Trans Fat Standards
On this page
Current legal reference synchronized from Ontario e-Laws. Open a Learning Centre walkthrough if you need the steps and form numbers. The statute text below is the legal wording.
Who this affects. Anyone who needs the official wording of this legal text. Use a Learning Centre guide if you are starting or answering a process.
Guides on this site.
- How to raise a concern with an Ontario school board
- What an IPRC is in Ontario schools
- Suspension and expulsion basics in Ontario
- How to raise a school-board complaint in Ontario
Government text current to 2026-10-29.
Confirm a critical date on the official source after you read this page.
Public legal information, not legal advice. For advice, contact a lawyer or licensed paralegal who works in this area.
O. Reg. 200/08: TRANS FAT STANDARDS, Under: Education Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. E.2
Education Act
ONTARIO REGULATION 200/08
TRANS FAT STANDARDS
Consolidation Period: From September 1, 2008 to the e-Laws currency date.
No amendments.
This is the English version of a bilingual regulation.
Trans fat prohibition
1. (1) A board shall ensure that the trans fat content of a vegetable oil or soft, spreadable margarine offered for sale in a school of the board, or used as an ingredient in the preparation, in a school of the board, of a food or beverage offered for sale in the school, does not exceed 2 per cent of the total fat content. O. Reg. 200/08, s. 1 (1).
(2) A board shall ensure that the trans fat content of any food, beverage or ingredient, other than vegetable oil or soft, spreadable margarine, offered for sale in a school of the board, or used as an ingredient in the preparation, in a school of the board, of a food or beverage offered for sale in the school, does not exceed 5 per cent of the total fat content. O. Reg. 200/08, s. 1 (2).
Exemptions from the trans fat requirements
2. (1) The requirements regarding trans fat content set out in section 1 do not apply to the board in respect of a food, beverage or ingredient,
(a) in which the trans fat originates exclusively from ruminant meat or dairy products;
(b) offered for sale to a person who is on school premises for a purpose other than a school purpose; or
(c) offered for sale at a school on a day that is designated by the principal of the school as a special event day for the school. O. Reg. 200/08, s. 2 (1).
(2) The principal of a school shall solicit the views of the school council with respect to the designation of special event days for the school. O. Reg. 200/08, s. 2 (2).
(3) The maximum number of days in the school year that may be designated as special event days for a school is the lesser of 10 and the number determined by the board for the purpose, if any. O. Reg. 200/08, s. 2 (3).
3. Omitted (provides for coming into force of provisions of this Regulation). O. Reg. 200/08, s. 3.