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Definitions
  1. In this Regulation, “cost apportioning agreement” means an agreement between an authority and one or more participating municipalities in the authority’s area of jurisdiction that, (a)  is required under subsection 21.1.2 (2) of the Act on and after the transition date, and (b)  apportions capital costs referred to in section 25 of the Act and operating expenses referred to in section 27 of the Act that are associated with the provision of certain programs and services under section 21.1.2 of the Act to the participating municipalities; (“entente de répartition des coûts”) “inventory” means an inventory prepared by an authority of the authority’s programs and services; (“inventaire”) “transition date” means the day prescribed under subsection 2 (1); (“date de transition”) “transition period” means the period that begins on the 60th day after the day this Regulation comes into force and ends on the transition date. (“période de transition”)
Transition date
 2. (1) January 1, 2024 is prescribed for the purposes of subsections 21.1.2 (2), 21.1.4 (1), 25 (1.1) and 27 (1.1) of the Act, as the day an authority is required to enter into one or more cost apportioning agreements with the participating municipalities. (2) For greater certainty, entering into a cost apportioning agreement before the transition date, (a)  demonstrates that the transition plan required under subsection 21.1.4 (1) of the Act has been successfully implemented so as to ensure the authority’s compliance with subsection 21.1.2 (2) of the Act; and (b)  ensures that, on and after the transition date, the authority, (i)  is not prohibited by subsection 21.1.2 (2) of the Act from providing any program or service under section 21.1.2 of the Act that requires financing by one or more participating municipalities, (ii)  is not prevented by subsection 25 (1.1) of the Act from including any capital costs that are connected to a project related to a program or service under section 21.1.2 of the Act in the apportionment of capital costs of projects among the participating municipalities under section 25 of the Act, and (iii)  is not prevented by subsection 27 (1.1) of the Act from including any operating expenses that are related to a program or service under section 21.1.2 of the Act in the apportionment of annual operating expenses among the participating municipalities under section 27 of the Act.
Transition plans
 3. Every authority shall, on or before December 31, 2021, (a)  develop a transition plan that includes a timeline for the authority to meet the requirements for the first and second phases of the transition period, as set out in this Regulation; (b)  send a copy of the transition plan to each participating municipality in the authority’s area of jurisdiction and to the Ministry; and (c)  publish a copy of the transition plan on the authority’s website or make the transition plan available to the public by such other means as the authority considers advisable.
First and second phases of transition period requirements
 4. Requirements for the first phase of the transition period must be met by February 28, 2022 and requirements for the second phase of the transition period must be met by the transition date.
First phase of transition period
 5. (1) During the first phase of the transition period and no later than February 28, 2022, an authority shall, (a)  prepare an inventory in accordance with paragraph 1 of subsection 21.1.4 (2) of the Act; (b)   circulate the inventory to all the participating municipalities in the authority’s area of jurisdiction and, if the authority considers it advisable, to any other municipality with which the authority has entered into, or intends to enter into, a memorandum of understanding or other agreement; (c)  maintain a record of the municipalities referred to in clause (b) and the date upon which the inventory was circulated to each municipality; and (d)  provide the inventory and the record prepared under clause (c) to the Ministry. (2) The authority may make changes to the inventory after February 28, 2022 to address comments or other feedback submitted by a municipality referred to in clause (1) (b). (3) If changes are made to the inventory in accordance with subsection (2), the authority shall, (a)  include the changed inventory in the next progress report required to be submitted to the Ministry under subsection 7 (2); and (b)  ensure that the progress report clearly describes the changes between the previous inventory and the changed inventory.
Second phase of transition period
 7. (1) During the second phase of the transition period and no later than the transition date, an authority shall, (a)  consult with the participating municipalities on the inventory in accordance with paragraph 2 of subsection 21.1.4 (2) of the Act; (b)  take the necessary steps to seek to enter into cost apportioning agreements with the participating municipalities on or before the transition date in accordance with paragraph 3 of subsection 21.1.4 (2) of the Act and section 8 of this Regulation; and (c)  submit to the Ministry six progress reports that contain the information set out in subsection (3). (2) The authority shall submit the progress reports described in clause (1) (c) to the Ministry on the following dates: 1.  July 1, 2022. 2.  October 1, 2022. 3.  January 1, 2023. 4.  April 1, 2023. 5.  July 1, 2023. 6.  October 1, 2023. (3) Each progress report shall contain, (a)  any comments or other feedback submitted by a municipality referred to in clause 5 (1) (b) regarding the inventory; (b)  a summary of any changes that the authority has made to the inventory to address comments or other feedback referred to in clause (a), including the changed inventory and a clear description of the changes between the previous inventory and the changed inventory; (c)  an update on the progress of negotiations of cost apportioning agreements with the participating municipalities; and (d)  an outline of any difficulties that the authority is experiencing that might affect the ability of the authority to conclude any cost apportioning agreements with one or more participating municipalities by the transition date.
Final submissions due at end of transition period
 9. Within 30 days after the transition date, the authority shall submit to the participating municipalities and to the Ministry, (a)  the final version of the inventory; and (b)  confirmation that the authority has entered into all necessary cost apportioning agreements with the participating municipalities.
Extension of transition date
 10. (1) For the purposes of subsections 25 (1.3) and 27 (1.3) of the Act, an authority may be granted an extension of time beyond the transition date in the following circumstances: 1.  The authority submits a request for the extension to the Ministry on or before October 1, 2023. 2.  The request demonstrates that additional time is required for any of the following reasons: i.  The authority and one or more participating municipalities need time to conclude a cost apportioning agreement for a particular program or service that the authority intends to provide under section 21.1.2 of the Act after the transition date. ii.  The authority needs more time to wind down a particular program or service that was provided by the authority under section 21.1.2 of the Act before the transition date but that will no longer be provided after the transition date. (2) The length of the extension shall be specified in the notice given by a person designated by the Minister under subsection 25 (1.3) or 27 (1.3) of the Act.
Extension of transition date
 11. Omitted (provides for coming into force of provisions of this Regulation).
Extension of transition date
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