Bill 146 explained in plain English
Disclosure of Information Relating to the Protection of Children Act, 2015
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This bill amends the Employment Standards Act, 2000 and the Public Service of Ontario Act, 2006 to protect employees and public servants who report child protection concerns or disclose related information.
Bill 146, the Disclosure of Information Relating to the Protection of Children Act, 2015, amends existing laws to provide protection for employees and public servants who report or disclose information related to child protection. It also clarifies who is considered a public servant for the purposes of disclosing wrongdoing related to child and family services.
- Protects employees from reprisal if they seek advice about, make, cooperate with, or seek enforcement of reports concerning a child's need for protection under the Child and Family Services Act.
- Extends the definition of 'public servant' in the Public Service of Ontario Act, 2006 to include individuals working for child and family service providers.
- Protects public servants who disclose information related to the Provincial Advocate for Children and Youth Act, 2007 from reprisal.
- Clarifies the definition of 'public body' for the purposes of Part VI of the Public Service of Ontario Act, 2006, to include child and family service providers.
- Amends the Employment Standards Act, 2000 to add protections against intimidation, dismissal, or penalty for employees who report child protection concerns.
- Amends the Public Service of Ontario Act, 2006 to include employees, directors, officers, members, partners, or sole proprietors of child and family service providers as public servants for the purposes of Part VI.
- Amends the Public Service of Ontario Act, 2006 to expand the scope of disclosures that are protected from reprisal under Part VI, including those related to the Provincial Advocate for Children and Youth Act, 2007.
- Employees who report or seek advice about child protection concerns.
- Employers.
- Public servants.
- Employees, directors, officers, members, partners, or sole proprietors of child and family service providers.
- Employees have the right to protection from reprisal (intimidation, dismissal, penalty) for reporting child protection concerns.
- Public servants have the right to protection from reprisal for making specified disclosures related to child protection and the Provincial Advocate for Children and Youth.
- The Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.
- Employers are prohibited from intimidating, dismissing, or penalizing an employee or threatening to do so for actions related to reporting child protection concerns.
- The specific details of what constitutes a 'child and family service provider' beyond the definition in the Child and Family Services Act are not detailed in this bill text.
- The bill does not specify what the consequences are for an employer who violates the anti-reprisal provisions.
- The exact list of 'specified persons' who are considered public servants for the purposes of disclosing wrongdoing related to children and family services is not fully detailed in the bill text, relying on existing definitions and prescribed bodies.
Adds protections for employees against employer reprisal for reporting or cooperating with reports about a child needing protection. Specifically, it prohibits intimidation, dismissal, or penalizing an employee who seeks advice about, makes, cooperates with, or seeks enforcement of reports under section 72 of the Child and Family Services Act.
Source: Section 1
Modifies the definition of 'public body' and expands the definition of 'public servant' to include individuals associated with child and family service providers. This makes them subject to Part VI of the Act, which deals with public servants disclosing wrongdoing. It also extends protection against reprisal for disclosures related to the Provincial Advocate for Children and Youth Act, 2007.
Source: Section 2
Is referenced as the law under which employees have a duty to report concerns about a child's need for protection. The amendments protect employees who fulfill this duty.
Source: Section 1
Is referenced in relation to disclosures made by public servants. Protections against reprisal are extended to public servants who make disclosures under this Act or that result in the Provincial Advocate for Children and Youth carrying out functions.
Source: Section 3
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