additional note.
MPPKing—VaughanProgressive Conservative Party of OntarioNoRecorded without an additional note.
MPPLeeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau LakesProgressive Conservative Party of OntarioNoRecorded without an additional note.
MPPDufferin—CaledonProgressive Conservative Party of OntarioNoRecorded without an additional note.
MPPDurhamProgressive Conservative Party of OntarioNoRecorded without an additional note.
MPPChatham-Kent—LeamingtonProgressive Conservative Party of OntarioNoRecorded without an additional note.
MPPNipissingProgressive Conservative Party of OntarioNoRecorded without an additional note.
MPPScarborough—Rouge ParkProgressive Conservative Party of OntarioNoRecorded without an additional note.
MPPMiltonProgressive Conservative Party of OntarioNoRecorded without an additional note.
MPPRenfrew—Nipissing—PembrokeProgressive Conservative Party of OntarioNoRecorded without an additional note.
MPPThornhillProgressive Conservative Party of OntarioNoRecorded without an additional note.
MPPMarkham—ThornhillProgressive Conservative Party of OntarioNoRecorded without an additional note.
MPPWhitbyProgressive Conservative Party of OntarioNoRecorded without an additional note.
MPPPerth—WellingtonProgressive Conservative Party of OntarioNoRecorded without an additional note.
MPPBurlingtonProgressive Conservative Party of OntarioNoRecorded without an additional note.
MPPAjaxProgressive Conservative Party of OntarioNoRecorded without an additional note.
MPPHastings—Lennox and AddingtonProgressive Conservative Party of OntarioNoRecorded without an additional note.
MPPBruce—Grey—Owen SoundProgressive Conservative Party of OntarioNoRecorded without an additional note.
MPPEglinton—LawrenceProgressive Conservative Party of OntarioNoRecorded without an additional note.
MPPSault Ste. MarieProgressive Conservative Party of OntarioNoRecorded without an additional note.
MPPMississauga—Erin MillsProgressive Conservative Party of OntarioNoRecorded without an additional note.
MPPGlengarry—Prescott—RussellProgressive Conservative Party of OntarioNoRecorded without an additional note.
MPPLambton—Kent—MiddlesexProgressive Conservative Party of OntarioNoRecorded without an additional note.
MPPBay of QuinteProgressive Conservative Party of OntarioNoRecorded without an additional note.
MPPBrantford—BrantProgressive Conservative Party of OntarioNoRecorded without an additional note.

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.

How this data is sourced