| #Q001 | design | operational | mandatory | Access Roads Provision | wastewater | Access roads and on-site roads shall be provided so that vehicles hauling liquid industrial wastes to and on the site, or vehicles necessary for the proper operation and maintenance of surface facilities provided at the site, may travel readily on any day under all normal weather conditions. | | high |
| #Q002 | design | operational | mandatory | Surface Facilities Provision | wastewater | Such surface facilities shall be provided at the site as in the opinion of the Director are necessary for its proper operation. | | high |
| #Q003 | operational | operational | mandatory | Supervised Site Access | wastewater | Where liquid industrial waste is hauled by tank truck or other container to the site, access to the site shall be limited to such time as an attendant is on duty. | Where liquid industrial waste is hauled by tank truck or other container to the site | high |
| #Q004 | design | operational | mandatory | Site Enclosure and Gate | wastewater | The site shall be enclosed to prevent entry by unauthorized persons and access to the property shall be by roadway closed by a gate capable of being locked. | | high |
| #Q005 | operational | operational | mandatory | Accident and Spill Prevention Procedures | wastewater | Procedures shall be established, signs posted and safeguards maintained for the prevention of accidents or spills at the site. | | high |
| #Q006 | administrative | unknown | mandatory | Well Conformity Regulations | wastewater | All wells to be used for deep well disposal shall conform to the requirements of the Petroleum Resources Act and Regulation 915 of the Revised Regulations of Ontario, 1990. | | high |
| #Q007 | design | operational | mandatory | Spill Containment | wastewater | Provision shall be made to contain spills resulting from the operations within the site and effectively prevent the egress of contaminants from the site. | | high |
| #Q008 | monitoring | health | mandatory | Monitoring Program for Well Water Supplies | drinking water, wastewater | A monitoring program shall be required at the site for the protection of well water supplies. | | high |
| #Q009 | corrective_action | health | mandatory | Observation Wells and Further Monitoring | drinking water, wastewater | Where conditions or findings obtained from the monitoring program referred to in paragraph 8 indicate that further investigation is necessary, observation wells shall be drilled into the receiving formation or into overlying fresh water horizons, and a further monitoring program established on the basis of information available from these new wells. | Where conditions or findings obtained from the monitoring program referred to in paragraph 8 indicate that further investigation is necessary | high |
| #Q010 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Monthly Operational Records Maintenance | wastewater | Records for each month of operation shall be maintained by the operator of the site showing, i. the source, volume in barrels and chemical composition of all wastes received at the site, ii. the treatment provided, iii. the volume in barrels of wastes discharged into the well, iv. the minimum and maximum injection pressure and annulus pressure and the average and maximum rate of discharge, and v. the results of monitoring programs. | | high |
| #Q011 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Monthly Reporting | wastewater | On or before the 15th day of each month, the operator of the site shall report to the Director the information contained in the records referred to in paragraph 10 in respect of the preceding month’s operations. | | high |
| #Q012 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Annual Reporting Summary | wastewater | On or before the 15th day of February in each year, the operator of the site shall report to the Director a summary of all the information contained in the records referred to in paragraph 10 in respect of the preceding year’s operations. | | high |
| #Q013 | prohibition | unknown | mandatory | Discharge Prohibition into Detroit River Group | wastewater | Subject to subsection (2), no deep well disposal site shall be located so as to allow any liquid industrial waste to be discharged into the Detroit River Group. | Subject to subsection (2) | high |
| #Q014 | prohibition | unknown | mandatory | Brine Discharge Restriction | wastewater | A deep well disposal site may be located so as to allow brine to be discharged into a lost circulation zone in the Detroit River Group, except into the lost circulation zone in the Detroit River Group within five miles of the St. Clair River. | Except within five miles of the St. Clair River | high |
| #Q015 | administrative | unknown | mandatory | Establishment and Operations Compliance | wastewater | No person shall use, operate or establish a deep well disposal site except, (a) in accordance with the standards prescribed in section 5; and (b) at a location that is not prohibited under section 7. | | high |
| #Q016 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Meeting Notification for Establishment | other | Where the councils of any two or more municipalities situate either wholly or partly within a watershed by resolution request the Minister to call a meeting for the establishment of an authority for the watershed or any defined part thereof, the Minister shall fix a time and place for such a meeting and shall forthwith notify the council of every municipality either wholly or partly within the watershed or part thereof. | Upon resolution request from two or more municipalities | high |
