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Ontario Bill 4

43rd Parl. 1st Sess.

November 28, 2022

This is a bill called the Stay Home If You Are Sick Act, 2022. It is an amendment to the Employment Standards Act, 2000 in Ontario. The bill introduces changes to paid leave for employees. It allows employees to take a leave of absence for personal illness, injury, medical emergency, or the illness, injury, or medical emergency of a family member. The bill specifies who qualifies as a family member for this purpose. Employees must inform their employer if they plan to take this leave. The bill also states that employees are entitled to a total of 10 days of paid leave per year, but if they have been employed for less than a week, they are not entitled to paid leave. The bill also addresses the payment of wages during the leave and provides for a financial support program to help employers with the increased costs associated with paid leave. The bill will come into effect once it receives Royal Assent. Its short title is the Stay Home If You Are Sick Act, 2022.

43rd Parl. 1st Sess.

November 28, 2022

This explanatory note provides information about Bill 23, which has been enacted as Chapter 21 of the Statutes of Ontario, 2022. The note explains that it does not form part of the law itself. The note then summarizes the amendments made to various statutes by the bill, including the City of Toronto Act, 2006, the Conservation Authorities Act, the Development Charges Act, 1997, the Municipal Act, 2001, the New Home Construction Licensing Act, 2017, the Ontario Heritage Act, the Ontario Land Tribunal Act, 2021, the Ontario Underground Infrastructure Notification System Act, 2012, the Planning Act, and the Supporting Growth and Housing in York and Durham Regions Act, 2022. The amendments include changes to regulations on the powers of the City of Toronto, regulations on the disposal of land by conservation authorities, exemptions from development charges for affordable and attainable residential units, and changes to the calculation of development charges. The note also mentions the revocation of various regulations and provides transitional provisions for the implementation of the amendments.

43rd Parl. 1st Sess.

November 28, 2022

This bill establishes the Early Years and Child Care Worker Advisory Commission in Ontario. The Commission will be composed of members from the early years and child care workforce, organizations representing this workforce, labor unions, and experts in the field. The Commission's main function is to develop recommendations on how to support the early years and child care workforce, including increasing wages, implementing a salary scale based on skill and experience, setting minimum work standards and benefits, and creating strategies for career advancement. The Commission will publish an annual report with these recommendations on a government website and submit it to the Minister of Education. The Minister of Education will also meet with the Commission annually to discuss the report. The Act will come into force once it receives Royal Assent and is titled the Early Years and Child Care Worker Advisory Commission Act, 2022.