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Bill 110 explained in plain English

Building Billy Bishop Airport Act, 2026

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

At a glance

Jurisdiction
Ontario Legislature
Legislature / Parliament
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
Session
44th Parliament, 1st Session
Bill number
Bill 110
Full title
Building Billy Bishop Airport Act, 2026
Current status
Passed
Latest event
Royal Assent received
Last updated
Jun 2, 2026

Official Legislative Assembly of Ontario snapshot for 44th 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
Royal Assent received
Latest Activity
Jun 2, 2026
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 creates the Building Billy Bishop Airport Act, 2026, which authorizes Ontario's Minister of Transportation to transfer specific Toronto city-owned airport lands and related assets to the Crown and transfer the City's rights under a 1983 airport agreement to the Crown, with compensation based on market value determined through appraisal and binding arbitration for disputes.

What It Means

Bill 110 enacts a new Ontario law called the Building Billy Bishop Airport Act, 2026. The law allows the Minister of Transportation to take control of specific lands at Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport (also known as Toronto Island Airport) that are currently owned by the City of Toronto. When the Minister prescribes (officially designates) these lands, they automatically transfer to the Crown (Ontario government). Along with the land, all buildings, structures, fixtures, and improvements on the land that the City owns also transfer to the Crown. The City of Toronto is prohibited from selling, encumbering (putting a lien on), or disposing of these lands or any associated buildings and structures before or after the law comes into force. Any such actions are void and have no legal effect. The Crown must pay the City of Toronto compensation based on the market value of the transferred property. Market value is determined by appraisal reports following rules set out in regulations. The compensation is paid from money appropriated by the Legislature. If there is a dispute about compensation, it is resolved through binding arbitration under the Arbitration Act, 1991. The law also transfers the City's rights and obligations under the Tripartite Agreement (a 1983 agreement between Canada, Toronto, and the Toronto Port Authority about the airport) to the Crown on a prescribed date. The City cannot assign, amend, or terminate its rights under this agreement, and any attempt to do so is void. The law limits legal action against the Crown and those acting on its behalf. Generally, no one can sue the Crown for losses or damages resulting from the law or actions taken under it. However, judicial review and constitutional remedy claims are still allowed. The law specifies that the transfer does not constitute expropriation under Ontario's Expropriations Act. The law comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent, which was June 2, 2026.

