EXPLANATORY NOTE

The Bill amends the Post-secondary Education Choice and Excellence Act, 2000 to prohibit members of the Executive Council from introducing bills granting educational institutions certain authorities under the Act unless at least 30 days have passed since the Post-secondary Education Quality Assessment Board has published its recommendation that the authorities should be granted.

The Bill requires the Post-secondary Education Quality Assessment Board to publish on its website each application the Minister refers to it under the Act, subject to limitations set out in the regulations. The Board is also required to publish any recommendations it makes to the Minister.

The Bill repeals not-yet-in-force amendments to the Canada Christian College and School of Graduate Theological Studies Act, 1999 made by Schedule 2 to the Better for People, Smarter for Business Act, 2020.

Bill 300 2021

An Act to amend the Post-secondary Education Choice and Excellence Act, 2000

Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, enacts as follows:

1 The Post-secondary Education Choice and Excellence Act, 2000 is amended by adding the following section:

Restriction

3.1  A member of the Executive Council shall not include in a bill a provision that amends a public or private Act to authorize an educational institution do any of the things described in section 2 or 3 unless,

  (a)  the Post-secondary Education Quality Assessment Board has reviewed an application submitted by the educational institution in accordance with this Act; and

  (b)  at least 30 days have passed since the Board published its recommendations to the Minister that the educational institution should be authorized to do any or all of the things described in section 2 or 3.

2 Section 7 of the Act is amended by adding the following subsections:

Publication of applications

(8)  The Board shall publish on its website each application the Minister refers to it under section 5, subject to any prescribed limitations.

Publication of recommendations to Minister

(9)  The Board shall publish on its website any recommendations it makes to the Minister under clause (3) (a).

3 Clause 13 (1) (f) of the Act is amended by adding the following subclause:

      (i.1)  prescribing limitations respecting the publishing of applications under subsection 7 (8),

Repeal, Commencement and Short Title

Schedule 2 to the Better for People, Smarter for Business Act, 2020

4 Sections 1 to 5 of Schedule 2 to the Better for People, Smarter for Business Act, 2020 are repealed.

Commencement

5 This Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.

Short title

6 The short title of this Act is the Post-secondary Education Choice and Excellence Amendment Act, 2021.