British Columbia Order in Council — Order under Labour Statutes Amendment, 2023, s (O.C. 341/2024)

O.C. 341/2024

British Columbia — Orders in Council

PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ORDER OF THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL Order in Council No. , Approved and Ordered Lieutenant Governor Executive Council Chambers, Victoria On the recommendation of the undersigned, the Lieutenant Governor, by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council, orders that, effective September 3, 2024, (

a) sections to of the Labour Statutes Amendment Act, 2023 , S.B.C. 2023, c. 44, are brought into force, and (

b) the attached Online Platform Workers Regulation is made. Minister of Labour Presiding Member of the Executive Council (This

part is for administrative purposes only and is not part of the Order.) Authority under which Order is made: Act and section: Labour Statutes Amendment Act, 2023, S.B.C. 2023, c. 44, s. 11 Workers Compensation Act, R.S.B.C. 2019, c. 1, s. 109 (2) Other: R20781411 June 17, 2024 ONLINE PLATFORM WORKERS REGULATION

Definitions In this regulation: “Act” means the Workers Compensation Act; “applicable online order” means an order placed and paid for by means of a delivery services online platform if the following conditions are satisfied: (

a) the order is for one or more delivery service items; (

b) a delivery services worker (

i) picks up the delivery service item from the person who is the seller of the item, and (ii) delivers the delivery service item to (

A) the person who placed an d paid for the order, or (

B) a person specified by the person who placed and paid for the order; (

c) the seller referred to in paragra ph (b) (

i) is not a platform operator or platform operator affiliate; “delivery service item” means the following: (

a) prepared food; (

b) a beverage; (

c) a good, including a grocery item; “delivery services online platform” means an online platform that connects delivery services workers with persons who require the se rvices of those workers; “delivery services worker” means an online platform worker who performs work described in

section 2 (a); “platform operator” means a person who operates a delivery services online platform or a ride-hail online platform; “platform operator affiliate” means an affiliate, as defined in the Business Corpo- rations Act, of a platform operator; “ride-hail online platform” means an online platform that connects ride-hail services workers with persons who require the services of those workers; “ride-hail services worker” means an online platform worker who performs work described in

section 2 (b). Prescribed work for purposes of Act For the purposes of the definition of “online platform worker” and

section 1.1 (

b) of the Act, the following work is prescribed: (

a) work performed for the purpose of picking up and delivering an applicable online order; (

b) work performed for the purpose of transporting one or more passengers whose transportation is ordered through a ride-hail online platform.

Document details

Collection	British Columbia — Orders in Council
Citation	O.C. 341/2024
Type	order_in_council
Volume / chapter	arc oic 0341 2024
Language	en
Format	pdf
Source	PROVINCIAL
Identifier	67070a49cc4f8d4a638af1e8c16b83d86f79133b

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