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Bill 152, Occupational Safety and Health Day Act, 2021

McKenna, Jane

Royal Assent received. Statutes of Ontario 2021,

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EXPLANATORY

NOTE

This Explanatory Note was written as a

reader’s aid to Bill 152 and does not form part of the law.

Bill 152 has been enacted as

Chapter 6 of the Statutes of Ontario, 2021.

The

Bill proclaims the first Tuesday in May in each year as Occupational Safety and

Health Day.

Bill 152 2021

Act to proclaim Occupational Safety and Health Day

Preamble

Workplace

injuries occur every day and profoundly affect workers, their families and

their communities. By proclaiming the first Tuesday in May in each year as Occupational

Safety and Health Day, the Province of Ontario recognizes the importance of

supporting and nurturing a safety and health culture in every workplace.

Occupational

Safety and Health Day will take place during North American Occupational Safety

and Health Week and will provide an opportunity to promote workplace safety and

health through education of safety and health rights, responsibilities and

prevention measures.

Therefore,

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

the Province of Ontario, enacts as follows:

Occupational

Safety and Health Day

The

first Tuesday in May in each year is proclaimed as Occupational Safety and

Health Day.

Commencement

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

Short

title

The

short title of this Act is the Occupational

Safety and Health Day Act, 2021 .

Bill 152 Original (PDF)

EXPLANATORY

NOTE

The

Bill proclaims the first Tuesday in May in each year as Occupational Safety and

Health Day.

Bill 152 2019

Act to proclaim Occupational Safety and Health Day

Preamble

Workplace

injuries occur every day and profoundly affect workers, their families and

their communities. By proclaiming the first Tuesday in May in each year as Occupational

Safety and Health Day, the Province of Ontario recognizes the importance of

supporting and nurturing a safety and health culture in every workplace.

Occupational

Safety and Health Day will take place during North American Occupational Safety

and Health Week and will provide an opportunity to promote workplace safety and

health through education of safety and health rights, responsibilities and

prevention measures.

Therefore,

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

the Province of Ontario, enacts as follows:

Occupational

Safety and Health Day

The

first Tuesday in May in each year is proclaimed as Occupational Safety and

Health Day.

Commencement

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

Short

title

The

short title of this Act is the Occupational Safety and

Health Day Act, 2019 .

Date Bill stage Event Outcome Committee

April 27, 2021

Royal Assent

Royal Assent received

April 26, 2021

Third Reading

Vote

Carried

April 26, 2021

Third Reading

Debated

March 24, 2021

Second Reading

Ordered for Third Reading

March 24, 2021

Second Reading

Reported without amendment

March 24, 2021

Second Reading

Consideration of a Bill

Standing Committee on Social Policy

March 22, 2021

Second Reading

Consideration of a Bill

Standing Committee on Social Policy

November 28, 2019

Second Reading

Ordered referred to Standing Committee

Standing Committee on Social Policy

November 28, 2019

Second Reading

Vote

Carried on division

November 28, 2019

Second Reading

Debated

November 27, 2019

First Reading

Vote

Carried

Debates and Progress

First Reading

November 27, 2019

Committee

Second Reading

November 28, 2019

Ms. Jane McKenna, Mr. Wayne Gates, Mrs. Robin Martin, Ms. Jessica Bell, Miss Monique Taylor, Ms. Doly Begum, Mrs. Lisa Gretzky

November 28, 2019

November 28, 2019

Carried on recorded division. Referred to the Standing Committee on Social Policy.

Committee

Standing Committee on Social Policy

March 15, 2021

March 22, 2021

March 24, 2021

March 24, 2021

Reported to the House without amendment. Ordered for third reading.

Third Reading

April 26, 2021

Ms. Jane McKenna, Mr. Taras Natyshak, Miss Monique Taylor, Mr. John Vanthof, Mrs. Jennifer (Jennie) Stevens, Mr. Kevin Yarde, Mr. Wayne Gates

Declared carried.

Royal Assent

Tuesday, April 27, 2021

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