Human Resources Legislative Update
Proposed Workplace Law Reforms in Bill 66 Now at Committee – Note Short Deadlines
Date: March 7, 2019
On March 6, 2019, Bill 66, Restoring Ontario’s Competitiveness Act, 2019, was referred to the Standing Committee on General Government.
The Committee will hold public hearings on the Bill in Toronto on Monday, March 18, 2019, from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. and from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.
The deadline to submit requests to appear before the Committee is 10 a.m. on Friday, March 8, 2019.
The deadline for filing written submissions to the Committee is 6 p.m. on Monday, March 18, 2019.
Clause-by-clause consideration of the Bill will take place Wednesday, March 20, 2019 and Monday March 25, 2019.
Requests to appear before the Committee or to make written submissions may be done by contacting the Clerk of the Committee.
For more information on Bill 66, see our FTR Now of December 7, 2018 More Changes to Workplace Laws Are on the Horizon for Ontario Employers.
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