Subject letter o House Hansard index Parliament 44 Session 1

House subject index

Letter: O

Occupational health and safety
- education and awareness, safety
  - National Day of Mourning
    - Shaw, 242
Oil and gas wells
- explosions
  - Wheatley (2021)
    - Sattler, 1260
    - Tabuns, 1257, 1260
- geological carbon storage
  - McCrimmon, 1990–1991
  - Sattler, 1987–1988
- government strategy
  - Jones, T., 1992–1993
- maintenance and repair
  - Harris, 1234
Ombudsman of Ontario
- appreciation
  - Fairclough, 1766–1767
  - Leardi, 1765
  - Schreiner, 1767
  - Wong-Tam, 1765–1766
- bilingualism, required
  - Fraser, 3992–3993
  - Gélinas, 4017, 4053
  - Kernaghan, 4006
  - Khanjin, 3893
  - McMahon, 3898, 4056–4059, 4086
  - Racinsky, 4016
  - Shamji, 4010
  - West, 3958
- general remarks
  - Leardi, 1765
1092167 Ontario Inc. Act, 2026 (Bill Pr44)
- first reading
  - Sabawy, 3221
1505756 Ontario Inc. Act, 2026 (Bill Pr24)
- first reading
  - Smith, L., 2330
- second reading
  - Smith, L., 3391
- third reading
  - Smith, L., 3391
- Royal assent, 3682
1581766 Ontario Ltd. Act, 2025 (Bill Pr16)
- first reading
  - Clancy, 1653
- second reading
  - Clancy, 3003
- third reading
  - Clancy, 3003
- Royal assent, 3076
1758195 Ontario Ltd. Act, 2026 (Bill Pr26)
- first reading
  - Smith, L., 2330
- second reading
  - Smith, L., 3391
- third reading
  - Smith, L., 3391
- Royal assent, 3682
1955274 Ontario Inc. Act, 2026 (Bill Pr12)
- first reading
  - Smith, David, 1521
- second reading
  - Smith, David, 3390
- third reading
  - Smith, David, 3390
- Royal assent, 3682
1976998 Ontario Inc. Act, 2025 (Bill Pr1)
- first reading
  - Dixon, 96
- second reading
  - Dixon, 1304
- third reading
  - Dixon, 1304
- Royal assent, 1355
1000401924 Ontario Inc. Act, 2026 (Bill Pr21)
- first reading
  - Bell, 2035
- second reading
  - Bell, 3389
- third reading
  - Bell, 3389
- Royal assent, 3682
1000401927 Ontario Inc. Act, 2026 (Bill Pr22)
- first reading
  - Bell, 2034
- second reading
  - Bell, 3389
- third reading
  - Bell, 3389
- Royal assent, 3682
Ontario Artificial Intelligence, Talent and Innovation Strategy Act, 2025 (Bill 61)
- first reading
  - Cerjanec, 1652
- second reading, 2397–2404, 2420–2421
Ontario Autism Program (OAP)
- government funding
  - Cerjanec, 625–626
  - Darouze, 3697–3698
  - Gilmour, 3357
  - Jordan, 2149
  - Parsa, 625–626, 1575, 3357
- service capacity
  - expansion
    - Parsa, 1575–1576, 1580, 2369
- wait-list
  - Tsao, 1580, 2369
- wait-time
  - Gilmour, 3357
  - Tsao, 1580
Ontario Building Code
- accessibility
  - Vaugeois, 2802
- redundancies
  - Saunderson, 1859
- reform
  - Flack, 1678
  - Rae, 2354
  - Saunderson, 1859
Ontario Climate Change Adaptation and Resilience Act, 2025 (Bill 81)
- first reading
  - Tabuns, 2617
Ontario Consumer Watchdog Act, 2025 (Bill 92)
- first reading
  - Rakocevic, 3018–3019
Ontario Corps. see Emergency management
Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP)
- access, barriers
  - Gretzky, 836
- asset limits
  - Brady, 2803
- eligibility
  - relationship status
    - Gilmour, 2887
Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP) - benefit rates
- and Canada Disability Benefit
  - Jordan, 2217
  - Khanjin, 2160, 2178–2179
  - Parsa, 156–157
  - Vaugeois, 156–157
- cost of living
  - Collard, 200
- and cost of living
  - Gates, 2306
  - McMahon, 3205
  - Schreiner, 2803
  - Vaugeois, 2801
- doubling
  - Parsa, 559
  - Smyth, 558–559
- general remarks
  - Cerjanec, 651
- and housing costs
  - Clancy, 775
  - Parsa, 775
  - Pasma, 645
- increase
  - Anand, 2333
  - Khanjin, 2187
- inflation
  - Kernaghan, 2307
  - Smith, Dave, 331
- relationship status, recipients
  - Kernaghan, 2187
Ontario Drug Benefit Program
- eligibility
  - Jones, S., 976
  - Lennox, 975–976
Ontario Energy Board (OEB)
- CEO, procedural authority
  - Fairclough, 2877
  - Hsu, 2844
- "economic growth" as priority. see also Energy policy—mandation of priorities
  - Dixon, 2848
  - Fairclough, 2877
  - Hsu, 1884–1885, 2844
- hearing procedures
  - Allsopp, 1950
  - Blais, 1946
- regulatory independence
  - Hsu, 1884
  - Kernaghan, 1877
