Supporting Ontario's Recovery and Municipal Elections Act, 2020 — Bill 218 (42nd Parliament, 1st Session)
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Bill 218, Supporting Ontario's Recovery and Municipal Elections Act, 2020
Downey, Hon. Doug Attorney General
Royal Assent received. Statutes of Ontario 2020,
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EXPLANATORY
NOTE
This Explanatory Note was written as a reader’s
aid to Bill 218 and does not form part of the law.
Bill 218 has been enacted as
Chapter 26 of the Statutes of Ontario, 2020.
Schedule
supporting Ontario’s Recovery ACT, 2020
The
Supporting Ontario’s Recovery Act, 2020 is enacted.
Section 2 of the Act provides that no cause of action arises against any person
as a direct or indirect result of an individual being or potentially being
infected with or exposed to coronavirus (COVID-19) on or after March 17, 2020
as a direct or indirect result of
an act or omission of the person if,
(
a) at
the relevant time, the person acted or made a good faith effort to act in
accordance with,
(
i) public
health guidance relating to coronavirus (COVID-19) that applied to the person,
and
(ii) any
federal, provincial or municipal law relating to coronavirus (COVID-19) that applied
to the person; and
(
b) the
act or omission of the person does not constitute gross negligence.
Proceedings
directly or indirectly based on or related to any such matter may not be
brought, and any that exist when the Act comes into force are deemed to have
been dismissed without costs. The
section also applies with respect to a person
who is vicariously liable for the acts or omissions of another person, if the
other person’s liability is negated in relation to any such act or omission
under subsection 2 (1). The terms “good faith effort”, “law”, “public health
guidance”, and “person” are defined and clarified in
section 1 of the Act.
The
Act also sets out an exception to
section 2 relating to the closure of a
person’s operations under a law, as well as exceptions relating to employment
and the performance of work.
Schedule
Municipal Elections Act, 1996
Currently,
the Municipal Elections Act, 1996 provides a
framework for conducting ranked ballot elections for offices
on a
municipal council. Amendments are made to remove that framework. Ontario
Regulation 310/16 (Ranked Ballot Elections) made under the Act is revoked.
Bill 218 2020
Act to enact the Supporting Ontario’s Recovery Act, 2020 respecting certain proceedings
relating to the coronavirus (COVID-19), to amend the Municipal Elections Act,
1996 and to revoke a regulation
CONTENTS
Contents
of this Act
Commencement
Short
title
Schedule 1
Supporting
Ontario’s Recovery Act, 2020
Schedule 2
Municipal
Elections Act, 1996
Her
Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the
Province of Ontario, enacts as follows:
Contents
of this Act
1 This Act consists of this section, sections 2
and 3 and the Schedules to this Act.
Commencement
(1) Subject to subsections (2) and
(3), this Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.
(2) The
Schedules to this Act come into force as provided in each Schedule.
(3) If
a
Schedule to this Act provides that any provisions are to come into force on a
day to be named by proclamation of the Lieutenant Governor, a proclamation may
apply to one or more of those provisions, and proclamations may be issued at
different times with respect to any of those provisions.
Short
title
3 The
short title of this Act is the Supporting
Ontario’s Recovery and Municipal Elections Act, 2020 .
Schedule 1
Supporting Ontario’s Recovery ACT, 2020
Interpretation
(1) In
this Act,
“good
faith effort” includes an honest effort, whether or not that effort is
reasonable; (“effort de bonne foi”)
“law”
means a statute or any regulation, order, by-law or other instrument made under
a statute; (“règle de droit”)
“public
health guidance” means advice, recommendations, directives, guidance or
instructions given or made in respect of public health, regardless of the form
or manner of their communication, by any of the following:
i. The
Chief Medical Officer of Health appointed under the Health
Protection and Promotion Act , an Associate Chief Medical Officer of
Health under that Act or the Office of the Chief Medical Officer of Health.
ii. A
person appointed as a medical officer of health or associate medical officer of
health of a board of health under the Health Protection
and Promotion Act , or an employee of a board of health.
iii. A
iv. A
minister or ministry of the Government of Ontario or Canada, or an officer or
employee in such a ministry.
v. An
agency of the Government of Ontario or Canada or an officer or employee in such
an agency.
vi. A
municipality or an officer or employee of a municipality.
vii. A
regulatory body having jurisdiction over a person, or an officer or employee of
such a regulatory body. (“orientations en matière de santé publique”)
Same
(2) A
reference in this Act to a person includes a reference to any individual,
corporation or other entity, and includes the Crown in right of Ontario.
effect on defence, immunity
(3) Nothing
in this Act shall be read as abrogating or limiting any defence or immunity
that exists in law or at common law.
