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Bill 194, WSIB Coverage for Workers in Residential Care Facilities and Group Homes Act, 2020

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 194 2020

Act to amend the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act, 1997

Her

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, 2020 .

Date Bill stage Event Outcome Committee

July 6, 2020

First Reading

Vote

Carried

Debates and Progress

First Reading

July 6, 2020

Committee

Second Reading

Committee

Third Reading

Royal Assent

Acts affected - Bill 194

Most Ontario public acts are available electronically; to view copies of the Acts to be amended by this bill visit e-laws

Workplace Safety and Insurance Act, 1997

Legislative Assembly of Ontario

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