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Bill 204, Homelessness Task Force Act, 2024

Karpoche, Bhutila

Gretzky, Lisa

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EXPLANATORY

NOTE

The

Bill enacts the Homelessness Task Force Act, 2024 .

The Act requires the Minister to establish a Homelessness Task Force comprised

of members, appointed by the Minister, from specified groups. Subsection 2

(3) of the Act sets out the mandate of the Homelessness Task Force, including

supporting the Government of Ontario in the creation, maintenance, renewing and

modernizing of a provincial homelessness strategy.

Section 3 of the Act requires

the Homelessness Task Force to provide recommendations for matters to be

included in that strategy.

Section 4 of the Act requires the Homelessness Task

Force to prepare an annual report setting out their recommendations and provide

it to the Minister. The Act also requires the Minister to inform the Assembly

of the Homelessness Task Force’s recommendations that the Minister recommends

the Government of Ontario implement.

Bill 204 2024

Act to establish the Homelessness Task Force

His

Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the

Province of Ontario, enacts as follows:

Definition

this Act,

“Minister”

means the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing or such other member of the

Executive Council to whom responsibility for the administration of this Act may

be assigned or transferred under the Executive Council Act .

Homelessness

Task Force

(1) Within

60 days after this

section comes into force, the Minister shall establish a

Homelessness Task Force.

Composition

(2) Members

of the Homelessness Task Force shall be appointed by the Minister from the

following groups:

1. Housing

and homelessness advocates.

2. Social

service and healthcare workers.

3. Legal

and justice workers.

4. Persons

who have experienced homelessness.

5. Such

other groups as the Minister considers appropriate.

Mandate

(3) The

Homelessness Task Force shall meet at least once every three months to

facilitate their mandate of,

(

a) supporting

the Government of Ontario in the creation, maintenance, renewing and

modernizing of a provincial homelessness strategy;

(

b) facilitating

collaboration between the relevant stakeholders and policy-makers, including

the Government of Ontario, municipalities and members of the private sector; and

(

c) supporting

the development of strategies for enumeration to ensure increased accuracy in

homelessness data.

Recommendations

(1) The

Homelessness Task Force shall provide the Minister with recommendations

regarding the following matters for inclusion in the provincial homelessness

strategy referred to in clause 2 (3) (a):

1. Policies

and programs aimed at mitigating the impacts of homelessness and ensuring that

every person in Ontario has access to housing.

2. Timelines

for implementing the recommendations.

3. Processes

to determine whether the recommendations will be achieved and whether the

timelines will be met.

4. Mechanisms

for monitoring, evaluating and updating the strategy and for addressing any

missed timelines.

Same

(2) The

Homelessness Task Force shall ensure that its recommendations respecting the

provincial homelessness strategy are equity-oriented and comply with the

Ontario Human Rights Code and the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

Annual

report

(1) The

Homelessness Task Force shall prepare an annual report setting out the

recommendations referred to in subsection 3 (1) and shall provide the report to

the Minister.

Publication

(2) The

Minister shall publish the annual report on a website of the Government of

Ontario.

Implementation

of recommendations

Within

60 days of receiving an annual report from the Homelessness Task Force, the

Minister shall inform the Assembly of the recommendations of the Homelessness

Task Force that the Minister recommends the Government of Ontario implement.

Commencement

This Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.

Short

title

The

short title of this Act is the Homelessness Task Force

Act, 2024 .

Date Bill stage Event Outcome Committee

May 30, 2024

First Reading

Ordered for Second Reading

May 30, 2024

First Reading

Vote

Carried

First Reading

May 30, 2024

Carried

Ordered for Second Reading

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