Protection
from liability
(1) No
cause of action arises against any person as a direct or indirect result of an
individual being or potentially being infected with or exposed to coronavirus
(COVID-19) on or after March 17, 2020 as a direct or indirect result of
an act
or omission of the person if,
(
a) at
the relevant time, the person acted or made a good faith effort to act in
accordance with,
(
i) public
health guidance relating to coronavirus (COVID-19) that applied to the person,
and
(ii) any
federal, provincial or municipal law relating to coronavirus (COVID-19) that
applied to the person; and
(
b) the
act or omission of the person does not constitute gross negligence.
Same
(2) Subsection
(1) applies regardless of any conflict or inconsistency in the public health
guidance or laws applicable to the person.
Same
(3) A
difference in the degree of specificity respecting a matter does not constitute
a conflict or inconsistency for the purposes of subsection (2).
Proceedings
barred
(4) No
proceeding that is directly or indirectly based on or
related to anything referred to in subsection (1) may be brought or
maintained against a person.
Retrospective
effect
(5) Subsection
(4) applies regardless of whether the cause of action on which the proceeding
is purportedly based arose before, on or after the day this Act comes into
force.
Proceedings
dismissed
(6) Any
proceeding referred to in subsection (4) that is commenced before the day this
Act comes into force is deemed to have been dismissed, without costs, on the
day this Act comes into force.
compensation payable
(7) No
person is entitled to any compensation or any other remedy or relief for the
extinguishment or termination of rights under this Act.
Vicarious
liability
(8) This
section applies with necessary modifications with respect to a person who is
vicariously liable for the acts or omissions of another person, where
subsection (1) would negate the liability of the other person in relation to
any such act or omission.
Non-application,
required closure
Section
2 does not apply with respect to acts or omissions of a person that,
(
a) occurred
while a law required the person’s operations to close, in whole or in part; and
(
b) relate
to an aspect of the person’s operations that was required to close under the
law.
Non-application,
employment and performance of work
(1) In
this section,
“occupational
disease”, “Schedule 1 employer”, “Schedule 2 employer”, “survivor” and “worker”
have the same meaning as in the Workplace Safety and
Insurance Act, 1997 .
Causes
of action, proceedings unaffected
(2) Section
2 does not apply with respect to any of the following:
1. A
cause of action of a worker who is or was employed by a
Schedule 1 employer or
Schedule 2 employer, or of the worker’s survivor, in respect of a personal injury
by accident arising out of and in the course of the worker’s employment or an occupational
disease.
2. A
cause of action of a worker who is or was employed by a
Schedule 1 employer or
Schedule 2 employer, or of the worker’s survivor, to which the Workplace Safety
and Insurance Board or
Schedule 2 employer, as the case may be, is subrogated
under
section 30 of the Workplace Safety and Insurance
Act, 1997 .
3. A
cause of action of an individual in respect of an actual or potential exposure
to or infection with coronavirus (COVID-19) that occurred in the course, or as
a result, of employment with a person or in the performance of work for or
supply of services to a person.
4. A
proceeding arising from a cause of action referred to in paragraph 1, 2 or 3.
effect on jurisdiction
(3) N othing in this Act affects the exclusive jurisdiction of
the Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal to determine a matter
described in subsection 31 (1) of the Workplace Safety and
Insurance Act, 1997 .
Conflict
(4) In
the event of a conflict between this Act and the Workplace
Safety and Insurance Act, 1997 , the Workplace
Safety and Insurance Act, 1997 prevails to the extent of the conflict.
Crown
bound
This
Act binds the Crown.
Commencement
The Act set out in this
Schedule comes into force on the day the Supporting Ontario’s Recovery and Municipal Elections Act, 2020
receives Royal Assent.
