Bill 119: Protecting Ontario’s Streets and Communities Act, 2026

The bill touches several distinct industries in Ontario. Tow truck operators and towing companies face tighter rules, including a hard ban on stopping within 200 metres of a collision scene and new liability for offence notices served on their drivers. Private security firms and licensed investigators will need to update their licensing, training, and complaints procedures, and will no longer be able to rely on a facilitation process for code-of-conduct complaints. Intercountry adoption licensees face new country-specific permit requirements and Director oversight that could limit which countries they can work with. Businesses in general that operate under municipal land-use zoning by-laws (such as operators of commercial or industrial properties) may face administrative financial penalties from local municipalities for zoning non-compliance, collectible like unpaid property taxes.