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Bill 190, Working for Workers Five Act, 2024

Piccini, Hon. David Minister of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development

Royal Assent received. Statutes of Ontario 2024,

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EXPLANATORY

NOTE

This Explanatory Note was written as a reader’s

aid to Bill 190 and does not form part of the law.

Bill 190 has been enacted as

Chapter 19 of the Statutes of Ontario, 2024.

SCHEDULE 1

BUILDING OPPORTUNITIES IN THE SKILLED TRADES ACT, 2021

The

Schedule amends the Building Opportunities in the Skilled

Trades Act, 2021 to provide that the regulations may set out alternative

criteria for academic standards.

SCHEDULE 2

EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS ACT, 2000

The

Employment Standards Act, 2000 is amended as

follows:

New

sections 8.5 and 8.6 of the Act establish certain requirements with respect to

publicly advertised job postings. Complementary amendments are made to the

record-keeping requirements in

section 15 and the regulation-making authorities

in subsection 141 (1).

Section

50 of the Act is amended so that employers retain the right to require evidence

of entitlement to sick leave but are not permitted to require a certificate

from a qualified health practitioner.

Section

132 of the Act, which sets out the fines applicable for convictions under the

Act, is amended to increase the maximum fine for an individual to $100,000.

SCHEDULE 3

FAIR ACCESS TO REGULATED PROFESSIONS AND COMPULSORY TRADES ACT, 2006

The

Schedule amends the Fair Access to Regulated Professions

and Compulsory Trades Act, 2006 to add new sections requiring regulated

professions to have policies respecting what alternatives to the documentation

of qualifications that is normally required will be acceptable and to have

plans addressing how they will enable multiple registration processes to take

place concurrently. The sections also include requirements respecting the

contents of the policies and plans and other related provisions.

SCHEDULE 4

OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY ACT

The

Occupational Health and Safety Act is amended. Here

are some highlights:

The

Act is amended to impose duties on constructors and employers with respect to

the maintenance of washroom facilities. Complementary amendments are made.

The

definitions of “workplace harassment” and “workplace sexual harassment” are

updated to include certain virtual activities.

Section

3 of the Act is amended to provide that the Act applies to telework performed

in or about a private residence.

Various

provisions of the Act that require the posting of information are amended to

provide that the information may be posted in a readily accessible electronic

format. New subsection 1 (5) establishes the requirements that must be met for information

to be posted in a readily accessible electronic format for the purposes of the

Act.

SCHEDULE 5

ONTARIO IMMIGRATION ACT, 2015

The

Schedule amends the Ontario Immigration Act, 2015

to provide that an individual who is appointed to conduct an internal review

may delegate the individual’s powers or duties under the appointment.

SCHEDULE 6

WORKPLACE SAFETY AND INSURANCE ACT, 1997

Section

14 of the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act, 1997 ,

which provides that certain workers are entitled to benefits under the

insurance plan for posttraumatic stress disorder arising out of and in the

course of the worker’s employment and that the posttraumatic stress disorder is

presumed to have arisen out of and in the course of the worker’s employment,

unless the contrary is shown, is amended to include two new categories of

workers. Transitional matters are provided for and complementary amendments are

made.

Section

15.1 of the Act, which creates presumptions that apply to certain firefighters

and fire investigators, is amended to establish a presumption in respect of

primary-site skin cancer. Related amendments are made to provisions of that

section and to

section 15.2.

Bill 190 2024

Act to amend various statutes with respect to employment and labour and other

matters

CONTENTS

Preamble

Contents

of this Act

Commencement

Short

title

Schedule 1

Building

Opportunities in the Skilled Trades Act, 2021

Schedule 2

Employment

Standards Act, 2000

Schedule 3

Fair

Access to Regulated Professions and Compulsory Trades Act, 2006

Schedule 4

Occupational

Health and Safety Act

Schedule 5

Ontario

Immigration Act, 2015

Schedule 6

Workplace

Safety and Insurance Act, 1997

Preamble

The

Government of Ontario:

supporting, attracting and working for workers, who are at the centre of the

government’s plan to build Ontario.

Recognizes

that improving standards and fairness on the job and during the hiring process

helps workers and provides stability for businesses.

Understands

that removing barriers and helping people to enter the skilled trades will

increase Ontario’s economic competitiveness, support Ontario businesses, meet

Ontario’s labour market needs and provide more opportunities and bigger

paycheques for Ontario workers.

Therefore,

His 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) Except as otherwise provided in this section, 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

The

short title of this Act is the Working for Workers Five Act, 2024 .

SCHEDULE

BUILDING OPPORTUNITIES IN THE SKILLED TRADES ACT, 2021

(1) The French version of clause 15 (1) (

a) of the Building Opportunities in the Skilled Trades Act, 2021 ,

as re-enacted by subsection 67 (2) of the Act, is repealed and the following

substituted:

a) le

particulier qui doit recevoir la formation a au moins 16 ans et a satisfait aux

normes relatives aux études prescrites, le cas échéant, pour le métier;

(2) Section

15 of the Act is amended by adding the following subsection:

Alternative

criteria

(1.1) The

requirement under clause (1) (

b) to satisfy any prescribed academic standards

does not apply in respect of an individual who satisfies the alternative

criteria prescribed in the regulations.

(3) Section

15 of the Act, as re-enacted by subsection 67 (2) of the Act, is amended by

adding the following subsection:

Alternative

criteria

(1.1) The

requirement under clause (1) (

a) to complete any prescribed academic standard

does not apply in respect of an individual who satisfies the alternative

criteria prescribed in the regulations.

Subsection 65 (1) of the Act is amended by adding the following clause:

(m.1) prescribing

alternative criteria for the purposes of subsection 15 (1.1), including

authorizing the Registrar or another person to establish the criteria or to

assess whether the criteria have been satisfied;

Commencement

(1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, this

Schedule

comes into force on the day the Working for Workers Five Act,

2024 receives Royal Assent.

(2) Subsections

1 (1) and (3) come into force on the later of the day subsection 67 (2) of the Building Opportunities in the Skilled Trades Act, 2021

comes into force and the day the Working for Workers Five Act,

2024 receives Royal Assent.

SCHEDULE

EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS ACT, 2000

The Employment Standards Act, 2000 is amended by

adding the following sections:

Job

posting information

8.5

(1) Every

employer who advertises a publicly advertised job posting shall include in the

posting,

(

a) a

statement disclosing whether the posting is for an existing vacancy or not; and

(

b) such

other information as may be prescribed.

Exception

(2) Subsection

(1) does not apply to a publicly advertised job posting that meets such

criteria as may be prescribed.

Duty

to inform applicants interviewed

8.6 If an employer interviews

an applicant for a publicly advertised job posting, the employer shall, within

the prescribed time period, provide the applicant with the prescribed

information.

Section 15 of the Act is amended by adding the following subsection:

Retention

of interview information

(7.1.1) An

employer shall retain or arrange for some other person to retain copies of all

prescribed information provided under

section 8.6 for three years after the day

the information was provided to the applicant.

(1) Section 50 of the Act is amended by adding the following

subsection:

Definition

(0.1) In

this section,

“qualified

health practitioner” means,

(

a) a

person who is qualified to practise as a physician, a registered nurse or a

psychologist under the laws of the jurisdiction in which care or treatment is

provided to the employee, or

(

b) in

the prescribed circumstances, a member of a prescribed class of health

practitioners.

(2) Subsection

50 (6) of the Act is repealed and the following substituted:

Evidence

(6) Subject

to subsection (6.1), an employer may require an employee who takes leave under

this

section to provide evidence reasonable in the circumstances that the

employee is entitled to the leave.

Same

(6.1) An

employer shall not require an employee to provide a certificate from a

qualified health practitioner as evidence under subsection (6).

Clause 132 (

a) of the Act is amended by striking out “$50,000” and substituting

“$100,000”.

Subsection 141 (1) of the Act is amended by adding the following paragraphs:

17.1 Defining

what constitutes an interview for the purposes of

Part III.1.

17.2 Defining

what constitutes compensation for the purposes of

Part III.1.

17.3 Prescribing

the manner in which information provided under

section 8.6 must be provided.

Commencement

(1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, this

Schedule

comes into force on the day the Working for Workers Five

Act, 2024 receives Royal Assent.

(2) Sections

1, 2 and 5 come into force on a day to be named by proclamation of the

Lieutenant Governor.

SCHEDULE

FAIR ACCESS TO REGULATED PROFESSIONS AND COMPULSORY TRADES ACT, 2006

Subsection 10 (1) of the Fair Access to Regulated

Professions and Compulsory Trades Act, 2006 is repealed and the

following substituted:

Qualifications

(1) A

regulated profession shall make information publicly available on what

documentation of qualifications must accompany an application and what

reasonable alternatives to the documentation will be acceptable to the

regulated profession if the required documentation cannot be obtained for

reasons beyond an applicant’s control.

The Act is amended by adding the following sections:

Policy

re reasonable alternatives to required documentation

12.1

(1) A

regulated profession shall have a policy addressing what alternatives to the

documentation of qualifications that is normally required will be acceptable.

Same

(2) The

policy must,

(

a) provide

that the regulated profession will accept reasonable alternatives to the

documentation that is normally required if the required documentation cannot be

obtained for reasons beyond an applicant’s control;

(

b) describe

what constitutes a reasonable alternative;

(

c) include

the timelines within which the regulated profession will process such

alternative documentation and inform the applicant of the next steps; and

(

d) comply

with any requirements set out in the regulations respecting the policy,

including respecting how the policy must address the matters described in

clauses (

a) to (c).

Submission

of policy to Fairness Commissioner

(3) A

regulated profession shall submit the policy to the Fairness Commissioner for

review.

Updating

policy

(4) Whenever

there is a change in circumstances that may affect the policy, the regulated

profession shall update it and submit it to the Fairness Commissioner for

review.

Fairness

Commissioner’s input and approval

(5) Before

implementing a policy or updated policy, a regulated profession shall,

(

a) respond

to any input from the Fairness Commissioner regarding the policy or updated

policy; and

(

b) if

the regulations so provide, obtain the Fairness Commissioner’s approval of the policy or updated policy or implement the changes

to the policy or updated policy required by the Fairness Commissioner.

