Plan to Protect Ontario Act (Budget Measures), 2026
Sponsored by Peter Bethlenfalvy PC
44th Parliament, Session 1
About this Bill
TL;DR
- • Implements Ontario budget measures and regulatory changes
- • Modifies multiple statutes and government regulations
- • Supporters cite fiscal responsibility and efficiency
- • Critics concerned about scope and transparency
This bill implements various financial and regulatory measures from Ontario's budget. It modifies rules across multiple areas of provincial law, including potential changes to government spending, program delivery, and regulatory requirements. The specific changes cover various statutes and regulations to align them with the government's budgetary priorities.
Supporters argue the bill delivers on fiscal management and needed regulatory updates to improve government efficiency. Critics and stakeholders worry that broad budget bills can contain provisions with significant impacts that receive limited debate, and that bundling many unrelated changes obscures their individual effects. Both sides emphasize the importance of understanding specific amendments before passage.
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An Act to implement Budget measures, to enact, amend or repeal various statutes and to revoke various regulations.
Legislative Progress
First Reading
First Reading
Mar 26, 2026
Second Reading
Second Reading
Apr 2, 2026
Committee
Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs
Committee
Apr 2, 2026
Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs
Report Stage
Report Stage
Apr 2, 2026
Third Reading
Third Reading
Royal Assent
Royal Assent