Ontario introduces new bill to insulate against COVID-19 liability
COVID-19 has placed an unprecedented strain on employers, retailers, service providers, and our health care system. Unfortunately, at the same time that we have all been experiencing and navigating the inevitable increased risks of operating in a pandemic, some providers […]
Ontario introduces new bill to provide COVID-19 liability protection
COVID-19 has placed an unprecedented strain on the health care system and has resulted in challenges for certain health service providers in service delivery and maintaining the health and safety of the patients and clients that they serve. Unfortunately, at […]
Annual returns due date approaching for Ontario health service providers
Under the Corporations Information Act (Ontario), corporations are required to file an Annual Return with the Ministry of Government and Consumer Services (the “Ministry”) within six months of the corporation’s financial year end to update the public record. The Annual Return provides […]
Ontario passes new law to extend certain COVID-19 Emergency Orders beyond declared state of emergency
On July 21, 2020, Bill 195, the Reopening Ontario (A Flexible Response to COVID-19) Act, 2020 (the “Reopening Ontario Act”) received Royal Assent and will take effect on a day to be named by proclamation of the Lieutenant Governor. The […]
Episode 5: Resuming health services amid COVID-19
Listen to Episode 5 of Morning Commute with Miller Thomson. Miller Thomson's Health Industry lawyers discuss issues that health care providers in Ontario will need to consider as they resume services.
New filing methods in COVID-19 Response and Reforms to Modernize Ontario Act, 2020
On May 12, 2020 the Government of Ontario passed COVID-19 Response and Reforms to Modernize Ontario Act, 2020 (the “Act”). This omnibus legislation makes temporary changes to various Ontario business statues and provides not-for-profit corporations with flexibility in meeting corporate […]
COVID-19 Efforts Shift to the Protection of Seniors and Vulnerable Persons
Health Management in Canadian Health Care, Volume 22 Number 3
This article, originally published in Miller Thomson’s Health Communiqué, was reproduced in the June 2020 issue of Health Management in Canadian Health Care (LexisNexis). Although the community spread of the COVID-19 pandemic appears to have peaked in the province according […]
Public Hospital Advisory: Emergency Order allows Government to institute hospitals as temporary management for long-term care homes experiencing COVID-19 outbreak
On May 12, 2020, the Ontario government passed an emergency Order under the Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act temporarily amending section 156 of the Long-Term Care Homes Act, 2007 (“LTCHA”) to expand the circumstances under which the Director may […]
Operational requirements for health sector restart released
Chief Medical Officer of Health updates Directive #2 to ramp up health services On May 26, 2020, Ontario’s Chief Medical Officer of Health released an updated Directive #2 for health care providers which allows for a gradual restart of previously […]
Public Hospital Advisory: date extended for hospital annual general meetings
The Government of Ontario has passed an amendment to Regulation 965 under the Public Hospitals Act, permitting the Minister of Health to direct that a hospital’s annual meeting be held at a time other than as provided for in the […]