Regulations

re approvals

(6) The

Fairness Commissioner shall comply with any regulations prescribing the process

for approving a policy or updated policy.

Plan

re parallel processing

12.2

(1) A

regulated profession shall have a plan addressing how it will enable multiple

registration processes to take place concurrently.

Same

(2) The

plan must,

(

a) permit

applicants who experience a delay in one part of the registration process to

proceed with other parts of the registration process wherever possible; and

(

b) comply

with any requirements set out in the regulations respecting the plan, including

respecting how the plan must address the matter described in clause (a).

Submission

of plan to Fairness Commissioner

(3) A

regulated profession shall submit the plan to the Fairness Commissioner for

review.

Updating

plan

(4) Whenever

there is a change in circumstances that may affect the plan, the regulated

profession shall update it and submit it to the Fairness Commissioner for

review.

Fairness

Commissioner’s input and approval

(5) Before

implementing a plan or updated plan, a regulated profession shall,

(

a) respond

to any input from the Fairness Commissioner regarding the plan or updated plan;

and

(

b) if

the regulations so provide, obtain the Fairness Commissioner’s approval of the

plan or updated plan or implement the changes to the plan or updated plan

required by the Fairness Commissioner.

Regulations

re approvals

(6) The

Fairness Commissioner shall comply with any regulations prescribing the process

for approving a plan or updated plan.

Subsection 34 (1) of the Act is amended by adding the following clause:

(c.3.1) for

the purposes of clause 12.1 (5) (

b) or 12.2 (5) (b), providing that, or

prescribing the circumstances in which,

(

i) the

Fairness Commissioner’s approval is required, or

(ii) the

Fairness Commissioner’s changes must be implemented;

Commencement

This

Schedule comes into force on a day to be named by proclamation of the

Lieutenant Governor.

SCHEDULE

OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY ACT

(1) The definition of “industrial establishment” in subsection 1

(1) of the Occupational Health and Safety Act is

amended by adding “other than an office located in a private residence” after

“office”.

(2) Clause

(

a) of the definition of “workplace harassment” in subsection 1 (1) of the Act

is amended by adding “including virtually through the use of information and

communications technology” after “workplace”.

(3) Clause

(

a) of the definition of “workplace sexual harassment” in subsection 1 (1) of

the Act is amended by adding “including virtually through the use of

information and communications technology” after “workplace”.

(4) Subsection

1 (1) of the Act is amended by adding the following definition:

“washroom

facility” includes a washroom, toilet facility, clean-up facility, urinal,

shower or other similar facility, but does not include an eye wash station or

emergency shower; (“salle de toilette”)

(5) Section

1 of the Act is amended by adding the following subsection:

Electronic

posting

(5) For

the purposes of this Act and the regulations, information is posted in a

readily accessible electronic format if the following requirements are met:

1. The

employer provides workers with direction on where and how to access the

information.

2. The

information is posted in an electronic format that can be readily accessed by

workers in the workplace.

(1) Subsection 3 (1) of the Act is amended by adding “Except as is

prescribed and subject to the conditions and limitations prescribed” at the

beginning.

(2) Section

3 of the Act is amended by adding the following subsection:

Same

(1.1) Despite

subsection (1), this Act applies to telework performed in or about a private

residence or the lands and appurtenances used in connection therewith.

(1) Subsection 9 (32) of the Act is repealed and the following

substituted:

Posting

of names and work locations

(32) A

constructor or an employer required to establish a committee under this

section

shall post and keep posted the names and work locations of the committee

members,

(

a) in

a conspicuous place or places at the workplace where they are most likely to

come to the attention of the workers; or

(

b) in

a readily accessible electronic format.

(2) Subsection

9 (33) of the Act is amended by striking out “at the workplace”.

Subsection 12 (2) of the Act is repealed and the following substituted:

Posting

of copy of

summary

(2) Upon

receipt of the annual

summary, the employer shall cause a copy thereof to be

posted,

(

a) in

a conspicuous place or places at the workplace where it is most likely to come

to the attention of the workers; or

(

b) in

a readily accessible electronic format.

The Act is amended by adding the following section:

Washroom

facilities

23.1

(1) A

constructor shall ensure, on a project, that the washroom facilities, if any,

that are provided by the constructor for the use of workers are maintained in a

clean and sanitary condition.

Records

(2) The

constructor shall keep, maintain and make available records of the cleaning of

washroom facilities as prescribed.

Regulations

(3) The

regulations may modify or supplement this

section and may establish new or

modified requirements with respect to washroom facilities.

(1) Clause 25 (2) (

i) of the Act is repealed and the following

substituted:

(

i) post,

in a conspicuous place at the workplace, or in a readily accessible electronic

format, a copy of this Act and any explanatory material prepared by the

the rights, responsibilities and duties of workers;

(2) Clause

25 (2) (

k) of the Act is repealed and the following substituted:

(

k) post,

in a conspicuous place at the workplace, or in a readily accessible electronic

format, a copy of the occupational health and safety policy;

The Act is amended by adding the following section:

Washroom

facilities

25.3

(1) An

employer shall ensure that the washroom facilities, if any, that are provided

by the employer for the use of workers are maintained in a clean and sanitary

condition.

Same,

exception

(2) For

greater certainty, subsection (1) does not apply if the washroom facilities are

provided by a constructor on a project and subsection 23.1 (1) applies instead

with respect to those facilities.

Records

(3) The

employer shall keep, maintain and make available records of the cleaning of

washroom facilities as prescribed.

Regulations

(4) The

regulations may modify or supplement this

section and may establish new or

modified requirements with respect to washroom facilities.

Subsection 32.0.1 (2) of the Act is amended by adding “or in a readily

accessible electronic format” at the end.

Section 55.1 of the Act is amended by adding “or in a readily accessible

electronic format” at the end.

Subsection 70 (2) of the Act is amended by adding the following paragraphs:

43.0.1 modifying

or supplementing

section 23.1 with respect to a constructor’s duty to maintain

washroom facilities in a clean and sanitary condition;

. . . .

43.2 modifying

or supplementing

section 25.3 with respect to an employer’s duty to maintain

washroom facilities in a clean and sanitary condition;

43.3 establishing

new or modified requirements with respect to washroom facilities;

Commencement

(1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, this

Schedule

comes into force on the day the Working for Workers Five

Act, 2024 receives Royal Assent.

(2) Subsections

1 (1), (2), (3) and (5) and sections 2, 3, 4, 6, 8 and 9 come into force on the

later of July 1, 2024 and the day the Working for Workers

Five Act, 2024 receives Royal Assent.

(3) Subsection

1 (4) and sections 5, 7 and 10 come into force on a day to be named by

proclamation of the Lieutenant Governor.

SCHEDULE

ONTARIO IMMIGRATION ACT, 2015

Section 34 of the Ontario Immigration Act, 2015 is

amended by adding the following subsection:

Delegation

of powers and duties

(7.1) The

individual appointed under subsection (7) to conduct the internal review may delegate

the individual’s powers or duties under the appointment.

Commencement

This

Schedule comes into force on the day the Working for

Workers Five Act, 2024 receives Royal Assent.

SCHEDULE

WORKPLACE SAFETY AND INSURANCE ACT, 1997

(1) Subsection 14 (1) of the Workplace Safety

and Insurance Act, 1997 is amended by adding the following

definitions:

“wildland

firefighter” means a person who provides one or more of the following fire

protection services for or on behalf of the Ministry of Natural Resources and

Forestry, either as an employee of the Ministry or pursuant to the person’s

employer’s contract for services with the Ministry:

1. Fire

suppression.

2. Fire

prevention, fire mitigation or fire safety activities.

3. Rescue

and emergency services, including evacuation services.

4. Piloting

of aircraft for the purposes of providing the services described in paragraphs

1 to 3.

5. Communication

in respect of anything described in paragraphs 1 to 4.

6. Training

or evaluation of persons involved in providing anything described in paragraphs

1 to 5; (“pompier luttant contre les incendies de végétation”)

“wildland

fire investigator” means a person who is an employee of the Ministry of Natural

Resources and Forestry and is either appointed as an officer under the Forest Fires Prevention Act or duly appointed as a

conservation officer by the Ministry and who enters land or premises for the

purposes of inspecting the site of a fire or determining the cause and

circumstances of a fire; (“enquêteur sur les incendies de végétation”)

(2) Subsection

14 (2) of the Act is amended by adding the following paragraphs:

19. Wildland

firefighters.

20. Wildland

fire investigators.

(3) Clause

14 (3) (

a) of the Act is amended by striking out “or” at the end of subclause

(ii), adding “or” at the end of subclause (iii) and adding the following

subclause:

(iv) was

a worker listed in paragraph 19 or 20 of subsection (2) for at least one day on

or after transition day.

(4) Clause

14 (3) (

c) of the Act is amended by striking out “or” at the end of subclause

(iii) and adding the following subclauses:

(

v) is

a worker listed in paragraph 19 or 20 of subsection (2) at the time of filing a

claim, the diagnosis is made on or after transition day,

(vi) ceases

to be a worker listed in paragraph 19 or 20 of subsection (2) on or after the

day on which the Working for Workers Five Act, 2024

receives Royal Assent, the diagnosis is made on or after transition day but no

later than 24 months after the day on which the worker ceases to be a listed

worker, or

(vii) ceased

to be a worker listed in paragraph 19 or 20 of subsection (2) on or after

transition day but before the day on which the Working for

Workers Five Act, 2024 receives Royal Assent, the diagnosis is made on

or after transition day but no later than 24 months after the day on which the Working for Workers Five Act, 2024 receives Royal Assent.

(5) Section

14 of the Act is amended by adding the following subsections:

Interpretation

(4) In

subsection (3),

“transition

day” means the day that is 24 months before the day the Working

for Workers Five Act, 2024 receives Royal Assent.

. . . .

