Protecting Ontario from Urban Wildfires Act, 2025

SUMMARY FROM THE OFFICIAL REGISTRY

What you need to know

The Bill enacts the Protecting Ontario from Urban Wildfires Act, 2025 . The Act provides that the Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks shall, no later than 90 days after the day the Act comes into force, establish an Urban Wildfires Advisory Committee. The Committee shall assess the growing risk of urban wildfires, both in terms of scale and expected timelines for when increased levels of risk will be reached. The Committee shall also develop recommendations for preventing, suppressing and recovering from urban wildfires and protecting the population from urban wildfires. Within one year of being established, the Committee shall report its assessment and recommendations to the Legislative Assembly. Based on the Committee’s assessment and recommendations, the Minister shall, along with other members of the Executive Council assigned by the Lieutenant Governor in Council, develop plans, and any legislation necessary for implementing those plans, related to protecting Ontario from urban wildfires and shall develop protocols for co-operation between urban and forest wildfire management and suppression forces.

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