Ontario is planning to create a mandatory minimum fine of $500,000 for employers repeatedly convicted of fatal and other serious health and safety violations, one piece of a wide-ranging labour bill introduced Wednesday.
Labour Minister David Piccini's bill would expand cancer coverage for firefighters, introduce a job-protected leave for people who become parents through adoption or surrogacy, and broaden a requirement for properly fitting personal protective equipment for women in the construction sector to include all sectors.
The legislation also includes what Piccini called the toughest mandatory minimum fines in Canada for health and safety violations.