Same

(11.1) The

time limits in subsections 22 (1) and (2) do not apply in respect of a claim

made under this

section by a worker listed in paragraph 19 or 20 of subsection

(2) that is made with respect to posttraumatic stress disorder that was

diagnosed on or after transition day and before the day the Working for Workers Five Act, 2024 receives Royal Assent.

Same

(11.2) Despite

subsection (11.1), a claim made under this

section by a worker listed in

paragraph 19 or 20 of subsection (2) that is made with respect to posttraumatic

stress disorder that was diagnosed on or after transition day and before the

day the Working for Workers Five Act, 2024 receives

Royal Assent must be filed within six months after the day on which the Working for Workers Five Act, 2024 receives Royal Assent.

. . . .

Same

(13.1) If

a worker listed in paragraph 19 or 20 of subsection (2) has filed a claim for

entitlement to benefits relating to posttraumatic stress disorder and the claim

is pending before the Board on the day on which the Working

for Workers Five Act, 2024 receives Royal Assent, the Board shall decide

the claim in accordance with this

section as it reads at the time the Board

makes its decision as though the requirements in clauses 3 (

a) and (

c) were

satisfied.

(6) Subsection

14 (14) of the Act is amended by striking out “subsections (12) and (13)” and

substituting “subsections (12), (13) and (13.1)”.

(7) Section

14 of the Act is amended by adding the following subsections:

Same

(16.1) If

a worker listed in paragraph 19 or 20 of subsection (2) has filed a claim for

entitlement to benefits relating to posttraumatic stress disorder and the claim

is pending before the Appeals Tribunal on the day on which the Working for Workers Five Act, 2024 receives Royal Assent,

the Appeals Tribunal shall refer the claim back to the Board and the Board

shall decide the claim in accordance with this

section as it reads at the time

the Board makes its decision as though the requirements in clauses (3) (

a) and

(

c) were satisfied.

. . . .

Same

(18.1) If,

on or after the day on which the Working for Workers Five

Act, 2024 receives Royal Assent and within the time limit set out in

subsection 125 (2), a worker listed in paragraph 19 or 20 of subsection

(2) files a notice of appeal with the Appeals Tribunal of a final decision of the

Board that was made before the day on which the Working

for Workers Five Act, 2024 receives Royal Assent regarding a claim for

entitlement to benefits relating to posttraumatic stress disorder, the Appeals

Tribunal shall refer the claim back to the Board and the Board shall decide the

claim in accordance with this

section as it reads at the time the Board makes

its decision as though the requirements in clauses (3) (

a) and (

c) were

satisfied.

(8) Subsection

14 (19) of the Act is amended by adding the following paragraph:

3.1 Claims

and appeals in respect of workers listed in paragraphs 19 and 20 of subsection

(2) that are pending on the day on which the Working for

Workers Five Act, 2024 receives Royal Assent.

(9) Paragraph

4 of subsection 14 (19) of the Act is amended by striking out “subsections

(17) and (18)” and substituting “subsections (17), (18) and (18.1)”.

(1) Section 15.1 of the Act is amended by adding the following

subsections:

Same,

primary-site skin cancer

(4.3) If

a worker is prescribed under clause (8) (

a) and suffers from and is impaired by

primary-site skin cancer, the disease is presumed to be an occupational disease

that occurs due to the nature of the worker’s employment as a firefighter or

fire investigator, unless the contrary is shown.

Restriction

(4.4) The

presumption in subsection (4.3) does not apply unless the worker was employed

as a full-time firefighter, part-time firefighter or fire investigator or

served as a volunteer firefighter for a total of at least 10 years before being

diagnosed.

(2) Subsection

15.1 (5) of the Act is amended by striking out “subsection (4) and (4.1)” and

substituting “subsections (4), (4.1) and (4.3)”.

(3) Subsection

15.1 (6) of the Act is amended by striking out “subsection (4) or (4.1)” and

substituting “subsection (4), (4.1) or (4.3)”.

(4) Subsection

15.1 (7) of the Act is amended by striking out “subsections (1) and (4)” and

substituting “subsections (1), (4), (4.1) and (4.3)”.

(5) Clause

15.1 (8) (

a) of the Act is amended by striking out “subsection (1), (4) or

(4.1)” and substituting “subsection (1), (4), (4.1) or (4.3)”.

(6) Clause

15.1 (8) (

e) of the Act is amended by striking out “subsections (1), (4) and

(4.1)” and substituting “subsections (1), (4), (4.1) and (4.3)”.

Clause 15.2 (1) (

b) of the Act is repealed and the following substituted:

(

b) a

presumption established under subsection 15.1 (4.1) or (4.3) applies to a

disease with which a worker is diagnosed.

Commencement

(1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, this

Schedule

comes into force on the day the Working for Workers Five

Act, 2024 receives Royal Assent.

(2) Sections

2 and 3 come into force on a day to be named by proclamation of the Lieutenant

Governor.

Bill 190 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.

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EXPLANATORY

NOTE

SCHEDULE 1

BUILDING OPPORTUNITIES IN THE SKILLED TRADES ACT, 2021

The

Schedule amends the Building Opportunities in the Skilled

Trades Act, 2021 to provide that the regulations may set out alternative

criteria for academic standards.

SCHEDULE 2

EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS ACT, 2000

The

Employment Standards Act, 2000 is amended as

follows:

New

sections 8.5 and 8.6 of the Act establish certain requirements with respect to

publicly advertised job postings. Complementary amendments are made to the

record-keeping requirements in

section 15 and the regulation-making authorities

in subsection 141 (1).

Section

50 of the Act is amended so that employers retain the right to require evidence

of entitlement to sick leave but are not permitted to require a certificate

from a qualified health practitioner.

Section

132 of the Act, which sets out the fines applicable for convictions under the

Act, is amended to increase the maximum fine for an individual to $100,000.

SCHEDULE 3

FAIR ACCESS TO REGULATED PROFESSIONS AND COMPULSORY TRADES ACT, 2006

The

Schedule amends the Fair Access to Regulated Professions

and Compulsory Trades Act, 2006 to add new sections requiring regulated

professions to have policies respecting what alternatives to the documentation

of qualifications that is normally required will be acceptable and to have

plans addressing how they will enable multiple registration processes to take

place concurrently. The sections also include requirements respecting the

contents of the policies and plans and other related provisions.

SCHEDULE 4

OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY ACT

The

Occupational Health and Safety Act is amended. Here

are some highlights:

The

Act is amended to impose duties on constructors and employers with respect to the

maintenance of washroom facilities. Complementary amendments are made.

The

definitions of “workplace harassment” and “workplace sexual harassment” are

updated to include certain virtual activities.

Section

3 of the Act is amended to provide that the Act applies to telework performed

in or about a private residence.

Various

provisions of the Act that require the posting of information are amended to

provide that the information may be posted in a readily accessible electronic

format. New subsection 1 (5) establishes the requirements that must be met for information

to be posted in a readily accessible electronic format for the purposes of the

Act.

SCHEDULE 5

ONTARIO IMMIGRATION ACT, 2015

The

Schedule amends the Ontario Immigration Act, 2015

to provide that an individual who is appointed to conduct an internal review

may delegate the individual’s powers or duties under the appointment.

SCHEDULE 6

WORKPLACE SAFETY AND INSURANCE ACT, 1997

Section

14 of the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act, 1997 ,

which provides that certain workers are entitled to benefits under the

insurance plan for posttraumatic stress disorder arising out of and in the

course of the worker’s employment and that the posttraumatic stress disorder is

presumed to have arisen out of and in the course of the worker’s employment,

unless the contrary is shown, is amended to include two new categories of

workers. Transitional matters are provided for and complementary amendments are

made.

Section

15.1 of the Act, which creates presumptions that apply to certain firefighters

and fire investigators, is amended to establish a presumption in respect of

primary-site skin cancer. Related amendments are made to provisions of that

section and to

section 15.2.

Bill 190 2024

Act to amend various statutes with respect to employment and labour and other

matters

CONTENTS

Preamble

Contents

of this Act

Commencement

Short

title

Schedule 1

Building

Opportunities in the Skilled Trades Act, 2021

Schedule 2

Employment

Standards Act, 2000

Schedule 3

Fair

Access to Regulated Professions and Compulsory Trades Act, 2006

Schedule 4

Occupational

Health and Safety Act

Schedule 5

Ontario

Immigration Act, 2015

Schedule 6

Workplace

Safety and Insurance Act, 1997

Preamble

The

Government of Ontario:

supporting, attracting and working for workers, who are at the centre of the

government’s plan to build Ontario.

Recognizes

that improving standards and fairness on the job and during the hiring process

helps workers and provides stability for businesses.

Understands

that removing barriers and helping people to enter the skilled trades will

increase Ontario’s economic competitiveness, support Ontario businesses, meet

Ontario’s labour market needs and provide more opportunities and bigger

paycheques for Ontario workers.

Therefore,

His 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) Except as otherwise provided in this section, 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

The

short title of this Act is the Working for Workers

Five Act, 2024 .

SCHEDULE

BUILDING OPPORTUNITIES IN THE SKILLED TRADES ACT, 2021

(1) The French version of clause 15 (1) (

a) of the Building Opportunities in the Skilled Trades Act, 2021 ,

as re-enacted by subsection 67 (2) of the Act, is repealed and the following

substituted:

a) le

particulier qui doit recevoir la formation a au moins 16 ans et a satisfait aux

normes relatives aux études prescrites, le cas échéant, pour le métier;

(2) Section

15 of the Act is amended by adding the following subsection:

Alternative

criteria

(1.1) The

requirement under clause (1) (

b) to satisfy any prescribed academic standards

does not apply in respect of an individual who satisfies the alternative

criteria prescribed in the regulations.

(3) Section

15 of the Act, as re-enacted by subsection 67 (2) of the Act, is amended by

adding the following subsection:

Alternative

criteria

(1.1) The

requirement under clause (1) (

a) to complete any prescribed academic standard

does not apply in respect of an individual who satisfies the alternative

criteria prescribed in the regulations.

