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USW submission on Bill 37, An Act to enact the Fixing Long-Term Care Act, 2021

November 17, 2021

The proposed legislation misses the urgency and magnitude of the changes called for by the Long-Term Care COVID-19 Commission and the Auditor General. Bill 37 fails to recognize staffing as the most important challenge facing long-term care in Ontario.

The USW submits that in order to be effective, Bill 37 needs to incorporate the following changes:

  • Remove reference to “Mission Driven Organizations”
  • Hasten the implementation of four hours of direct care
  • Calculate averages of daily care on a facility-by-facility basis and report publicly
  • Impose proportional and escalating consequences for failing to meet care targets
  • Reinstate annual surprise home inspections
  • Address the staffing crisis by promoting full-time work, achieving wage parity with public hospitals and repealing Bill 124.
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