As our government continues to bring back better jobs and bigger paycheques to Ontario, we are keeping workers healthy and safe no matter where they work: On a highway, a job site, or the shop floor.
Our government’s sixth Working for Workers bill will introduce game-changing measures that will:
- Crack down on bad actor employers, with mandatory minimum fines of $500,000 for corporations convicted of repeated offences within a two-year period under the Occupational Health and Safety Act.
- Strengthen protections for roadside maintenance workers by expanding existing requirements for motorists to slow down and move over under the Highway Traffic Act.
- Support the safety and wellbeing of workers and their families
- Improve cancer coverage for firefighters, investigators, and volunteers
- Grow Ontario’s workforce
- Keep costs down for workers and businesses
- Honour workers
- Crack down on bad actors that exploit newcomers
These proposed changes are another way our government is building a brighter future for all Ontario workers and their families and ensuring our province remains the best place to live, work and raise a family