On September 13, 2010, Bill 65, the Not-for-Profit Corporations Act, 2010, was reported as amended by the Standing Committee on Social Policy and Ordered for Third Reading. As previously reported, the legislation is designed to modernize the legal framework in which not-for-profit corporations operate.
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Bill Amending Employment Standards Act, 2000 Ordered for Third Reading
On September 13, 2010, Bill 68, the Open For Business Act, 2010, was reported as amended by the Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs and ordered for Third Reading. As previously reported, Bill 68 is omnibus legislation that would amend Ontario’s Employment Standards Act, 2000 as follows: to allow the Director of Employment Standards…
Ontario Legislative Assembly Resumes Sitting
On September 13, 2010, the House resumed sitting.
Proposed Integrated Accessibility Regulation Under the AODA: FTR Now
On Friday, September 10, 2010, Hicks Morley published a detailed overview of the “Integrated Accessibility Regulation Proposed Under the AODA” in an FTR Now, which is available on our website. As previously reported, the proposed Integrated Accessibility Regulation was published by the Ontario government on September 2, 2010.
Integrated Accessibility Regulation Proposed Under the AODA
On September 2, 2010, the Ontario Ministry of Community and Social Services proposed an Integrated Accessibility Regulation (the “proposed Regulation”) under the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 (“AODA”). The proposed Regulation would combine three accessibility standards into one – information and communication, employment and transportation. In addition, the proposed Regulation includes detailed compliance…
New Education Act Regulation Amendments Filed – Operation of Schools, Exchange Teachers
On September 8, 2010, the Ontario government published a regulation implementing a number of amendments to Reg. 298 of R.R.O. 1990 (Operation of Schools). O. Reg. 341/10 (Operation of Schools–General) adds section 22.1, which deals with exchange teachers. Among other things, the amendments define “criminal background checks” and “jurisdiction outside Ontario”. The O. Reg. 341/10…
New General Pension Regulation Amendments Filed
On September 8, 2010, the Ontario government published O. Reg. 342/10 (General) under the Pension Benefits Act, amending Reg. 909 of R.R.O. 1990. The amendments authorize the Ontario government and the pension regulator to enter into reciprocal agreements with designated jurisdictions providing for the orderly regulation of multi-jurisdictional pension plans. O. Reg. 342/10 will come…
New Education Act Regulation Amendments Filed – School Councils, Parent Involvement Committees
On September 3, 2010, the Ontario government published a regulation implementing a number of amendments to O. Reg. 612/00 (School Councils). Among other things, O. Reg. 330/10 adds Part III, which sets out the rules applicable to the purpose, creation and composition of Parent Involvement Committees. The O. Reg. 330/10 amendments are now in force.
Ontario Proposes Integrated Accessibility Regulation Under AODA
On September 2, 2010, the Ontario government published the proposed integrated accessibility regulation (“IAR”) under the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 (“AODA”) for public review and commentary. As previously reported, the IAR initiative combines the information and communications, employment and transportation standards into a single, integrated regulation, intended to make them “more flexible”…
Federal Government Releases Consultation Draft of Legislative Tax Proposals
The Department of Finance released draft legislative proposals in July and August of 2010 to implement a variety of tax measures, including those first outlined in its 2010 Budget along with several previously announced tax initiatives, for public consultation. The proposals outline significant changes to the tax rules applicable to employee stock options that will:…