House of Bills: An Update of Ontario Bills

Last week, the Ontario legislature convened after the Progressive Conservatives prorogued the 1st Session of the 42nd Parliament on September 3, 2021. The Legislature’s return after prorogation marks the commencement of a new Session of Parliament.¹ The Lieutenant Governor of Ontario delivered the Speech from the Throne to open the 2nd Session of the 42nd Parliament of Ontario on October 4th, 2021.

This also marks the return of our weekly House of Bills updates, in which we report on the activity of public bills as they move through the Legislature. We identify those bills that were active, the date(s) of the activity, as well as the stage(s) that the bills reached. Each update will report on the previous sitting week’s activity and will occur on the Monday proceeding (or the Tuesday, depending on holiday hours😉).

And with that, here is our first update of the new session, covering activity from sitting week of October 4-7:

Bill 1, An Act to perpetuate an ancient parliamentary right

First Reading (October 4)

Bill 2, Creating Safe Zones around Hospitals, Other Health Facilities, Schools and Child Care Centres Act, 2021

First Reading (October 5)

Bill 3, Stopping Anti-Public Health Harassment Act, 2021

First Reading (October 5)

Bill 4, Long-Term Care Commission’s Recommendations Reporting Act, 2021

First Reading (October 5)

Bill 5, York Region Wastewater Act, 2021

First Reading (October 5)
Second Reading (October 6 & 7)

Bill 6, Jobs and Jabs Act, 2021

First Reading (October 5)

Bill 7, 10 Paid Sick Days for Ontario Workers Act, 2021

First Reading (October 5)

Bill 8, Stay Home If You Are Sick Act, 2021

First Reading (October 6)

Bill 9, Non-Profit Sector Appreciation Week Act, 2021

First Reading (October 6)

Bill 10, Stopping Harassment and Abuse by Local Leaders Act, 2021

First Reading (October 6)

Bill 11, Autism Awareness Day Act, 2021

First Reading (October 7)

Bill 12, Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccinations in the Education and Healthcare Sectors Act, 2021

First Reading (October 7)

Bill 13, Supporting People and Businesses Act, 2021

First Reading (October 7)

Bill 14, Time to Care Act (Long-Term Care Homes Amendment, Minimum Standard of Daily Care), 2021

First Reading (October 7)

Bill 15, Connecting Care Amendment Act (Patient Bill of Rights), 2021

First Reading (October 7)

Bill 16, WSIB Coverage for Workers in Residential Care Facilities and Group Homes Act, 2021

First Reading (October 7)

Currently, the Legislature is set to break next sitting week of October 11-14 and return the following Monday, October 18. Look for our next House of Bills update on October 25 where we will report on the activity of the sitting week of October 18-21.

¹ Read more on prorogation here.