Subsection 65 (1) of the Act is amended by adding the following clause:

(m.1) prescribing

alternative criteria for the purposes of subsection 15 (1.1), including

authorizing the Registrar or another person to establish the criteria or to

assess whether the criteria have been satisfied;

Commencement

(1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, this

Schedule

comes into force on the day the Working for Workers Five Act,

2024 receives Royal Assent.

(2) Subsections

1 (1) and (3) come into force on the later of the day subsection 67 (2) of the Building Opportunities in the Skilled Trades Act, 2021

comes into force and the day the Working for Workers Five Act,

2024 receives Royal Assent.

SCHEDULE

EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS ACT, 2000

The Employment Standards Act, 2000 is amended by

adding the following sections:

Job

posting information

8.5

(1) Every

employer who advertises a publicly advertised job posting shall include in the

posting,

(

a) a

statement disclosing whether the posting is for an existing vacancy or not; and

(

b) such

other information as may be prescribed.

Exception

(2) Subsection

(1) does not apply to a publicly advertised job posting that meets such

criteria as may be prescribed.

Duty

to inform applicants interviewed

8.6 If an employer

interviews an applicant for a publicly advertised job posting, the employer

shall, within the prescribed time period, provide the applicant with the

prescribed information.

Section 15 of the Act is amended by adding the following subsection:

Retention

of interview information

(7.1.1) An

employer shall retain or arrange for some other person to retain copies of all

prescribed information provided under

section 8.6 for three years after the day

the information was provided to the applicant.

(1) Section 50 of the Act is amended by adding the following

subsection:

Definition

(0.1) In

this section,

“qualified

health practitioner” means,

(

a) a

person who is qualified to practise as a physician, a registered nurse or a

psychologist under the laws of the jurisdiction in which care or treatment is

provided to the employee, or

(

b) in

the prescribed circumstances, a member of a prescribed class of health

practitioners.

(2) Subsection

50 (6) of the Act is repealed and the following substituted:

Evidence

(6) Subject

to subsection (6.1), an employer may require an employee who takes leave under

this

section to provide evidence reasonable in the circumstances that the

employee is entitled to the leave.

Same

(6.1) An

employer shall not require an employee to provide a certificate from a

qualified health practitioner as evidence under subsection (6).

Clause 132 (

a) of the Act is amended by striking out “$50,000” and substituting

“$100,000”.

Subsection 141 (1) of the Act is amended by adding the following paragraphs:

17.1 Defining

what constitutes an interview for the purposes of

Part III.1.

17.1.1 Defining what constitutes

compensation for the purposes of

Part III.1.

17.2 Prescribing

the manner in which information provided under

section 8.6 must be provided.

Commencement

(1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, this

Schedule

comes into force on the day the Working for Workers Five

Act, 2024 receives Royal Assent.

(2) Sections

1, 2 and 5 come into force on a day to be named by proclamation of the

Lieutenant Governor.

SCHEDULE

FAIR ACCESS TO REGULATED PROFESSIONS AND COMPULSORY TRADES ACT, 2006

Subsection 10 (1) of the Fair Access to Regulated

Professions and Compulsory Trades Act, 2006 is repealed and the

following substituted:

Qualifications

(1) A

regulated profession shall make information publicly available on what

documentation of qualifications must accompany an application and what

reasonable alternatives to the documentation will be acceptable to the

regulated profession if the required documentation cannot be obtained for

reasons beyond an applicant’s control.

The Act is amended by adding the following sections:

Policy

re reasonable alternatives to required documentation

12.1

(1) A

regulated profession shall have a policy addressing what alternatives to the

documentation of qualifications that is normally required will be acceptable.

Same

(2) The

policy must,

(

a) provide

that the regulated profession will accept reasonable alternatives to the

documentation that is normally required if the required documentation cannot be

obtained for reasons beyond an applicant’s control;

(

b) describe

what constitutes a reasonable alternative;

(

c) include

the timelines within which the regulated profession will process such

alternative documentation and inform the applicant of the next steps; and

(

d) comply

with any requirements set out in the regulations respecting the policy,

including respecting how the policy must address the matters described in

clauses (

a) to (c).

Submission

of policy to Fairness Commissioner

(3) A

regulated profession shall submit the policy to the Fairness Commissioner for

review.

Updating

policy

(4) Whenever

there is a change in circumstances that may affect the policy, the regulated

profession shall update it and submit it to the Fairness Commissioner for

review.

Fairness

Commissioner’s input and approval

(5) Before

implementing a policy or updated policy, a regulated profession shall,

(

a) respond

to any input from the Fairness Commissioner regarding the policy or updated

policy; and

(

b) if the regulations so provide,

obtain the Fairness Commissioner’s approval of the policy or updated policy.

(

b) if the regulations so provide,

obtain the Fairness Commissioner’s approval of the

policy or updated policy or implement the changes to the policy or updated

policy required by the Fairness Commissioner.

Regulations

re approvals

(6) The

Fairness Commissioner shall comply with any regulations prescribing the process

for approving a policy or updated policy.

Plan

re parallel processing

12.2

(1) A

regulated profession shall have a plan addressing how it will enable multiple

registration processes to take place concurrently.

Same

(2) The

plan must,

(

a) permit

applicants who experience a delay in one part of the registration process to

proceed with other parts of the registration process wherever possible; and

(

b) comply

with any requirements set out in the regulations respecting the plan, including

respecting how the plan must address the matter described in clause (a).

Submission

of plan to Fairness Commissioner

(3) A

regulated profession shall submit the plan to the Fairness Commissioner for

review.

Updating

plan

(4) Whenever

there is a change in circumstances that may affect the plan, the regulated

profession shall update it and submit it to the Fairness Commissioner for

review.

Fairness

Commissioner’s input and approval

(5) Before

implementing a plan or updated plan, a regulated profession shall,

(

a) respond

to any input from the Fairness Commissioner regarding the plan or updated plan;

and

(

b) if the regulations so provide,

obtain the Fairness Commissioner’s approval of the plan or updated plan.

(

b) if the regulations so provide,

obtain the Fairness Commissioner’s approval of the plan or updated plan or

implement the changes to the plan or updated plan required by the Fairness

Commissioner.

Regulations

re approvals

(6) The

Fairness Commissioner shall comply with any regulations prescribing the process

for approving a plan or updated plan.

Subsection 34 (1) of the Act is amended by adding the following clause:

(c.3.1) for the purposes of clause 12.1

(5) (

b) or 12.2 (5) (b), providing that the Fairness Commissioner’s approval is

required or prescribing the circumstances in which the Fairness Commissioner’s

approval is required;

(c.3.1) for the purposes of clause 12.1

(5) (

b) or 12.2 (5) (b), providing that, or prescribing the circumstances in

which,

(

i) the Fairness

Commissioner’s approval is required, or

(ii) the

Fairness Commissioner’s changes must be implemented;

Commencement

This

Schedule comes into force on a day to be named by proclamation of the

Lieutenant Governor.

SCHEDULE

OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY ACT

(1) The definition of “industrial establishment” in subsection 1

(1) of the Occupational Health and Safety Act is

amended by adding “other than an office located in a private residence” after

“office”.

(2) Clause

(

a) of the definition of “workplace harassment” in subsection 1 (1) of the Act

is amended by adding “including virtually through the use of information and

communications technology” after “workplace”.

(3) Clause

(

a) of the definition of “workplace sexual harassment” in subsection 1 (1) of

the Act is amended by adding “including virtually through the use of

information and communications technology” after “workplace”.

(4) Subsection

1 (1) of the Act is amended by adding the following definition:

“washroom

facility” includes a washroom, toilet facility, clean-up facility, urinal,

shower or other similar facility, but does not include an eye wash station or

emergency shower; (“salle de toilette”)

(5) Section

1 of the Act is amended by adding the following subsection:

Electronic

posting

(5) For

the purposes of this Act and the regulations, information is posted in a

readily accessible electronic format if the following requirements are met:

1. The

employer provides workers with direction on where and how to access the

information.

2. The

information is posted in an electronic format that can be readily accessed by

workers in the workplace.

(1) Subsection 3 (1) of the Act is amended by adding “Except as is

prescribed and subject to the conditions and limitations prescribed” at the

beginning.

(2) Section

3 of the Act is amended by adding the following subsection:

Same

(1.1) Despite

subsection (1), this Act applies to telework performed in or about a private

residence or the lands and appurtenances used in connection therewith.

(1) Subsection 9 (32) of the Act is repealed and the following

substituted:

Posting

of names and work locations

(32) A

constructor or an employer required to establish a committee under this

section

shall post and keep posted the names and work locations of the committee

members,

(

a) in

a conspicuous place or places at the workplace where they are most likely to

come to the attention of the workers; or

(

b) in

a readily accessible electronic format.

(2) Subsection

9 (33) of the Act is amended by striking out “at the workplace”.

Subsection 12 (2) of the Act is repealed and the following substituted:

Posting

of copy of

summary

(2) Upon

receipt of the annual

summary, the employer shall cause a copy thereof to be

posted,

(

a) in

a conspicuous place or places at the workplace where it is most likely to come

to the attention of the workers; or

(

b) in

a readily accessible electronic format.

The Act is amended by adding the following section:

Washroom

facilities

23.1

(1) A

constructor shall ensure, on a project, that the washroom facilities, if any,

that are provided by the constructor for the use of workers are maintained in a

clean and sanitary condition.

Records

(2) The

constructor shall keep, maintain and make available records of the cleaning of

washroom facilities as prescribed.

Regulations

(3) The

regulations may modify or supplement this

section and may establish new or

modified requirements with respect to washroom facilities.

(1) Clause 25 (2) (

i) of the Act is repealed and the following

substituted:

(

i) post,

in a conspicuous place at the workplace, or in a readily accessible electronic

format, a copy of this Act and any explanatory material prepared by the

the rights, responsibilities and duties of workers;

(2) Clause

25 (2) (

k) of the Act is repealed and the following substituted:

(

k) post,

in a conspicuous place at the workplace, or in a readily accessible electronic

format, a copy of the occupational health and safety policy;

The Act is amended by adding the following section:

Washroom

facilities

25.3

(1) An

employer shall ensure that the washroom facilities, if any, that are provided

by the employer for the use of workers are maintained in a clean and sanitary

condition.

