Bill 155 explained in plain English
Workplace Safety and Insurance Amendment Act (Premium Rates for Deemed Workers in Construction), 2013
Ontario legislature bill summary, status, timeline, sponsor, votes, and official sources.
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Official Legislative Assembly of Ontario snapshot for 40th Parliament, 2nd Session. Representative vote breakdowns appear when the Assembly publishes an Ayes and Nays page for the bill.
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This bill amends the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act, 1997, to establish a premium rate for deemed workers in the construction industry that is one-third of the rate for regular workers for an initial five-year period, after which regulations will apply.
This bill, titled the Workplace Safety and Insurance Amendment Act (Premium Rates for Deemed Workers in Construction), 2013, proposes changes to the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act, 1997. Specifically, it aims to set a new premium rate for certain individuals in the construction industry who are considered workers, such as independent operators, sole proprietors, partners, and executive officers. For the first five years after the bill comes into effect, their premium rate will be one-third of the rate paid for regular workers. After this five-year period, the rate will be determined by regulations. The Workplace Safety and Insurance Board is required to make recommendations to the government about these rates before the five-year period ends.
- Amends the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act, 1997.
- Establishes a specific premium rate for individuals deemed to be workers in the construction industry, including independent operators, sole proprietors, partners, and executive officers.
- Sets this premium rate at one-third of the rate for regular workers for a period of five years starting from when the Act comes into force.
- Requires that after the five-year period, the premium rate must meet requirements set by regulations.
- Mandates that the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board recommend new rates to the Lieutenant Governor in Council at least six months before the end of the five-year period.
- Allows the Lieutenant Governor in Council to make regulations prescribing requirements for the premium rate after the initial five-year period, considering the Board's recommendations.
- Employers in the construction industry.
- Independent operators, sole proprietors, partners in partnerships, and executive officers of corporations in the construction industry who are deemed to be workers.
- Regular workers in the construction industry (as their premium rate is used as a benchmark).
- The Workplace Safety and Insurance Board.
- The Lieutenant Governor in Council.
- The Board must ensure the premium rate for deemed construction workers is one-third of the rate for regular workers for the first five years.
- The Board must make recommendations on future rates to the Lieutenant Governor in Council at least six months before the five-year period ends.
- The Lieutenant Governor in Council may make regulations for premium rates after the five-year period.
- The Act comes into force on a day to be proclaimed by the Lieutenant Governor.
- A five-year period begins on the day the Act comes into force, during which the specific premium rate applies.
- The Board must make recommendations at least six months before the expiry of this five-year period.
- The bill affects the calculation of premiums paid by employers in the construction industry for individuals deemed to be workers.
- The exact date the Act comes into force is not specified and will be determined by proclamation.
- The specific premium rate requirements after the initial five-year period are not detailed in the bill and will be prescribed by regulations.
- The bill does not specify the exact rates for workers or deemed workers, only the relationship (one-third) for the initial period and the process for future rates.
Adds a new section (81.1) to establish rules for setting premium rates for deemed workers in the construction industry.
Source: Section 1
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