Category: Health Care
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Ontario Guidance re Health Care & Residential Care Workers
The Ontario Ministry of Labour published guidance about where a worker in a health care or residential facility can keep or consume personal food or beverages . . .
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Quebec Bill 43 re Expanded Role of Nurse Practitioners
Quebec introduced Bill 43, An Act to amend the Nurses Act and other provisions in order to facilitate access to health services, for first reading on October 9, 2019. Bill 43 amends several Acts and regulations to permit nurse practitioner to perform certain examinations and procedures formerly reserved for physicians, including with respect to occupational health and safety . . .
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B.C. Regulation re ESA Exclusion
British Columbia published Regulation 191/2019, adding a new exclusion under the B.C. Employment Standards Act (ESA) for Ambulance Paramedics and Dispatchers . . .
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Ontario Guidance re Workplace Violence Prevention in Health Care
The Ontario Ministry of Labour has published "Workplace violence prevention in health care: A guide to the law for hospitals, long-term care homes and home care". The Guide reviews employers' and employees' obligations under the Occupational Health and Safety Act and Regulation 67/93 – Health Care and Residential Facilities, including workplace violence prevention . . .
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Ontario Passes Bill 100, Protecting What Matters Most Act (Budget Measures), 2019
Ontario passed Bill 100, Protecting What Matters Most Act (Budget Measures), 2019 (PWMMA) on May 29, 2019. The PWMMA also received Royal Assent on May 29, 2019, however, each of the Schedules under the Act come into force as provided in each Schedule. Schedule 5 amends the Broader Public Sector Executive Compensation Act, 2014, Schedule 40 enacts the Modernizing the Skilled Trades and Apprenticeships Act, 2019, and Schedule 53 amends the Public Sector Labour Relations Transition Act, 1997 . . .
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Ontario WSIB Health & Safety Index
The Ontario Workplace Safety & Insurance Board has published a Health and Safety Index, which measures the health and safety at Ontario workplaces based on a number of indicators . . .
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Ontario Passes Bill 74 re Health Care Sector Reform
Ontario passed Bill 74, The People’s Health Care Act, 2019, on April 18, 2019. The Bill will establish a new health agency – “Ontario Health” (referred to as the Agency) – consolidating local health integration networks, Cancer Care Ontario, eHealth Ontario and a number of other health agencies . . .
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B.C. Amends Regulation re Mental Disorder Presumption
British Columbia announced amendments to the Mental Disorder Presumption Regulation under the B.C. Workers Compensation Act( WCA) to add emergency dispatchers, nurses and health care assistants to the list of occupations for whom a disorder is presumed to have been due to the nature of their work . . .
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Ontario Health & Safety Compliance Guide
Further to the province's health and safety initiatives (as reported earlier), Ontario has published an occupational health and safety compliance guide, which set out compliance plans, hazards and sector trends for the construction, health care, industrial and mining sectors . . .
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Ontario Introduces Bill 100 & Makes Other Budget Announcements
The Ontario government introduced Bill 100, Protecting What Matters Most Act (Budget Measures), 2019, for first reading on April 11, 2019. Bill 100 includes amendments to the Broader Public Sector Executive Compensation Act, 2014 (Schedule 5) and Public Sector Labour Relations Transition Act, 1997 (Schedule 53 . . .
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