In September 2024, app-based ride hailing and food delivery
services will be required to provide workers in British Columbia
with certain employment-like protections and workers'
compensation benefits.
Earlier this year, the B.C. government introduced legislative
amendments to include “online platform workers” in the
definition of “employee” and “worker” under
the Employment Standards Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 113 (the
“ESA”) and the Workers Compensation
Act, R.S.B.C. 2019, c. 1 (the
“WCA”).
More recently, the provincial government announced that these
amendments, together with new regulations, will come into effect on
September 3, 2024.
These changes will apply to workers who pick up and deliver
online orders through online service platforms or transport
passengers through ride hailing platforms.