  - West, 1930
Ontario Health atHome
- and French Language Services Act
  - Bailey, 732
  - Collard, 736–737
  - Fraser, 744
  - Gélinas, 581
  - Jones, S., 476
  - Jordan, 749
  - Vaugeois, 738
- medical supplies, procurement contracts
  - shortages
    - Shamji, 588
- regional organizations, consolidation of
  - impact
    - Shamji, 588
Ontario Health Insurance Plan (OHIP)
- practitioner and facility over-billing
  - Fairclough, 2794
  - Leardi, 2794–2795
- private clinics
  - Shamji, 658
- service coverage
  - Armstrong, 147–148
  - Fraser, 3405
Ontario Hydro
- privatization
  - Kernaghan, 334
Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP)
- fraud prevention
  - Piccini, 1403
- general remarks
  - West, 2505–2506
- government strategy
  - Rae, 1433–1434
  - Sabawy, 1406
  - Vaugeois, 2499
- work permit allocation
  - Gilmour, 1710
  - Piccini, 1710–1711
  - Wong-Tam, 1710
Ontario Place - lease of, redevelopment agreements
- cancellation
  - Collard, 91–92
  - Fraser, 154
  - Glover, 93
  - Shamji, 89
  - Stiles, 85–86
- Exhibition Place
  - Glover, 2160, 2257–2258
- general remarks
  - Cho, S., 2161
- government strategy
  - McMahon, 2256
  - Surma, 154
- regulations
  - Tabuns, 291
- Therme
  - Bell, 813
  - Cho, S., 4481–4482
  - Glover, 146, 1795, 4481–4482
- transparency and accountability
  - Blais, 30
  - Bowman, 28, 82
  - Fraser, 25–27, 45–46, 87–89, 153–154, 205
  - Hazell, 31–32
  - Sandhu, 86–89, 91–93
  - Surma, 26–28, 30, 205
- wellness facility and water park
  - environmental impact
    - McMahon, 93
Ontario Public Service (OPS)
- government strategy
  - efficiency
    - Darouze, 3116
Ontario Science Centre
- closure
  - engineering report
    - Shamji, 803
- relocation, Ontario Place
  - Auditor General's recommendations
    - Bowman, 2253, 3227
  - public response
    - Bowman, 969
Ontario Securities Commission (OSC)
- reform
  - Cooper, 2449
Ontario Sex Offender Registry
- scope
  - McCrimmon, 453
  - Smith, L., 453
Ontario Student Assistance Program (OSAP)
- alternative financial supports
  - Coe, 4206
  - Quinn, 3254
- government funding
  - Sattler, 3111–3113
  - Stevens, 3119–3120
- government strategy
  - Hsu, 3327, 3596
  - Quinn, 3705
  - Watt, 3704
- grant to loan ratio
  - Armstrong, 3166–3167
  - Bell, 3298
  - Blais, 3255, 3712
  - Cerjanec, 3370–3371
  - Fairclough, 3343, 3711
  - Fife, 3303
  - Fraser, 3161, 3311, 3506
  - French, 3257, 3376
  - Gates, 3340
  - Gilmour, 3377, 4039
  - Glover, 3254, 3376
  - Gretzky, 3257
  - Hazell, 4223
  - McCrimmon, 3167
  - McKenney, 3712–3713
  - McMahon, 3205
  - Quinn, 3096, 3159, 3161, 3165–3168, 3257, 3351–3352, 3357–3358, 3369, 3693, 3704–3706
  - Sattler, 3216, 3707
  - Schreiner, 3165–3166, 3833
  - Shaw, 3250–3251, 3710
  - Stiles, 3096, 3352, 4033, 4206
  - Vanthof, 3714–3715
  - Watt, 3165, 3358, 3693, 3829
  - impact on marginalized students
    - McMahon, 3375–3376
  - impact on students
    - Fairclough, 3372–3373
    - Stiles, 3365–3366
    - Watt, 3366–3367
  - other jurisdictions
    - Quinn, 4141
  - statements from stakeholders
    - Burch, 3199
    - French, 3373
    - Glover, 3254–3255
    - Hsu, 3709–3710
    - McMahon, 3375
    - Vaugeois, 3378
- history of
  - Fraser, 3714
Ontario Trillium Fund Capital Grant
- Marquee Theatrical Productions Inc.
  - Gallagher Murphy, 3060
Ontario University Athletics Week Act, 2025 (Bill 22)
- first reading
  - Saunderson, 715
- second reading, 1368–1375
- referred to Standing Committee on Heritage, Infrastructure and Cultural Policy, 1375
- third reading, 2882–2884
  - Fairclough, 2884
  - Glover, 2883–2884
  - Saunderson, 2882–2883
- Royal assent, 3076
Ontario Wildlife Holdings & Sanctuary Corp. Act, 2025 (Bill Pr38)
- first reading
  - Riddell, 2916
Ontario Works (OW)
- benefit rates
  - and cost of living
    - Pasma, 645
  - and housing costs
    - Clancy, 775
Opioid addiction
- government response
  - Fairclough, 412, 2913
- overdoses and fatalities
  - Fraser, 1346
  - and incarceration
    - Lennox, 403
- treatment services
  - access
    - Lennox, 404
  - Ontario Drug Benefit coverage
    - Lennox, 404–405
