Definitions and interpretation
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(1) In this Regulation, “common elements”, in respect of a multi-unit complex, means any part of the multi-unit complex that is not a unit; (“parties communes”) “distribution system” has the same meaning as in section 3 of the Ontario Energy Board Act, 1998; (“réseau de distribution”) “distributor” means a person who owns or operates a distribution system; (“distributeur”) “financial assistance” means an amount credited to an eligible account or paid to a person as financial assistance under the Act or this Regulation and includes an amount credited or paid as financial assistance in circumstances in which the person benefiting from the credit or payment is not entitled to all or part of the amount; (“aide financière”) “hospital” means hospital as defined in the Broader Public Sector Accountability Act, 2010; (“hôpital”) “host distributor” means a licensed distributor who is a market participant and who distributes electricity to a wholly-embedded distributor; (“distributeur hôte”) “IESO-controlled grid” means the transmission systems with respect to which, pursuant to agreements, the IESO has authority to direct operations; (“réseau dirigé par la SIERE”) “long-term care home” means a long-term care home within the meaning of the Fixing Long-Term Care Act, 2021; (“foyer de soins de longue durée”) “market participant” means a person who is authorized by the market rules, (a)  to participate in the markets established by the market rules, or (b)  to cause or permit electricity to be conveyed into, through or out of the IESO-controlled grid; (“intervenant du marché”) “Minister” means the Minister of Energy, Northern Development and Mines; (“ministre”) “Ministry” means the Ministry of Energy, Northern Development and Mines; (“ministère”) “mobile home park” means a mobile home park as defined in the Residential Tenancies Act, 2006; (“parc de maisons mobiles”) “multi-unit complex” means a building or related group of buildings containing two or more units; (“ensemble collectif”) “Ontario Electricity Support Program” means the program described in section 79.2 of the Ontario Energy Board Act, 1998; (“Programme ontarien d’aide relative aux frais d’électricité”) “qualifying unit” means a unit that, (a)  consists of a self-contained room or set of rooms, (b)  contains kitchen and bathroom facilities that are for the sole use of the unit, and (c)  is occupied and used as a residence; (“unité admissible”) “retirement residence” means a multi-unit complex that meets the following requirements but is not a long-term care home: 1.  At least 50 per cent of the units in the multi-unit complex are occupied or intended to be occupied as a permanent residence by at least one person who is 65 years of age or older and who is not related to the operator of the multi-unit complex. 2.  The total number of persons referred to in paragraph 1 who occupy or are intended to occupy the total number of units described in that paragraph is at least six; (“résidence pour personnes retraitées”) “transmission system” means a system for transmitting electricity and includes any structures, equipment or other things used for that purpose; (“réseau de transport”) “unit” means, subject to subsection (1.1), (a)  a unit as defined in the Condominium Act, 1998, (b)  a residential unit or a rental unit, as those terms are defined in subsection 2 (1) of the Residential Tenancies Act, 2006, (c)  a member unit or a non-member unit, as those terms are defined in the Co-operative Corporations Act, or (d)  premises that is demised premises for the purposes of the Commercial Tenancies Act; (“unité”) “wholly-embedded distributor” means a licensed distributor who is not a market participant and to whom a host distributor distributes electricity. (“distributeur pleinement intégré”) O. Reg. 363/16, s. 1 (1); O. Reg. 342/19, s. 1 (1, 2); O. Reg. 216/22, s. 1 (1-3). (1.1) For the purposes of this Regulation, a unit, as defined in subsection (1), does not include a unit that is used or intended for parking or storage purposes or for the purpose of providing space for services, recreation or other facilities or mechanical installations. O. Reg. 216/22, s. 1 (4). (2) For the purposes of the Act and this Regulation, the commodity price of electricity includes the “Final RPP Variance Settlement Amount”, if any, required by the Standard Supply Service Code issued by the Board. O. Reg. 363/16, s. 1 (2). (3) For the purposes of this Regulation, (a)  Hydro One Remote Communities Inc. is deemed to be a wholly-embedded distributor and Hydro One Networks Inc. is deemed to be its host distributor; and (b)  Cornwall Street Railway Light and Power Company Limited is deemed to be a wholly-embedded distributor and Canadian Niagara Power Inc. is deemed to be its host distributor. O. Reg. 363/16, s. 1 (3). (4) Payments required under this Regulation are in addition to any payments that may be required by the market rules or by the Retail Settlement Code issued by the Board under the Ontario Energy Board Act, 1998. O. Reg. 363/16, s. 1 (4). (5) Except where this Regulation provides otherwise, if a consumer has an account that is solely in respect of part but not all of a multi-unit complex, this Regulation applies with respect to the part of the multi-unit complex to which the account relates. O. Reg. 342/19, s. 1 (3); O. Reg. 216/22, s. 1 (5).