Short
title
The
short title of the Act set out in this
Schedule is the Supporting Ontario’s Recovery Act, 2020 .
Schedule 2
Municipal Elections Act, 1996
(1) The definition of “prescribed” in subsection 1 (1) of the Municipal Elections Act, 1996 is amended by striking out
“or, for references in
section 41.1, prescribed by the Lieutenant Governor in
Council”.
(2) The
definition of “ranked ballot election” in subsection 1 (1) of the Act is
repealed.
Subparagraph 1 iii of
section 3 of the Act is amended by striking out “that has
not passed a by-law authorizing the use of a ranked ballot election” at the
end.
Paragraph 3 of subsection 7 (3) of the Act is repealed.
Section 31 of the Act is amended by striking out “fourth Friday in July” and
substituting “third Friday in August”.
Sections 41.1 and 41.2 of the Act are repealed.
(1) Clause (
a) of subsection 42 (2) of the Act is amended by
striking out “in the year before the year of the election” and substituting “in
the year of the election”.
(2) Subparagraph
1 i of subsection 42 (4) of the Act is amended by striking out “before December
31 in the year before the year of the election” and substituting “before June 1
in the year of the election”.
Subsection 51 (3) of the Act is repealed.
Subsection 60 (4) of the Act is repealed.
Paragraph 5 of subsection 83 (7) of the Act is repealed.
Clause (
a) of subsection 95 (1) of the Act is amended by striking out
“regulations, except in sections 41.1 and 41.2” and substituting “regulations”.
Revocation
Ontario Regulation 310/16 (Ranked Ballot Elections) made under the Act is
revoked.
Commencement
This
Schedule comes into force on the day the Supporting Ontario’s Recovery and Municipal Elections Act, 2020
receives Royal Assent.
Bill 218 As Amended by Standing Committee (PDF)
This reprint of the Bill is marked to indicate the changes that were made
in Committee.
The changes are indicated by underlines
for new text and a strikethrough for deleted text.
______________
EXPLANATORY
NOTE
Schedule
supporting Ontario’s Recovery ACT, 2020
The
Supporting Ontario’s Recovery Act, 2020 is enacted.
Section 2 of the Act provides that no cause of action arises against any person
as a direct or indirect result of an individual being or potentially being
infected with or exposed to coronavirus (COVID-19) on or after March 17, 2020
as a direct or indirect result of
an act or omission of the person if,
(
a) at
the relevant time, the person acted or made a good faith effort to act in
accordance with,
(
i) public
health guidance relating to coronavirus (COVID-19) that applied to the person,
and
(ii) any
federal, provincial or municipal law relating to coronavirus (COVID-19) that
applied to the person; and
(
b) the
act or omission of the person does not constitute gross negligence.
Proceedings
directly or indirectly based on or related to any such matter may not be
brought, and any that exist when the Act comes into force are deemed to have
been dismissed without costs. The
section
also applies with respect to a person who is vicariously liable for the acts or
omissions of another person, if the other person’s liability is negated in
relation to any such act or omission under subsection 2 (1). The
terms “good faith effort”, “law”, “public health guidance”, and “person” are
defined and clarified in
section 1 of the Act.
The
Act also sets out an exception to
section 2 relating to the closure of a
person’s operations under a law, as well as exceptions relating to employment
and the performance of work.
Schedule
Municipal Elections Act, 1996
Currently,
the Municipal Elections Act, 1996 provides a
framework for conducting ranked ballot elections for offices
on a municipal
council. Amendments are made to remove that framework. Ontario Regulation
310/16 (Ranked Ballot Elections) made under the Act is revoked.
Bill 218 2020
Act to enact the Supporting Ontario’s Recovery Act, 2020 respecting certain
proceedings relating to the coronavirus (COVID-19), to amend the Municipal
Elections Act, 1996 and to revoke a regulation
CONTENTS
Contents
of this Act
Commencement
Short
title
Schedule 1
Supporting
Ontario’s Recovery Act, 2020
Schedule 2
Municipal
Elections Act, 1996
Her
Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the
Province of Ontario, enacts as follows:
Contents
of this Act
1 This Act consists of this section, sections 2
and 3 and the Schedules to this Act.
Commencement
(1) Subject to subsections (2) and
(3), this Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.
