Bill 168, Putting Your Best Foot Forward Act, 2017
EXPLANATORY NOTE
The Bill amends the Occupational Health and Safety Act to prohibit employers from requiring an employee to wear footwear that is not appropriate to the protection required for the employee's work or that does not allow the employee to safely perform his or her work.
Bill 168 2017
An Act to amend the Occupational Health and Safety Act with respect to footwear
Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, enacts as follows:
1 Section 26 of the Occupational Health and Safety Act is amended by adding the following subsection:
Footwear
(4) An employer shall not require an employee to wear footwear that,
(a) is not of a design, construction and material appropriate to the protection required for the employee's work; or
(b) does not allow the employee to safely perform his or her work.
Commencement
2 This Act comes into force 90 days after the day it receives Royal Assent.
Short title
3 The short title of this Act is the Putting Your Best Foot Forward Act, 2017.
| Date | Bill stage | Activity | Committee |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 19, 2017 | - | Ordered referred to Standing Committee | Standing Committee on Regulations and Private Bills |
| October 19, 2017 | Second Reading | Carried | - |
| October 19, 2017 | Second Reading | Debate | - |
| October 17, 2017 | First Reading | Carried | - |
Debates and Progress
First Reading
Committee
Second Reading
Mrs. Cristina Martins, Mr. John Yakabuski, Miss Monique Taylor, Hon. Indira Naidoo-Harris, Mrs. Gila Martow, Mr. Taras Natyshak, Mr. Arthur Potts, Hon. Mitzie Hunter
Declared carried. Referred to the Standing Committee on Regulations and Private Bills.
Committee
Standing Committee on Regulations and Private Bills
Third Reading
Royal Assent
Acts affected - Bill 168
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Occupational Health and Safety Act
Legislative Assembly of Ontario