Volunteer Firefighters Employment Protection Act, 2002 Arnott, Ted — Bill 30 (37th Parliament, 3rd Session)

Bill 30, 37-3

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Bill 30, Volunteer Firefighters Employment Protection Act, 2002

Arnott, Ted

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[37] Bill 30 As Amended by Standing Committee (PDF)

Bill 30 2002

An Act to amend the

Fire Protection and Prevention Act, 1997

in order to protect the employment

of volunteer firefighters

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

Assembly of the Province of Ontario, enacts as follows:

1. The Fire Protection and Prevention Act,

1997 is amended by adding the following section:

Voluntary firefighters

Job protection

56.1

(1) Despite any other

provision of this Act or any collective agreement, no association of

firefighters shall, directly or indirectly, require an employer to take any

of the following steps for any of the reasons set out in subsection (3):

1. Refuse to employ a person as a firefighter.

2. Terminate a person's employment as a firefighter.

3. Refuse to assign a person to fire protection services under this

Part.

Representation

(2) No association of firefighters shall, in the representation

of a person who is a firefighter, act in bad faith or act in a manner that is

arbitrary or discriminatory for any of the reasons set out in subsection

(3).

Reasons

(3) The reasons referred to in subsections (1) and (2) are:

1. The person has been denied membership in an association of firefighters

because he or she has worked, is working or intends to work as a volunteer

firefighter.

2. The person has been suspended or expelled or otherwise disciplined or

penalized by an association of firefighters because he or she has worked, is

working or intends to work as a volunteer firefighter.

3. The person has engaged in reasonable dissent within an association of

firefighters with respect to his or her work or intended work as a volunteer

firefighter.

Complaint

(4) A person who believes that subsection (1) or (2) has been

contravened may complain to the Board, and in that case the Labour

Relations Act, 1995 applies, with necessary modifications.

Commencement

2. This Act comes into force on the day it receives

Royal Assent.

Short title

3. The

short title of this Act is the Volunteer

Firefighters Employment Protection Act, 2002 .

This reprint of the Bill is marked to indicate the changes that were made

in Committee.

Marginal side bars in the outer margin indicate that either a provision

has been replaced, a new provision has been added or that there has been a

the bill. The changes are indicated by underlines for new text and a

strikethrough for deleted text.

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EXPLANATORY NOTE

The Bill amends the Fire Protection and Prevention Act, 1997 with

respect to salaried firefighters who also work as volunteer firefighters.

Proposed subsection 56.1 (1) provides that if a person is denied membership

in an association of firefighters, is expelled or disciplined by the

association or engages in reasonable dissent within the association in

connection with this kind of dual employment, the association is not

permitted to require the employer to refuse to employ the person as a

salaried firefighter, terminate his or her employment as a salaried

firefighter or refuse to assign the person to fire protection services.

Proposed subsection 56.1 (2) provides that the person is also entitled to

fair representation by the association. A person who believes that either

subsection has been contravened may file a complaint with the Ontario Labour

Relations Board.

[37] Bill 30 Original (PDF)

Bill 30 2002

An Act to amend the

Fire Protection and Prevention Act, 1997

in order to protect the employment

of volunteer firefighters

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

Assembly of the Province of Ontario, enacts as follows:

1. The Fire Protection and Prevention Act,

1997 is amended by adding the following sections:

No retaliation against volunteer firefighters

56.1

(1) No association of

firefighters may take any disciplinary action against a member who is

employed on a salaried basis by a fire department solely because the member

also works as a volunteer firefighter.

Same

(2) No association of firefighters may reject for membership or

refuse to provide representation to a person who is employed on a salaried

basis by a fire department solely because the person also works as a

volunteer firefighter.

Protection for volunteer firefighters

56.2 Despite any other provision of this Act

or any collective agreement, no person may be terminated from a position as a

firefighter or volunteer firefighter because the person has ceased to be a

member of an association of firefighters or a bargaining unit, or has been

suspended from membership in an association of firefighters or a bargaining

unit, solely for working as a volunteer firefighter.

Commencement

2. This Act comes into force on the day it receives

Royal Assent.

Short title

3. The

short title of this Act is the Volunteer

Firefighters Employment Protection Act, 2002 .

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EXPLANATORY NOTE

The Bill protects salaried firefighters who also work as volunteer

firefighters. They may not be disciplined by an association of firefighters

or dismissed by a fire department for holding both positions.

Date Bill stage Activity Committee

December 11, 2002

Third Reading

Lost on division

December 10, 2002

Third Reading

Debate

December 9, 2002

Third Reading

Debate

October 23, 2002

Ordered for Third Reading

October 23, 2002

Reported as amended

October 22, 2002

Consideration of a Bill

Standing Committee on Justice and Social Policy

October 21, 2002

Consideration of a Bill

Standing Committee on Justice and Social Policy

October 15, 2002

Consideration of a Bill

Standing Committee on Justice and Social Policy

June 6, 2002

Ordered referred to Standing Committee

Standing Committee on Justice and Social Policy

June 6, 2002

Second Reading

Carried on division

June 6, 2002

Second Reading

Debate

May 22, 2002

First Reading

Carried

Debates and Progress

First Reading

May

22, 2002

Second Reading

June

6, 2002

Mr Arnott, Mr Levac, Mr Klees, Mr Hardeman, Mr McMeekin, Mr

Kormos, Mr Miller, Mr Baird

Carried on division and referred to the Standing Committee on

Justice and Social Policy.

Committee: Justice and Social Policy

October

21, 2002

October

22, 2002

October

23, 2002

Reported to the House as amended. Carried on division and ordered

for third reading.

Third Reading

Debate

December

9, 2002

Mr. Arnott

December

9, 2002 (Continued)

Mr. Levac Mr. Kormos, Mr. Stewart, Mr. Sergio, Mr. Wettlaufer,

Mr. Parsons, Mr. Bisson, Mr. Sterling, Mr. Wood, Mr. Crozier, Mr.

McMeekin, Mr. Klees, Mrs. Dombrowsky, Mr. Hampton, Mr. O'Toole,

Mr. Lalonde, Mr. Wilson, Mr. Mazzili

December

10, 2002

Mr. Willson

Vote deferred

December

11, 2002

Lost on division

Royal Assent :

Coming into force :Royal Assent.

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Collection	Ontario — Bills
Citation	Bill 30, 37-3
Type	bill
Volume / chapter	p37 s3 bill 30 html
Language	en
Format	html
Source	PROVINCIAL
Identifier	69e5bb4e5ed0d343b6f30456a5037e67f759c4cc

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