On June 7, 2011, the Ontario government filed the following two regulations under the Education Act: O. Reg. 221/11, Extended Day and Third Party Programs, which revokes O. Reg. 225/10 (“Extended Day Programs” for schools subject to section 259 of the Act); and O. Reg. 220/11, Full Day Junior Kindergarten and Kindergarten, which revoked Schedule…
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Ontario Government Releases Final Integrated Accessibility Standards Regulation Under the AODA
On June 3, 2011, the Ontario government released the final Integrated Accessibility Standards regulation (the “Final Regulation”) under the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 (the “AODA” or the “Act“). The Final Regulation combines accessibility standards in three areas – information and communication, employment, and transportation – and comes into force July 1, 2011….
“Publicly Funded Organization” Exclusions Designated Under BPS Act
On June 7, 2011, the Ontario government filed a regulation under the Broader Public Sector Accountability Act, 2010, expressly designating (1) district social services administration boards established under the District Social Services Administration Boards Act, and (2) “First Nations” as defined in the Indian Act as excluded “Publicly Funded Organizations” for the purposes of the…
Pension Agreements With “Designated Jurisdictions,” Aggregate Funding of AbiBow Pension Plan Regulations Filed
On June 3, 2011, the Ontario government filed two regulations under the Pension Benefits Act. O. Reg. 195/11 amends General Regulation 909 by creating a new section, “Designated Jurisdictions and Agreements with Designated Jurisdictions”, and a Table listing multi-jurisdictional agreements entered into under section 100 of the Act, and the date on which the agreement…
AODA Integrated Accessibility Standards Regulation Now Posted
As previously reported, the Ontario government announced the release of the final version of the Integrated Accessibility Standards regulation under the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 (“AODA”) on June 3, 2011. O. Reg. 191/11, which will come into force on July 1, 2011, has now been posted on the e-laws website. More information…
Federal Budget Reintroduced June 6, 2011
On June 6, 2011, the Minister of Finance, the Honourable James M. Flaherty, reintroduced the Government of Canada’s “Budget 2011, the Next Phase of Canada’s Economic Action Plan—A Low-Tax Plan for Jobs and Growth.” In this FTR Now we provide a brief overview of the Budget highlights. As anticipated, the Budget includes all of the…
AODA Integrated Accessibility Standards Regulation Released
On June 3, 2011, the Ontario government announced the release of the final version of the Integrated Accessibility Standards regulation (the “final regulation”) under the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 (“AODA”). The final regulation appears to follow the draft Integrated Accessibility Standards regulation (“draft regulation”), which was published in February of 2011 for…
Bill 181, Mandatory Retirement Legislation For Firefighters, Passes Third Reading as Amended
On May 31, 2011, Bill 181, the Fire Protection and Prevention Amendment Act, 2011, passed at Third Reading as amended and is expected to receive Royal Assent shortly. As previously reported, Bill 181 amends the Fire Protection and Prevention Act, 1997 to provide for the mandatory retirement at age 60 of firefighters regularly assigned to…
Pension Benefits Act JSPP Amendments Come Into Force June 1, 2011
June 1, 2011 has been named as the day on which subsections 1 (9) and 3 (3) and section 16 of Bill 120, the Securing Pension Benefits Now and for the Future Act, 2010, come into force. These provisions relate to the recently reported filing of O. Reg. 177/11, and specifically, the change affecting jointly-sponsored…
Andrew McCreary Publishes an Article on AODA in the Ottawa Business Journal’s OttawaHR Magazine
Hicks Morley’s Andrew McCreary published an article in the May 23, 2011 edition of OttawaHR magazine. The article discusses the new regulatory requirements of employers under the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) and the key role human resources professionals can be expected to play in achieving compliance. View Article