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Ontario has 6 tracked bills on artificial intelligence and data centers: 5 enacted, 1 filed.
Ontario is positioning itself as Canada's leading AI and data center hub. Bill 40 (December 2025) lets the Energy Minister prioritize data center grid connections by economic benefit, replacing first-come-first-served. The province's Trustworthy AI Framework sets risk-based transparency rules for public-sector AI, and Bill 149 brought AI-in-hiring disclosure into effect in January 2026 — while the grid operator projects commercial data center demand to grow over 400% by 2050.
6 bills with a published summary and a link to the primary source.
EnactedData CentersUpdated
Enacted December 11, 2025, this law amends the Electricity Act and Ontario Energy Board Act to embed economic growth as a formal regulatory objective and grants the Minister of…
EnactedWorkforceUpdated
Received Royal Assent March 21, 2024, with AI-disclosure provisions taking effect January 1, 2026. Ontario employers with 25 or more employees must now disclose in all publicly…
FiledGovernanceUpdated
A private member's bill introduced November 2025 by NDP MPP Rob Cerjanec that would require the provincial government to design and maintain a comprehensive AI talent and…
EnactedWorkforceUpdated
Effective 1 January 2026, Ontario employers with 25+ employees must disclose in publicly advertised job postings if they use AI to screen, assess or select applicants. The…
EnactedData CentersUpdated
Announced 7 April 2026 with Invest Ontario, Microsoft's expansion of its Azure Canada Central region includes two new York Region data centres as part of its $19 billion Canadian…
EnactedGovernmentUpdated
In January 2026 Ontario's Information and Privacy Commissioner and Human Rights Commission jointly released six principles for responsible public-sector AI use, covering…
Recorded coverage for this jurisdiction. Each headline links to its publisher.
Canada's National Observer ·
Canada's National Observer ·
McCarthy Tétrault (Canadian Energy Perspectives) ·
NOW Toronto ·
Invest Ontario ·
BetaKit ·
MLT Aikins ·
Microsoft On the Issues ·