Section 4 of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs Act is amended to provide that the Ministry may review matters related to agriculture, food and rural affairs and establish policies and provide recommendations, advice, coordination and assistance to the Government in matters related to agriculture, food and rural affairs. MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS ACT Various related amendments are made, including to the regulation-making powers. Compliance orders may be issued if a regulated profession imposes requirements that are prohibited under the Act.Ī section is added describing some ways in which the Minister may support the access of internationally trained individuals to regulated professions and providing that the Minister may make related grants.
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Regulated professions are also prohibited from including Canadian experience requirements as qualifications for registration unless an exemption from the prohibition is granted. Regulated professions are required to ensure they comply with any regulations respecting English or French language proficiency testing requirements. The Fair Access to Regulated Professions and Compulsory Trades Act, 2006 is amended in respect of various matters, including the following: Subsection 97 (3) and paragraph 2 of subsection 100 (4) of the Act are repealed.įAIR ACCESS TO REGULATED PROFESSIONS AND COMPULSORY TRADES ACT, 2006 Related amendments are made to the Act and provision is also made for regulations to be made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council. New section 74.12.1 prohibits a recruiter or person acting on behalf of a recruiter from taking reprisals against prospective employees on a variety of grounds, such as asking the recruiter to comply with the Act. The Director is required to publish and maintain a record of information related to licensing under Part XVIII.1.
The Director has authority with respect to issuing licences and revoking and suspending licences, subject to appeal powers given to the Ontario Labour Relations Board. A prohibition against knowingly engaging or using the services of an unlicensed temporary help agency or recruiter is also included. New sections 74.1.1 and 74.1.2 prohibit persons from operating as a temporary help agency or acting as a recruiter without a licence for that purpose. Part XVIII.1 of the Act is amended to include licensing requirements for temporary help agencies and recruiters.
New Part XV.1 of the Act prohibits employers from entering into employment contracts or other agreements with an employee that are, or that include, a non-compete agreement.
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The term “disconnecting from work” is defined to mean not engaging in work-related communications, including emails, telephone calls, video calls or the sending or reviewing of other messages, so as to be free from the performance of work. New Part VII.0.1 of the Act imposes a requirement on employers that employ 25 or more employees to have a written policy with respect to disconnecting from work. The Schedule amends the Employment Standards Act, 2000.
The Act is also amended to provide that a recruiter who uses the services of another recruiter in connection with the recruitment or employment of a foreign national, and if the recruiter who uses those services is a corporation, the directors of that recruiter, are jointly and severally liable to repay fees charged to the foreign national by the other recruiter in contravention of subsection 7 (1) of the Act. The Employment Protection for Foreign Nationals Act, 2009 is amended to include a prohibition against a recruiter or employer, in connection with the recruitment or employment of a foreign national, knowingly using the services of a recruiter who has charged a fee to a foreign national in contravention of subsection 7 (1) of the Act. Bill 27 has been enacted as Chapter 35 of the Statutes of Ontario, 2021.ĮMPLOYMENT PROTECTION FOR FOREIGN NATIONALS ACT, 2009 This Explanatory Note was written as a reader’s aid to Bill 27 and does not form part of the law.
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