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Bill 290 explained in plain English

Long-Term Care Commission's Recommendations Reporting Act, 2021

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At a glance

Jurisdiction
Ontario Legislature
Legislature / Parliament
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
Session
42nd Parliament, 1st Session
Bill number
Bill 290
Full title
Long-Term Care Commission's Recommendations Reporting Act, 2021
Current status
Did not become law (session ended)
Latest event
Carried on division
Last updated
May 10, 2021
Sponsor
John Fraser

Official Legislative Assembly of Ontario snapshot for 42nd Parliament, 1st Session. Representative vote breakdowns appear when the Assembly publishes an Ayes and Nays page for the bill.

Chamber
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
Current Stage
Carried on division
Latest Activity
May 10, 2021
Sponsor
John Fraser
Plain-language explanation
In plain English (our explanation)

Our plain-language take, written for civic education.

Source: By PoliticalData.ca

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Short Version

This Act requires the Minister of Health to publicly report on the implementation of recommendations from the Long-Term Care COVID-19 Commission.

What It Means

Bill 290, also known as the Long-Term Care Commission’s Recommendations Reporting Act, 2021, requires the Minister of Health to report on the implementation of recommendations made by Ontario's Long-Term Care COVID-19 Commission. The Act mandates that the Commission's final report be made public, and that the Minister provide two progress reports to the Legislative Assembly on the implementation of these recommendations. These progress reports are to be published online.

What This Bill Does
  • Amends the Long-Term Care Homes Act, 2007 to add a new section requiring reporting on the implementation of recommendations from the Long-Term Care COVID-19 Commission.
  • Requires the Minister of Health to make the final report of the Long-Term Care COVID-19 Commission publicly available on a government website.
  • Requires the Minister of Health to prepare two progress reports detailing the Ministry's implementation of the Commission's recommendations.
  • Sets deadlines for the Minister to table these progress reports before the Legislative Assembly: by April 30, 2022 for the first report and by April 30, 2024 for the second report.
  • Requires the Minister to publish each progress report on a government website within 10 days of it being tabled in the Assembly.
  • States that the Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.
Who Is Affected
  • The Minister of Health
  • The Ministry of Health
  • The public
  • The Legislative Assembly of Ontario
  • Long-term care homes in Ontario (indirectly, as recommendations are reported on)
Rights, Duties, Or Obligations
  • The Minister of Health has an obligation to make the Commission's final report public.
  • The Minister of Health has an obligation to prepare and table two progress reports.
  • The Minister of Health has an obligation to publish these progress reports online.
  • The public has a right to access the Commission's final report and the progress reports.
Important Dates
  • The Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.
  • The first progress report must be laid before the Assembly on or before April 30, 2022.
  • The second progress report must be laid before the Assembly on or before April 30, 2024.
  • Progress reports must be published online within 10 days of being laid before the Assembly.
Uncertainties Or Limits
  • The bill does not specify what happens if the Minister fails to meet the reporting deadlines or publish the reports.
  • The specific content or format of the 'progress reports' beyond describing the 'extent to which the Ministry has implemented the recommendations' is not detailed in the bill.
  • The bill does not define 'publicly available' beyond requiring it to be on a 'Government of Ontario website'.
Laws Or Regulations Affected
Long-Term Care Homes Act, 2007
amends

Adds a new section (185.1) that mandates reporting on the implementation of recommendations from the Long-Term Care COVID-19 Commission.

Source: Section 1

Long-Term Care Commission's Recommendations Reporting Act, 2021
enacts

This is the short title of the Act, which requires the Minister of Health to report on the implementation of recommendations from the Long-Term Care COVID-19 Commission.

Source: 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
May 10, 2021
Step 2
Second reading
Not reached yet
Step 3
Committee review
Not reached yet
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
John Fraser
Ontario Liberal Party | Ottawa South
Jurisdiction
Ontario Legislature

No published representative vote breakdown

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Official sources

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