Bill 16 explained in plain English
WSIB Coverage for Workers in Residential Care Facilities and Group Homes Act, 2021
Ontario legislature bill summary, status, timeline, sponsor, votes, and official sources.
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Official Legislative Assembly of Ontario snapshot for 42nd 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 bill amends the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act, 1997, to ensure workers in residential care facilities and group homes are covered by the WSIB.
Bill 16, also known as the WSIB Coverage for Workers in Residential Care Facilities and Group Homes Act, 2021, amends the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act, 1997. It changes the law so that employers operating residential care facilities (like retirement homes, rest homes, and senior citizens' residences) and group homes are considered Schedule 1 employers. This means their workers will be covered by the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) for injuries and illnesses sustained on the job. The Act came into force six months after receiving Royal Assent.
- Makes employers who operate residential care facilities Schedule 1 employers under the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act, 1997.
- Makes employers who operate group homes Schedule 1 employers under the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act, 1997.
- Ensures that workers in these facilities are covered by the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB).
- Specifies that this change applies to both public and private employers.
- Sets a commencement date for the Act, which is six months after it receives Royal Assent.
- Employers operating residential care facilities (including retirement homes, rest homes, and senior citizens' residences).
- Employers operating group homes.
- Workers employed in residential care facilities and group homes.
- The Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB).
- Employers in residential care facilities and group homes are deemed Schedule 1 employers.
- Workers in these facilities are covered by the WSIB for workplace injuries and illnesses.
- The Act came into force six months after the day it received Royal Assent.
- The exact date of Royal Assent is not specified in the provided text, meaning the precise commencement date is not definitively known without that information.
- The bill text does not provide specific details on how the WSIB will manage the inclusion of these employers and workers or any potential changes to contribution rates.
Amends section 2 by adding a new subsection to classify employers of residential care facilities and group homes as Schedule 1 employers.
Source: Section 1
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