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Table 4 Key Policies and Legislation Ontario Campus Continuums Operate Within

From: Seniors’ campus continuums: local solutions for broad spectrum seniors care

Campus Feature

Provincial Legislation or Policy

Independent Seniors Housing

• Residential Tenancies Act 2006.

• Housing Services Act, 2011

Assisted Living/Supportive Housing

• Home Care and Community Services Act, 1994

• Assisted Living Services for High Risk Seniors Policy, 2011

Adult Day Programs

• Patients First Act, 2016

Wellness Centres

• Seniors Active Living Centres Act, 2017

Retirement Homes

• Retirement Homes Act, 2010

• Residential Tenancies Act, 2006

Long-term Care Homes

• Ontario Long-term Care Homes Act, 2007

Hospital

• A Public Hospitals Act, 1990

Foundation

• Canada Revenue Agency Guidelines

• Not-for-Profit Corporations Act, 2010

• Individual Gift Agreements with Philanthropists

Unions

• Labour Relations Act, 1995

• Collective Agreements

Common to All

• Building Code Act, 1992

• Employment Standards Act, 2000

• Fire Protection and Prevention Act, 1997

• Health Protection and Promotion Act, 1990

• Human Rights Code, 1990

• Municipal Regulations and By-Laws

• Personal Health Information Protection Act, 2004

• Quality of Care Information Protection Act, 2016

• Workplace Safety and Insurance Act, 1997

  1. Source: https://www.ontario.ca/laws