Eligible account
 1.1 (1) For the purposes of the definition of “eligible account” in subsection 1 (1) of the Act, an eligible account in this Part means an account of a consumer with an electricity vendor for the provision of electricity in Ontario, if any of the following conditions is met: 1.  The consumer has a demand for electricity of 50 kilowatts or less. 2.  The consumer annually uses not more than 250,000 kilowatt hours of electricity. 3.  The consumer, i.  carries on a business that is a farming business for the purposes of the Farm Registration and Farm Organizations Funding Act, 1993, and ii.  holds a valid registration number assigned under that Act or the consumer’s obligation to file a farming business registration form was waived pursuant to an order made under subsection 22 (6) of that Act. Note: On the day section 5 of Schedule 1 to the Restoring Ontario’s Competitiveness Act, 2019 comes into force, subparagraph 3 ii of subsection 1.1 (1) of the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted: (See: O. Reg. 342/19, s. 2 (2)) ii.  holds a valid farm business registration number assigned under that Act or the consumer’s obligation to file an application for a farming business registration number was waived pursuant to an order made under subsection 22 (6) of that Act. 4.  The account is in respect of a long-term care home, other than an account that is also in respect of a hospital. 4.1  Subject to subsection (2), the account is solely in respect of any of the following premises, if the consumer exceeds the demand and use thresholds set out in paragraphs 1 and 2 and has met the notice requirements of section 1.3: i.  A retirement residence. ii.  A mobile home park. 5.  Subject to subsection (2), the account is solely in respect of a multi-unit complex that is not otherwise referred to in this subsection, and the following conditions are met: i.  The consumer exceeds the demand and use thresholds set out in paragraphs 1 and 2. ii.  The multi-unit complex contains at least two qualifying units. iii.  At least 50 per cent of the units within the multi-unit complex are qualifying units. iv.  The consumer has met the notice requirements of section 1.3. 6.  Subject to subsection (2), the 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 this subsection, and the following conditions are met: i.  The consumer exceeds the demand and use thresholds set out in paragraphs 1 and 2. ii.  The multi-unit complex, including any part of the multi-unit complex to which the account does not apply, contains at least two qualifying units. iii.  At least 50 per cent of the units within the multi-unit complex, including any part of the multi-unit complex to which the account does not apply, are qualifying units. iv.  The consumer has met the notice requirements of section 1.3. O. Reg. 342/19, s. 2 (1); O. Reg. 216/22, s. 2 (1-5). (2) Paragraphs 4.1, 5 and 6 of subsection (1) do not include a multi-unit complex any part of which is one of the following: 1.  A hotel, motel or motor hotel, resort, lodge, tourist camp, cottage or cabin establishment, inn, campground, tourist home, bed and breakfast vacation establishment or vacation home. 1.1  A trailer park that is not a mobile home park. 2.  Living accommodation occupied by a person for penal or correctional purposes. 3.  A hospital. 4.  A premises that is subject to the
Ministry of Correctional Services Act or the Child, Youth and Family Services Act, 2017. 5.  Short-term living accommodation provided as emergency shelter. 6.  Living accommodation provided by an educational institution to its students or staff where, i.  the living accommodation is provided primarily to persons under the age of majority, or all major questions related to the living accommodation are decided after consultation with a council or association representing the residents, and ii.  the living accommodation is not intended for year-round occupancy by full-time students or staff and members of their households. 7.  A university, college of applied arts and technology or other entity that provides post-secondary education. 8.  A premises that is identified by a NAICS code commencing with the digits 21, 22, 23, 31, 32 or 33. O. Reg. 342/19, s. 2 (1); O. Reg. 216/22, s. 2 (6-8). (3) In paragraph 8 of subsection (2), “NAICS” means the North American Industry Classification System maintained for Canada by Statistics Canada, as amended or revised from time to time. O. Reg. 342/19, s. 2 (1). (4) Revoked: O. Reg. 216/22, s. 2 (9).