| #Q017 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Upper-tier Municipality Representative Appointment | other | An upper-tier municipality that was established as a regional municipality before the day subsection 6 (1) of Schedule 4 to the Building Better Communities and Conserving Watersheds Act, 2017 comes into force... shall act in the place of the local municipalities within the regional municipality for the purpose of appointing representatives to attend a meeting for the establishment or enlargement of a conservation authority or the amalgamation of conservation authorities. | Applies to regional municipalities established before specific amendment date | high |
| #Q018 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Notification of Jurisdiction Enlargement Meeting | other | Notice of the meeting shall be given to each participating municipality of the authority and to any municipality that is completely or partly within the area specified under subsection (1). | When calling a meeting to consider enlargement of jurisdiction area | high |
| #Q019 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Public Representation for Amalgamation | other | No vote shall be taken on a resolution requesting amalgamation of the authorities unless members of the public have been given an opportunity at the meeting to make representations on the issue. | During meeting for authority amalgamation | high |
| #Q020 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Authority Member Appointment | other | Subject to subsection (3), members of an authority shall be appointed by the respective councils of the participating municipalities in the numbers set out in subsection 2 (2) for the appointment of representatives. | | high |
| #Q021 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Municipal Council Representation Percentage | other | When appointing members of an authority, the council of a participating municipality shall ensure that at least 70 per cent of its appointees are selected from among the members of the municipal council, subject to subsection (1.2). | | high |
| #Q022 | operational | operational | mandatory | Annual Meeting Frequency | other | The first meeting of an authority shall be held at such time and place as may be determined by the Minister and, in each year thereafter, the authority shall hold at least one meeting before the 1st day of March and at least one meeting after the 1st day of July and such other meetings as it considers necessary to effectively conduct the affairs of the authority. | | high |
| #Q023 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Public Access to Agendas and Minutes | other | Subject to the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, the authority shall, (a) make the agenda for a meeting of the authority or of its executive committee available to the public before the meeting takes place; and (b) make the minutes of a meeting of the authority or of its executive committee available to the public within 30 days after the meeting. | | high |
| #Q024 | operational | operational | mandatory | Open Meetings Requirement | other | Every meeting held by the authority shall be open to the public, subject to such exceptions as may be specified in the by-laws of the authority. | | high |
| #Q025 | operational | operational | mandatory | Mandatory Provision of Prescribed Programs | drinking water, other | An authority shall provide the following programs or services within its area of jurisdiction: 1. Programs or services that meet any of the following descriptions and that have been prescribed by the regulations: i. Programs and services related to the risk of natural hazards. ii. Programs and services related to the conservation and management of lands owned or controlled by the authority... iii. Programs and services related to the authority’s duties, functions and responsibilities as a source protection authority under the Clean Water Act, 2006. iv. Programs and services related to the authority’s duties, functions and responsibilities under an Act prescribed by the regulations. | | high |
| #Q026 | prohibition | operational | mandatory | Prohibited Activities in Watercourses and Wetlands | other | No person shall carry on the following activities, or permit another person to carry on the following activities, in the area of jurisdiction of an authority: 1. Activities to straighten, change, divert or interfere in any way with the existing channel of a river, creek, stream or watercourse or to change or interfere in any way with a wetland. 2. Development activities in areas that are within the authority’s area of jurisdiction and are, i. hazardous lands, ii. wetlands... | Except as permitted under permits issued or regulations | high |
| #Q027 | administrative | reporting | mandatory | Mandatory Annual Audit | other | Every authority shall cause its accounts and transactions to be audited annually by a person licensed under the Public Accounting Act, 2004 and shall ensure that the annual audit is prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles for local governments recommended by the Public Sector Accounting Board... | | high |
| #Q028 | administrative | operational | mandatory | New Authority Member Appointment | other | No later than the day immediately before the transition date, the council of each municipality that will be a participating municipality of a new authority shall appoint to the new authority such number of members as determined in accordance with subsections (3), (5) and (6), which members must be resident in a participating municipality of the new authority. | Prior to the transition date | high |
| #Q029 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Notice of Member Appointments | other | The council shall, as soon as possible after making its appointments under this section, give the Agency written notice of the appointments. | After making member appointments under Section 1.5 | high |
