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Bill 110 explained in plain English

Long-Term Care Homes Amendment Act, 2017

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

At a glance

Jurisdiction
Ontario Legislature
Legislature / Parliament
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
Session
41st Parliament, 2nd Session
Bill number
Bill 110
Full title
Long-Term Care Homes Amendment Act, 2017
Current status
Did not become law (session ended)
Latest event
Standing Committee on Social Policy
Last updated
Mar 30, 2017

Official Legislative Assembly of Ontario snapshot for 41st 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
Standing Committee on Social Policy
Latest Activity
Mar 30, 2017
Plain-language explanation
In plain English (our explanation)

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Short Version

Bill 110, the Long-Term Care Homes Amendment Act, 2017, mandates annual cost-of-living adjustments to funding for long-term care homes based on the Ontario Consumer Price Index.

What It Means

This bill amends the Long-Term Care Homes Act, 2007. It requires the Minister of Health and Long-Term Care to annually adjust the funding provided to long-term care homes for ongoing operating costs, including food and utilities. The adjustment is based on the percentage change in the Ontario Consumer Price Index. If the change is negative, funding will not be reduced. Any increased funding required will be paid from money already allocated by the Legislature. This Act came into effect on the day it received Royal Assent.

What This Bill Does
  • Requires the Minister to annually adjust funding for long-term care homes based on the Ontario Consumer Price Index.
  • Ensures that funding adjustments are made for ongoing operating costs, including food and utilities.
  • Prevents funding from being reduced if the Consumer Price Index decreases.
  • Specifies that any increased funding resulting from these adjustments will be paid from money appropriated by the Legislature.
Who Is Affected
  • The Minister of Health and Long-Term Care
  • Operators of long-term care homes in Ontario
  • Residents of long-term care homes
Rights, Duties, Or Obligations
  • The Minister has an obligation to adjust funding for long-term care homes annually.
  • Long-term care homes will receive funding adjustments based on the Ontario Consumer Price Index.
Important Dates
  • The Act came into force on the day it received Royal Assent.
Financial Or Tax Impacts
  • Any increase in funding required as a result of the annual adjustment will be paid out of funds appropriated by the Legislature.
Uncertainties Or Limits
  • The exact amount of the Consumer Price Index adjustment is determined by calculations based on data from Statistics Canada.
  • The bill does not specify a minimum funding amount or a specific percentage for the adjustment, only that it follows the percentage change in the Ontario Consumer Price Index.
Laws Or Regulations Affected
Long-Term Care Homes Act, 2007
amends

Amends section 90 of the Act to require the Minister to annually adjust funding for long-term care homes based on the Ontario Consumer Price Index, with no negative adjustments allowed. The Act also states that the cost of any funding increase will be paid from appropriated funds. This Act came into force on the day it received Royal Assent.

Source: Section 1, Section 2, Section 3

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
Mar 22, 2017
Step 2
Second reading
Mar 30, 2017
Step 3
Committee review
Mar 30, 2017
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
Bill Walker
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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