Protecting Ontario’s Food Independence Act, 2026

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SCHEDULE 1 BEEF CATTLE MARKETING ACT Section 3 of the Beef Cattle Marketing Act is amended to provide that no producer shall provide cattle for custom processing except under the authority of a licence and to provide that every producer who provides cattle for custom processing is deemed to be the holder of a licence. Section 3 is also amended to provide that a producer who processes their own cattle shall pay any licence fees prescribed by regulation applicable to the producer’s cattle as if the cattle were sold. This section is further amended to authorize producers to seek reimbursement of the prescribed licence fee payable to an association for up to two head of cattle where the cattle are custom processed for personal consumption. Other consequential amendments are made. Sections 10 to 16 of the Act are repealed. Section 10 prohibits the operator of a plant from purchasing cattle for slaughter on the basis of carcass weight, unless the plant is included on a list maintained by the director appointed under the Act. Sections 11 to 16 establish requirements for hearings and appeals made by operators of plants that are not included on the list or have been removed from it. SCHEDULE 2 FARMING AND FOOD PRODUCTION PROTECTION ACT, 1998 The Schedule amends the Farming and Food Production Protection Act, 1998 to transfer the powers and duties of the Normal Farm Practices Protection Board to the Agriculture and Agri-Food Protection Tribunal. Other amendments, including to provide for transitional matters, are made to the Act to reflect this transfer. SCHEDULE 3 FARMLAND SECURITY ACT, 2026 The Schedule enacts the Farmland Security Act, 2026 . The Act prohibits a designated person, who may be a foreign national or an individual, corporation, partnership or other entity that satisfies criteria as may be prescribed by the regulations, from purchasing or otherwise acquiring farmland or an interest in farmland. The regulations may provide exemptions from the prohibition. A person submitting a conveyance of farmland or an interest in farmland is required to provide information respecting the conveyance to the Minister. If the required information is not provided in accordance with the Act, a land registrar must refuse to register the conveyance. A designated person may apply to the Minister for permission to purchase or otherwise acquire farmland or an interest in farmland. If permission is not granted, the regulations may provide for a review of the determination to not grant permission. The Act provides for various enforcement measures, including the appointment of inspectors and investigators to conduct inspections and investigations to ensure the Act and the regulations are being complied with. Provisions respecting compliance orders and offences are provided for. Other provisions of the Act include protections against liability and regulation-making powers. SCHEDULE 4 FOOD SAFETY AND QUALITY ACT, 2001 This Schedule amends the Food Safety and Quality Act, 2001 . Some highlights include: 1. The scope of the Act is expanded to include milk and milk products as foods that are regulated by the Act. Various provisions of the Act are amended to reflect this change. 2. The rules in the Act with respect to administrative penalties are updated in re-enacted section 41 and new sections 41.1 and 41.2 of the Act. 3. Part VI is re-enacted to include new rules with respect to delegated authorities. The existing previous rules as set out in section 49 of the Act are replaced by the re-enacted Part. Various other provisions of the Act are amended or repealed to reflect this change. 4. Previously section 50 of the Act set out the Crown liability rules. These rules are replaced by re-enacted section 50 of the Act. New section 50.1 provides the liability rules with respect to delegated authorities. 5. Consequential amendments are made to the Health Protection and Promotion Act . SCHEDULE 5 MILK ACT This Schedule amends the Milk Act . Some of the highlights include the following: 1. Milk products have been added to the definition of “regulated product” in section 1 of the Act and references throughout the Act to cream or cheese are updated to now refer to milk products. 2. The Act is amended such that it no longer provides for the control and regulation of the quality of milk and milk products. Various provisions are repealed or amended to reflect this change. 3. The Act is amended such that it no longer governs plants. Various provisions are repealed or amended to reflect this change. 4. Various amendments are made to the Lieutenant Governor in Council’s regulation-making authority in section 6 of the Act. Various amendments are also made to the Commission’s regulation-making authority in section 7 of the Act. 5. New rules respecting powers on inspections are added to re-enacted sections 8 and 9 of the Act. 6. New section 26.1 of the Act provides the Minister with transition regulation-making authority.

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