| #Q030 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Transition Committee Appointment | other | No later than 90 days after the day the Plan to Protect Ontario Act (Budget Measures), 2026 receives Royal Assent, each predecessor authority shall appoint the following individuals to be members of the transition committee for its new authority: 1. One of its members that is a member of a municipal council. 2. Subject to subsection (3), the chief administrative officer or general manager of the predecessor authority. | Within 90 days of Royal Assent of 2026 budget measures | high |
| #Q031 | operational | operational | mandatory | Transition Plan Development | other | Each transition committee shall develop a transition plan to prepare for the amalgamation of the predecessor authorities into its new authority. | | high |
| #Q032 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Transition Plan Submission | other | The transition committee shall submit the transition plan to the Agency for the Agency’s review by the date specified by the Agency. | By date specified by the Agency | high |
| #Q033 | administrative | reporting | mandatory | Agreement Publication Requirement | other | If the participating municipalities of an authority enter into an agreement with respect to the total number of municipally appointed members of the authority and the total number of members each municipality may appoint, the authority shall, within 60 days after the agreement is executed, (a) provide a copy of the agreement to the Minister; and (b) make the agreement available to the public by posting it on the authority’s website and by any other means the authority considers appropriate. | Within 60 days of executing member agreement | high |
| #Q034 | administrative | reporting | mandatory | Distribution of Meeting Minutes | other | Within 30 days after any meeting of an authority or of an executive committee, the secretary-treasurer of the authority shall send a copy of the minutes of the meeting to each member of the authority. | Within 30 days of meeting | high |
| #Q035 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Officer Appointments | other | An authority shall appoint a secretary-treasurer and may appoint such other employees as it considers necessary who shall hold office during the pleasure of the authority and shall receive such salary or other remuneration as the authority determines, payable out of the funds of the authority. | | high |
| #Q036 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Chief Administrative Officer Appointment | other | An authority shall appoint a chief administrative officer who shall be responsible for performing such duties as are assigned by the authority in the authority’s by-laws. | | high |
| #Q037 | administrative | reporting | mandatory | Mandatory Administrative By-laws | other | An authority shall make such by-laws as are necessary for its proper administration, which may include... (a) respecting the meetings... (f) respecting the roles and responsibilities... (g) requiring accountability and transparency in the administration of the authority... | | high |
| #Q038 | administrative | reporting | mandatory | Fee Policy Adoption | other | Every authority shall adopt a written policy with respect to the fees that it charges for the programs and services it provides, and the policy shall set out, (a) the fee schedule described in subsection (6); (b) the frequency within which the fee policy shall be reviewed... | | high |
| #Q039 | design | operational | mandatory | Project Approval for Grant-Funded Works | other | Before proceeding with a project that involves money granted by the Minister under section 39, the authority shall file plans and a description with the Minister and obtain his or her approval in writing. | Applies to projects involving Minister's grants | high |
| #Q040 | prohibition | operational | mandatory | Agency Political Donation Prohibition | other | The Agency shall not make any political donations. | | high |
| #Q041 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Agency Financial Statements | other | The Agency shall prepare annual financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. | Annually | high |
| #Q042 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Agency Triennial Report | other | The Agency shall provide a report to the Minister no later than March 31, 2029 and every subsequent three years on March 31 respecting the following: 1. The activities and effectiveness... 2. The Agency’s planned activities... 3. Such other matters as may be prescribed... | By March 31, 2029 and every 3 years thereafter | high |
| #Q043 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Distribution of Audit Report | other | An authority shall, upon receipt of the auditor’s report of the examination of its accounts and transactions, forthwith forward a copy of the report to each participating municipality and to the Minister. | Upon receipt of annual audit report | high |
| #Q044 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Public Access to Audit Report | other | Within 60 days of receiving the auditor’s report, an authority shall make the report available to the public on its website and by any other means that the authority considers appropriate. | Within 60 days of receipt | high |
