PSLUP - Glossary of Terms
Interim use - all secondary uses are considered interim and are subject to short-term agreements, with the potential for renewal by application (licenses are normally for five years and contain a 90-day termination clause)
Easements - secondary uses of the corridor lands that are granted for a perpetual term (easements are subject to termination in circumstances as set out in the easement agreement)
Transit - includes corridor crossings for public buses, streetcars, subways and commuter rail lines
Transit supportive uses - uses that aid transit such as pedestrian access to transit stops and parking for transit
Temporary use - is a short-term use of a property for a term of twelve months or less
Linear recreational use - is related to linear movement such as walking paths, cycle paths and trails
Public use, for the purpose of agreements under the PSLUP - refers to a use undertaken by:
- The Government of Ontario and any ministry or agency thereof;
- The Crown in right of Ontario and any ministry or agency thereof; and
- Government related agencies including:every municipality in Ontario as defined in the Municipal Affairs Act, the Municipal Act, 2001 and the City of Toronto Act, 2006
- every university in Ontario, every college of applied art and technology and every post secondary institution in Ontario
- every school board as defined in the Education Act;
- every hospital listed in the Schedule to the Classification of Hospitals Regulations made under the Public Hospitals Act, every private hospital operated under the authority of a license issued under the Private Hospitals Act, including:
- Community Health Centres
- District Health Councils
- Public Health Units
- OHIP Offices
- Community Care Access Locations
- Hydro One Networks Inc. or a subsidiary of Hydro One Networks Inc.; and
- Conservation bodies as defined in the Conservation Land Act.
Operational Land Sale - is a sale of the Hydro Transmission Corridor land for infrastructure purposes to municipalities or other municipal and/or provincial agencies where Hydro One Networks Inc. retains a statutory easement on the property for the transmission of power.