  - wait-time
    - Lennox, 405
Opposition day motions
- Consumer protection, 216–226, 3852–3866
  - presented
    - Stiles, 216–218, 3852–3854
  - responded to
    - Bell, 3864
    - Bethlenfalvy, 3856–3858
    - Bowman, 3862–3863
    - Cerjanec, 3859–3861
    - Collard, 222–223
    - Fife, 3861
    - Fraser, 218–219, 3854–3856
    - Gates, 219, 3864
    - Gélinas, 3861
    - Gilmour, 3861
    - Glover, 221–222, 3863–3864
    - Gretzky, 3863
    - Kernaghan, 3859
    - Lennox, 3861
    - Pasma, 223–224, 3858–3859
    - Rakocevic, 223, 3865
    - Riddell, 219–221
    - Stevens, 225, 3864
    - Stiles, 225–226, 3865–3866
    - Vaugeois, 3861–3862
    - West, 3865
    - Wong-Tam, 224, 3864–3865
  - division (lost), 226, 3866
- Freedom of information, 4154–4163
  - presented
    - Smyth, 4154–4155
  - responded to
    - Cerjanec, 4162
    - Fairclough, 4160
    - Fife, 4156–4158
    - Fraser, 4158–4159
    - Hsu, 4161–4162
    - Riddell, 4155–4156
    - Shamji, 4160–4161
    - Smyth, 4162
    - Watt, 4159–4160
  - division (lost), 4162–4163
- Government contracts, 1916–1927
  - presented
    - Stiles, 1916–1917
  - responded to
    - Bell, 1919–1920
    - Blais, 1918–1919
    - Bowman, 1920–1923
    - Crawford, 1926
    - Fife, 1923
    - Fraser, 1920
    - Gates, 1925
    - Kernaghan, 1925
    - Sattler, 1924
    - Stevens, 1924–1925
    - Stiles, 1926–1927
    - West, 1926
  - division (lost), 1927
- Hospital funding, 563–579
  - presented
    - Stiles, 563–565
  - responded to
    - Allsopp, 567–569
    - Begum, 575–576
    - Blais, 573
    - Burch, 572–573
    - Cerjanec, 571–572
    - Fairclough, 565
    - Fife, 577
    - Fraser, 570
    - Gates, 569–570
    - Gélinas, 572
    - Gilmour, 570
    - Glover, 570–571
    - Hsu, 573
    - Leardi, 577–578
    - Lennox, 565–566
    - Mamakwa, 573
    - McKenney, 576
    - McMahon, 572
    - Pasma, 573–574
    - Shamji, 574–575
    - Stevens, 576
    - Stiles, 578
    - Watt, 566–567
    - West, 576–577
  - division (lost), 578–579
- Student assistance, 3364–3382, 3703–3715
  - presented
    - Stiles, 3364–3366
    - Watt, 3703–3705
  - responded to
    - Blais, 3712–3173
    - Cerjanec, 3370–3372
    - Collard, 3373–3374
    - Fairclough, 3372–3373, 3710–3711
    - Fife, 3378
    - Fraser, 3379–3380, 3713–3714
    - French, 3373
    - Gates, 3372
    - Gélinas, 3374–3375
    - Gilmour, 3377
    - Gretzky, 3377–3378
    - Hsu, 3709–3710
    - Lennox, 3378–3379
    - McKenney, 3713
    - McMahon, 3375–3376
    - Pasma, 3380–3381
    - Quinn, 3367–3370, 3705–3706
    - Rakocevic, 3376–3377
    - Sattler, 3370, 3706–3709
    - Shaw, 3377, 3710
    - Stevens, 3376
    - Stiles, 3381
    - Tabuns, 3378
    - Vanthof, 3714–3715
    - Vaugeois, 3378, 3711–3712
    - Watt, 3366–3367, 3715
    - West, 3381
    - Wong-Tam, 3379
  - division (lost), 3381–3382, 3715
- Taxation, 326–339
  - presented
    - Fraser, 326–327
  - responded to
    - Bell, 336–337
    - Blais, 331–332
    - Bowman, 328–329
    - Fraser, 338
    - Hazell, 335
    - Kernaghan, 332–335
    - Shamji, 337–338
    - Smith, Dave, 329–331
  - division (lost), 338–339
- Tenant protection, 2424–2441
  - presented
    - McKenney, 2424–2425
  - responded to
    - Bell, 2429
    - Collard, 2428
    - Gates, 2439
    - Gilmour, 2433–2334
    - Kernaghan, 2439
    - McKenney, 2441
    - Pasma, 2432–2433
    - Rae, 2434–2439
    - Sattler, 2431
    - Shamji, 2425–2426
    - Smyth, 2431–2432
    - Stevens, 2440
    - Stiles, 2426–2427
    - Vaugeois, 2433
    - Watt, 2429–2431
    - West, 2440–2441
    - Wong-Tam, 2433
  - division (lost), 2441
- Youth employment, 2166–2177
  - presented
    - Bowman, 2166–2168
  - responded to
    - Blais, 2172
    - Cerjanec, 2171–2172
    - Fairclough, 2175
    - Fife, 2173–2175
    - Fraser, 2176
    - Hazell, 2176
    - McMahon, 2175–2176
    - Sabawy, 2168–2169
    - Sattler, 2169–2171
    - Shamji, 2172–2173
  - division (lost), 2177
Optometry and optometrists
- OHIP-covered services
  - eye-exams
    - Anand, 310
Ottawa
- government funding
  - Bethlenfalvy, 4305–4306
- municipal finances
  - provincial contribution
    - Blais, 20

