Bill 38 explained in plain English
Remembrance Week Amendment 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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Bill 38, the Remembrance Week Amendment Act, 2021, ensures workers in Ontario have the right to wear a poppy at work during Remembrance Week, provided it doesn't create a safety hazard.
This bill amends the Remembrance Week Act, 2016. It establishes the right for every worker in Ontario to wear a poppy in the workplace during Remembrance Week. This right does not apply if wearing a poppy could pose a health or safety risk. The Act also adds a statement to its preamble recognizing poppies as a symbol of remembrance and respect worn during Remembrance Week.
- Establishes a worker's right to wear a poppy in the workplace during Remembrance Week.
- Specifies that this right does not apply if wearing a poppy poses a health or safety hazard.
- Amends the preamble of the Remembrance Week Act, 2016 to include a statement about poppies being a symbol of remembrance and respect.
- Names the Act as the Remembrance Week Amendment Act, 2021.
- Workers in Ontario
- Employers in Ontario
- Workers have the right to wear a poppy in the workplace during Remembrance Week.
- The right to wear a poppy does not apply if it poses a danger or hazard to the health, safety, or welfare of any person.
- The Act came into force on November 9, 2021, the day it received Royal Assent.
- The bill does not specify who determines if wearing a poppy poses a danger or hazard, nor does it outline a process for resolving disputes if an employer denies a worker's right to wear a poppy due to safety concerns.
Adds a preamble statement recognizing poppies as a symbol of remembrance and respect, and enacts a new section that grants workers the right to wear a poppy in the workplace during Remembrance Week, with an exception for safety hazards. This amends the existing Section 3 of the Act.
Source: Section 1 and Section 2 of Bill 38
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