(2) The
Schedules to this Act come into force as provided in each Schedule.
(3) If
a
Schedule to this Act provides that any provisions are to come into force on a
day to be named by proclamation of the Lieutenant Governor, a proclamation may
apply to one or more of those provisions, and proclamations may be issued at
different times with respect to any of those provisions.
Short
title
3 The
short title of this Act is the Supporting Ontario’s Recovery and Municipal Elections Act, 2020 .
Schedule 1
Supporting Ontario’s Recovery ACT, 2020
Interpretation
(1) In
this Act,
“good
faith effort” includes an honest effort, whether or not that effort is
reasonable; (“effort de bonne foi”)
“law”
means a statute or any regulation, order, by-law or other instrument made under
a statute; (“règle de droit”)
“public
health guidance” means advice, recommendations, directives, guidance or
instructions given or made in respect of public health, regardless of the form
or manner of their communication, by any of the following:
i. The
Chief Medical Officer of Health appointed under the Health
Protection and Promotion Act , an Associate Chief Medical Officer of
Health under that Act or the Office of the Chief Medical Officer of Health.
ii. A
person appointed as a medical officer of health or associate medical officer of
health of a board of health under the Health Protection
and Promotion Act , or an employee of a board of health.
iii. A
iv. A
minister or ministry of the Government of Ontario or Canada, or an officer or
employee in such a ministry.
v. An
agency of the Government of Ontario or Canada or an officer or employee in such
an agency.
vi. A
municipality or an officer or employee of a municipality.
vii. A
regulatory body having jurisdiction over a person, or an officer or employee of
such a regulatory body. (“orientations en matière de santé publique”)
Same
(2) A
reference in this Act to a person includes a reference to any individual,
corporation or other entity, and includes the Crown in right of Ontario.
effect on defence, immunity
(3) Nothing
in this Act shall be read as abrogating or limiting any defence or immunity
that exists in law or at common law.
Protection
from liability
(1) No
cause of action arises against any person as a direct or indirect result of an
individual being or potentially being infected with or exposed to coronavirus
(COVID-19) on or after March 17, 2020 as a direct or indirect result of
an act
or omission of the person if,
(
a) at
the relevant time, the person acted or made a good faith effort to act in
accordance with,
(
i) public
health guidance relating to coronavirus (COVID-19) that applied to the person, and
(ii) any
federal, provincial or municipal law relating to coronavirus (COVID-19) that
applied to the person; and
(
b) the
act or omission of the person does not constitute gross negligence.
Same
(2) Subsection
(1) applies regardless of any conflict or inconsistency in the public health
guidance or laws applicable to the person.
Same
(3) A
difference in the degree of specificity respecting a matter does not constitute
a conflict or inconsistency for the purposes of subsection (2).
Proceedings
barred
(4) No
proceeding that is directly or indirectly based on or
related to anything referred to in subsection (1) may be brought or
maintained against a person.
Retrospective
effect
(5) Subsection
(4) applies regardless of whether the cause of action on which the proceeding
is purportedly based arose before, on or after the day this Act comes into
force.
Proceedings
dismissed
(6) Any
proceeding referred to in subsection (4) that is commenced before the day this
Act comes into force is deemed to have been dismissed, without costs, on the
day this Act comes into force.
compensation payable
(7) No
person is entitled to any compensation or any other remedy or relief for the
extinguishment or termination of rights under this Act.
Vicarious liability
(8) This
section applies with necessary
modifications with respect to a person who is vicariously liable for the acts
or omissions of another person, where subsection (1) would negate the liability
of the other person in relation to any such act or omission.
Non-application,
required closure
Section
2 does not apply with respect to acts or omissions of a person that,
(
a) occurred
while a law required the person’s operations to close, in whole or in part; and
(
b) relate
to an aspect of the person’s operations that was required to close under the
law.
Non-application,
employment and performance of work
(1) In
this section,
“occupational
disease”, “Schedule 1 employer”, “Schedule 2 employer”, “survivor” and “worker”
have the same meaning as in the Workplace Safety and
Insurance Act, 1997 .
