OntarioBill 18Royal Assent
Bill 18: Supply Act, 2025
Sponsor: Mulroney, Hon. Caroline President of the Treasury BoardIntroduced May 13, 2025Last checked August 28, 2026
Read the official text on ola.orgOfficial version — Legislative Assembly of Ontario
What this bill does
This is Ontario's Supply Act for the 2024-2025 fiscal year, authorizing the provincial government to spend approximately $203.6 billion on public services, capital investments, and legislative offices for the period ending March 31, 2025.
Plain-language summary by Legisail.
Business impact
This bill is a routine government appropriations measure and does not directly impose new rules or obligations on private businesses. However, it indirectly affects businesses across Ontario that depend on government funding, contracts, or programs — including healthcare providers, construction firms working on provincial infrastructure projects, social service agencies, and educational institutions. The spending allocations signal continued investment in areas like transportation ($12 billion), health ($72.6 billion), and education ($37.4 billion), which sustains demand for contractors, suppliers, and service providers in those sectors. Businesses of all sizes in Ontario that bid on government work or receive provincial grants or transfer payments are indirectly affected by the funding levels set out in this bill.
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Where this bill is
First ReadingMay 13, 2025
Second ReadingMay 14, 2025
Third ReadingMay 14, 2025
Royal AssentMay 29, 2025
Now law — awaiting coming into force
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