1 (1) In this Act, “agencies”, in relation to the City of Toronto, means, (a)  every local board as defined in subsection 3 (1) of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, including, for greater certainty, the Toronto Transit Commission, and (b)  every corporation established by the City of Toronto under section 148 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, and every secondary corporation as defined in subsection 148 (4) of that Act; (“organismes”) “Corporation” means the corporation continued under section 2 under the name Metrolinx; (“Régie”) “First Nations” means the council of a band within the meaning of the Indian Act (Canada); (“Premières Nations”) “GO Transit”, except as part of the phrases “GO Transit service area” and “GO Transit system”, means the Greater Toronto Transit Authority that was continued under the GO Transit Act, 2001, as it read immediately before August 24, 2006; (“Réseau GO”) “GO Transit service area” means the area prescribed as the GO Transit service area; (“secteur desservi par le réseau de transport en commun GO”) “GO Transit system” means the passenger transportation system, including commuter services and excluding local transit systems, that is operated principally within the GO Transit service area; (“réseau de transport en commun GO”) “local transit system” means a passenger transportation system that is operated principally within an upper-tier, lower-tier or single-tier municipality and includes transportation services for persons with physical disabilities, but does not include transportation by special purpose vehicles such as school buses or ambulances and does not include a prescribed passenger transportation system; (“réseau local de transport en commun”) “Minister” means the Minister of Transportation or such other member of the Executive Council to whom responsibility for the administration of this Act may be assigned or transferred under the Executive Council Act; (“ministre”) “prescribed” means prescribed by regulation made under this Act; (“prescrit”) “prescribed passenger transportation system” means a passenger transportation system that is operated or is proposed to be operated in the regional transportation area and is prescribed for the purpose of the definition of regional transit system; (“réseau de transport de passagers prescrit”) “regional transit system” means, (a)  the GO Transit system, (a.1)  the passenger transportation system between downtown Toronto and Toronto Pearson International Airport that is known as the Union Pearson Express, (b)  the prescribed passenger transportation systems, and (c)  a rapid transit project that is the sole responsibility of the Corporation under subsection 46 (1); (“réseau régional de transport en commun”) “regional transportation area” means the area comprised of, (a)  the geographic areas of, (i)  the City of Toronto, (ii)  the City of Hamilton, (iii)  the Regional Municipality of Durham, (iv)  the Regional Municipality of Halton, (v)  the Regional Municipality of Peel, (vi)  the Regional Municipality of York, (vii)  the Regional Municipality of Niagara, (viii)  Haldimand County, (ix)  the County of Brant, (x)  the City of Brantford, (xi)  the Regional Municipality of Waterloo, (xii)  the County of Wellington, (xiii)  the City of Guelph, (xiv)  the County of Dufferin, (xv)  the County of Simcoe, (xvi)  the City of Barrie, (xvii)  the City of Orillia, (xviii)  the City of Kawartha Lakes, (xix)  the County of Peterborough, (xx)  the City of Peterborough, and (xxi)  the County of Northumberland, and (b)  any additional prescribed areas; (“secteur régional de transport”) “security”, except in clauses 8.1 (1) (i) and 29 (1) (a), means security as defined in the Securities Act; (“valeur mobilière”) “transportation plan” means the transportation plan for the regional transportation area under section 6. (“plan de transport”)  2006, c. 16, s. 1 (1); 2009, c. 14, s. 2; 2018, c. 17, Sched. 25, s. 1 (1-3); 2019, c. 8, Sched. 3, s. 1; 2021, c. 26, Sched. 2, s. 1. (2) Repealed: 2018, c. 17, Sched. 25, s. 1 (4). Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 2006, c. 16, s. 51 (1)
- no effect - see 2009, c. 14, s. 34
- 14/05/2009 2009, c. 14, s. 2 (1-8)
- 14/05/2009 2018, c. 17, Sched. 25, s. 1 (1-4) - 06/12/2018 2019, c. 8, Sched. 3, s. 1 (1, 2) - 06/06/2019 2021, c. 26, Sched. 2, s. 1 - 03/06/2021 Corporation