Bill 48 explained in plain English
Protecting Vulnerable Persons in Supportive Living Accommodation Act, 2018
Ontario legislature bill summary, status, timeline, sponsor, votes, and official sources.
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Official Legislative Assembly of Ontario snapshot for 41st Parliament, 3rd Session. Representative vote breakdowns appear when the Assembly publishes an Ayes and Nays page for the bill.
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The Protecting Vulnerable Persons in Supportive Living Accommodation Act, 2018 establishes a licensing framework for supportive living accommodations in Ontario, requiring operators to obtain a licence from the Minister, and sets out related obligations, inspections, and complaint mechanisms.
This bill, called the Protecting Vulnerable Persons in Supportive Living Accommodation Act, 2018, creates rules for operating supportive living accommodations in Ontario. It requires most of these accommodations to have a licence from the Minister. The bill outlines what a supportive living accommodation is, lists exceptions, explains how to apply for a licence, and sets out the responsibilities of operators. It also allows for inspectors to be appointed and for a complaints mechanism to be established. The bill also makes a change to how the Child, Youth and Family Services Act, 2017 is referenced.
- Requires most operators of supportive living accommodations to obtain a licence from the Minister.
- Defines what constitutes a supportive living accommodation for the purposes of the Act.
- Lists specific types of premises that are exempt from the licensing requirement.
- Allows for a transitional period of three months after the Act comes into force during which a licence is not required.
- Establishes a framework for applying for, issuing, renewing, and cancelling licences.
- Sets out obligations for licence holders, including compliance with licence conditions and prescribed standards.
- Provides for the appointment of inspectors to ensure compliance with the Act and regulations.
- Requires the establishment of a mechanism for residents and the public to make complaints.
- Empowers the Minister to make regulations to support the Act's implementation.
- Amends the Child, Youth and Family Services Act, 2017 by changing a reference to a licensing part.
- Operators of supportive living accommodations (defined as residential premises where four or more unrelated persons reside and receive assistance with daily living activities).
- Residents of supportive living accommodations.
- The Minister (responsible for issuing licences, appointing inspectors, and establishing a complaints mechanism).
- The public (who may make complaints).
- Operators of specific types of premises that are exempt from licensing, such as children's residences, homes for special care, long-term care homes, private hospitals, hospitals, and retirement homes.
- Operators have an obligation to obtain a licence to operate a supportive living accommodation.
- Operators must comply with licence conditions and prescribed standards.
- Operators must post their licence in a prominent place on the premises.
- Residents and the public have the right to use a complaints mechanism.
- The Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent, with the exception of Section 8.
- Section 8 comes into force on the later of the day the Act receives Royal Assent and the day section 350 of Schedule 1 (Child, Youth and Family Services Act, 2017) to the Supporting Children, Youth and Families Act, 2017 comes into force.
- There is a transitional period of three months after the Act comes into force during which a person may operate a supportive living accommodation without a licence.
- Operators convicted of operating without a licence are liable for a fine of not more than $1,000 for each day the offence continues.
- Operating a supportive living accommodation without a licence is an offence.
- Conviction for operating without a licence carries a fine of up to $1,000 for each day the offence continues.
- The specific details of the licensing process, prescribed standards, and the complaints mechanism will be set out in regulations, which are not included in this bill text.
- The bill does not specify who the Minister is or which ministry is responsible for administering the Act, other than it is a member of the Executive Council.
- The exact date of Royal Assent and the commencement date for section 350 of Schedule 1 of the Supporting Children, Youth and Families Act, 2017 are not provided, which affects the precise commencement of Section 8.
This is the Act itself, establishing a new framework for licensing supportive living accommodations.
Changes the reference in the Protecting Vulnerable Persons in Supportive Living Accommodation Act, 2018, from 'Part IX (Licensing) of the Child and Family Services Act' to 'Part IX (Residential Licensing) of the Child, Youth and Family Services Act, 2017'.
Source: Section 8
Section 8 of the Protecting Vulnerable Persons in Supportive Living Accommodation Act, 2018 will come into force on the later of the day it receives Royal Assent and the day section 350 of Schedule 1 of this Act comes into force.
Source: Section 9 (2)
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