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Bill 54, WSIB Coverage for Workers in Residential Care Facilities and Group Homes Act, 2023

Fraser, John

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EXPLANATORY

NOTE

The

Workplace Safety and Insurance Act, 1997 is amended

to provide that an employer who operates a residential care facility or a group

home is a

Schedule 1 employer for the purposes of the Act.

Bill 54 2022

Act to amend the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act, 1997

His

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

Province of Ontario, enacts as follows:

Section 2 of the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act, 1997

is amended by adding the following subsection:

Residential

care facilities and group homes

(3) An

employer, whether public or private, in either of the following industries is a

Schedule 1 employer for the purposes of this Act:

1. Residential

care facilities, including retirement homes, rest homes and senior citizens’

residences.

2. Group

homes.

Commencement

This Act comes into force six months after the day it receives Royal Assent.

Short

title

The

short title of this Act is the WSIB Coverage for

Workers in Residential Care Facilities and Group Homes Act, 2022 .

Date Bill stage Event Outcome Committee

September 27, 2023

Second Reading

Vote

Lost on division

September 26, 2023

Second Reading

Question put

Vote deferred

September 26, 2023

Second Reading

Debated

December 7, 2022

First Reading

Ordered for Second Reading

December 7, 2022

First Reading

Vote

Carried

First Reading

December 7, 2022

Carried

Second Reading

September 26, 2023

Anand, Deepak

Mississauga—Malton

Fraser, John

Ottawa South

Hazell, Andrea

Scarborough—Guildwood

Shamji, Adil

Don Valley East

Taylor, Monique

Hamilton Mountain

Vaugeois, Lise

Thunder Bay—Superior North

Question put

September 27, 2023

Lost on division