Bill 145 explained in plain English
WSIB Coverage for Workers in Residential Care Facilities and Group Homes Act, 2017
Ontario legislature bill summary, status, timeline, sponsor, votes, and official sources.
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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.
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This Ontario Act amends the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act, 1997, to designate employers of residential care facilities and group homes as Schedule 1 employers, thereby providing WSIB coverage for their workers.
This Ontario Act amends the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act, 1997. It ensures that employers operating residential care facilities (like retirement homes) and group homes are considered Schedule 1 employers. This means their workers are covered by the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) for workplace injuries or illnesses. The Act comes into effect six months after receiving Royal Assent.
- Amends the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act, 1997.
- Declares employers operating residential care facilities as Schedule 1 employers.
- Declares employers operating group homes as Schedule 1 employers.
- Ensures workers of these employers are covered by the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB).
- Specifies that the Act comes into force six months after receiving Royal Assent.
- Employers operating residential care facilities (including retirement homes, rest homes, senior citizen's residences).
- Employers operating group homes.
- Workers in residential care facilities and group homes.
- The Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB).
- Employers of residential care facilities and group homes are classified as Schedule 1 employers.
- Workers in these facilities and homes are covered by WSIB for workplace injuries or illnesses.
- The Act comes into force six months after the day it receives Royal Assent.
- The bill text does not specify the exact date of Royal Assent, only that the Act comes into force six months after it.
- The bill does not detail specific contribution rates or assessment amounts for these newly classified employers.
Adds a provision to Section 2, designating employers of residential care facilities and group homes as Schedule 1 employers for the purposes of the Act.
Source: Section 1
Makes employers of residential care facilities (including retirement homes, rest homes, and senior citizen's residences) and group homes Schedule 1 employers.
Source: Section 1 and Explanatory Note
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