Same,

exception

(2) For

greater certainty, subsection (1) does not apply if the washroom facilities are

provided by a constructor on a project and subsection 23.1 (1) applies instead

with respect to those facilities.

Records

(3) The

employer shall keep, maintain and make available records of the cleaning of

washroom facilities as prescribed.

Regulations

(4) The

regulations may modify or supplement this

section and may establish new or

modified requirements with respect to washroom facilities.

Subsection 32.0.1 (2) of the Act is amended by adding “or in a readily

accessible electronic format” at the end.

Section 55.1 of the Act is amended by adding “or in a readily accessible

electronic format” at the end.

Subsection 70 (2) of the Act is amended by adding the following paragraphs:

43.0.1 modifying

or supplementing

section 23.1 with respect to a constructor’s duty to maintain

washroom facilities in a clean and sanitary condition;

. . . .

43.2 modifying

or supplementing

section 25.3 with respect to an employer’s duty to maintain

washroom facilities in a clean and sanitary condition;

43.3 establishing

new or modified requirements with respect to washroom facilities;

Commencement

(1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, this

Schedule

comes into force on the day the Working for Workers Five

Act, 2024 receives Royal Assent.

(2) Subsections

1 (1), (2), (3) and (5) and sections 2, 3, 4, 6, 8 and 9 come into force on the

later of July 1, 2024 and the day the Working for Workers

Five Act, 2024 receives Royal Assent.

(3) Subsection

1 (4) and sections 5, 7 and 10 come into force on a day to be named by

proclamation of the Lieutenant Governor.

SCHEDULE

ONTARIO IMMIGRATION ACT, 2015

Section 34 of the Ontario Immigration Act, 2015 is

amended by adding the following subsection:

Delegation

of powers and duties

(7.1) The

individual appointed under subsection (7) to conduct the internal review may delegate

the individual’s powers or duties under the appointment.

Commencement

This

Schedule comes into force on the day the Working for

Workers Five Act, 2024 receives Royal Assent.

SCHEDULE

WORKPLACE SAFETY AND INSURANCE ACT, 1997

(1) Subsection 14 (1) of the Workplace Safety

and Insurance Act, 1997 is amended by adding the following

definitions:

“wildland

firefighter” means a person who provides one or more of the following fire

protection services for or on behalf of the Ministry of Natural Resources and

Forestry, either as an employee of the Ministry or pursuant to the person’s

employer’s contract for services with the Ministry:

1. Fire

suppression.

2. Fire

prevention, fire mitigation or fire safety activities.

3. Rescue

and emergency services, including evacuation services.

4. Piloting

of aircraft for the purposes of providing the services described in paragraphs

1 to 3.

5. Communication

in respect of anything described in paragraphs 1 to 4.

6. Training

or evaluation of persons involved in providing anything described in paragraphs

1 to 5; (“pompier luttant contre les incendies de végétation”)

“wildland

fire investigator” means a person who is an employee of the Ministry of Natural

Resources and Forestry and is either appointed as an officer under the Forest Fires Prevention Act or duly appointed as a

conservation officer by the Ministry and who enters land or premises for the

purposes of inspecting the site of a fire or determining the cause and

circumstances of a fire; (“enquêteur sur les incendies de végétation”)

(2) Subsection

14 (2) of the Act is amended by adding the following paragraphs:

19. Wildland

firefighters.

20. Wildland

fire investigators.

(3) Clause

14 (3) (

a) of the Act is amended by striking out “or” at the end of subclause

(ii), adding “or” at the end of subclause (iii) and adding the following

subclause:

(iv) was

a worker listed in paragraph 19 or 20 of subsection (2) for at least one day on

or after transition day.

(4) Clause

14 (3) (

c) of the Act is amended by striking out “or” at the end of subclause

(iii) and adding the following subclauses:

(

v) is

a worker listed in paragraph 19 or 20 of subsection (2) at the time of filing a

claim, the diagnosis is made on or after transition day,

(vi) ceases

to be a worker listed in paragraph 19 or 20 of subsection (2) on or after the

day on which the Working for Workers Five Act, 2024

receives Royal Assent, the diagnosis is made on or after transition day but no

later than 24 months after the day on which the worker ceases to be a listed

worker, or

(vii) ceased

to be a worker listed in paragraph 19 or 20 of subsection (2) on or after

transition day but before the day on which the Working for

Workers Five Act, 2024 receives Royal Assent, the diagnosis is made on

or after transition day but no later than 24 months after the day on which the Working for Workers Five Act, 2024 receives Royal Assent.

(5) Section

14 of the Act is amended by adding the following subsections:

Interpretation

(4) In

subsection (3),

“transition

day” means the day that is 24 months before the day the Working

for Workers Five Act, 2024 receives Royal Assent.

. . . .

Same

(11.1) The

time limits in subsections 22 (1) and (2) do not apply in respect of a claim

made under this

section by a worker listed in paragraph 19 or 20 of subsection

(2) that is made with respect to posttraumatic stress disorder that was

diagnosed on or after transition day and before the day the Working for Workers Five Act, 2024 receives Royal Assent.

Same

(11.2) Despite

subsection (11.1), a claim made under this

section by a worker listed in

paragraph 19 or 20 of subsection (2) that is made with respect to posttraumatic

stress disorder that was diagnosed on or after transition day and before the

day the Working for Workers Five Act, 2024 receives

Royal Assent must be filed within six months after the day on which the Working for Workers Five Act, 2024 receives Royal Assent.

. . . .

Same

(13.1) If

a worker listed in paragraph 19 or 20 of subsection (2) has filed a claim for

entitlement to benefits relating to posttraumatic stress disorder and the claim

is pending before the Board on the day on which the Working

for Workers Five Act, 2024 receives Royal Assent, the Board shall decide

the claim in accordance with this

section as it reads at the time the Board

makes its decision as though the requirements in clauses 3 (

a) and (

c) were

satisfied.

(6) Subsection

14 (14) of the Act is amended by striking out “subsections (12) and (13)” and

substituting “subsections (12), (13) and (13.1)”.

(7) Section

14 of the Act is amended by adding the following subsections:

Same

(16.1) If

a worker listed in paragraph 19 or 20 of subsection (2) has filed a claim for

entitlement to benefits relating to posttraumatic stress disorder and the claim

is pending before the Appeals Tribunal on the day on which the Working for Workers Five Act, 2024 receives Royal Assent,

the Appeals Tribunal shall refer the claim back to the Board and the Board

shall decide the claim in accordance with this

section as it reads at the time

the Board makes its decision as though the requirements in clauses (3) (

a) and

(

c) were satisfied.

. . . .

Same

(18.1) If,

on or after the day on which the Working for Workers Five

Act, 2024 receives Royal Assent and within the time limit set out in

subsection 125 (2), a worker listed in paragraph 19 or 20 of subsection

(2) files a notice of appeal with the Appeals Tribunal of a final decision of the

Board that was made before the day on which the Working

for Workers Five Act, 2024 receives Royal Assent regarding a claim for

entitlement to benefits relating to posttraumatic stress disorder, the Appeals

Tribunal shall refer the claim back to the Board and the Board shall decide the

claim in accordance with this

section as it reads at the time the Board makes

its decision as though the requirements in clauses (3) (

a) and (

c) were

satisfied.

(8) Subsection

14 (19) of the Act is amended by adding the following paragraph:

3.1 Claims

and appeals in respect of workers listed in paragraphs 19 and 20 of subsection

(2) that are pending on the day on which the Working for

Workers Five Act, 2024 receives Royal Assent.

(9) Paragraph

4 of subsection 14 (19) of the Act is amended by striking out “subsections

(17) and (18)” and substituting “subsections (17), (18) and (18.1)”.

(1) Section 15.1 of the Act is amended by adding the following

subsections:

Same,

primary-site skin cancer

(4.3) If

a worker is prescribed under clause (8) (

a) and suffers from and is impaired by

primary-site skin cancer, the disease is presumed to be an occupational disease

that occurs due to the nature of the worker’s employment as a firefighter or

fire investigator, unless the contrary is shown.

Restriction

(4.4) The

presumption in subsection (4.3) does not apply unless the worker was employed

as a full-time firefighter, part-time firefighter or fire investigator or

served as a volunteer firefighter for a total of at least 10 years before being

diagnosed.

(2) Subsection

15.1 (5) of the Act is amended by striking out “subsection (4) and (4.1)” and

substituting “subsections (4), (4.1) and (4.3)”.

(3) Subsection

15.1 (6) of the Act is amended by striking out “subsection (4) or (4.1)” and

substituting “subsection (4), (4.1) or (4.3)”.

(4) Subsection

15.1 (7) of the Act is amended by striking out “subsections (1) and (4)” and

substituting “subsections (1), (4), (4.1) and (4.3)”.

(5) Clause

15.1 (8) (

a) of the Act is amended by striking out “subsection (1), (4) or

(4.1)” and substituting “subsection (1), (4), (4.1) or (4.3)”.

(6) Clause

15.1 (8) (

e) of the Act is amended by striking out “subsections (1), (4) and

(4.1)” and substituting “subsections (1), (4), (4.1) and (4.3)”.

Clause 15.2 (1) (

b) of the Act is repealed and the following substituted:

(

b) a

presumption established under subsection 15.1 (4.1) or (4.3) applies to a

disease with which a worker is diagnosed.

Commencement

(1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, this

Schedule

comes into force on the day the Working for Workers Five

Act, 2024 receives Royal Assent.

(2) Sections

2 and 3 come into force on a day to be named by proclamation of the Lieutenant

Governor.

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EXPLANATORY

NOTE

SCHEDULE 1

BUILDING OPPORTUNITIES IN THE SKILLED TRADES ACT, 2021

The

Schedule amends the Building Opportunities in the Skilled

Trades Act, 2021 to provide that the regulations may set out alternative

criteria for academic standards.