Last updated Wednesday, May 13, 2026

House subject index

Letter: O

Occupational health and safety

Oil and gas wells

Ombudsman of Ontario

1092167 Ontario Inc. Act, 2026 (Bill Pr44)

1505756 Ontario Inc. Act, 2026 (Bill Pr24)

1581766 Ontario Ltd. Act, 2025 (Bill Pr16)

1758195 Ontario Ltd. Act, 2026 (Bill Pr26)

1955274 Ontario Inc. Act, 2026 (Bill Pr12)

1976998 Ontario Inc. Act, 2025 (Bill Pr1)

1000401924 Ontario Inc. Act, 2026 (Bill Pr21)

1000401927 Ontario Inc. Act, 2026 (Bill Pr22)

Ontario Artificial Intelligence, Talent and Innovation Strategy Act, 2025 (Bill 61)

Ontario Autism Program (OAP)

Ontario Building Code

Ontario Climate Change Adaptation and Resilience Act, 2025 (Bill 81)

Ontario Consumer Watchdog Act, 2025 (Bill 92)

Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP)

Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP) - benefit rates

Ontario Drug Benefit Program

Ontario Energy Board (OEB)

Ontario Health atHome

Ontario Health Insurance Plan (OHIP)

Ontario Hydro

Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP)

Ontario Place - lease of, redevelopment agreements

Ontario Public Service (OPS)

Ontario Science Centre

Ontario Securities Commission (OSC)

Ontario Sex Offender Registry

Ontario Student Assistance Program (OSAP)

Ontario Trillium Fund Capital Grant

Ontario University Athletics Week Act, 2025 (Bill 22)

Ontario Wildlife Holdings & Sanctuary Corp. Act, 2025 (Bill Pr38)

Ontario Works (OW)

Opioid addiction

Opposition day motions

Optometry and optometrists

Ottawa