The ORA is writing in response to Omnibus Bill 5, Protecting Ontario by Unleashing the Economy Act, 2025, introduced to the Ontario Legislature on April 15, 2025, and its associated schedules and Environmental Registry of Ontario (ERO) postings. ORA strongly opposes this sweeping omnibus bill, which undermines Ontario’s environmental protections, public and Indigenous rights, and constitutional and legal obligations. Bill 5 and its related schedules represent a regressive and dangerous rollback of vital environmental safeguards and democratic oversight mechanisms.
Bill 5 and its associated schedules and ERO postings represent a sweeping and unprecedented attack on Ontario’s environmental rule of law, public participation rights, and Indigenous sovereignty and rights. The Protecting Ontario by Unleashing the Economy Act, 2025, is misinformation—it does not protect Ontario but rather dismantles the province’s core environmental, legal, and democratic foundations.