Notice requirements
 1.3 (1) A consumer who wishes to receive financial assistance under paragraph 4.1, 5 or 6 of subsection 1.1 (1) or under section 1.2 shall give, in a manner specified in subsection (4), a notice to the electricity vendor in accordance with this section. O. Reg. 342/19, s. 2 (1); O. Reg. 216/22, s. 3 (1). (2) A notice given before February 1, 2020 shall contain the following information: 1.  The consumer’s name, address and account number. 2.  Whether the account is in respect of a multi-unit complex and, if so, i.  whether the multi-unit complex contains at least two qualifying units, ii.  whether the multi-unit complex meets the condition set out in subparagraph 5 iii of subsection 1.1 (1), and iii.  whether any part of the multi-unit complex is a premises listed under subsection 1.1 (2). 3.  In the case of a consumer referred to in section 1.2, i.  whether the account is in respect of a hospital or a university, college of applied arts and technology or other entity that provides post-secondary education, and ii.  a statement that the consumer was receiving financial assistance in respect of the account on October 22, 2019. 4.  A statement that the consumer consents to the giving, by the electricity vendor, of the following information to the Minister: i.  The consumer’s name, unless the consumer is an individual. ii.  Whether the consumer holds an eligible account under paragraph 5 of subsection 1.1 (1) and, if so, whether the consumer was receiving financial assistance immediately before November 1, 2019. iii.  Whether the consumer is receiving financial assistance under section 1.2 and, if so, whether the consumer’s account is in respect of a hospital or a university, college of applied arts and technology or other entity that provides post-secondary education. iv.  The total consumption of electricity in respect of the consumer’s account for the period starting May 1, 2018 and ending April 30, 2019, as applicable. 5.  In the case of a consumer who wishes to receive financial assistance under paragraph 5 of subsection 1.1 (1), a statement that the consumer will notify the electricity vendor as required by subsection (6). 6.  A statement certifying that the information contained in the notice is complete and accurate. 7.  A statement acknowledging that it is an offence to make a false or deceptive statement in a document submitted under the Ontario Rebate for Electricity Consumers Act, 2016. 8.  The signature of the consumer, or the name and signature of an individual legally authorized by the consumer to give the notice on the consumer’s behalf, and the date of the signature. O. Reg. 342/19, s. 2 (1). (3) A notice given on or after February 1, 2020 shall contain the following information: 1.  The consumer’s name, address and account number. 2.  The following statement: i.  In the case of paragraph 4.1 of subsection 1.1 (1), a statement that, A.  the consumer’s account is solely in respect of a retirement residence or mobile home park, as the case may be, that meets the conditions set out in that paragraph, and B.  no part of the premises is a premises listed under subsection 1.1 (2). ii.  In the case of paragraph 5 of subsection 1.1 (1), a statement that, A.  the consumer’s account is solely in respect of a multi-unit complex that is not otherwise referred to in that subsection, B.  the multi-unit complex meets the conditions set out in subparagraphs 5 ii and iii of that subsection, and C.  no part of the multi-unit complex is a premises listed under subsection 1.1 (2). iii.  In the case of paragraph 6 of subsection 1.1 (1), a statement that, A.  the consumer’s account is at least partly in respect of any common elements of a multi-unit complex but is not an account otherwise referred to in that subsection, B.  the multi-unit complex, including any part of the multi-unit complex to which the account does not apply, meets the conditions set out in subparagraphs 6 ii and iii of that subsection, and C.  no part of the multi-unit complex is a premises listed under subsection 1.1 (2). 3.  A statement that the consumer will notify the electricity vendor as required by subsection (6). 4.  A statement certifying that the information contained in the notice is complete and accurate. 5.  A statement acknowledging that it is an offence to make a false or deceptive statement in a document submitted under the Ontario Rebate for Electricity Consumers Act, 2016. 6.  The signature of the consumer, or the name and signature of an individual legally authorized by the consumer to give the notice on the consumer’s behalf, and the date of the signature. O. Reg. 342/19, s. 2 (1); O. Reg. 216/22, s. 3 (2). (4) A notice shall be given to the electricity vendor in person, by mail or by such other means as the electricity vendor may permit. O. Reg. 342/19, s. 2 (1). (5) For the purposes of this Part, a notice given in accordance with this section in order to begin receiving financial assistance takes effect, (a)  on the first day of the billing period in which it is given, if it is given at least 11 days before the expiry of that billing period; or (b)  on the first day of the billing period following the billing period in which it is given, if it is given less than 11 days before the expiry of that billing period. O. Reg. 342/19, s. 2 (1). (6) If the multi-unit complex ceases to meet a requirement of paragraph 4.1, 5 or 6 of subsection 1.1 (1), the consumer shall, no later than 90 days after the change, give a revised notice to the electricity vendor specifying the change and the date on which it occurred, and subsections (3) and (4) apply with necessary modifications with respect to the revised notice. O. Reg. 342/19, s. 2 (1); O. Reg. 216/22, s. 3 (3). (7) A consumer who gives a revised notice in accordance with subsection (6) is entitled, despite subsection 1.1 (1), to continue to receive financial assistance until the end of the billing period in which the 90th day after the date on which the change occurred, as specified in the notice, falls. O. Reg. 342/19, s. 2 (1).