SCHEDULE 2

EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS ACT, 2000

The

Employment Standards Act, 2000 is amended as

follows:

New

sections 8.5 and 8.6 of the Act establish certain requirements with respect to

publicly advertised job postings. Complementary amendments are made to the

record-keeping requirements in

section 15 and the regulation-making authorities

in subsection 141 (1).

Section

50 of the Act is amended so that employers retain the right to require evidence

of entitlement to sick leave but are not permitted to require a certificate

from a qualified health practitioner.

Section

132 of the Act, which sets out the fines applicable for convictions under the

Act, is amended to increase the maximum fine for an individual to $100,000.

SCHEDULE 3

FAIR ACCESS TO REGULATED PROFESSIONS AND COMPULSORY TRADES ACT, 2006

The

Schedule amends the Fair Access to Regulated Professions

and Compulsory Trades Act, 2006 to add new sections requiring regulated

professions to have policies respecting what alternatives to the documentation

of qualifications that is normally required will be acceptable and to have

plans addressing how they will enable multiple registration processes to take

place concurrently. The sections also include requirements respecting the

contents of the policies and plans and other related provisions.

SCHEDULE 4

OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY ACT

The

Occupational Health and Safety Act is amended. Here

are some highlights:

The

Act is amended to impose duties on constructors and employers with respect to

the maintenance of washroom facilities. Complementary amendments are made.

The

definitions of “workplace harassment” and “workplace sexual harassment” are

updated to include certain virtual activities.

Section

3 of the Act is amended to provide that the Act applies to telework performed

in or about a private residence.

Various

provisions of the Act that require the posting of information are amended to

provide that the information may be posted in a readily accessible electronic

format. New subsection 1 (5) establishes the requirements that must be met for information

to be posted in a readily accessible electronic format for the purposes of the

Act.

SCHEDULE 5

ONTARIO IMMIGRATION ACT, 2015

The

Schedule amends the Ontario Immigration Act, 2015

to provide that an individual who is appointed to conduct an internal review

may delegate the individual’s powers or duties under the appointment.

SCHEDULE 6

WORKPLACE SAFETY AND INSURANCE ACT, 1997

Section

14 of the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act, 1997 ,

which provides that certain workers are entitled to benefits under the

insurance plan for posttraumatic stress disorder arising out of and in the

course of the worker’s employment and that the posttraumatic stress disorder is

presumed to have arisen out of and in the course of the worker’s employment,

unless the contrary is shown, is amended to include two new categories of

workers. Transitional matters are provided for and complementary amendments are

made.

Section

15.1 of the Act, which creates presumptions that apply to certain firefighters

and fire investigators, is amended to establish a presumption in respect of

primary-site skin cancer. Related amendments are made to provisions of that

section and to

section 15.2.

Bill 190 2024

Act to amend various statutes with respect to employment and labour and other

matters

CONTENTS

Preamble

Contents

of this Act

Commencement

Short

title

Schedule 1

Building

Opportunities in the Skilled Trades Act, 2021

Schedule 2

Employment

Standards Act, 2000

Schedule 3

Fair

Access to Regulated Professions and Compulsory Trades Act, 2006

Schedule 4

Occupational

Health and Safety Act

Schedule 5

Ontario

Immigration Act, 2015

Schedule 6

Workplace

Safety and Insurance Act, 1997

Preamble

The

Government of Ontario:

supporting, attracting and working for workers, who are at the centre of the

government’s plan to build Ontario.

Recognizes

that improving standards and fairness on the job and during the hiring process

helps workers and provides stability for businesses.

Understands

that removing barriers and helping people to enter the skilled trades will

increase Ontario’s economic competitiveness, support Ontario businesses, meet

Ontario’s labour market needs and provide more opportunities and bigger

paycheques for Ontario workers.

Therefore,

His 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) Except as otherwise provided in this section, 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

The

short title of this Act is the Working for Workers

Five Act, 2024 .

SCHEDULE

BUILDING OPPORTUNITIES IN THE SKILLED TRADES ACT, 2021

(1) The French version of clause 15 (1) (

a) of the Building Opportunities in the Skilled Trades Act, 2021 ,

as re-enacted by subsection 67 (2) of the Act, is repealed and the following

substituted:

a) le

particulier qui doit recevoir la formation a au moins 16 ans et a satisfait aux

normes relatives aux études prescrites, le cas échéant, pour le métier;

(2) Section

15 of the Act is amended by adding the following subsection:

Alternative

criteria

(1.1) The

requirement under clause (1) (

b) to satisfy any prescribed academic standards

does not apply in respect of an individual who satisfies the alternative

criteria prescribed in the regulations.

(3) Section

15 of the Act, as re-enacted by subsection 67 (2) of the Act, is amended by

adding the following subsection:

Alternative

criteria

(1.1) The

requirement under clause (1) (

a) to complete any prescribed academic standard

does not apply in respect of an individual who satisfies the alternative

criteria prescribed in the regulations.

Subsection 65 (1) of the Act is amended by adding the following clause:

(m.1) prescribing

alternative criteria for the purposes of subsection 15 (1.1), including

authorizing the Registrar or another person to establish the criteria or to

assess whether the criteria have been satisfied;

Commencement

(1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, this

Schedule

comes into force on the day the Working for Workers Five Act,

2024 receives Royal Assent.

(2) Subsections

1 (1) and (3) come into force on the later of the day subsection 67 (2) of the Building Opportunities in the Skilled Trades Act, 2021

comes into force and the day the Working for Workers Five Act,

2024 receives Royal Assent.

SCHEDULE

EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS ACT, 2000

The Employment Standards Act, 2000 is amended by

adding the following sections:

Job

posting information

8.5

(1) Every

employer who advertises a publicly advertised job posting shall include in the

posting,

(

a) a

statement disclosing whether the posting is for an existing vacancy or not; and

(

b) such

other information as may be prescribed.

Exception

(2) Subsection

(1) does not apply to a publicly advertised job posting that meets such

criteria as may be prescribed.

Duty

to inform applicants interviewed

8.6 If an employer

interviews an applicant for a publicly advertised job posting, the employer

shall, within the prescribed time period, provide the applicant with the

prescribed information.

Section 15 of the Act is amended by adding the following subsection:

Retention

of interview information

(7.1.1) An

employer shall retain or arrange for some other person to retain copies of all

prescribed information provided under

section 8.6 for three years after the day

the information was provided to the applicant.

(1) Section 50 of the Act is amended by adding the following

subsection:

Definition

(0.1) In

this section,

“qualified

health practitioner” means,

(

a) a

person who is qualified to practise as a physician, a registered nurse or a

psychologist under the laws of the jurisdiction in which care or treatment is

provided to the employee, or

(

b) in

the prescribed circumstances, a member of a prescribed class of health

practitioners.

(2) Subsection

50 (6) of the Act is repealed and the following substituted:

Evidence

(6) Subject

to subsection (6.1), an employer may require an employee who takes leave under

this

section to provide evidence reasonable in the circumstances that the

employee is entitled to the leave.

Same

(6.1) An

employer shall not require an employee to provide a certificate from a

qualified health practitioner as evidence under subsection (6).

Clause 132 (

a) of the Act is amended by striking out “$50,000” and substituting

“$100,000”.

Subsection 141 (1) of the Act is amended by adding the following paragraphs:

17.1 Defining

what constitutes an interview for the purposes of

Part III.1.

17.2 Prescribing

the manner in which information provided under

section 8.6 must be provided.

Commencement

(1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, this

Schedule

comes into force on the day the Working for Workers Five

Act, 2024 receives Royal Assent.

(2) Sections

1, 2 and 5 come into force on a day to be named by proclamation of the

Lieutenant Governor.

SCHEDULE

FAIR ACCESS TO REGULATED PROFESSIONS AND COMPULSORY TRADES ACT, 2006

Subsection 10 (1) of the Fair Access to Regulated

Professions and Compulsory Trades Act, 2006 is repealed and the

following substituted:

Qualifications

(1) A

regulated profession shall make information publicly available on what

documentation of qualifications must accompany an application and what

reasonable alternatives to the documentation will be acceptable to the

regulated profession if the required documentation cannot be obtained for

reasons beyond an applicant’s control.

The Act is amended by adding the following sections:

Policy

re reasonable alternatives to required documentation

12.1

(1) A

regulated profession shall have a policy addressing what alternatives to the

documentation of qualifications that is normally required will be acceptable.

Same

(2) The

policy must,

(

a) provide

that the regulated profession will accept reasonable alternatives to the

documentation that is normally required if the required documentation cannot be

obtained for reasons beyond an applicant’s control;

(

b) describe

what constitutes a reasonable alternative;

(

c) include

the timelines within which the regulated profession will process such

alternative documentation and inform the applicant of the next steps; and

(

d) comply

with any requirements set out in the regulations respecting the policy,

including respecting how the policy must address the matters described in

clauses (

a) to (c).

Submission

of policy to Fairness Commissioner

(3) A

regulated profession shall submit the policy to the Fairness Commissioner for

review.

Updating

policy

(4) Whenever

there is a change in circumstances that may affect the policy, the regulated

profession shall update it and submit it to the Fairness Commissioner for

review.

Fairness

Commissioner’s input and approval

(5) Before

implementing a policy or updated policy, a regulated profession shall,

(

a) respond

to any input from the Fairness Commissioner regarding the policy or updated

policy; and

(

b) if

the regulations so provide, obtain the Fairness Commissioner’s approval of the

policy or updated policy.

Regulations

re approvals

(6) The

Fairness Commissioner shall comply with any regulations prescribing the process

for approving a policy or updated policy.

Plan

re parallel processing

12.2

(1) A

regulated profession shall have a plan addressing how it will enable multiple

registration processes to take place concurrently.

Same

(2) The

plan must,

(

a) permit

applicants who experience a delay in one part of the registration process to

proceed with other parts of the registration process wherever possible; and

(

b) comply

with any requirements set out in the regulations respecting the plan, including

respecting how the plan must address the matter described in clause (a).

Submission

of plan to Fairness Commissioner

(3) A

regulated profession shall submit the plan to the Fairness Commissioner for

review.

Updating

plan

(4) Whenever

there is a change in circumstances that may affect the plan, the regulated

profession shall update it and submit it to the Fairness Commissioner for

review.