Causes
of action, proceedings unaffected
(2) Section
2 does not apply with respect to any of the following:
1. A
cause of action of a worker who is or was employed by a
Schedule 1 employer or
Schedule 2 employer, or of the worker’s survivor, in respect of a personal injury
by accident arising out of and in the course of the worker’s employment or an occupational
disease.
2. A
cause of action of a worker who is or was employed by a
Schedule 1 employer or
Schedule 2 employer, or of the worker’s survivor, to which the Workplace Safety
and Insurance Board or
Schedule 2 employer, as the case may be, is subrogated
under
section 30 of the Workplace Safety and Insurance
Act, 1997 .
3. A
cause of action of an individual in respect of an actual or potential exposure
to or infection with coronavirus (COVID-19) that occurred in the course, or as
a result, of employment with a person or in the performance of work for or
supply of services to a person.
4. A
proceeding arising from a cause of action referred to in paragraph 1, 2 or 3.
effect on jurisdiction
(3) N othing in this Act affects the exclusive jurisdiction of
the Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal to determine a matter
described in subsection 31 (1) of the Workplace Safety and
Insurance Act, 1997 .
Conflict
(4) In
the event of a conflict between this Act and the Workplace
Safety and Insurance Act, 1997 , the Workplace
Safety and Insurance Act, 1997 prevails to the extent of the conflict.
Crown
bound
This Act
binds the Crown.
Commencement
The Act set out in this
Schedule comes into force on the day the Supporting Ontario’s Recovery and Municipal Elections Act, 2020
receives Royal Assent.
Short
title
The
short title of the Act set out in this
Schedule is the Supporting Ontario’s Recovery Act, 2020 .
Schedule 2
Municipal Elections Act, 1996
(1) The definition of “prescribed” in subsection 1 (1) of the Municipal Elections Act, 1996 is amended by striking out
“or, for references in
section 41.1, prescribed by the Lieutenant Governor in
Council”.
(2) The
definition of “ranked ballot election” in subsection 1 (1) of the Act is
repealed.
Subparagraph 1 iii of
section 3 of the Act is amended by striking out “that has
not passed a by-law authorizing the use of a ranked ballot election” at the
end.
Paragraph 3 of subsection 7 (3) of the Act is repealed.
Section 31 of the Act is amended by striking out “fourth Friday in July” and
substituting “ second Friday in September third Friday in August ”.
Sections 41.1 and 41.2 of the Act are repealed.
(1) Clause (
a) of subsection 42 (2) of the Act is amended by
striking out “in the year before the year of the election” and substituting “in
the year of the election”.
(2) Subparagraph
1 i of subsection 42 (4) of the Act is amended by striking out “before December
31 in the year before the year of the election” and substituting “before June 1
in the year of the election”.
Subsection 51 (3) of the Act is repealed.
Subsection 60 (4) of the Act is repealed.
Paragraph 5 of subsection 83 (7) of the Act is repealed.
Clause (
a) of subsection 95 (1) of the Act is amended by striking out
“regulations, except in sections 41.1 and 41.2” and substituting “regulations”.
Revocation
Ontario Regulation 310/16 (Ranked Ballot Elections) made under the Act is
revoked.
Commencement
This
Schedule comes into force on the day the Supporting Ontario’s Recovery and Municipal Elections Act, 2020
receives Royal Assent.
Bill 218 Original (PDF)
EXPLANATORY
NOTE
Schedule
supporting Ontario’s Recovery ACT, 2020
The
Supporting Ontario’s Recovery Act, 2020 is enacted.
Section 2 of the Act provides that no cause of action arises against any person
as a direct or indirect result of an individual being or potentially being
infected with or exposed to coronavirus (COVID-19) on or after March 17, 2020
as a direct or indirect result of
an act or omission of the person if,
(
a) at
the relevant time, the person acted or made a good faith effort to act in
accordance with,
(
i) public
health guidance relating to coronavirus (COVID-19) that applied to the person,
and
(ii) any
federal, provincial or municipal law relating to coronavirus (COVID-19) that
applied to the person; and
(
b) the
act or omission of the person does not constitute gross negligence.
Proceedings
directly or indirectly based on or related to any such matter may not be
brought, and any that exist when the Act comes into force are deemed to have
been dismissed without costs. The terms “good faith effort”, “law”, “public
health guidance”, and “person” are defined and clarified in
section 1 of the
Act.
