OntarioBill 110Royal Assent
Bill 110: Building Billy Bishop Airport Act, 2026
Sponsor: Sarkaria, Hon. Prabmeet Singh Minister of TransportationIntroduced April 23, 2026Last checked August 28, 2026
Read the official text on ola.orgOfficial version — Legislative Assembly of Ontario
What this bill does
This Ontario law transfers ownership and control of City of Toronto-owned lands at Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport (Toronto Island Airport) to the provincial Crown, and replaces the City of Toronto with the Crown in the longstanding 1983 Tripartite Agreement governing the airport. The City receives market-value compensation for the transferred properties, with disputes settled by binding arbitration.
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Business impact
Compliance
This bill primarily affects the City of Toronto as a landowner and agreement party, rather than private businesses directly — but it has downstream implications for businesses operating at or around Billy Bishop Airport, including airlines, ground transportation companies, food and retail concessionaires, and aviation services firms working at the airport in Toronto. Any business that holds a lease, licence, contract, or other interest tied to City-owned land at the airport could see their counterparty change from the City to the Province of Ontario, potentially altering how those agreements are administered or renewed. Developers, construction firms, and infrastructure contractors who might have been negotiating projects with the City related to this land will now deal with the provincial government instead. Businesses that were part of any pending dealings or agreements involving these lands before Royal Assent should be aware those transactions may be deemed void.
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Where this bill is
First ReadingApril 23, 2026
Second ReadingMay 25, 2026
CommitteeMay 25, 2026
Third ReadingMay 28, 2026
Royal AssentJune 2, 2026
Now law — awaiting coming into force
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