What This Bill Does
  • Enacts the Building Billy Bishop Airport Act, 2026 as a new Ontario statute
  • Authorizes the Minister of Transportation to prescribe specific lands owned by the City of Toronto at Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport for vesting in the Crown
  • Automatically vests prescribed lands and all associated City-owned buildings, structures, fixtures, and improvements in the Crown on a date prescribed by the Minister
  • Places vested real property under the Minister's control
  • Prohibits the City of Toronto from selling, encumbering, removing, or disposing of lands identified in Schedule 1 and any associated buildings, structures, fixtures, or improvements
  • Deems any sale, encumbrance, or disposal by the City of these assets to be void and of no effect
  • Extends the prohibition retroactively to any such transactions by the City between First Reading (April 23, 2026) and Royal Assent (June 2, 2026), deeming them contraventions and void
  • Requires the City to notify the Minister immediately after the law comes into force of any pending dealings or litigation involving the prescribed lands
  • Requires the Crown to pay compensation to the City based on the market value of vested real property as determined by appraisal reports
  • Allows compensation to be reduced by amounts owed by the City to the Crown under the Act
  • Requires appraisal reports to include comparable property selling prices, explanations of any reductions, and other information prescribed in regulations
  • Allows compensation to be paid partially or fully in the form of Crown-owned land conveyed to the City
  • Requires disputes over compensation to be resolved by binding arbitration under the Arbitration Act, 1991
  • Transfers the City's rights and obligations under the Tripartite Agreement (June 30, 1983 airport agreement) to the Crown on a prescribed date
  • Prohibits the City from encumbering, assigning, amending, terminating, or disposing of its rights or obligations under the Tripartite Agreement
  • Deems the City's Tripartite Agreement rights or obligations void if the City attempts to encumber, assign, amend, terminate, or dispose of them
  • Extends this prohibition retroactively to any such transactions between First Reading and Royal Assent
  • Authorizes the Minister to require the City to provide information and documents relevant to vested real property
  • Establishes rules for serving documents under the Act via personal delivery, registered mail, email, or other prescribed means
  • Eliminates causes of action and legal remedies against the Crown and Executive Council members related to the law's enactment, regulations made under it, or anything done under it, except for judicial review and constitutional remedy claims
  • Confirms that the transfer does not constitute expropriation or injurious affection under Ontario law
  • Grants the Minister power to make regulations prescribing lands, exempting persons, defining terms, requiring actions, governing cost recovery, requiring information, and addressing transitional matters
  • Grants the Lieutenant Governor in Council power to make regulations governing agreements that may interfere with property vesting, addressing contraventions, governing compensation, and governing service of documents
  • Allows regulations to adopt documents by reference and to be retroactively effective
Who Is Affected
  • City of Toronto: Subject to restrictions on disposing of specified airport lands and Tripartite Agreement rights; required to notify the Minister of pending dealings; entitled to compensation based on market value of transferred assets
  • Minister of Transportation: Authorized to prescribe lands for vesting, make regulations, and administer the Act
  • Ontario Crown (government): Receives vested lands, buildings, structures, and improvements at Billy Bishop Airport; assumes City's rights under the Tripartite Agreement; must pay compensation to the City
  • Executive Council members (current and former): Protected from legal liability and causes of action related to the Act
  • Crown employees, officers, agents, and advisors: Protected from legal liability and causes of action related to the Act
  • Toronto Port Authority: Affected as a party to the Tripartite Agreement whose co-party rights change when the Crown substitutes for the City
  • Government of Canada: Affected as a party to the Tripartite Agreement whose co-party changes from the City to the Crown
  • Any person or entity with pending dealings, litigation, or interests in the specified airport lands: May be affected by the vesting of lands in the Crown
Rights, Duties, Or Obligations
  • City of Toronto must not sell, encumber, remove, or otherwise dispose of lands identified in Schedule 1 or any associated buildings, structures, fixtures, or improvements (Section 3)
  • City of Toronto must notify the Minister in writing immediately after the Act comes into force of any pending dealings or litigation involving the prescribed lands (Section 3(4))
  • City of Toronto must comply with written notices from the Minister requiring information or documents relevant to vested real property within the time specified (Section 6)
  • Crown must pay compensation to the City based on market value of vested real property as determined by appraisal reports (Section 4)
  • Minister must appraise market value of vested real property through appraisal reports (Section 4(4))
  • Minister must provide a copy of the appraisal report to the City at the time compensation is paid (Section 4(7))
  • Any dispute over compensation is resolved through binding arbitration under the Arbitration Act, 1991 (Section 4(11))
  • City is deemed to have assigned all rights and obligations under the Tripartite Agreement to the Crown on a prescribed date (Section 5(1))
  • City must not encumber, assign, amend, terminate, or otherwise dispose of its rights or obligations under the Tripartite Agreement (Section 5(2))
Important Dates
  • First Reading: April 23, 2026
  • Second Reading: May 7, 2026
  • Third Reading: May 28, 2026
  • Royal Assent: June 2, 2026
  • Commencement: The Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent, which is June 2, 2026 (Section 13)
  • The City must notify the Minister immediately after the Act comes into force of any pending dealings (Section 3(4))
  • Restrictions on the City's disposition of land apply from First Reading (April 23, 2026) onward, including deemed contraventions for any disposals between First Reading and Royal Assent (Section 3(3))
  • The prescribed date for the City's transfer of Tripartite Agreement rights to the Crown is to be set out in regulations (Section 5(1))
Financial Or Tax Impacts
  • The Crown must pay compensation to the City based on market value of vested real property (Section 4(1))
  • Compensation is paid from money appropriated by the Legislature (Section 4(9))
  • Compensation may be reduced by costs recoverable by the Crown against the City (Section 4(3))
  • Compensation may be paid partially or fully through conveyance of Crown-owned land to the City (Section 4(10))
  • Any overpayment of compensation becomes a debt owing to the Crown (Section 4(8))
  • Market value is determined by appraisal reports prepared according to regulatory rules (Section 4(4)-(6))
  • Special use value and development-related value increases are not considered in determining market value (Section 4(13))
  • The Crown may recover costs from the City for matters prescribed in regulations (Section 9(e))
Enforcement Or Penalties
  • Any encumbrance, sale, removal, or disposal of prohibited lands or assets by the City is void and has no effect (Section 3(2))
  • Any encumbrance, sale, removal, or disposal by the City after First Reading and before Royal Assent is deemed a contravention and void (Section 3(3))
  • Any encumbrance, assignment, amendment, termination, or disposal of Tripartite Agreement rights by the City is void and has no effect (Section 5(3))
  • Any such Tripartite Agreement actions by the City after First Reading and before Royal Assent are deemed contraventions and void (Section 5(4))
  • Any overpayment of compensation to the City is a debt due to the Crown, recoverable by action or other legal remedy (Section 4(8))
  • No cause of action may be brought against the Crown or Executive Council members, employees, officers, agents, or advisors for losses, damages, or loss of revenue resulting from the Act or regulations (Section 8(1)-(3))
  • No proceeding based on the Act may be brought against protected persons except for judicial review or constitutional remedy claims (Section 8(4))
  • No costs shall be awarded against any person in a proceeding that cannot be brought under Section 8(3) (Section 8(5))
  • The Crown may recover costs from the City as prescribed in regulations (Section 9(e))
  • The City must comply with information requests from the Minister within the specified time (Section 6(3))
Uncertainties Or Limits
  • The specific date on which the Minister will prescribe lands for vesting is not specified in the Act; this will be set by the Minister through regulation
  • The specific date on which the City's rights under the Tripartite Agreement will transfer to the Crown is not specified; this is to be prescribed in regulations
  • The exact amount of compensation to be paid is not predetermined; it will be based on appraisal reports that have not yet been completed
  • The bill text does not specify which lands in Schedule 1 will actually be prescribed by the Minister, only that the Minister has the authority to do so
  • The bill text does not specify the timeline for appraisal reports or compensation payments
  • The bill text does not specify how long the dispute resolution process (binding arbitration) will take
  • The bill text does not specify the amount or calculation method for any costs that may be recovered by the Crown from the City, as this will be prescribed in regulations
  • The bill text does not specify what 'pending dealings' and 'pending litigation' the City must disclose, leaving this somewhat open to interpretation
  • The bill text does not specify the exact terms or conditions that may be prescribed regarding exceptions, conditions, limitations, or restrictions on the vesting of land
  • The regulations under sections 9 and 10 that will provide many implementation details have not yet been adopted, so the full practical effect of the Act depends on those future regulations
  • The bill text does not specify whether the appraisal will be conducted by the Minister's office or by an external appraiser, as regulations may specify another entity
Laws Or Regulations Affected
Building Billy Bishop Airport Act, 2026
enacted

