Bill overview
Bill 21, “Protect Our Food Act, 2025”, is an Ontario bill from session 44-1. It was introduced by Mike Schreiner, Bobbi Ann Brady (Green, Guelph).
Its latest recorded status is “In committee”.
This overview is written automatically from the registry and vote records on this page and updates when they sync. It describes the bill's path, not its merits.
SUMMARY FROM THE OFFICIAL REGISTRY
What you need to know
The Bill enacts the Protect our Food Act, 2025 . The Bill establishes the Foodbelt Protection Plan Advisory Committee. The Committee’s function is to make recommendations for a Foodbelt Protection Plan that would ensure the preservation and enhancement of a geographically continuous land base. The Bill also amends the Planning Act with respect to land that is zoned for prescribed agricultural uses. The Bill provides that the land cannot be rezoned, and the uses permitted on the land cannot be changed, unless an Agricultural Impact Assessment has been carried out. The restriction applies to a municipality passing a zoning by-law and to the Minister making a Minister’s Zoning Order.
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