Getting Ontario Connected Act
| Getting Ontario Connected Act | |
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| Legislative Assembly of Ontario | |
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| Citation | S.O. 2022, c. 9 |
| Assented to | April 14, 2022 |
| Legislative history | |
| Bill citation | Bill 93 |
| Introduced by | Kinga Surma MPP, Minister of Infrastructure |
| First reading | March 7, 2022 |
| Second reading | March 23, 2022 |
| Third reading | April 11, 2022 |
| Status: Current legislation | |
The Getting Ontario Connected Act, 2022 (French: Loi de 2022 pour un Ontario connecté) is an act of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario relating to the expansion of broadband.
Background
In 2020, 70% of the population of Northern Ontario received decent service, defined as a download speed of 50 megabits per second and an upload speed of 10 megabits per second, but this was largely concentrated in the five major cities.[1]
The legislation formed part of the province's plan to meet a goal of providing access to "high-speed" internet access by the end of 2025.[2]
In 2021, Ontario's "One Call" procedure for pinpointing the location of underground lines, water mains, and gas pipelines, processed 1,114,404 locate requests.[3]
Provisions
The legislation improves the One Call prcoedure was changed so that one individual will complete the entire process rather than multiple individuals for a single request.[4]
Reception
The Residential and Civil Construction Alliance of Ontario supported the legislation and described the reforms it made as "crucial".[5]
See also
References
- ^ White, Erik (October 26, 2020). "'Hey, it's 2020' — COVID-19 shows need for faster internet in northern Ontario". CBC News. Archived from the original on November 28, 2020. Retrieved July 20, 2025.
- ^ "Province falls short on broadband internet promises, says NDP". CBC News. March 15, 2022. Archived from the original on March 15, 2022. Retrieved July 20, 2025.
- ^ MacLennan, Robin (March 10, 2022). "More communities connecting to highspeed internet". Ontario Construction News. Archived from the original on July 20, 2025. Retrieved July 20, 2025.
- ^ Zafar, Nida (March 8, 2022). "Government of Ontario tables legislation to speed up delivery of broadband projects". MobileSyrup. Archived from the original on July 20, 2025. Retrieved July 20, 2025.
- ^ "RCCAO Praises Crucial Reforms to Ontario's Utility Locates System". Financial Post. March 8, 2022. Archived from the original on July 20, 2025. Retrieved July 20, 2025.