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- Bill 5, Protect Ontario by Unleashing our Economy Act, 2025 receives . . .
This update highlights the impacts on infrastructure projects of implementing a new Special Economic Zones Act, 2025, phasing out the Endangered Species Act, 2007 and implementing the Species Conservation Act, 2025, and amending the Ontario Heritage Act resulting from Bill 5’s coming into law
- Special economic zones: the secret weapon in Doug Fords Bill 5
Premier Doug Ford's justification for his controversial Bill 5 is to protect Ontario's economy against the threats posed by U S President Donald Trump by reducing red tape and speeding up
- ‘Canada is not for sale’ — but new Ontario law prioritizes profits over . . .
Bill 5 and C-5 threaten to bypass environmental safeguards and the duty to consult with Indigenous communities for the sake of short-term profits
- The Elbows are Up: Ontario’s “Special Economic Zones” and Indigenous . . .
This week, despite clear opposition from Indigenous leaders, Ontario passed Bill C-5, a sweeping piece of legislation that weakens environmental protections and undermines the Duty to Consult
- Bill 5, Protect Ontario by Unleashing our Economy Act, 2025: now in force
On June 5, 2025, Bill 5, titled Protect Ontario by Unleashing our Economy Act, 2025 (“ Bill 5 ”) received Royal Assent and became law Bill 5, whose key changes we previously summarized here, modifies the Electricity Act, the Endangered Species Act, the Environmental Assessment Act, the Environmental Protection Act, the Mining Act, the Ontario Energy Board Act, the Ontario Heritage Act and
- Ontario’s Bill 5: Economic Ambition Meet Constitutional Duty – The . . .
The Government of Ontario’s Bill 5, “Protect Ontario by Unleashing our Economy Act, 2025” [1] is an omnibus bill that will amend or repeal several pieces of legislation
- Do special economic zones really work? Economists break down Doug Ford . . .
And are Special Economic Zones really the answer to ‘protect Ontario’ and ‘unleash’ the province’s economy? Bill 5 dismantles core environmental safeguards, bypasses Indigenous consultation and gives the provincial cabinet broad authority to fast-track development in designated zones, free from the constraints of local laws
- Ford government passes contentious ‘special economic zones’ law
Premier Doug Ford’s Progressive Conservatives have passed Bill 5, setting their controversial “special economic zones” legislation to become law in Ontario Ford’s PCs voted on Wednesday to pass the legislation titled the Protect Ontario by Unleashing our Economy Act
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