Legislation · Ontario · Provincial
Bill 109 — Protecting Ontario’s Food Independence Act, 2026
Clarion tracks Bill 109 before Ontario — its status, sponsor, plain-language summary, and every stage it moves through, each cited to the official record and refreshed each morning.
- Status
- Second Reading Ordered Referred To Standing Committee
- Sponsor
- Jones, Hon. Trevor
- Introduced
- 2026-04-22
- Session
- 44-1
What it does
AI plain-language summary of the official text.
Bill 109, the Protecting Ontario's Food Independence Act, 2026, is an Ontario government bill aimed at protecting and strengthening the province's food independence. The bill was introduced and passed First Reading on April 22, 2026, and following debate and a successful Second Reading vote on May 14, 2026, it has been referred to a Standing Committee for further study.
Passage outlook
Contested because it's at committee, its bill type is unconfirmed.
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Stage timeline
Second Reading — Vote (Carried)
2026-05-14Legislative Assembly
Second Reading — Ordered referred to Standing Committee
2026-05-14Legislative Assembly
Second Reading — Question put
2026-05-14Legislative Assembly
Second Reading — Debated
2026-05-14Legislative Assembly
Second Reading — Debated (Debate adjourned)
2026-04-23Legislative Assembly
First Reading — Ordered for Second Reading
2026-04-22Legislative Assembly
First Reading — Vote (Carried)
2026-04-22Legislative Assembly
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