Bill 50: No Free Ride for Fossil Fuels Act, 2025

This bill directly affects natural gas producers, gas distributors, gas transmitters, and gas storage companies operating in Ontario that have infrastructure — such as pipes, conduits, poles, equipment, or other works — located on or planned for municipal roads and highways. These are typically mid-to-large energy companies involved in the day-to-day transmission, distribution, and storage of natural gas across Ontario municipalities, including Toronto. Their routine activities of installing, maintaining, and operating gas infrastructure on public roadways could now be subject to new municipal fees, increasing their operating costs. Those costs could ultimately be passed through to commercial and residential gas customers, so businesses of all sizes that rely on natural gas for heating, manufacturing, or other operations may see higher utility bills.