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Bill 121, Save a Life Act (Naloxone Kit Registration and Public Access), 2026

Lennox, Robin

Gélinas, France

Gretzky, Lisa

Vaugeois, Lise

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EXPLANATORY

NOTE

The

Save a Life Act (Naloxone Kit Registration and Public

Access), 2026 is enacted. The Act imposes certain requirements

respecting the installation, maintenance, testing and availability of naloxone

kits at designated premises. Designated premises include any premises at which

a defibrillator is installed and any publicly accessible premises that are

designated by the regulations.

The

Act also requires naloxone kits at designated premises to be registered with

the registrar within specified time periods, and requires prescribed persons to

be notified of the registrations. Regulations may be made under the Act setting

out details relating to the requirements under the Act.

Bill 121 2026

Act to enact the Save a Life Act (Naloxone Kit Registration and Public Access),

CONTENTS

Preamble

Definitions

Designation

of registrar

Designated

premises

Registration

of naloxone kit

Notification

re naloxone kit

Inspectors

Offence

Crown

bound

Regulations

Commencement

Short

title

Preamble

Each year, more than 2,000 Ontarians die from opioid

poisoning. Data indicates that for every opioid toxicity death, roughly 15

non-fatal overdoses may occur that require intervention with tools such as

naloxone. Naloxone can safely be administered by bystanders to reverse opioid

toxicities as they are occurring. Many opioid toxicity events are occurring in

public places. Ensuring that naloxone kits are available to members of the

public may prevent tragedies from occurring.

Therefore,

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

the Province of Ontario, enacts as follows:

Definitions

1 In this Act,

“Minister”

means the member of the Executive Council to whom responsibility for the

administration of this Act is assigned or transferred under the Executive Council Act ; (“ministre”)

“naloxone

kit” has the same meaning as in

section 25.2 of the Occupational

Health and Safety Act ; (“trousse de naloxone”)

“regulations”

means the regulations made under this Act; (“règlements”)

“prescribed”

means prescribed by the regulations. (“prescrit”)

Designation

of registrar

2 The Minister may designate a registrar for the purpose of

this Act.

Designated

premises

(1) The following are designated premises for

the purpose of this Act:

1. Subject

to any prescribed exceptions, any premises at which a person is required by law

to ensure that a defibrillator is installed.

2. Subject

to any prescribed exceptions, any premises at which a person elects to install

a defibrillator.

3. Any

other publicly accessible premises that are designated by the regulations.

Installation,

etc., of naloxone kits

(2) Every

person who owns or operates designated premises shall,

(

a) ensure

that naloxone kits are installed at the premises in accordance with the

regulations;

(

b) ensure

that any naloxone kit installed at the premises is available for use in

locations that facilitate easy access to the naloxone kit, as described in the

regulations;

(

c) ensure

that the location of a naloxone kit at the premises is appropriately indicated

with signs in accordance with the regulations;

(

d) ensure

that any naloxone kit installed at the premises is maintained and tested in

accordance with the manufacturer’s guidelines and with any other guidelines as

may be prescribed; and

(

e) ensure

that training is undertaken by prescribed persons for the use of a naloxone

kit, according to the prescribed training and education guidelines.

Registration

of naloxone kit

(1) Every person who owns or operates designated

premises at which a naloxone kit is installed shall register the naloxone kit

with the registrar,

(

a) within

30 days after it is installed; or

(

b) if,

on the day this subsection comes into force, the naloxone kit has already been

installed, no later than 30 days after that day.

Naloxone

kit moved or removed

(2) Subject

to the regulations, if a naloxone kit registered with the registrar is moved to

a different location at the designated premises, or is removed from the

premises for any reason, the owner or operator of the premises must notify the

registrar in accordance with the regulations.

Notification

re naloxone kit

5 The registrar must, in accordance with the regulations,

notify the prescribed persons about,

(

a) the

registration of a naloxone kit under

section 4; or

(

b) the

subsequent moving of the naloxone kit to a different location within the

premises or its removal from the premises.

Inspectors

(1) The Minister may appoint inspectors for the

purposes of this Act.

Inspection

(2) An

inspector may, without warrant and without notice, enter any premises that is

not a dwelling at any reasonable time and conduct inspections for the purpose

of determining compliance with the requirements under this Act.

Identification

(3) An

inspector conducting an inspection shall produce, on request, evidence of his

or her appointment.

Powers

of inspector

(4) An

inspector conducting an inspection may,

(

a) examine

and make copies of a document or other thing that is relevant to the

inspection;

(

b) search

for or demand the production for inspection of a document, in a readable

format, or other thing, that is relevant to the inspection;

(

c) remove

a document or other thing that is relevant to the inspection for the purpose of

making a copy, and return the document or other thing as promptly as reasonably

possible; and

(

d) question

a person on matters relevant to the inspection.

Copy

admissible in evidence

(5) A

copy of a document or other thing that purports to be certified by an inspector

as being a true copy of the original is admissible in evidence to the same

extent as the original and has the same evidentiary value as the document or

other thing itself without proof of the signature or official character of the

person appearing to have certified the copy.

Obstruction

(6) No

person shall obstruct, hinder or interfere with or attempt to obstruct, hinder

or interfere with an inspector conducting an inspection or refuse to answer

questions on matters relevant to the inspection.

False

information, etc.

(7) No

person shall provide an inspector with information that the person knows to be

false or misleading, or conceal or destroy anything that is relevant to an

inspection.

Offence

(1) A person is guilty of an offence if the

person,

(

a) contravenes

a provision of this Act;

(

b) obstructs,

hinders or interferes with or attempts to obstruct, hinder or interfere with an

inspector conducting an inspection contrary to subsection 6 (6); or

(

c) provides

false or misleading information to an inspector or conceals or destroys

anything that is relevant to an inspection contrary to subsection 6 (7).

Penalty,

individual

(2) An

individual who is convicted of an offence under subsection (1) is liable to the

prescribed fine.

Penalty,

corporation

(3) A

corporation that is convicted of an offence under subsection (1) is liable to

the prescribed fine.

Same,

officers and directors

(4) An

officer or director of a corporation who authorizes or permits the corporation

to commit an offence under subsection (1) is guilty of an offence and on

conviction is liable to the prescribed fine.

Crown

bound

8 This Act binds the Crown.

Regulations

9 The Lieutenant Governor in Council may make regulations,

(

a) designating

publicly accessible premises for the purposes of

section 3;

(

b) governing

the registration of naloxone kits;

(

c) prescribing

and governing any matter that this Act describes as being prescribed, done in

accordance with the regulations or provided for in the regulations;

(

d) governing

the powers and duties of inspectors appointed for the purposes of this Act, the

obligations of other persons in respect of inspections conducted by an

inspector and the admissibility in court of evidence procured by the inspector;

(

e) respecting

any matter necessary or advisable to effectively carry out the purposes of this

Act.

Commencement

10 This Act comes into force six months after the day it

receives Royal Assent.

Short

title

The

short title of this Act is the Save a Life Act (Naloxone

Kit Registration and Public Access), 2026 .

Date Bill stage Event Outcome Committee

May 26, 2026

First Reading

Ordered for Second Reading

May 26, 2026

First Reading

Vote

Carried

First Reading

May 26, 2026

Carried

Ordered for Second Reading

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