As Ontarians celebrate Canada Day, dozens of new laws, regulations and policy changes will take effect across the province, touching everything from rental housing and health care to auto insurance, parks, consumer protection and public transit.
The changes come from legislation passed during the previous session of the legislature, but July 1 marks the date they officially come into force.
Among the most consequential changes are new protections for tenants, expanded powers for pharmacists, earlier access to colorectal cancer screening, reforms aimed at reducing delays at the Landlord and Tenant Board, and new rules designed to strengthen cybersecurity across Ontario's public sector.