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New Ontario water and sanitation law could pave the way for the financialization of public water
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Ontario's new Water and Wastewater Public Corporations Act allows the provincial government to remove water and wastewater services from local control and assign them to arm's-length governance structures, raising concerns about potential privatization without public consultation.
New Ontario water and sanitation law could pave the way for the financialization of public water
In November 2025, the Ontario government rushed through new legislation to dramatically restructure public drinking water and wastewater services without any public consultation.
The Water and Wastewater Public Corporations Act (WCA) authorizes the province’s minister of municipal affairs and housing to remove water and wastewater services from local governments and assign them to arms-length governance structures by classifying them as “water and wastewater public corporations (WCCs).”
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