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Bill 8, WSIB Coverage for Workers in Residential Care Facilities and Group Homes Act, 2025

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 8 2025

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, 2025 .

Date Bill stage Event Outcome Committee

April 30, 2025

First Reading

Ordered for Second Reading

April 30, 2025

First Reading

Vote

Carried

First Reading

April 30, 2025

Carried

Ordered for Second Reading