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Bill 47, Protecting Human Rights in an Emergency Act (Emergency Power Generators), 2023

Pasma, Chandra

Bell, Jessica

Wong-Tam, Kristyn

Karpoche, Bhutila

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EXPLANATORY

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The Bill enacts the Protecting

Human Rights in an Emergency Act (Emergency Power Generators), 2022 . The

Act amends the Residential Tenancies Act, 2006 and

the Condominium Act, 1998 to require landlords and

corporations, respectively, to ensure buildings have emergency power

generators.

Bill 47 2022

Act to amend the Residential Tenancies Act, 2006 and the Condominium Act, 1998

to require emergency power generators

His

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

Province of Ontario, enacts as follows:

The Residential Tenancies Act, 2006 is amended by

adding the following section:

Landlord’s

responsibility re emergency power generators

21.1

(1) A

landlord is responsible for ensuring that a building has an emergency power

generator or generators capable of doing the following for a minimum of two

weeks during a power outage:

1. In

the case of a building with one or more elevators, running at least one

elevator.

2. Powering

lights in,

i. all

hallways, corridors, stairways and exits, and

ii. any

elevator powered in accordance with paragraph 1.

3. Ensuring

water access in residential units.

Same

(2) The

emergency power generator must be turned on within the prescribed time during a

power outage.

Section 126 of the Act is amended by adding the following subsection:

Exception

(1.1) Despite

subsection (1), a landlord may not apply to the Board for an order under that

subsection in relation to expenses incurred in order to comply with

section

21.1.

Subsection 241.1 (1) of the Act is amended by adding the following paragraph:

3.1 prescribing

the time period for the purposes of subsection 21.1 (2);

The Condominium Act, 1998 is amended by adding the

following

section immediately after

section 88:

Emergency

Power Generators

Emergency

power generators

88.1

(1) The

corporation is responsible for ensuring that every building has an emergency

power generator or generators capable of doing the following for a minimum of

two weeks during a power outage:

1. Running

at least one elevator.

2. Powering

lights in,

i. all

hallways, corridors, stairways and exits, and

ii. any

elevator powered in accordance with paragraph 1.

3. Ensuring

water access in units.

Same

(2) The

emergency power generator must be turned on within the prescribed time during a

power outage.

Subsection 177 (2) of the Act is amended by adding the following paragraph:

8.1 prescribing

the time period for the purposes of subsection 88.1 (2);

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 Protecting Human Rights

in an Emergency Act (Emergency Power Generators), 2022 .

Date Bill stage Event Outcome Committee

February 23, 2023

Second Reading

Vote

Lost on division

February 22, 2023

Second Reading

Question put

Vote deferred

February 22, 2023

Second Reading

Debated

November 23, 2022

First Reading

Ordered for Second Reading

November 23, 2022

First Reading

Vote

Carried

First Reading

November 23, 2022

Carried

Second Reading

February 22, 2023

Bell, Jessica

University—Rosedale

Blais, Stephen

Orléans

Harden, Joel

Ottawa Centre

Holland, Kevin

Thunder Bay—Atikokan

Karpoche, Bhutila

Parkdale—High Park

Pasma, Chandra

Ottawa West—Nepean

Wong-Tam, Kristyn

Toronto Centre

Question put

February 23, 2023

Lost on division