Legislation · Ontario · Provincial
Bill 46 — Protect Ontario by Cutting Red Tape Act, 2025
Clarion tracks Bill 46 before Ontario — its status, sponsor, plain-language summary, and every stage it moves through, each cited to the official record.
- Status
- Royal assent received
- Sponsor
- Khanjin, Hon. Andrea
- Introduced
- 2025-06-04
- Session
- 44-1
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What it does
AI plain-language summary of the official text.
Bill 46, the Protect Ontario by Cutting Red Tape Act, 2025, is an Ontario government measure aimed at reducing regulatory burdens to support economic competitiveness and protect the province. The bill passed Second Reading in the Legislative Assembly on November 24, 2025, was reviewed and amended by a Standing Committee, and received Third Reading on December 11, 2025, on a divided vote. It has since received Royal Assent and is now law as Statutes of Ontario 2025, chapter 24.
Stage timeline
Third Reading — Vote (Carried on division)
2025-12-11Legislative Assembly
Royal Assent received
2025-12-11Legislative Assembly
Third Reading — Question put (Vote deferred)
2025-12-10Legislative Assembly
Third Reading — Debated
2025-12-10Legislative Assembly
Second Reading — Reported as amended
2025-12-09Legislative Assembly
Second Reading — Ordered for Third Reading pursuant to the Order of the House
2025-12-09Legislative Assembly
Second Reading — Report adopted
2025-12-09Legislative Assembly
Second Reading — Consideration of a Bill
2025-12-08Legislative Assembly
Second Reading — Consideration of a Bill
2025-12-03Legislative Assembly
Second Reading — Question put
2025-11-24Legislative Assembly
Second Reading — Ordered referred to Standing Committee pursuant to the Order of the House
2025-11-24Legislative Assembly
Second Reading — Vote (Carried)
2025-11-24Legislative Assembly
Second Reading — Time allocated
2025-11-24Legislative Assembly
Second Reading — Debated (Debate adjourned)
2025-11-17Legislative Assembly
First Reading — Ordered for Second Reading
2025-06-04Legislative Assembly
First Reading — Vote (Carried)
2025-06-04Legislative Assembly
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