On September 20, 2010, the House of Commons resumed sitting.
Industry: Education
New Education Act Regulation Filed – Audit Committees
On September 13, 2010, the Ontario government published a regulation setting out the rules applicable to audit committees established by district school boards under subsection 253.1(1) of the Education Act. O. Reg. 361/10 is now in force.
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…
Technical Pension Amendments Proclaimed In Force on October 1, 2010
On October 1, 2010, amendments to the Pension Benefits Act and Financial Services Commission of Ontario Act, 1997, set out in Bill 16, the Foundation for Jobs and Growth Act, 2010, will come into force. These Bill 16 amendments permit the Ontario government and the pension regulator to enter into agreements with other designated provincial…
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.
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”…