SCHEDULE 1
BUILDING OPPORTUNITIES IN THE SKILLED TRADES ACT, 2021

The Schedule amends the Building Opportunities in the Skilled Trades Act, 2021 to provide that the regulations may set out alternative criteria for academic standards.

SCHEDULE 2
EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS ACT, 2000

The Employment Standards Act, 2000 is amended as follows:

New sections 8.5 and 8.6 of the Act establish certain requirements with respect to publicly advertised job postings. Complementary amendments are made to the record-keeping requirements in section 15 and the regulation-making authorities in subsection 141 (1).

Section 50 of the Act is amended so that employers retain the right to require evidence of entitlement to sick leave but are not permitted to require a certificate from a qualified health practitioner.

Section 132 of the Act, which sets out the fines applicable for convictions under the Act, is amended to increase the maximum fine for an individual to $100,000.

SCHEDULE 3
FAIR ACCESS TO REGULATED PROFESSIONS AND COMPULSORY TRADES ACT, 2006

The Schedule amends the Fair Access to Regulated Professions and Compulsory Trades Act, 2006 to add new sections requiring regulated professions to have policies respecting what alternatives to the documentation of qualifications that is normally required will be acceptable and to have plans addressing how they will enable multiple registration processes to take place concurrently. The sections also include requirements respecting the contents of the policies and plans and other related provisions.

SCHEDULE 4
OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY ACT

The Occupational Health and Safety Act is amended. Here are some highlights:

The Act is amended to impose duties on constructors and employers with respect to the maintenance of washroom facilities. Complementary amendments are made.

The definitions of “workplace harassment” and “workplace sexual harassment” are updated to include certain virtual activities.

Section 3 of the Act is amended to provide that the Act applies to telework performed in or about a private residence.

Various provisions of the Act that require the posting of information are amended to provide that the information may be posted in a readily accessible electronic format. New subsection 1 (5) establishes the requirements that must be met for information to be posted in a readily accessible electronic format for the purposes of the Act.

SCHEDULE 5
ONTARIO IMMIGRATION ACT, 2015

The Schedule amends the Ontario Immigration Act, 2015 to provide that an individual who is appointed to conduct an internal review may delegate the individual’s powers or duties under the appointment.

SCHEDULE 6
WORKPLACE SAFETY AND INSURANCE ACT, 1997

Section 14 of the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act, 1997, which provides that certain workers are entitled to benefits under the insurance plan for posttraumatic stress disorder arising out of and in the course of the worker’s employment and that the posttraumatic stress disorder is presumed to have arisen out of and in the course of the worker’s employment, unless the contrary is shown, is amended to include two new categories of workers. Transitional matters are provided for and complementary amendments are made.

Section 15.1 of the Act, which creates presumptions that apply to certain firefighters and fire investigators, is amended to establish a presumption in respect of primary-site skin cancer. Related amendments are made to provisions of that section and to section 15.2.

The Bill amends the Health Protection and Promotion Act by adding a new section 9.1. Section 9.1 sets out maximum patient-to-nurse ratios that the Ministry of Health shall ensure are not exceeded.

The Bill amends the Provincial Parks and Conservation Reserves Act to add Urban Class Parks as a new class of provincial park, the objective of which is to improve access to compatible nature-based recreation in or near urban centres. The Bill also authorizes the Lieutenant Governor in Counsel to make regulations adding new classes of provincial parks and specifying objectives for such parks.