Bill overview
Bill 44, “Healthcare Staffing Agencies Act, 2025”, is an Ontario bill from session 44-1. It was introduced by France Gélinas, Wayne Gates, Lisa Gretzky, Jamie West (NDP, Nickel Belt).
Its latest recorded status is “In committee”.
This overview is written automatically from the registry and vote records on this page and updates when they sync. It describes the bill's path, not its merits.
SUMMARY FROM THE OFFICIAL REGISTRY
What you need to know
The Bill enacts the Healthcare Staffing Agencies Act, 2025 . The Act provides that every hospital and long-term care home in a municipality with a population of 8,000 or more shall develop a plan to limit its spending on healthcare staffing agencies in accordance with a specified timeline. Every healthcare staffing agency established after the Act comes into force shall operate as a not-for-profit. If a healthcare staffing agency receives more than $400,000 in total from the Government of Ontario or any of its transfer payments agencies, the healthcare staffing agency is subject to oversight by the Auditor General, the Patient Ombudsman, the Ontario Ombudsman and the Integrity Commissioner. The agency’s employees are also included on the Sunshine List. A healthcare staffing agency shall not pay its workers assigned to a hospital or long-term care home more than 10 per cent above the existing rate in the hospital or long-term care home for the relevant profession. A healthcare staffing agency shall not poach employees from hospitals or long-term care homes.
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