Safe Access to Social Infrastructure By-law

The staff report for the Vulnerable Social Infrastructure By-law Review is now available for public review.

Safe Access to Social Infrastructure By-law report, 17 April 2026

This report includes a proposed Safe Access By-law, to help residents safely access facilities and services at:

• Places of worship
• Schools and child care centres
• Hospitals and Integrated Community Health Centres
• Residential care homes

Under the by-law, these facilities can apply to create safe access zones:

• No demonstrations within 50 meters of an access point
• No hindering or obstructing movement to or from safe access zones or to or from designated facilities
• No use of fireworks or pyrotechnics within safe access zones
• No causing noise to disturb people inside facilities

The draft by-law exempts labour protests and includes measures to accommodate protest at government facilities and diplomatic properties, and to allow marches to proceed either around or through a safe access zone.

This report will be considered at a Special Joint Meeting of the Emergency Preparedness and Protective Services Committee on April 17.

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