A new Ontario law is created that authorizes the Minister of Transportation to transfer specific Toronto airport lands and related assets to the Crown, establish compensation mechanisms, transfer the City's airport agreement rights to the Crown, and limit legal remedies against the Crown.

Source: Bill 110, entire Act, Chapter 9 of the Statutes of Ontario, 2026

Tripartite Agreement dated June 30, 1983 (between Government of Canada, City of Toronto, and Toronto Port Authority)
affected

The City of Toronto's rights and obligations under this 1983 airport agreement are transferred to the Crown on a date to be prescribed by regulation. The City loses the ability to modify or dispose of its rights under the agreement.

Source: Section 5 of the Building Billy Bishop Airport Act, 2026

Arbitration Act, 1991
referenced

Disputes over compensation for transferred airport lands are resolved through binding arbitration under this Act's procedures.

Source: Section 4(11) of the Building Billy Bishop Airport Act, 2026

Expropriations Act
clarified

The law clarifies that the transfer of airport lands and assets does not constitute expropriation or injurious affection under the Expropriations Act.

Source: Section 8(6) of the Building Billy Bishop Airport Act, 2026

Executive Council Act
referenced

The Executive Council Act is referenced to allow responsibility for administering the Building Billy Bishop Airport Act to be assigned or transferred among Executive Council members.

Source: Section 1(1) definition of 'Minister'

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
Apr 23, 2026
Step 2
Second reading
May 25, 2026
Step 3
Committee review
May 25, 2026
Step 4
Third reading
May 28, 2026
Step 5
Royal assent
Jun 2, 2026

Vote Summary

Yes
58
No
41
Abstain
0
Absent / Other
0
Final recorded vote
May 28, 2026
99 representative positions are recorded in this official snapshot for this vote.
Sponsor
Prabmeet Singh Sarkaria
Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario | Brampton South
Jurisdiction
Ontario Legislature