The
Act also sets out an exception to
section 2 relating to the closure of a
person’s operations under a law, as well as exceptions relating to employment
and the performance of work.
Schedule
Municipal Elections Act, 1996
Currently,
the Municipal Elections Act, 1996 provides a
framework for conducting ranked ballot elections for offices
on a
municipal council. Amendments are made to remove that framework. Ontario
Regulation 310/16 (Ranked Ballot Elections) made under the Act is revoked.
Bill 218 2020
Act to enact the Supporting Ontario’s Recovery Act, 2020 respecting certain
proceedings relating to the coronavirus (COVID-19), to amend the Municipal
Elections Act, 1996 and to revoke a regulation
CONTENTS
Contents
of this Act
Commencement
Short
title
Schedule 1
Supporting
Ontario’s Recovery Act, 2020
Schedule 2
Municipal
Elections Act, 1996
Her
Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the
Province of Ontario, enacts as follows:
Contents
of this Act
1 This Act consists of this section, sections 2
and 3 and the Schedules to this Act.
Commencement
(1) Subject to subsections (2) and
(3), this Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.
(2) The
Schedules to this Act come into force as provided in each Schedule.
(3) If
a
Schedule to this Act provides that any provisions are to come into force on a
day to be named by proclamation of the Lieutenant Governor, a proclamation may
apply to one or more of those provisions, and proclamations may be issued at
different times with respect to any of those provisions.
Short
title
3 The
short title of this Act is the Supporting
Ontario’s Recovery and Municipal Elections Act, 2020 .
Schedule 1
Supporting Ontario’s Recovery ACT, 2020
Interpretation
(1) In
this Act,
“good
faith effort” includes an honest effort, whether or not that effort is
reasonable; (“effort de bonne foi”)
“law”
means a statute or any regulation, order, by-law or other instrument made under
a statute; (“règle de droit”)
“public
health guidance” means advice, recommendations, directives, guidance or
instructions given or made in respect of public health, regardless of the form
or manner of their communication, by any of the following:
i. The
Chief Medical Officer of Health appointed under the Health
Protection and Promotion Act , an Associate Chief Medical Officer of
Health under that Act or the Office of the Chief Medical Officer of Health.
ii. A
person appointed as a medical officer of health or associate medical officer of
health of a board of health under the Health Protection
and Promotion Act , or an employee of a board of health.
iii. A
iv. A
minister or ministry of the Government of Ontario or Canada, or an officer or
employee in such a ministry.
v. An
agency of the Government of Ontario or Canada or an officer or employee in such
an agency.
vi. A
municipality or an officer or employee of a municipality.
vii. A
regulatory body having jurisdiction over a person, or an officer or employee of
such a regulatory body. (“orientations en matière de santé publique”)
Same
(2) A
reference in this Act to a person includes a reference to any individual,
corporation or other entity, and includes the Crown in right of Ontario.
effect on defence, immunity
(3) Nothing
in this Act shall be read as abrogating or limiting any defence or immunity
that exists in law or at common law.
Protection
from liability
(1) No
cause of action arises against any person as a direct or indirect result of an
individual being or potentially being infected with or exposed to coronavirus
(COVID-19) on or after March 17, 2020 as a direct or indirect result of
an act
or omission of the person if,
(
a) at
the relevant time, the person acted or made a good faith effort to act in
accordance with,
(
i) public
health guidance relating to coronavirus (COVID-19) that applied to the person,
and
(ii) any
federal, provincial or municipal law relating to coronavirus (COVID-19) that
applied to the person; and
(
b) the
act or omission of the person does not constitute gross negligence.
Same
(2) Subsection
(1) applies regardless of any conflict or inconsistency in the public health
guidance or laws applicable to the person.
Same
(3) A
difference in the degree of specificity respecting a matter does not constitute
a conflict or inconsistency for the purposes of subsection (2).
Proceedings
barred
(4) No
proceeding that is directly or indirectly based on or
related to anything referred to in subsection (1) may be brought or
maintained against a person.
Retrospective
effect
(5) Subsection
(4) applies regardless of whether the cause of action on which the proceeding
is purportedly based arose before, on or after the day this Act comes into
force.
