Working for Workers Act, 2022
Canada · Law · Legislative Assembly of Ontario
Our summary
This law establishes worker rights for people performing digital platform work such as ride-sharing, delivery, and courier services in Ontario. It requires platform operators to provide information, ensure recurring payment periods, pay at least minimum wage, protect workers from removal without notice, and prevent retaliation. The act also amends several other employment and occupational health and safety statutes.
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16 sections
An Act to enact, amend and repeal
8 sections
This Act establishes a new framework for digital platform workers' rights in Ontario and modifies several existing provincial statutes. It consists of a main enactment with multiple schedules that come into force according to dates specified in each schedule or by Lieutenant Governor proclamation.
Drug Interchangeability and Dispensing
Replaces the existing meaning of 'drug' in the Drug Interchangeability and Dispensing Fee Act to reference the Drug and Pharmacies Regulation Act and to include substances classified as interchangeable products on or before December 20, 2006.
Health and Supportive Care Providers Oversight
The health professions overseen under this act now include personal support workers, traditional Chinese medicine practitioners, acupuncturists, and any other prescribed class.
Ontario Drug Benefit Act
The definition of drug is amended to include substances designated as listed drug products before December 20, 2006, and substances supplied under this Act before that date.
Regulated Health Professions Act, 1991
The Digital Platform Workers' Rights Act, 2022 creates rights for digital platform workers regardless of employment status for work performed in or continuing from Ontario. Operators must provide written information about pay calculation, tips, pay periods, assignment allocation and performance rating within 24 hours of granting access and before changes take effect; must establish recurring pay periods and pay days; must pay all earned amounts and collected tips by the pay day, at least the statutory minimum wage per assignment, and cannot withhold except as authorized; must provide written explanation for removing access and two weeks' advance written notice for removals of 24 hours or longer except for wilful misconduct or prescribed circumstances; must record worker details and payment information for three years; and cannot penalize workers for seeking compliance, making inquiries, filing complaints, exercising rights, providing information to inspectors, or testifying. All disputes must be resolved in Ontario.
Drug
Replaces the existing meaning of 'drug' in the Drug Interchangeability and Dispensing Fee Act to reference the Drug and Pharmacies Regulation Act and to include substances classified as interchangeable products on or before December 20, 2006.
Health
The health professions overseen under this act now include personal support workers, traditional Chinese medicine practitioners, acupuncturists, and any other prescribed class.
Ontario
The definition of drug is amended to include substances designated as listed drug products before December 20, 2006, and substances supplied under this Act before that date.
Regulated
A provision in the Regulated Health Professions Act is removed, the Traditional Chinese Medicine Act is struck from its schedules, and the Traditional Chinese Medicine Repeal Act, 2022 is enacted to repeal the Traditional Chinese Medicine Act on a date to be proclaimed.
Debates and Progress
5 sections
First Reading
Committee
Second Reading
Committee
Third Reading
Acts affected - Bill 88
This bill amends eight Ontario statutes covering employment, occupational health and safety, regulated professions, healthcare, and pharmaceutical services.
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