Bill 8 explained in plain English
Housing Services Corporation Accountability Act, 2016
Ontario legislature bill summary, status, timeline, sponsor, votes, and official sources.
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Bill 8 of 2016, the Housing Services Corporation Accountability Act, amends the Housing Services Act, 2011, to allow the Auditor General to audit the Housing Services Corporation and its subsidiaries and to make member participation optional, and amends the Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996, to include the Corporation and its subsidiaries under its employer provisions.
This bill, titled the Housing Services Corporation Accountability Act, 2016, proposes to amend two existing Ontario laws: the Housing Services Act, 2011, and the Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996. The amendments concerning the Housing Services Act, 2011, aim to give the Auditor General the power to audit the accounts of the Housing Services Corporation and its subsidiaries, and to clarify that members of the Corporation, such as service managers and local housing corporations, are not required to participate in the Corporation's programs or activities. The amendments concerning the Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996, aim to specify that the Housing Services Corporation and its subsidiaries are considered employers for the purposes of that Act, meaning their executive salaries may be subject to public disclosure. The bill also states that it comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.
- Amends the Housing Services Act, 2011 to grant the Auditor General the authority to audit the accounts of the Housing Services Corporation and any of its subsidiaries.
- Amends the Housing Services Act, 2011 to state that members of the Housing Services Corporation, including service managers and local housing corporations, are not required to participate in the Corporation's programs or activities.
- Amends the Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996, to identify the Housing Services Corporation and its subsidiaries as employers for the purposes of that Act, which may subject their executive salaries to public disclosure.
- Specifies that the Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.
- The Auditor General of Ontario
- Housing Services Corporation
- Subsidiaries of the Housing Services Corporation
- Members of the Housing Services Corporation (including service managers and local housing corporations)
- Employers and employees covered by the Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996
- The Auditor General has the right to audit the accounts of the Housing Services Corporation and its subsidiaries.
- The Housing Services Corporation and its subsidiaries must provide the Auditor General with access to all necessary records and information for an audit.
- Members of the Housing Services Corporation are not obligated to participate in the Corporation's programs or activities.
- The Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.
- The Housing Services Corporation and its subsidiaries may be subject to increased scrutiny of their finances due to the Auditor General's audit powers.
- Executive salaries at the Housing Services Corporation and its subsidiaries may be subject to public disclosure under the Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996.
- The bill does not specify penalties for non-compliance, but the Auditor General's audit powers imply that failure to provide access to records could lead to further action.
- The bill does not specify the exact date of Royal Assent.
- The specific programs or activities of the Housing Services Corporation referred to in Section 151 are not detailed within the provided text of the bill.
- The bill does not detail the financial implications or costs associated with the expanded audit powers of the Auditor General.
This bill amends Section 150 to allow the Auditor General to audit the accounts of the Housing Services Corporation and its subsidiaries. It also amends Section 151 to clarify that members of the Corporation are not required to participate in its programs or activities.
Source: Section 1 of Bill 8
This bill amends the definition of 'employer' to include the Housing Services Corporation and its subsidiaries, meaning they are subject to the Act's provisions regarding the disclosure of executive salaries.
Source: Section 2 of Bill 8
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