Fairness

Commissioner’s input and approval

(5) Before

implementing a plan or updated plan, a regulated profession shall,

(

a) respond

to any input from the Fairness Commissioner regarding the plan or updated plan;

and

(

b) if

the regulations so provide, obtain the Fairness Commissioner’s approval of the

plan or updated plan.

Regulations

re approvals

(6) The

Fairness Commissioner shall comply with any regulations prescribing the process

for approving a plan or updated plan.

Subsection 34 (1) of the Act is amended by adding the following clause:

(c.3.1) for

the purposes of clause 12.1 (5) (

b) or 12.2 (5) (b), providing that the

Fairness Commissioner’s approval is required or prescribing the circumstances

in which the Fairness Commissioner’s approval is required;

Commencement

This

Schedule comes into force on a day to be named by proclamation of the

Lieutenant Governor.

SCHEDULE

OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY ACT

(1) The definition of “industrial establishment” in subsection 1

(1) of the Occupational Health and Safety Act is

amended by adding “other than an office located in a private residence” after

“office”.

(2) Clause

(

a) of the definition of “workplace harassment” in subsection 1 (1) of the Act

is amended by adding “including virtually through the use of information and

communications technology” after “workplace”.

(3) Clause

(

a) of the definition of “workplace sexual harassment” in subsection 1 (1) of

the Act is amended by adding “including virtually through the use of

information and communications technology” after “workplace”.

(4) Subsection

1 (1) of the Act is amended by adding the following definition:

“washroom

facility” includes a washroom, toilet facility, clean-up facility, urinal,

shower or other similar facility, but does not include an eye wash station or

emergency shower; (“salle de toilette”)

(5) Section

1 of the Act is amended by adding the following subsection:

Electronic

posting

(5) For

the purposes of this Act and the regulations, information is posted in a

readily accessible electronic format if the following requirements are met:

1. The

employer provides workers with direction on where and how to access the

information.

2. The

information is posted in an electronic format that can be readily accessed by

workers in the workplace.

(1) Subsection 3 (1) of the Act is amended by adding “Except as is

prescribed and subject to the conditions and limitations prescribed” at the

beginning.

(2) Section

3 of the Act is amended by adding the following subsection:

Same

(1.1) Despite

subsection (1), this Act applies to telework performed in or about a private

residence or the lands and appurtenances used in connection therewith.

(1) Subsection 9 (32) of the Act is repealed and the following

substituted:

Posting

of names and work locations

(32) A

constructor or an employer required to establish a committee under this

section

shall post and keep posted the names and work locations of the committee

members,

(

a) in

a conspicuous place or places at the workplace where they are most likely to

come to the attention of the workers; or

(

b) in

a readily accessible electronic format.

(2) Subsection

9 (33) of the Act is amended by striking out “at the workplace”.

Subsection 12 (2) of the Act is repealed and the following substituted:

Posting

of copy of

summary

(2) Upon

receipt of the annual

summary, the employer shall cause a copy thereof to be

posted,

(

a) in

a conspicuous place or places at the workplace where it is most likely to come

to the attention of the workers; or

(

b) in

a readily accessible electronic format.

The Act is amended by adding the following section:

Washroom

facilities

23.1

(1) A

constructor shall ensure, on a project, that the washroom facilities, if any,

that are provided by the constructor for the use of workers are maintained in a

clean and sanitary condition.

Records

(2) The

constructor shall keep, maintain and make available records of the cleaning of

washroom facilities as prescribed.

Regulations

(3) The

regulations may modify or supplement this

section and may establish new or

modified requirements with respect to washroom facilities.

(1) Clause 25 (2) (

i) of the Act is repealed and the following

substituted:

(

i) post,

in a conspicuous place at the workplace, or in a readily accessible electronic

format, a copy of this Act and any explanatory material prepared by the

the rights, responsibilities and duties of workers;

(2) Clause

25 (2) (

k) of the Act is repealed and the following substituted:

(

k) post,

in a conspicuous place at the workplace, or in a readily accessible electronic

format, a copy of the occupational health and safety policy;

The Act is amended by adding the following section:

Washroom

facilities

25.3

(1) An

employer shall ensure that the washroom facilities, if any, that are provided

by the employer for the use of workers are maintained in a clean and sanitary

condition.

Same,

exception

(2) For

greater certainty, subsection (1) does not apply if the washroom facilities are

provided by a constructor on a project and subsection 23.1 (1) applies instead

with respect to those facilities.

Records

(3) The

employer shall keep, maintain and make available records of the cleaning of

washroom facilities as prescribed.

Regulations

(4) The

regulations may modify or supplement this

section and may establish new or

modified requirements with respect to washroom facilities.

Subsection 32.0.1 (2) of the Act is amended by adding “or in a readily

accessible electronic format” at the end.

Section 55.1 of the Act is amended by adding “or in a readily accessible

electronic format” at the end.

Subsection 70 (2) of the Act is amended by adding the following paragraphs:

43.0.1 modifying

or supplementing

section 23.1 with respect to a constructor’s duty to maintain

washroom facilities in a clean and sanitary condition;

. . . .

43.2 modifying

or supplementing

section 25.3 with respect to an employer’s duty to maintain

washroom facilities in a clean and sanitary condition;

43.3 establishing

new or modified requirements with respect to washroom facilities;

Commencement

(1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, this

Schedule

comes into force on the day the Working for Workers Five

Act, 2024 receives Royal Assent.

(2) Subsections

1 (1), (2), (3) and (5) and sections 2, 3, 4, 6, 8 and 9 come into force on the

later of July 1, 2024 and the day the Working for Workers

Five Act, 2024 receives Royal Assent.

(3) Subsection

1 (4) and sections 5, 7 and 10 come into force on a day to be named by

proclamation of the Lieutenant Governor.

SCHEDULE

ONTARIO IMMIGRATION ACT, 2015

Section 34 of the Ontario Immigration Act, 2015 is

amended by adding the following subsection:

Delegation

of powers and duties

(7.1) The

individual appointed under subsection (7) to conduct the internal review may delegate

the individual’s powers or duties under the appointment.

Commencement

This

Schedule comes into force on the day the Working for

Workers Five Act, 2024 receives Royal Assent.

SCHEDULE

WORKPLACE SAFETY AND INSURANCE ACT, 1997

(1) Subsection 14 (1) of the Workplace Safety

and Insurance Act, 1997 is amended by adding the following

definitions:

“wildland

firefighter” means a person who provides one or more of the following fire

protection services for or on behalf of the Ministry of Natural Resources and

Forestry, either as an employee of the Ministry or pursuant to the person’s

employer’s contract for services with the Ministry:

1. Fire

suppression.

2. Fire

prevention, fire mitigation or fire safety activities.

3. Rescue

and emergency services, including evacuation services.

4. Piloting

of aircraft for the purposes of providing the services described in paragraphs

1 to 3.

5. Communication

in respect of anything described in paragraphs 1 to 4.

6. Training

or evaluation of persons involved in providing anything described in paragraphs

1 to 5; (“pompier luttant contre les incendies de végétation”)

“wildland

fire investigator” means a person who is an employee of the Ministry of Natural

Resources and Forestry and is either appointed as an officer under the Forest Fires Prevention Act or duly appointed as a

conservation officer by the Ministry and who enters land or premises for the

purposes of inspecting the site of a fire or determining the cause and

circumstances of a fire; (“enquêteur sur les incendies de végétation”)

(2) Subsection

14 (2) of the Act is amended by adding the following paragraphs:

19. Wildland

firefighters.

20. Wildland

fire investigators.

(3) Clause

14 (3) (

a) of the Act is amended by striking out “or” at the end of subclause

(ii), adding “or” at the end of subclause (iii) and adding the following

subclause:

(iv) was

a worker listed in paragraph 19 or 20 of subsection (2) for at least one day on

or after transition day.

(4) Clause

14 (3) (

c) of the Act is amended by striking out “or” at the end of subclause

(iii) and adding the following subclauses:

(

v) is

a worker listed in paragraph 19 or 20 of subsection (2) at the time of filing a

claim, the diagnosis is made on or after transition day,

(vi) ceases

to be a worker listed in paragraph 19 or 20 of subsection (2) on or after the

day on which the Working for Workers Five Act, 2024

receives Royal Assent, the diagnosis is made on or after transition day but no

later than 24 months after the day on which the worker ceases to be a listed

worker, or

(vii) ceased

to be a worker listed in paragraph 19 or 20 of subsection (2) on or after

transition day but before the day on which the Working for

Workers Five Act, 2024 receives Royal Assent, the diagnosis is made on

or after transition day but no later than 24 months after the day on which the Working for Workers Five Act, 2024 receives Royal Assent.

(5) Section

14 of the Act is amended by adding the following subsections:

Interpretation

(4) In

subsection (3),

“transition

day” means the day that is 24 months before the day the Working

for Workers Five Act, 2024 receives Royal Assent.

. . . .

Same

(11.1) The

time limits in subsections 22 (1) and (2) do not apply in respect of a claim

made under this

section by a worker listed in paragraph 19 or 20 of subsection

(2) that is made with respect to posttraumatic stress disorder that was

diagnosed on or after transition day and before the day the Working for Workers Five Act, 2024 receives Royal Assent.

Same

(11.2) Despite

subsection (11.1), a claim made under this

section by a worker listed in

paragraph 19 or 20 of subsection (2) that is made with respect to posttraumatic

stress disorder that was diagnosed on or after transition day and before the

day the Working for Workers Five Act, 2024 receives

Royal Assent must be filed within six months after the day on which the Working for Workers Five Act, 2024 receives Royal Assent.

. . . .

Same

(13.1) If

a worker listed in paragraph 19 or 20 of subsection (2) has filed a claim for

entitlement to benefits relating to posttraumatic stress disorder and the claim

is pending before the Board on the day on which the Working

for Workers Five Act, 2024 receives Royal Assent, the Board shall decide

the claim in accordance with this

section as it reads at the time the Board

makes its decision as though the requirements in clauses 3 (

a) and (

c) were

satisfied.

