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Bill 64 explained in plain English

Occupational Health and Safety Amendment Act (Scented Products), 2010

Ontario legislature bill summary, status, timeline, sponsor, votes, and official sources.

At a glance

Jurisdiction
Ontario Legislature
Legislature / Parliament
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
Session
39th Parliament, 2nd Session
Bill number
Bill 64
Full title
Occupational Health and Safety Amendment Act (Scented Products), 2010
Current status
Did not become law (session ended)
Latest event
Carried
Last updated
May 11, 2010
Sponsor

Official Legislative Assembly of Ontario snapshot for 39th Parliament, 2nd Session. Representative vote breakdowns appear when the Assembly publishes an Ayes and Nays page for the bill.

Chamber
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
Current Stage
Carried
Latest Activity
May 11, 2010
Sponsor
Plain-language explanation
In plain English (our explanation)

Our plain-language take, written for civic education.

Source: By PoliticalData.ca

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Short Version

This bill requires Ontario employers to develop and annually review policies and programs concerning scented product use in the workplace in consultation with workers.

What It Means

This bill amends the Occupational Health and Safety Act to require employers in Ontario to create and review policies on the use of scented products in the workplace. Employers must also develop programs to put these policies into action. These policies need to be reviewed at least once a year and must be created in consultation with workers. The Act would come into effect six months after receiving Royal Assent.

What This Bill Does
  • Requires employers to create and review written policies on scented product use in the workplace.
  • Requires employers to develop and maintain programs to implement these policies.
  • Mandates that policies be reviewed at least annually.
  • Requires that policies be developed in consultation with workers.
  • Specifies that this law will come into effect six months after Royal Assent.
Who Is Affected
  • Employers in Ontario
  • Workers in Ontario
Rights, Duties, Or Obligations
  • Employers have the obligation to prepare and annually review a written policy on scented products in consultation with workers.
  • Employers have the obligation to develop and maintain a program to implement the scented products policy.
  • Workers have the right to be consulted in the development of scented product policies.
Important Dates
  • The Act comes into force six months after it receives Royal Assent.
Uncertainties Or Limits
  • The bill does not specify what constitutes a 'scented product'.
  • The bill does not detail the specific content or format required for the written policy or the implementation program.
  • The bill does not define what 'consultation with workers' entails.
Laws Or Regulations Affected
Occupational Health and Safety Act
amends

Adds new requirements for employers regarding scented products in the workplace, including the creation of policies and implementation programs.

Source: Section 1

Subsection 25 (2) of the Occupational Health and Safety Act
amends

Inserts new clauses that outline the requirements for employers to prepare, review, and implement policies on scented products in consultation with workers.

Source: Section 1

Generated using AI from official bill text. Not legal advice. It is written by PoliticalData.ca for civic education, automatically checked and spot-reviewed before publishing.

Official text

Process Snapshot

Step 1
First reading
May 11, 2010
Step 2
Second reading
Not reached yet
Step 3
Committee review
Not reached yet
Step 4
Third reading
Not reached yet
Step 5
Royal assent
Not reached yet

Vote Summary

No published recorded division

This bill is still active. We only show vote counts after the legislature publishes a recorded division.

Sponsor
Dave Levac
Sponsor party or district not listed
Jurisdiction
Ontario Legislature

No published representative vote breakdown

This bill is still moving through the process. When a recorded division is published, representative positions can be listed here.

Official sources

Status, sponsor, votes, and timeline on this page are drawn from these official legislative sources and public records. Each summary above is attributed to its own source.

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