Bill 118, Injured Workers Day Act, 2024

Royal Assent received. Statutes of Ontario 2024, chapter 31

Bill 118 Royal Assent (PDF)

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Explanatory Note was written as a reader’s aid to Bill 118 and does not form part of the law.
Bill 118 has been enacted as Chapter 31 of the Statutes of Ontario, 2024.

The Bill proclaims June 1 in each year as Injured Workers Day.

Bill 118 2024

An Act to proclaim Injured Workers Day

Preamble

Workplace injuries profoundly affect workers, their families and their communities. Injured Workers Day serves as an opportunity for the Province of Ontario to recognize the individuals who have been injured at work or who have suffered injuries as a result of their workplace conditions. This is a day to bring awareness to issues of workplace injury and the plight of injured workers, and to demonstrate a commitment to workplace injury prevention and remediation.

Therefore, His Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, enacts as follows:

Injured Workers Day

1 June 1 in each year is proclaimed as Injured Workers Day.

Commencement

2 This Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.

Short title

3 The short title of this Act is the Injured Workers Day Act, 2024.

Bill 118 Original (PDF)

EXPLANATORY NOTE

The Bill proclaims June 1 in each year as Injured Workers Day.

Bill 118 2023

An Act to proclaim Injured Workers Day

Preamble

Workplace injuries profoundly affect workers, their families and their communities. Injured Workers Day serves as an opportunity for the Province of Ontario to recognize the individuals who have been injured at work or who have suffered injuries as a result of their workplace conditions. This is a day to bring awareness to issues of workplace injury and the plight of injured workers, and to demonstrate a commitment to workplace injury prevention and remediation.

Therefore, His Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, enacts as follows:

Injured Workers Day

1 June 1 in each year is proclaimed as Injured Workers Day.

Commencement

2 This Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.

Short title

3 The short title of this Act is the Injured Workers Day Act, 2023.

DateBill stageEventOutcomeCommittee
December 19, 2024Royal AssentRoyal Assent received--
December 11, 2024Third ReadingVoteCarried-
December 11, 2024Third ReadingQuestion put--
December 11, 2024Third ReadingDebated--
December 11, 2024Second ReadingOrdered for Third Reading pursuant to the Order of the House--
December 11, 2024Second ReadingDischarge the Order of referral to Committee-Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs
December 11, 2024Second ReadingMotion to arrange proceedings--
May 30, 2024Second ReadingOrdered referred to Standing Committee-Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs
May 30, 2024Second ReadingVoteCarried-
May 30, 2024Second ReadingQuestion put--
May 30, 2024Second ReadingDebated--
May 31, 2023First ReadingOrdered for Second Reading--
May 31, 2023First ReadingVoteCarried-

First Reading

  • Carried

Second Reading

  • Barnes, Patrice
    Ajax
  • Fife, Catherine
    Waterloo
  • Kernaghan, Terence
    London North Centre
  • Tabuns, Peter
    Toronto—Danforth
  • Vaugeois, Lise
    Thunder Bay—Superior North
  • West, Jamie
    Sudbury
  • Question put
  • Carried
  • Ordered referred to Standing Committee
    Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs

  • Motion to arrange proceedings
  • Discharge the Order of referral to Committee
    Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs

Third Reading

  • Barnes, Patrice
    Ajax
  • Fraser, John
    Ottawa South
  • West, Jamie
    Sudbury
  • Question put
  • Carried