Long-Term Care Homes Amendment Act (Preference for Veterans), 2015 Forster, Cindy — Bill 87 (41st Parliament, 1st Session)

Bill 87, 41-1

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Bill 87, Long-Term Care Homes Amendment Act (Preference for Veterans), 2015

Forster, Cindy

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Bill 87 2015

Act to amend the Long-Term Care Homes Act, 2007 to give preference to veterans

for access to beds

Her

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

Province of Ontario, enacts as follows:

1. Subsection

2 (1) of the Long-Term Care Homes Act, 2007 is amended

by adding the following definition:

"veteran" means,

(

a) a

veteran as defined in subsection 2 (1) of the War Veterans

Allowance Act (Canada), and

(

b) a

person who was an officer as defined in subsection 2 (1) of the National Defence Act (Canada) or who was a non-commissioned

member as defined in that subsection; ("ancien combattant")

Section

51 of the Act is repealed and the following substituted:

Preference

for veterans

51. The

Minister shall ensure that preference is given to veterans for access to beds.

3. Clause

55 (2) (

h) of the Act is repealed.

Commencement

4. This

Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.

Short

title

5. The

short title of this Act is the Long-Term Care Homes

Amendment Act (Preference for Veterans), 2015 .

EXPLANATORY

NOTE

The

Bill amends the Long-Term Care Homes Act, 2007 by

enacting a definition of "veteran" that includes former officers and former

non-commissioned members of the Canadian Forces. The Bill amends the Act to

require the Minister to ensure that preference in admission to long-term care

homes is given to veterans.

Date Bill stage Activity Committee

April 16, 2015

Ordered referred to Standing Committee

Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs

April 16, 2015

Second Reading

Carried

April 16, 2015

Second Reading

Debate

April 13, 2015

First Reading

Carried

Debates and Progress

First Reading

April 13, 2015

Committee

Second Reading

April 16, 2015

Ms. Cindy Forster, Hon. Dipika Damerla, Mr. Bill Walker, Mrs. Lisa Gretzky, Ms. Eleanor McMahon, Mrs. Julia Munro, Ms. Catherine Fife, Mr. Granville Anderson, Ms. Jennifer K. French, Hon. Glen R. Murray

April 16, 2015

Declared carried. Referred to the Standing Committee Finance and Economic Affairs.

Committee

Standing Committee Finance and Economic Affairs

Third Reading

Royal Assent

Acts affected - Bill 87

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

Long-Term Care Homes Act, 2007

Legislative Assembly of Ontario

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Collection	Ontario — Bills
Citation	Bill 87, 41-1
Type	bill
Volume / chapter	p41 s1 bill 87 html
Language	en
Format	html
Source	PROVINCIAL
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