Proceedings
dismissed
(6) Any
proceeding referred to in subsection (4) that is commenced before the day this
Act comes into force is deemed to have been dismissed, without costs, on the
day this Act comes into force.
compensation payable
(7) No
person is entitled to any compensation or any other remedy or relief for the
extinguishment or termination of rights under this Act.
Non-application,
required closure
Section
2 does not apply with respect to acts or omissions of a person that,
(
a) occurred
while a law required the person’s operations to close, in whole or in part; and
(
b) relate
to an aspect of the person’s operations that was required to close under the
law.
Non-application,
employment and performance of work
(1) In
this section,
“occupational
disease”, “Schedule 1 employer”, “Schedule 2 employer”, “survivor” and “worker”
have the same meaning as in the Workplace Safety and
Insurance Act, 1997 .
Causes
of action, proceedings unaffected
(2) Section
2 does not apply with respect to any of the following:
1. A
cause of action of a worker who is or was employed by a
Schedule 1 employer or
Schedule 2 employer, or of the worker’s survivor, in respect of a personal injury
by accident arising out of and in the course of the worker’s employment or an occupational
disease.
2. A
cause of action of a worker who is or was employed by a
Schedule 1 employer or
Schedule 2 employer, or of the worker’s survivor, to which the Workplace Safety
and Insurance Board or
Schedule 2 employer, as the case may be, is subrogated
under
section 30 of the Workplace Safety and Insurance
Act, 1997 .
3. A
cause of action of an individual in respect of an actual or potential exposure
to or infection with coronavirus (COVID-19) that occurred in the course, or as
a result, of employment with a person or in the performance of work for or
supply of services to a person.
4. A
proceeding arising from a cause of action referred to in paragraph 1, 2 or 3.
effect on jurisdiction
(3) N othing in this Act affects the exclusive jurisdiction of
the Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal to determine a matter
described in subsection 31 (1) of the Workplace Safety and
Insurance Act, 1997 .
Conflict
(4) In
the event of a conflict between this Act and the Workplace
Safety and Insurance Act, 1997 , the Workplace
Safety and Insurance Act, 1997 prevails to the extent of the conflict.
Crown
bound
This
Act binds the Crown.
Commencement
The Act set out in this
Schedule comes into force on the day the Supporting Ontario’s Recovery and Municipal Elections Act, 2020
receives Royal Assent.
Short
title
The
short title of the Act set out in this
Schedule is the Supporting Ontario’s Recovery Act, 2020 .
Schedule 2
Municipal Elections Act, 1996
(1) The definition of “prescribed” in subsection 1 (1) of the Municipal Elections Act, 1996 is amended by striking out
“or, for references in
section 41.1, prescribed by the Lieutenant Governor in
Council”.
(2) The
definition of “ranked ballot election” in subsection 1 (1) of the Act is
repealed.
Subparagraph 1 iii of
section 3 of the Act is amended by striking out “that has
not passed a by-law authorizing the use of a ranked ballot election” at the
end.
Paragraph 3 of subsection 7 (3) of the Act is repealed.
Section 31 of the Act is amended by striking out “fourth Friday in July” and
substituting “second Friday in September”.
Sections 41.1 and 41.2 of the Act are repealed.
(1) Clause (
a) of subsection 42 (2) of the Act is amended by
striking out “in the year before the year of the election” and substituting “in
the year of the election”.
(2) Subparagraph
1 i of subsection 42 (4) of the Act is amended by striking out “before December
31 in the year before the year of the election” and substituting “before June 1
in the year of the election”.
Subsection 51 (3) of the Act is repealed.
Subsection 60 (4) of the Act is repealed.
Paragraph 5 of subsection 83 (7) of the Act is repealed.
Clause (
a) of subsection 95 (1) of the Act is amended by striking out
“regulations, except in sections 41.1 and 41.2” and substituting “regulations”.
Revocation
Ontario Regulation 310/16 (Ranked Ballot Elections) made under the Act is
revoked.
Commencement
This
Schedule comes into force on the day the Supporting Ontario’s Recovery and Municipal Elections Act, 2020
receives Royal Assent.
