Working for Workers Seven Act, 2025

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SCHEDULE 1 CITY OF TORONTO ACT, 2006 A new section 25.1 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006 authorizes the Lieutenant Governor in Council to make regulations imposing limits and conditions on the power of the City under the Act in relation to one or more classes of certain undertakings relating to training or skills development, or providing that the City cannot exercise the power in specified circumstances. The Schedule also amends the Act to refer to regulations under the Planning Act respecting the application of sections 113 and 114 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006 to certain undertakings relating to training or skills development. SCHEDULE 2 EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS ACT, 2000 The Schedule amends the Employment Standards Act, 2000 as follows: 1. A new provision is added requiring persons who operate job posting platforms to have a mechanism or procedure for users of the platform to report fraudulent publicly advertised job postings to the person operating the job posting platform and to have a written policy with respect to fraudulent publicly advertised job postings. 2. A new section is added permitting job seeking leave. The new section provides that, if 50 or more employees receive notice of termination, an employee who receives such a notice is entitled to three days leave of absence without pay to engage in activities related to obtaining employment. 3. The Act is also amended to permit extended lay-offs in certain circumstances. The lay-off may be 35 or more weeks in any period of 52 consecutive weeks, but not 52 or more weeks in any period of 78 consecutive weeks. An extended lay-off is permitted if employer and employee agree to it and the Director approves. Various related and consequential amendments are made. SCHEDULE 3 MUNICIPAL ACT, 2001 A new section 451.2 of the Municipal Act, 2001 authorizes the Lieutenant Governor in Council to make regulations imposing limits and conditions on the power of a municipality under the Act in relation to one or more classes of certain undertakings relating to training or skills development, or providing that a municipality cannot exercise the power in specified circumstances. SCHEDULE 4 OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY ACT Section 7.6.1 of the Occupational Health and Safety Act is amended to provide that health and safety management systems accredited under that section must be treated as equivalents. The Act is amended to provide for the reimbursement to certain employers of defibrillator costs. New Part IX.1 of the Act establishes an administrative penalty scheme. Inspectors are authorized to issue administrative penalty notices and may impose administrative penalties for contraventions of or failures to comply with the Act in amounts determined in accordance with the regulations. The Lieutenant Governor in Council is given authority to make regulations relating to the amendments. SCHEDULE 5 ONTARIO IMMIGRATION ACT, 2015 The Schedule amends the Ontario Immigration Act, 2015 to provide that, when carrying out an inspection, an inspector may require a person to attend an in-person interview separate and apart from other persons. The regulation-making powers are also amended to permit certain regulation-making powers to be delegated from the Lieutenant Governor in Council to the Minister. SCHEDULE 6 PLANNING ACT The Schedule amends the Planning Act to provide that certain undertakings relating to training or skills development are not subject to the Act or section 113 or 114 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006 , and to add related regulation-making powers. SCHEDULE 7 WORKPLACE SAFETY AND INSURANCE ACT, 1997 The Schedule amends the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act, 1997 . Here are some highlights: New section 22.2 of the Act prohibits an employer from making a false or misleading statement or representation to the Board in connection with any person’s claim for benefits under the insurance plan. Sections 80 and 89 of the Act are amended to provide for administrative penalties. Under new section 152.1 of the Act, a contravention of section 88 is an offence. Section 158 of the Act is amended to provide that persons convicted of two or more counts of the same offence in the same legal proceeding are liable to a maximum penalty of $750,000 for each conviction. A list of aggravating factors to be considered in determining a penalty is also added.

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