Fairness in Minimum Wage Act, 2017 Forster, Cindy — Bill 172 (41st Parliament, 2nd Session)

Bill 172, 41-2

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Bill 172, Fairness in Minimum Wage Act, 2017

Forster, Cindy

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EXPLANATORY

NOTE

The

Bill amends the Employment Standards Act, 2000 with

respect to the determination of the minimum wage in Ontario.

Bill 172 2017

Act to amend the Employment Standards Act, 2000 with respect to the minimum

wage

Her

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

Province of Ontario, enacts as follows:

(1) Subsections 23.1 (1) and (2) of the Employment

Standards Act, 2000 are repealed and the following substituted:

Determination

of minimum wage

(1) The

minimum wage is the following:

1. On

or after January 1, 2018 but before January 1, 2019, the amount set out below

for the following classes of employees:

i. For

the services of hunting and fishing guides, $70.00 for less than five

consecutive hours in a day and $140 for five or more hours in a day, whether or

not the hours are consecutive.

ii. For

employees who are homeworkers, $15.40 per hour.

iii. For

any other employees not listed in subparagraphs i and ii, $14.00 per hour.

2. On

or after January 1, 2019 but before October 1, 2019, the amount set out below

for the following classes of employees:

i. For

the services of hunting and fishing guides, $75.00 for less than five

consecutive hours in a day and $150 for five or more hours in a day, whether or

not the hours are consecutive.

ii. For

employees who are homeworkers, $16.50 per hour.

iii. For

any other employees not listed in subparagraphs i and ii, $15.00 per hour.

3. From

October 1, 2019 onwards, the amount determined under subsection (4).

Exception

(2) If

a class of employees that would otherwise be in a class described in

subparagraph 1 iii or 2 iii of subsection (1) is prescribed and a minimum wage

for the class is also prescribed,

(a) subsection

(1) does not apply; and

(

b) the

minimum wage for the class is the minimum wage prescribed for it.

Same

(2.1) A

regulation prescribing a minimum wage for a class of employees as mentioned in

subsection (2) shall not prescribe a minimum wage that is lower than the

minimum wage that would otherwise apply under subparagraph 1 iii or 2 iii of

subsection (1) in respect of the class.

(2) Subsection

23.1 (4) of the Act is amended by striking out the portion before the equation

and substituting the following:

Annual

adjustment

(4) On

October 1 of each year starting in 2019, the minimum wage that applied to a

class of employees immediately before October 1 shall be adjusted as follows:

. . . .

(3) Subsection

23.1 (7) of the Act is amended by striking out "2014" and substituting "2018".

(4) Subsection

23.1 (8) of the Act is repealed.

(5) Subsection

23.1 (10) of the Act is amended by striking out "2020" and substituting "2024".

Paragraph 2.0.1 of subsection 141 (1) of the Act is amended by striking out

"described in subparagraph 1 v of subsection 23.1 (1)" and substituting

"described in subparagraph 1 iii or 2 iii of subsection 23.1 (1)".

Commencement

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

Short

title

The

short title of this Act is the Fairness in Minimum

Wage Act, 2017 .

Date Bill stage Activity Committee

November 2, 2017

Second Reading

Lost on division

November 2, 2017

Second Reading

Debate

October 30, 2017

First Reading

Carried

Debates and Progress

First Reading

October 30, 2017

Committee

Second Reading

November 2, 2017

Ms. Cindy Forster, Mr. Yvan Baker, Mr. John Yakabuski, Ms. Andrea Horwath, Mr. Toby Barrett, Miss Monique Taylor, Ms. Catherine Fife, Ms. Peggy Sattler

November 2, 2017

November 2, 2017

Lost on recorded division.

Committee

Third Reading

Royal Assent

Acts affected - Bill 172

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

Employment Standards Act, 2000

Legislative Assembly of Ontario

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Collection	Ontario — Bills
Citation	Bill 172, 41-2
Type	bill
Volume / chapter	p41 s2 bill 172 html
Language	en
Format	html
Source	PROVINCIAL
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