New Ontario regulation and fee changes come into effect Jan. 1

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New Ontario regulation and fee changes come into effect Jan. 1
By David Shum Web Producer Global News

WATCH ABOVE: Charles Sousa, Ontario's Minister of Finance, announced that insurance companies will have to offer discounts to drivers using winter tires beginning January 1, 2016.

TORONTO – The new year means a slew of changes to provincial regulations and fees beginning Jan. 1.

From a ban on selling flavoured tobacco to the end of the Ontario Clean Energy Benefit, the province of Ontario has released a comprehensive list.

Below are some of the key changes you should take note of.

New Ontario Regulations

• the Debt Retirement Charge charge will be removed from residential users’ electricity bills, saving a typical user about $70 per year
• the five-year Ontario Clean Energy Benefit that gives eligible customers 10 per cent off their electricity bill will come to an end
• the new integrated Healthy Smiles Ontario Program will make it easier for children and youth from low-income families to get free dental care
• all insurance companies in Ontario must provide a discount for drivers who buy and install winter tires
• a legislative change to ban the sale of flavoured tobacco will come into force
• under the Electronic Cigarettes Act, e-cigarettes cannot be sold to youth and e-cigarette retailers must have appropriate signage
• Ontario will become the first province in Canada to test automated vehicle (AV) technology on-road (AVs are driverless or self-driving vehicles)
• amendments to the Highway Traffic Act include:

-allowing municipalities to mail certain traffic tickets to out-of-province vehicle licence plate owners

-drivers must remain stopped at a pedestrian crosswalk or school crossing until the person crossing the street and the school crossing guard are off the roadway

-drivers must stop before entering the crossover and not overtake another vehicle already stopped at the crossover.

-pedestrians are no longer allowed to enter a crossover and into the path of a vehicle or street car that is so close that the driver cannot stop​

New fees and fee increases

• fee applied to unpaid fines under the Provincial Offences Act (POA) will increase from $20 to $40
• $1 on a typical residential electricity bill each month to pay for Ontario Electricity Support Program
• ON1Call is reducing fees on its members by reducing standard locate notification costs from $1.40 to $1.10

You can find the full list of regulation and fee changes here.

 

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这是什么？

• $1 on a typical residential electricity bill each month to pay for Ontario Electricity Support Program

 

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这是什么？

• $1 on a typical residential electricity bill each month to pay for Ontario Electricity Support Program

Why is the program funded through all ratepayers? I’ll never use the program. Why am I paying for it?

The OESP is a program to reduce electricity costs for low-income customers. It is funded through a per kilowatt-hour charge on all electricity customer bills. The charge is estimated to be about 93 cents for the average residential customer per month

For many low-income Ontarians, paying their electricity bill can be a challenge. Electricity represents a significantly greater share of their monthly expenses. For households with an annual income of $20,000 a typical electricity bill could be 10 per cent or more of their income.

https://ontarioelectricitysupport.ca/FAQ

电力局发善心，要给低收入家庭减电费，差价强制由其他用户出，这个善人做得，无本生意 。。。

 

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电费降价不就行了，或者给低收入家庭降价，自己不想减少收入，就让大家摊钱，还不能说不行，无语了。

 

[燕麦粥周]

电费加加减减的，可能没有太大变化，保险不知会减多少？STOP SIGN警察抓一个是一个，得小心，得停得特规范。多谢提供消息。

 

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Why is the program funded through all ratepayers? I’ll never use the program. Why am I paying for it?

The OESP is a program to reduce electricity costs for low-income customers. It is funded through a per kilowatt-hour charge on all electricity customer bills. The charge is estimated to be about 93 cents for the average residential customer per month

For many low-income Ontarians, paying their electricity bill can be a challenge. Electricity represents a significantly greater share of their monthly expenses. For households with an annual income of $20,000 a typical electricity bill could be 10 per cent or more of their income.

https://ontarioelectricitysupport.ca/FAQ

电力局发善心，要给低收入家庭减电费，差价强制由其他用户出，这个善人做得，无本生意 。。。

电力局自己不愿意出钱，但可以强迫用户出钱迈向共产主义。

太逗了！

 

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我以为，应该注意这两条：

• all insurance companies in Ontario must provide a discount for drivers who buy and install winter tires
• amendments to the Highway Traffic Act include:

-allowing municipalities to mail certain traffic tickets to out-of-province vehicle licence plate owners

-drivers must remain stopped at a pedestrian crosswalk or school crossing until the person crossing the street and the school crossing guard are off the roadway

-drivers must stop before entering the crossover and not overtake another vehicle already stopped at the crossover.

-pedestrians are no longer allowed to enter a crossover and into the path of a vehicle or street car that is so close that the driver cannot stop​

 

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STOP SIGN警察抓一个是一个，得小心，得停得特规范。

哦，这个我得注意点。停多少秒算“特规范”？

 

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电费加加减减的，可能没有太大变化，保险不知会减多少？STOP SIGN警察抓一个是一个，得小心，得停得特规范。多谢提供消息。

停车牌没有什么新规定。

新规定在人行横道：

• amendments to the Highway Traffic Act include:

-drivers must remain stopped at a pedestrian crosswalk or school crossing until the person crossing the street and the school crossing guard are off the roadway

-drivers must stop before entering the crossover and not overtake another vehicle already stopped at the crossover.

-pedestrians are no longer allowed to enter a crossover and into the path of a vehicle or street car that is so close that the driver cannot stop​

 

[神经过的渥太华]

电费降价不就行了，或者给低收入家庭降价，自己不想减少收入，就让大家摊钱，还不能说不行，无语了。

太恶霸了吧。
现在有点相信那句话了:民主之后杀全家。