Date Bill stage Event Outcome Committee
November 20, 2020
Royal Assent
Royal Assent received
November 16, 2020
Third Reading
Vote
Carried on division
November 16, 2020
Third Reading
Debated
November 16, 2020
Second Reading
Ordered for Third Reading pursuant to the Order of the House
November 16, 2020
Second Reading
Reported as amended
November 9, 2020
Second Reading
Consideration of a Bill
Standing Committee on Justice Policy
November 4, 2020
Second Reading
Consideration of a Bill
Standing Committee on Justice Policy
October 28, 2020
Second Reading
Time allocated
October 27, 2020
Second Reading
Ordered referred to Standing Committee
Standing Committee on Justice Policy
October 27, 2020
Second Reading
Vote
Carried on division
October 26, 2020
Second Reading
Debated
October 22, 2020
Second Reading
Debated
October 22, 2020
Second Reading
Debated
October 20, 2020
First Reading
Vote
Carried
Debates and Progress
First Reading
October 20, 2020
Committee
Second Reading
October 22, 2020
Principal Debaters :
Hon. Doug Downey, Mr. Peter Tabuns, Mr. Parm Gill, Mr. Gilles Bisson, Mme. Lucille Collard, Mr. David Piccini, Mr. Gurratan Singh
Questions and Comments :
Mr. Wayne Gates, Mrs. Gila Martow, M. Guy Bourgouin, Mr. Sheref Sabawy, Mr. Michael Parsa, Ms. Donna Skelly, Mr. Percy Hatfield, Ms. Bhutila Karpoche, Mrs. Robin Martin, Mr. Stan Cho, Ms. Rima Berns-McGown, Hon. Bill Walker, Mr. Norman Miller, Ms. Teresa J. Armstrong, Mr. Dave Smith, Ms. Judith Monteith-Farrell, Ms. Jill Andrew
October 22, 2020 (Continued)
October 22, 2020 (Continued)
October 26, 2020
Principal Debaters :
Ms. Mitzie Hunter, Mr. Dave Smith, Mr. Percy Hatfield, Mr. Mike Schreiner, Ms. Donna Skelly, Ms. Peggy Sattler, Ms. Goldie Ghamari, Mr. Wayne Gates, Mr. Guy Bourgouin, Ms. Andrea Khanjin, Mr. Jamie West, Mr. Mike Harris
Questions and Comments :
Mr. Peter Tabuns, Mr. John Fraser, Mme France Gélinas, Ms. Catherine Fife, Mr. Rudy Cuzzetto, Mr. Gilles Bisson, Ms. Amy Fee, Ms. Laura Mae Lindo, Mr. Michael Mantha, Mr. Michael Parsa, Mr. Stephen Crawford, Mr. Lorne Coe, Ms. Sandy Shaw, Mr. Vincent Ke, Mr. Logan Kanapathi, Mr. Kevin Yarde, Ms. Judith Monteith-Farrell, Miss Monique Taylor
Vote deferred.
October 27, 2020
Carried on division. Referred to the Standing Committee on Justice Policy.
Time Allocation
October 27, 2020
Ms. Andrea Khanjin, Mr. Gilles Bisson, Mr. Mike Schreiner, Ms. Catherine Fife, Mr. Randy Hillier, Ms. Rima Berns-McGown, Mr. Stephen Blais, Mr. Jamie West, Ms. Teresa J. Armstrong
Vote deferred.
Time Allocation
October 28, 2020
Carried on division.
Committee
Standing Committee on Justice Policy
November 4, 2020
November 9, 2020
November 16, 2020
Reported to the House as amended. Ordered for third reading pursuant to the order of the House.
Third Reading
November 16, 2020
Principal Debaters :
Hon. Doug Downey, Ms. Teresa J. Armstrong, Mme Lucille Collard, Hon. Steve Clark, Ms. Peggy Sattler, Mr. Mike Schreiner, Ms. Bhutila Karpoche, Ms. Catherine Fife, Mr. John Fraser, Ms. Jennifer K. French, Mr. Joel Harden, Mr. Wayne Gates, Mr. Percy Hatfield, Ms. Marit Stiles, Miss Monique Taylor, Ms. Mitzie Hunter, Mme France Gélinas
Carried on recorded division.
Royal Assent
Friday, November 20, 2020
Acts affected - Bill 218
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Municipal Elections Act, 1996
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
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