| #Q045 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Non-Council Member Appointment Considerations | other | When appointing a person as a member of an authority under subsection (1) or (2) who is not a member of the council of the participating municipality, the council shall take into consideration, (a) the person’s knowledge and experience in public administration, corporate governance and finance; (b) the person’s knowledge of programs and services provided by authorities; and (c) such other matters as the Minister may prescribe by regulation. | When appointing a person who is not a member of the municipal council | high |
| #Q046 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Establishment of Transition Committees | other | The Agency shall, for each new authority, establish a committee in accordance with this section whose purpose is to prepare for the amalgamation of the predecessor authorities into the new authority. | | high |
| #Q047 | operational | operational | mandatory | Transition Direction Compliance | other | A transition committee and a project executive shall comply with a direction issued to them under this section within the time specified in the direction. | | high |
| #Q048 | operational | operational | mandatory | Co-operation with Transition Entities | other | Every member, employee and agent of a new authority’s predecessor authorities shall co-operate with the new authority’s transition committee and the transition committee’s project executive and shall assist the transition committee and the project executive when requested by them for the purposes of ensuring the transition committee and the project executive satisfy the requirements of this Act and any applicable directions of the Agency. | | high |
| #Q049 | operational | operational | mandatory | Transition Plan Revision | other | Upon receipt of the Agency’s comments or a direction under subsection (3), the transition committee shall revise the transition plan in accordance with the direction, if any, and with regard to the Agency’s comments. | Upon receipt of Agency comments or direction | high |
| #Q050 | operational | operational | mandatory | Transition Plan Implementation | other | Each new authority shall implement the final transition plan provided to its members under subsection 1.10 (10), or the amended final transition plan if any amendments are made to the plan under this section. | | high |
| #Q051 | administrative | operational | mandatory | By-law Periodic Review | other | At such regular intervals as may be determined by by-law, an authority shall undertake a review of all of its by-laws to ensure, amongst other things, that the by-laws are in compliance with any Act referred to in subsection (2) or any other relevant law. | | high |
| #Q052 | administrative | reporting | mandatory | Fee Schedule Maintenance | other | Every authority shall prepare and maintain a fee schedule that sets out, (a) the list of programs and services that it provides and in respect of which it charges a fee; and (b) the amount of the fee charged for each program or service or the manner in which the fee is determined. | | high |
| #Q053 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Development Project Agreements | other | An authority that issues a permit to carry out a development project under this section shall enter into an agreement with respect to the development project with the permit holder and the authority and the permit holder may add a municipality or such other person or entity as they consider appropriate as parties to the agreement. | Upon issuing a permit for a development project under Section 28.1.2 | high |
| #Q054 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Agency Board Meeting Frequency | other | The board of directors shall meet regularly throughout the year and in any event shall hold at least four meetings in each year. | | high |
| #Q055 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Agency Auditor Appointment | other | The Agency shall appoint one or more auditors licensed under the Public Accounting Act, 2004 to audit the financial statements of the Agency for each fiscal year. | | high |
| #Q056 | administrative | reporting | mandatory | Agency-Ministry MOU | other | The Minister and the Agency shall enter into a memorandum of understanding, which must set out, at a minimum, (a) the requirements relating to the governance of the Agency... (b) the accountability relationships... (c) the requirements with which the Agency shall comply... | | high |
| #Q057 | operational | operational | mandatory | Authority Compliance with Agency Directions | other | An authority shall comply with every direction of the Agency within the time specified in the direction. | | high |
| #Q058 | administrative | operational | mandatory | 2012 Building Code Permit Submission | other | Permit applications must be submitted using the 2012 Building Code | Until December 31, 2024 | high |
| #Q059 | administrative | operational | guidance | Optional 2024 Building Code Permit Submission | other | Permit applications may be submitted using the new 2024 Building Code | January 1, 2025 to March 31, 2025 | high |
| #Q060 | administrative | operational | guidance | Transitional 2012 Building Code Submission | other | Permit applications may be submitted using the 2012 Building Code if the applicant demonstrates that their working drawings were substantially complete by December 31, 2024 | January 1, 2025 to March 31, 2025 | high |
| #Q061 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Mandatory 2024 Building Code Permit Submission | other | Permit applications must be submitted using the 2024 Building Code | Effective April 1, 2025 | high |
| #Q062 | administrative | operational | recommended | Compendium Version Verification | other | If you have already downloaded a digital copy of the 2024 Building Code Compendium, we recommend checking the filing date on the title page to make sure you have the most up-to-date version. | | high |