role="main" class="main-container container js-quickedit-main-content" id="main-content">

Bill 59, Caregiver Recognition Act, 2018

Roberts, Jeremy

Please select

View bill

Status

Debates

Original

Bill 59 Original (PDF)

EXPLANATORY

NOTE

The

Bill enacts the Caregiver Recognition Act, 2018 .

The Act sets out general principles relating to caregivers and proclaims the

first Tuesday of April in each year as Caregiver Recognition Day. Ministries

and government agencies may take steps to promote the general principles and may

consider them when developing, implementing, providing or evaluating caregiver

supports.

Bill 59 2018

Act to enact the Caregiver Recognition Act, 2018

Preamble

Recognition

and awareness of caregivers should be increased, and their valuable social and economic

contribution to society should be acknowledged and supported.

Therefore,

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

the Province of Ontario, enacts as follows:

Definitions

this Act,

“caregiver” means a family member,

friend or person of choice who gives unpaid care to someone who has care needs

due to a disability, a physical, neurological or mental condition, a chronic

illness, frailty or age; (“aidant naturel”)

“caregiver

supports” means

policies, programs or services directed to caregivers; (“mesures de soutien aux

aidants naturels”)

“general

principles” means the general principles relating to caregivers as set out in

the Schedule; (“principes généraux”)

“government

agency”

means,

(

a) any

authority, board, commission, corporation, office or organization of persons a

majority of whose directors, members or officers are appointed or chosen by or

under the authority of the Lieutenant Governor in Council or a member of the

Executive Council, or

(

b) any

other entity prescribed by the regulations. (“organisme gouvernemental”)

General

principles relating to caregivers

The

general principles relating to caregivers are set out in the Schedule.

Caregiver

Recognition Day

The

first Tuesday of April in each year is proclaimed as Caregiver Recognition Day.

Promotion

of general principles

4. Ministries

and government agencies may take such practicable measures as they consider

advisable to promote amongst their employees and others an awareness and

understanding of the general principles.

Government

to consider general principles re caregiver supports

Each

ministry or government agency that is responsible for the development,

implementation, provision or evaluation of caregiver supports may consider the

general principles in developing, implementing, providing or evaluating

caregiver supports.

Act does not create legally enforceable obligations

(1) This

Act does not create rights or duties that are legally enforceable in court or

other proceedings.

Failure to comply with Act

(2) A

failure to comply with this Act does not affect the validity of any action or

decision, and is not a ground for the review or challenge of any action or

decision.

Conflict

(3) If

a ministry or government agency is required by

an Act to consider particular

matters in the exercise of its duties or powers, nothing in this Act is to be

taken to require it to act inconsistently with the other Act.

Regulations

The

Lieutenant Governor in Council may make regulations,

(

a) prescribing

entities for the purpose of the definition “government agency” in

section

(

b) defining

any word or expression used in this Act that is not already defined in this Act;

(

c) respecting

any other matter necessary or advisable to carry out the purposes of this Act.

Commencement

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

Short

title

The

short title of this Act is the Caregiver Recognition

Act, 2018 .

SCHEDULE

General Principles Relating to Caregivers

The relationship between caregivers and the persons for whom they care should

be recognized and respected.

The valuable social and economic contribution that caregivers make to society

should be recognized and supported.

Caregivers should be acknowledged as individuals with their own needs within

and beyond the caring role.

Caregivers should be supported to enjoy optimum health and social well-being

and to participate in family, social and community life.

Caregivers should be considered as important contributors with other care

providers in the provision of care, support or assistance, acknowledging the

unique knowledge and experience of caregivers.

Caregivers should be treated with dignity and respect.

Caregivers should be supported to achieve greater economic well-being and

sustainability and, where appropriate, should have opportunities to participate

in employment and education.

Support for caregivers should be timely, responsive, appropriate and

accessible.

Date Bill stage Event Outcome Committee

December 6, 2018

Second Reading

Ordered referred to Standing Committee

Standing Committee on Social Policy

December 6, 2018

Second Reading

Vote

Carried

December 6, 2018

Second Reading

Debated

November 20, 2018

First Reading

Vote

Carried

Debates and Progress

First Reading

November 20, 2018

Committee

Second Reading

December 6, 2018

Mr. Jeremy Roberts, Ms. Teresa J. Armstrong, Ms. Natalia Kusendova, Ms. Judith Monteith-Farrell, Mr. Deepak Anand, Mme France Gélinas, Mrs. Robin Martin

December 6, 2018

Declared carried. Referred to the Standing Committee on Social Policy.

Committee

Standing Committee on Social Policy

Third Reading

Royal Assent

Was this page helpful? Yes , I found this page helpful. An optional survey will open in a new tab. No , I didn’t find this page helpful. An optional survey will open in a new tab.

Back to top