Bill 191 explained in plain English

Bill 191 establishes an advisory committee to develop recommendations on supporting early childcare educators and the childcare workforce in Ontario.

Bill 191 creates the Childcare and Early Years Workforce Strategy Advisory Committee in Ontario. This committee will be made up of early childcare educators, representatives of childcare organizations, labour unions, experts, and representatives from Black communities, Indigenous communities, communities of colour, Northern and rural communities, and Francophone communities. The committee's job is to develop recommendations on how to support early childcare educators and childcare workers and address staffing shortages. Their recommendations will focus on areas like wages, work standards (including benefits, sick leave, and time for professional development), helping educators advance their qualifications, recruitment (especially in Northern, rural, and Francophone areas), immigration strategies, collective bargaining, and implementing the Canada-Wide Early Learning and Child Care system in Ontario. The committee must prepare an annual report with its recommendations and send it to the Minister of Education, the Minister of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development, and the Minister of Colleges and Universities. The report will be published on an Ontario government website. After the first report, the Minister of Education must meet with the committee twice a year to discuss the recommendations. Within six months of receiving each annual report, the Minister of Education must prepare and publish a status report showing what actions the government has taken on the committee's recommendations. The Act comes into force when it receives Royal Assent.