Ontario is ushering in the new year with a number of significant changes to laws and regulations affecting various sectors, including child care, transportation, and long-term care.
A young boy plays at a daycare. Several laws and regulation changes in Ontario are taking effect this new year, from child-care fees to minimum wage for gig workers.Starting in the new year, the Ontario government is capping child-care fees at $22 per day for families enrolled in Canada-wide Early Learning and Child Care programs. The province is also switching from a revenue replacement model to a cost-based model for the national $10-a-day program.
The government says it will offer benchmark funding based on the average cost in each region and legacy top-ups if daycares have higher costs. In lieu of profit or surplus, the province will also offer additional funding.Non-profit centres welcomed the change when it was announced in August, while for-profit operators decried the new model, saying it would not give them sufficient autonomy to run their centres how they see fit. Also, the maximum temperature of hot water supplied to any sink, bathtub or shower in child-care facilities and provincial demonstration schools is going to be lowered from 49 C to 43 C.The total threshold to report a collision involving property damage to police is increasing from $2,000 to $5,000. The province says the change aims to reduce the administrative burden on drivers, commercial vehicle operators, and police services. Owners of motor vehicle inspection stations have until Mar. 31, 2025, to switch to the new DriveON program, a digital platform for the province’s vehicle safety and emissions inspections. It replaces the paper-based program. The deadline was initially set for Dec. 31, 2024.All long-term care (LTC) homes in the province must have sprinklers installed in the new year. However, the Ontario government is extending the compliance deadline to Jul. 1, 2026, for designated LTC homes “to account for additional infrastructure wor
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