(6) Subsection

14 (14) of the Act is amended by striking out “subsections (12) and (13)” and

substituting “subsections (12), (13) and (13.1)”.

(7) Section

14 of the Act is amended by adding the following subsections:

Same

(16.1) If

a worker listed in paragraph 19 or 20 of subsection (2) has filed a claim for

entitlement to benefits relating to posttraumatic stress disorder and the claim

is pending before the Appeals Tribunal on the day on which the Working for Workers Five Act, 2024 receives Royal Assent,

the Appeals Tribunal shall refer the claim back to the Board and the Board

shall decide the claim in accordance with this

section as it reads at the time

the Board makes its decision as though the requirements in clauses (3) (

a) and

(

c) were satisfied.

. . . .

Same

(18.1) If,

on or after the day on which the Working for Workers Five

Act, 2024 receives Royal Assent and within the time limit set out in

subsection 125 (2), a worker listed in paragraph 19 or 20 of subsection

(2) files a notice of appeal with the Appeals Tribunal of a final decision of the

Board that was made before the day on which the Working

for Workers Five Act, 2024 receives Royal Assent regarding a claim for

entitlement to benefits relating to posttraumatic stress disorder, the Appeals

Tribunal shall refer the claim back to the Board and the Board shall decide the

claim in accordance with this

section as it reads at the time the Board makes

its decision as though the requirements in clauses (3) (

a) and (

c) were

satisfied.

(8) Subsection

14 (19) of the Act is amended by adding the following paragraph:

3.1 Claims

and appeals in respect of workers listed in paragraphs 19 and 20 of subsection

(2) that are pending on the day on which the Working for

Workers Five Act, 2024 receives Royal Assent.

(9) Paragraph

4 of subsection 14 (19) of the Act is amended by striking out “subsections

(17) and (18)” and substituting “subsections (17), (18) and (18.1)”.

(1) Section 15.1 of the Act is amended by adding the following

subsections:

Same,

primary-site skin cancer

(4.3) If

a worker is prescribed under clause (8) (

a) and suffers from and is impaired by

primary-site skin cancer, the disease is presumed to be an occupational disease

that occurs due to the nature of the worker’s employment as a firefighter or

fire investigator, unless the contrary is shown.

Restriction

(4.4) The

presumption in subsection (4.3) does not apply unless the worker was employed

as a full-time firefighter, part-time firefighter or fire investigator or

served as a volunteer firefighter for a total of at least 10 years before being

diagnosed.

(2) Subsection

15.1 (5) of the Act is amended by striking out “subsection (4) and (4.1)” and

substituting “subsection (4), (4.1) and (4.3)”.

(3) Subsection

15.1 (6) of the Act is amended by striking out “subsection (4) or (4.1)” and

substituting “subsection (4), (4.1) or (4.3)”.

(4) Subsection

15.1 (7) of the Act is amended by striking out “subsections (1) and (4)” and

substituting “subsections (1), (4), (4.1) and (4.3)”.

(5) Clause

15.1 (8) (

a) of the Act is amended by striking out “subsection (1), (4) or

(4.1)” and substituting “subsection (1), (4), (4.1) or (4.3)”.

(6) Clause

15.1 (8) (

e) of the Act is amended by striking out “subsections (1), (4) and

(4.1)” and substituting “subsections (1), (4), (4.1) and (4.3)”.

Clause 15.2 (1) (

b) of the Act is repealed and the following substituted:

(

b) a

presumption established under subsection 15.1 (4.1) or (4.3) applies to a

disease with which a worker is diagnosed.

Commencement

(1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, this

Schedule

comes into force on the day the Working for Workers Five

Act, 2024 receives Royal Assent.

(2) Sections

2 and 3 come into force on a day to be named by proclamation of the Lieutenant

Governor.

Date Bill stage Event Outcome Committee

October 28, 2024

Royal Assent

Royal Assent received

October 28, 2024

Third Reading

Vote

Carried

October 28, 2024

Third Reading

Question put

October 28, 2024

Third Reading

Closure

Carried

October 28, 2024

Third Reading

Moved closure

October 28, 2024

Third Reading

Debated

October 24, 2024

Third Reading

Debated

Debate adjourned

October 24, 2024

Third Reading

Debated

Debate adjourned

October 23, 2024

Second Reading

Ordered for Third Reading

October 23, 2024

Second Reading

Report adopted

October 23, 2024

Second Reading

Reported as amended

Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs

October 22, 2024

Second Reading

Consideration of a Bill

Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs

October 9, 2024

Second Reading

Consideration of a Bill

Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs

October 8, 2024

Second Reading

Consideration of a Bill

Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs

May 16, 2024

Second Reading

Ordered referred to Standing Committee

Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs

May 16, 2024

Second Reading

Vote

Carried

May 16, 2024

Second Reading

Question put

May 16, 2024

Second Reading

Debated

May 9, 2024

Second Reading

Debated

Debate adjourned

May 9, 2024

Second Reading

Debated

Debate adjourned

May 8, 2024

Second Reading

Debated

Debate adjourned

May 6, 2024

First Reading

Ordered for Second Reading

May 6, 2024

First Reading

Vote

Carried

First Reading

May 6, 2024

Carried

Ordered for Second Reading

Second Reading

May 8, 2024

Principal Debaters

Barnes, Patrice

Ajax

Piccini, Hon. David

Northumberland—Peterborough South

West, Jamie

Sudbury

Questions and Responses

Gates, Wayne

Niagara Falls

Leardi, Anthony

Essex

Sattler, Peggy

London West

Shaw, Sandy

Hamilton West—Ancaster—Dundas

Smith, Laura

Thornhill

May 9, 2024

Principal Debaters

Bell, Jessica

University—Rosedale

Clancy, Aislinn

Kitchener Centre

Cuzzetto, Rudy

Mississauga—Lakeshore

Harden, Joel

Ottawa Centre

Hsu, Ted

Kingston and the Islands

Jordan, John

Lanark—Frontenac—Kingston

Kernaghan, Terence

London North Centre

Leardi, Anthony

Essex

Rakocevic, Tom

Humber River—Black Creek

Sattler, Peggy

London West

Wai, Daisy

Richmond Hill

West, Jamie

Sudbury

Questions and Responses

Bourgouin, Guy

Mushkegowuk—James Bay

Burch, Jeff

Niagara Centre

Byers, Rick

Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound

Crawford, Stephen

Oakville

Dowie, Andrew

Windsor—Tecumseh

Fife, Catherine

Waterloo

Flack, Hon. Rob

Elgin—Middlesex—London

French, Jennifer

Oshawa

Glover, Chris

Spadina—Fort York

Jones, Trevor

Chatham-Kent—Leamington

Kanapathi, Logan

Markham—Thornhill

MacLeod, Lisa

Nepean

Oosterhoff, Sam

Niagara West

Pierre, Natalie

Burlington

Quinn, Nolan

Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry

Sabawy, Sheref

Mississauga—Erin Mills

Smith, Hon. Graydon

Parry Sound—Muskoka

Stevens, Jennifer (Jennie)

St. Catharines

Tabuns, Peter

Toronto—Danforth

Vaugeois, Lise

Thunder Bay—Superior North

Williams, Hon. Charmaine

Brampton Centre

Wong-Tam, Kristyn

Toronto Centre

May 9, 2024

Debated

May 16, 2024

Principal Debaters

Anand, Deepak

Mississauga—Malton

Gates, Wayne

Niagara Falls

Glover, Chris

Spadina—Fort York

Pierre, Natalie

Burlington

Shamji, Adil

Don Valley East

Shaw, Sandy

Hamilton West—Ancaster—Dundas

Williams, Hon. Charmaine

Brampton Centre

Questions and Responses

Armstrong, Teresa

London—Fanshawe

Cho, Hon. Stan

Willowdale

Dowie, Andrew

Windsor—Tecumseh

Harris, Mike

Kitchener—Conestoga

Jones, Trevor

Chatham-Kent—Leamington

Jordan, John

Lanark—Frontenac—Kingston

Karpoche, Bhutila

Parkdale—High Park

Rae, Matthew

Perth—Wellington

Rakocevic, Tom

Humber River—Black Creek

Tangri, Hon. Nina

Mississauga—Streetsville

May 16, 2024

Question put

May 16, 2024

Carried

Ordered referred to Standing Committee

Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs

October 8, 2024

Consideration of a Bill

Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs

October 9, 2024

Consideration of a Bill

Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs

October 22, 2024

Consideration of a Bill

Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs

October 23, 2024

Reported as amended

Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs

Report adopted

Ordered for Third Reading

Third Reading

October 24, 2024

Principal Debaters

Allsopp, Tyler

Bay of Quinte

Anand, Deepak

Mississauga—Malton

Barnes, Patrice

Ajax

Fraser, John

Ottawa South

Kernaghan, Terence

London North Centre

Piccini, Hon. David

Northumberland—Peterborough South

Sattler, Peggy

London West

Tabuns, Peter

Toronto—Danforth

Vaugeois, Lise

Thunder Bay—Superior North

West, Jamie

Sudbury

Wong-Tam, Kristyn

Toronto Centre

Questions and Responses

Begum, Doly

Scarborough Southwest

Bell, Jessica

University—Rosedale

Bourgouin, Guy

Mushkegowuk—James Bay

Bowman, Stephanie

Don Valley West

Cuzzetto, Rudy

Mississauga—Lakeshore

Flack, Hon. Rob

Elgin—Middlesex—London

Gallagher Murphy, Dawn

Newmarket—Aurora

Harris, Hon. Mike

Kitchener—Conestoga

Hogarth, Christine

Etobicoke—Lakeshore

Jordan, John

Lanark—Frontenac—Kingston

Karpoche, Bhutila

Parkdale—High Park

Leardi, Anthony

Essex

Mamakwa, Sol

Kiiwetinoong

McGregor, Hon. Graham

Brampton North

Pierre, Natalie

Burlington

October 24, 2024

Debated

October 28, 2024

Principal Debaters

Clark, Steve

Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes

Moved closure

Closure carried

Carried

Royal Assent

October 28, 2024

Royal Assent received