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ARTICLE · 12 NOVEMBER 2015

Ontario Introduces New Sexual Violence And Harassment Legislation

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If passed, the provisions of Bill 132 will come into force on the later of six months after the Act receives royal assent or July 1, 2016.

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Last week, the Ontario government introduced Bill 132, Sexual Violence and Harassment Action Plan Act (Supporting Survivors and Challenging Sexual Violence and Harassment), 2015, to amend a number of statutes including the Occupational Health and Safety Act. This Bill is further to the government’s March, 2015 “It’s Never Okay: An Action Plan to Stop Sexual Violence and Harassment.” 

For the majority of employers, the important changes flow from the proposed amendments to the Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA). Bill 132 would extend the definition of workplace harassment under OHSA to include workplace sexual harassment which Bill 132 defines, in a manner similar to the Human Rights Code, as:

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