Queen’s Park – Looking Back and Looking Ahead

The Ontario legislature rose for an extended summer break on June 5th and will not reconvene until October 20th.

The following Government Bills were passed into law during the Spring Session:

  • Bill 2, Protect Ontario Through Free Trade Within Canada Act, 2025
  • Bill 5, Protect Ontario by Unleashing Our Economy Act, 2025
  • Bill 6, Safer Municipalities Act, 2025
  • Bill 10, Protect Ontario Through Safer Streets and Stronger Communities Act, 2025
  • Bill 11, More Convenient Care Act, 2025
  • Bill 13, Primary Care Act, 2025
  • Bill 17, Protect Ontario by Building Smarter and Faster Act, 2025
  • Bill 18, Supply Act, 2025
  • Bill 25, Plan to Protect Ontario Act (Budget Measures), 2025
  • Bill 34, MPP Compensation and Compensation Act, 2025

Here’s the Government’s unfinished business, Government Bills introduced during the Spring Session but not yet passed into law:

  • Bill 9, Municipal Accountability Act, 2025 (referred to Committee)
  • Bill 14, Support for Seniors and Caregivers Act, 2025 (ordered for Second Reading)
  • Bill 25, Emergency Management Modernization Act, 2025 (ordered for Second Reading)
  • Bill 27, Resource Management and Safety Act, 2025 (Second Reading debate)
  • Bill 30, Working for Workers Seven Act, 2025 (ordered for Second Reading)
  • Bill 33 Supporting Children and Students Act, 2025 (Second Reading debate)
  • Bill 40, Protect Ontario by Securing Affordable Energy for Generations Act, 2025 (ordered for Second Reading)
  • Bill 45, Peel Transition Implementation Act, 2025 (ordered for Second Reading)
  • Bill 46, Protect Ontario by Cutting Red Tape Act, 2025 (ordered for Second Reading

The long summer break will be used by Premier Ford and his senior cabinet ministers to travel around the province to make funding announcements and drum up support.  In addition, they will turn their minds to planning the legislative agenda for the Fall Session in which the unfinished business noted above will be advanced through the law-making process and new reforms will be introduced.

As noted above, the legislature will resume meeting on October 20th and there will be only 28 days in which the legislature will be in session before rising for its winter break on December 11th.  We expect a busy and active Fall Session.

What does this mean for COCA?  First and foremost, we have to drive the Bill 216 amendments to the Construction Act across the finish line.  Also, we will continue to advocate our occupational health and safety agenda and our WSIB reforms.