Representative Voting Breakdown

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

RepresentativeRoleRidingPartyVoteNotes
MPPBrampton WestProgressive Conservative Party of OntarioYesRecorded without an additional note.
MPPWindsor—TecumsehProgressive Conservative Party of OntarioYesRecorded without an additional note.
MPPScarborough—AgincourtProgressive Conservative Party of OntarioYesRecorded without an additional note.
MPPAlgoma—ManitoulinProgressive Conservative Party of OntarioYesRecorded without an additional note.
MPPRenfrew—Nipissing—PembrokeProgressive Conservative Party of OntarioYesRecorded without an additional note.
MPPCambridgeProgressive Conservative Party of OntarioYesRecorded without an additional note.
MPPSimcoe—GreyProgressive Conservative Party of OntarioYesRecorded without an additional note.
MPPPeterborough—KawarthaProgressive Conservative Party of OntarioYesRecorded without an additional note.
MPPScarborough CentreProgressive Conservative Party of OntarioYesRecorded without an additional note.
MPPNewmarket—AuroraProgressive Conservative Party of OntarioYesRecorded without an additional note.
MPPMississauga—MaltonProgressive Conservative Party of OntarioYesRecorded without an additional note.
MPPOakville North—BurlingtonProgressive Conservative Party of OntarioYesRecorded without an additional note.
MPPBrampton EastProgressive Conservative Party of OntarioYesRecorded without an additional note.
MPPYork—SimcoeProgressive Conservative Party of OntarioYesRecorded without an additional note.
MPPBrampton CentreProgressive Conservative Party of OntarioYesRecorded without an additional note.
MPPOxfordProgressive Conservative Party of OntarioYesRecorded without an additional note.
MPPParry Sound—MuskokaProgressive Conservative Party of OntarioYesRecorded without an additional note.
MPPSimcoe NorthProgressive Conservative Party of OntarioYesRecorded without an additional note.
MPPHaliburton—Kawartha Lakes—BrockProgressive Conservative Party of OntarioYesRecorded without an additional note.
MPPHuron—BruceProgressive Conservative Party of OntarioYesRecorded without an additional note.
MPPVaughan—WoodbridgeProgressive Conservative Party of OntarioYesRecorded without an additional note.
MPPYork CentreProgressive Conservative Party of OntarioYesRecorded without an additional note.
MPPKitchener—ConestogaProgressive Conservative Party of OntarioYesRecorded without an additional note.
MPPMississauga CentreProgressive Conservative Party of OntarioYesRecorded without an additional note.
MPPHamilton East—Stoney CreekProgressive Conservative Party of OntarioYesRecorded without an additional note.
MPPMississauga—StreetsvilleProgressive Conservative Party of OntarioYesRecorded without an additional note.
MPPStormont—Dundas—South GlengarryProgressive Conservative Party of OntarioYesRecorded without an additional note.
MPPMarkham—StouffvilleProgressive Conservative Party of OntarioYesRecorded without an additional note.
MPPPickering—UxbridgeProgressive Conservative Party of OntarioYesRecorded without an additional note.
MPPBrampton SouthProgressive Conservative Party of OntarioYesRecorded without an additional note.
MPPElgin—Middlesex—LondonProgressive Conservative Party of OntarioYesRecorded without an additional note.
MPPNiagara WestProgressive Conservative Party of OntarioYesRecorded without an additional note.
MPPWillowdaleProgressive Conservative Party of OntarioYesRecorded without an additional note.
MPPOakvilleProgressive Conservative Party of OntarioYesRecorded without an additional note.
MPPKing—VaughanProgressive Conservative Party of OntarioYesRecorded without an additional note.
MPPLeeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau LakesProgressive Conservative Party of OntarioYesRecorded without an additional note.
MPPDufferin—CaledonProgressive Conservative Party of OntarioYesRecorded without an additional note.
MPPDurhamProgressive Conservative Party of OntarioYesRecorded without an additional note.
MPPChatham-Kent—LeamingtonProgressive Conservative Party of OntarioYesRecorded without an additional note.
MPPKitchener South—HespelerProgressive Conservative Party of OntarioYesRecorded without an additional note.
MPPLanark—Frontenac—KingstonProgressive Conservative Party of OntarioYesRecorded without an additional note.
MPPWellington—Halton HillsProgressive Conservative Party of OntarioYesRecorded without an additional note.
MPPThornhillProgressive Conservative Party of OntarioYesRecorded without an additional note.
MPPMarkham—ThornhillProgressive Conservative Party of OntarioYesRecorded without an additional note.
MPPWhitbyProgressive Conservative Party of OntarioYesRecorded without an additional note.
MPPPerth—WellingtonProgressive Conservative Party of OntarioYesRecorded without an additional note.
