PART VII GENERAL
General regulations, Minister
70.1 (1) The Minister may make regulations, 1. prescribing forms for the purposes of this Act and providing for their use; 2. prescribing information and material that are to be provided under this Act and the manner in which they are to be provided; 3. prescribing the manner in which any notice is to be given under this Act, including the persons or public bodies to whom it shall be given, the person or public bodies who shall give the notice and the contents of the notice; 4. prescribing the timing requirements for any notice given under any provision of this Act; 5. prescribing information and material that must be included in any record; 6. prescribing plans or policies and provisions of those plans or policies for the purposes of clause (f) of the definition of “provincial plan” in subsection 1 (1); 7. prescribing any ministry of the Province of Ontario to be a public body under subsection 1 (3); 8. excluding any board, commission, agency or official from the definition of “public body” under subsection 1 (4); 9. prescribing conditions for the purpose of subsection 8.1 (1); 10. prescribing a term for the purpose of clause 8.1 (3) (a) and qualifications for the purpose of clause 8.1 (3) (b); 11. prescribing eligibility criteria for the purpose of subsection 8.1 (4); 12. prescribing classes for the purpose of clause 8.1 (5) (c); 13. prescribing requirements for the purpose of subsection 8.1 (8); 14. prescribing the methods for determining the number of members from each municipality to be appointed to a municipal planning authority under subsection 14.1 (5); 15. prescribing matters for the purpose of clause 16 (1) (c) and for the purpose of clause 16 (2) (c); 15.1 prescribing municipalities for the purpose of subsection 16 (4); 15.2 in the case of municipalities prescribed for the purpose of subsection 16 (4), i. governing the time within which each municipality must submit an official plan containing policies that authorize inclusionary zoning for approval by the approval authority, and ii. governing the time within which each municipality must pass one or more by-laws under section 34 to give effect to those policies; 15.3 prescribing provisions and matters relating to the policies described in subsection 16 (4), for the purpose of subsection 16 (7); 15.4 specifying that a by-law passed under section 34 to give effect to policies described in subsection 16 (4) does not apply to development or classes of development specified in the regulation and specifying the circumstances in which the by-law does not apply; 16. prescribing the processes to be followed and the materials to be developed under section 16.1; 17. prescribing municipalities for the purposes of subsection 17 (13) and section 69.2; Note: On a day to be named by proclamation of the Lieutenant Governor, paragraph 17 of subsection 70.1 (1) of the Act is repealed and the following substituted: (See: 2022, c. 21, Sched. 9, s. 21) 17. prescribing local municipalities for the purposes of subsection 17 (13) and municipalities for the purposes of section 69.2; 18. prescribing information and material for the purposes of clauses 17 (15) (a) and (b), public bodies for the purposes of clause 17 (15) (b) and the manner of making information and material available for the purposes of clause 17 (15) (c); 19. prescribing, for the purposes of clauses 17 (17) (a) and (b), clause 22 (6.4) (a), clause 34 (10.7) (a), clauses 34 (13) (a) and (b) and clause 51 (19.4) (a), i. persons and public bodies, ii. the manner of giving notice, and iii. information; 20. prescribing time periods for the purpose of subsections 17 (44.4), 34 (24.4) and 51 (52.4); 21. prescribing public bodies for the purpose of clause 26 (3) (a); 22. prescribing upper-tier municipalities for the purpose of subsection 28 (2); 23. prescribing matters for the purpose of subsection 28 (4.0.1); 23.1 prescribing provisions and matters relating to loading or parking facilities, for the purpose of subsection 34 (5.1); 23.2 respecting minimum parking requirements, including setting out minimum parking requirements for specified lands, buildings or structures or providing that there is no minimum parking requirement for specified lands, buildings or structures; 24. prescribing conditions for the purpose of subsection 34 (16) and limitations for the purpose of subsection 34 (16.1); 24.0.1 governing the provisions of an agreement described in clause 35.2 (2) (i); 24.1 prescribing types of development or redevelopment for the purposes of subsection 37 (4); 24.1.1 prescribing requirements for the purposes of clause 37 (9) (b); 24.1.2 prescribing the percentage referred to in subsection 37 (32) to be applied to the value of land; 24.1.3 prescribing time periods for the purposes of clause 37 (33) (b) and subsections 37 (35) and (39); 24.2  Repealed: 2019, c. 9, Sched. 12, s. 17 (2). 25. prescribing rules of procedure for committees of adjustment; 26. prescribing conditions for the purposes of subsection 51 (25.1); 27. requiring that notice be given under subsection 53 (5); 28. prescribing rules of procedure under subsection 53 (9) for councils and their delegates; 29. prescribing persons or public bodies for the purposes of subsection 53 (10); 30. prescribing rules of procedure for district land division committees constituted under section 55; 30.0.1 for the purposes of section 64, i. prescribing the planning matters in respect of which municipalities and planning boards must report and the information about the planning matters that must be included in a report, ii. identifying the persons to whom a report must be provided, iii. specifying the frequency with which reports must be produced and provided, and iv. specifying the format in which a report must be provided; 30.1 for the different types of applications related to development or redevelopment that will include affordable housing units, prescribing a maximum fee that may be charged with respect to each type of application, for the purpose of subsection 69 (2.1); 31. respecting any other matter that this Act refers to as a matter prescribed, specified or determined under the regulations, or as a matter otherwise dealt with by the regulations, other than matters respecting which the Lieutenant Governor in Council has authority to make regulations under sections 70, 70.2 and 70.3. 2006, c. 23, s. 26; 2015, c. 26, s. 35; 2016, c. 25, Sched. 4, s. 10 (1-6); 2019, c. 9, Sched. 12, s. 17 (2-4); 2020, c. 18, Sched. 17, s. 5; 2021, c. 25, Sched. 24, s. 8; 2022, c. 12, Sched. 5, s. 12. Same (2) A regulation made under this section or section 70 may be general or particular in its application.  1994, c. 23, s. 45. Same (3) A regulation made under paragraph 30.1 of subsection (1) may provide that a maximum fee for a particular type of application is nil. 2016, c. 25, Sched. 4, s. 10 (7). Conflict (4) In the event of a conflict between a regulation made under paragraph 23.2 of subsection (1) and a by-law passed by a municipality under paragraph 6 of subsection 34 (1), or a predecessor thereof, the regulation prevails to the extent of the conflict, but in all other respects the by-law remains in full force and effect. 2016, c. 25, Sched. 4, s. 10 (8). Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 1994, c. 23, s. 45 - 28/03/1995; 1996, c. 4, s. 37 (1, 2) - 22/05/1996 2002, c. 17, Sched. B, s. 26 - 01/01/2003 2006, c. 23, s. 26
- 01/01/2007 2015, c. 26, s. 35 (1, 2) - 01/07/2016 2016, c. 25, Sched. 4, s. 10 (1-8) - 12/04/2018 2019, c. 9, Sched. 12, s. 17 (1, 5) - no effect - see 2020, c.18, Sched. 17, s.6 - 21/07/2020; 2019, c. 9, Sched. 12, s. 17 (2) - 18/09/2020; 2019, c. 9, Sched. 12, s. 17 (3, 4) - 03/09/2019 2020, c. 18, Sched. 17, s. 5 - 18/09/2020 2021, c. 25, Sched. 24, s. 8 - 01/01/2022 2022, c. 12, Sched. 5, s. 12 - 14/04/2022; 2022, c. 21, Sched. 9, s. 21 - not in force