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 16 2021

An Act to amend the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act, 1997

Her 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, 2021.