Bill 54, WSIB Coverage for Workers in Residential Care Facilities and Group Homes Act, 2023
EXPLANATORY NOTE
The Workplace Safety and Insurance Act, 1997 is amended to provide that an employer who operates a residential care facility or a group home is a Schedule 1 employer for the purposes of the Act.
Bill 54 2022
An Act to amend the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act, 1997
His Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, enacts as follows:
1 Section 2 of the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act, 1997 is amended by adding the following subsection:
Residential care facilities and group homes
(3) An employer, whether public or private, in either of the following industries is a Schedule 1 employer for the purposes of this Act:
1. Residential care facilities, including retirement homes, rest homes and senior citizens’ residences.
2. Group homes.
Commencement
2 This Act comes into force six months after the day it receives Royal Assent.
Short title
3 The short title of this Act is the WSIB Coverage for Workers in Residential Care Facilities and Group Homes Act, 2022.
| Date | Bill stage | Event | Outcome | Committee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 27, 2023 | Second Reading | Vote | Lost on division | - |
| September 26, 2023 | Second Reading | Question put | Vote deferred | - |
| September 26, 2023 | Second Reading | Debated | - | - |
| December 7, 2022 | First Reading | Ordered for Second Reading | - | - |
| December 7, 2022 | First Reading | Vote | Carried | - |
Acts affected - Bill 54
The First Reading version of this bill proposed amendments to these public acts (available to view on e-Laws):
- Workplace Safety and Insurance Act, 1997