MPPEglinton—LawrenceProgressive Conservative Party of OntarioYesRecorded without an additional note.
MPPYork South—WestonProgressive Conservative Party of OntarioYesRecorded without an additional note.
MPPHamilton MountainProgressive Conservative Party of OntarioYesRecorded without an additional note.
MPPBurlingtonProgressive Conservative Party of OntarioYesRecorded without an additional note.
MPPBruce—Grey—Owen SoundProgressive Conservative Party of OntarioYesRecorded without an additional note.
MPPHastings—Lennox and AddingtonProgressive Conservative Party of OntarioYesRecorded without an additional note.
MPPMississauga—LakeshoreProgressive Conservative Party of OntarioYesRecorded without an additional note.
MPPMississauga—Erin MillsProgressive Conservative Party of OntarioYesRecorded without an additional note.
MPPGlengarry—Prescott—RussellProgressive Conservative Party of OntarioYesRecorded without an additional note.
MPPLambton—Kent—MiddlesexProgressive Conservative Party of OntarioYesRecorded without an additional note.
MPPBay of QuinteProgressive Conservative Party of OntarioYesRecorded without an additional note.
MPPBrantford—BrantProgressive Conservative Party of OntarioYesRecorded without an additional note.
MPPDon Valley EastOntario Liberal PartyNoRecorded without an additional note.
MPPParkdale—High ParkNew Democratic Party of OntarioNoRecorded without an additional note.
MPPScarborough—GuildwoodOntario Liberal PartyNoRecorded without an additional note.
MPPHaldimand—NorfolkIndependentNoRecorded without an additional note.
MPPWaterlooNew Democratic Party of OntarioNoRecorded without an additional note.
MPPOttawa CentreNew Democratic Party of OntarioNoRecorded without an additional note.
MPPOttawa West—NepeanNew Democratic Party of OntarioNoRecorded without an additional note.
MPPSpadina—Fort YorkNew Democratic Party of OntarioNoRecorded without an additional note.
MPPNickel BeltNew Democratic Party of OntarioNoRecorded without an additional note.
MPPMushkegowuk—James BayNew Democratic Party of OntarioNoRecorded without an additional note.
MPPSudburyNew Democratic Party of OntarioNoRecorded without an additional note.
MPPNiagara CentreNew Democratic Party of OntarioNoRecorded without an additional note.
MPPSt. CatharinesNew Democratic Party of OntarioNoRecorded without an additional note.
MPPOshawaNew Democratic Party of OntarioNoRecorded without an additional note.
MPPUniversity—RosedaleNew Democratic Party of OntarioNoRecorded without an additional note.
MPPOttawa SouthOntario Liberal PartyNoRecorded without an additional note.
MPPDon Valley NorthOntario Liberal PartyNoRecorded without an additional note.
MPPKanata—CarletonOntario Liberal PartyNoRecorded without an additional note.
MPPToronto CentreNew Democratic Party of OntarioNoRecorded without an additional note.
MPPEtobicoke—LakeshoreOntario Liberal PartyNoRecorded without an additional note.
MPPWindsor WestNew Democratic Party of OntarioNoRecorded without an additional note.
MPPThunder Bay—Superior NorthNew Democratic Party of OntarioNoRecorded without an additional note.
MPPOttawa—VanierOntario Liberal PartyNoRecorded without an additional note.
MPPDavenportNew Democratic Party of OntarioNoRecorded without an additional note.
MPPBeaches—East YorkOntario Liberal PartyNoRecorded without an additional note.
MPPGuelphGreen Party of OntarioNoRecorded without an additional note.
MPPLondon WestNew Democratic Party of OntarioNoRecorded without an additional note.
MPPToronto—DanforthNew Democratic Party of OntarioNoRecorded without an additional note.
MPPAjaxOntario Liberal PartyNoRecorded without an additional note.
MPPHamilton CentreNew Democratic Party of OntarioNoRecorded without an additional note.
MPPHamilton West—Ancaster—DundasNew Democratic Party of OntarioNoRecorded without an additional note.
MPPKiiwetinoongNew Democratic Party of OntarioNoRecorded without an additional note.
MPPDon Valley WestOntario Liberal PartyNoRecorded without an additional note.
MPPToronto—St. Paul'sOntario Liberal PartyNoRecorded without an additional note.
MPPOrléansOntario Liberal PartyNoRecorded without an additional note.
MPPKingston and the IslandsOntario Liberal PartyNoRecorded without an additional note.
MPPLondon North CentreNew Democratic Party of OntarioNoRecorded without an additional note.
MPPLondon—FanshaweNew Democratic Party of OntarioNoRecorded without an additional note.
MPPHumber River—Black CreekNew Democratic Party of OntarioNoRecorded without an additional note.
MPPNepeanOntario Liberal PartyNoRecorded without an additional note.
MPPNiagara FallsNew Democratic 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.

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