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Legislation
- Justice Laws (Provides Canada’s Statues and Regulations)
https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/ - E-Laws (Provides Ontario’s Statues and Regulations)
https://www.ontario.ca/laws - CanLii
https://www.canlii.org/ - Occupational Health and Safety Act
https://www.ontario.ca/laws/statute/90o01 - Workers Safety and Insurance Act
https://www.ontario.ca/laws/statute/97w16 - Employment Standards Act
https://www.ontario.ca/laws/statute/00e41 - Accessibility for Ontarian’s with Disabilities Act (AODA)
https://www.ontario.ca/laws/statute/05a11 - Ontario Human Rights Code (OHRC)
https://www.ontario.ca/laws/statute/90h19 - Labour Relations Act
https://www.ontario.ca/laws/statute/95l01 - Smoke Free Ontario Act, 2017
https://www.ontario.ca/laws/statute/17s26 - Toronto’s Municipal Code
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/bylaws/lawmcode.htm
Health and Safety
- Occupational Health and Safety Act
https://www.ontario.ca/laws/statute/90o01 - Canada’s Food Guide
https://food-guide.canada.ca/en/ - IPAC Manual for Shelter Settings
https://www.toronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/8f21-IPAC-Manual-with-COVID-Appendices-2022-06-21-FINALAODA.pdf - Toronto Shelter Bulletin
https://www.toronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/95b8-BulletinIPAC-Measures-for-Homelessness-Service-Providers.pdf - How to Pick up a Used Needle
https://www.toronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/9523-How-to-Safely-Pick-Up-a-Needle-Oct-2020.pdf - General Cleaning and Disinfecting Tips
https://www.toronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/8cce-tph-gen-cleaning-disinfecting-tips-homelessness-service-nov-2018.pdf - Best Practices for Handwashing
https://www.toronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/9975-tph-handwashing_poster_eng_Dec_2012_aoda.pdf - Best Practices for Hand Sanitizing
https://www.toronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/9984-tph-handsanitizing_poster_eng_Dec_2012_aoda.pdf - Respiratory Illness Cluster Information Sheet
https://www.toronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/9697-tph-respiratory-illness-cluster-recommendation-mar-2020.pdf - Objectives and Chain of Transmission
https://www.toronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/9926-tph-chain-transmission-slideshow-2019.pdf - Routine Practices
https://www.toronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/98f0-tph-routine-practices-slideshow-2019.pdf - Environmental Cleaning
https://www.toronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/9121-tph-environmental-cleaning-slideshow-2019.pdf - Prevention and Control Practices in Congregate Living Settings
https://www.publichealthontario.ca/-/media/Documents/nCoV/cong/2022/08/ipac-activities-support-practices-congregate-living-settings.pdf?rev=a72c6dc272964d06a4654f9a55904a92&sc_lang=en&hash=85A33C145560CDA136137F1AFC2FEBD6
Is There Smoking in Your Workplace?
- Risks of Smoke and Second-Hand Smoke
https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/smoking-tobacco/health-effects-smoking-second-hand-smoke/risks-smoking.html - Toxins in Tobacco Smoke
https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/health-concerns/tobacco/legislation/tobacco-product-labelling/tobacco-smoke-toxins.html - Smoke-Free Ontario Act, 2017
https://www.canlii.org/en/on/laws/stat/so-1994-c-10/latest/so-1994-c-10.html - Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 709, Smoking
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/municode/1184_709.pdf - Hotel Fire Safety Act
https://www.canlii.org/en/on/laws/regu/rro-1990-reg-640/latest/rro-1990-reg-640.html?resultId=5f54c6cee56845988409d444beca86f0&searchId=2025-03-18T03:05:18:938/92c9222392db4d92b8d5c8883a2cc290&searchUrlHash=AAAAAQARU2Vjb25kIGhhbmQgc21va2UAAAAAAQ - Fire Code
https://www.canlii.org/en/on/laws/regu/o-reg-213-07/latest/o-reg-213-07.html?resultId=92a23d9b2fee4d399c10e674de2557e1&searchId=2025-03-18T03:05:18:938/92c9222392db4d92b8d5c8883a2cc290&searchUrlHash=AAAAAQARU2Vjb25kIGhhbmQgc21va2UAAAAAAQ - Toronto Public Health
https://www.toronto.ca/city-government/accountability-operations-customer-service/city-administration/staff-directory-divisions-and-customer-service/toronto-public-health/toronto-public-health-complaints-compliments/ - File a WSIB Claim
https://www.wsib.ca/en - Procedure for Unsafe Work Refusal
https://www.ontario.ca/document/safety-guidelines-live-performance-industry/procedure-work-refusal - File a Health and Safety Complaint
https://www.ontario.ca/page/filing-workplace-health-and-safety-complaint - Health and Safety Inspections and Investigations
https://www.ontario.ca/page/occupational-health-and-safety-inspections-and-investigations - Overview of Workplace Hazards
https://www.ontario.ca/page/workplace-hazards - Smoke-Free Ontario Act, 2017 Enclosed Workspaces
https://www.toronto.ca/community-people/health-wellness-care/health-inspections-monitoring/smoking-legislation-enforcement/smoke-free-ontario-act-2017/smoke-free-ontario-act-2017-fact-sheets/enclosed-workplaces/ - Smoke-Free Ontario Act, 2017 Hotels, Motels, and Inns
https://www.toronto.ca/community-people/health-wellness-care/health-inspections-monitoring/smoking-legislation-enforcement/smoke-free-ontario-act-2017/smoke-free-ontario-act-2017-fact-sheets/hotels-motels-inns/ - Smoke-Free Ontario Act, 2017 Multi-Unit Dwellings
https://www.toronto.ca/community-people/health-wellness-care/health-inspections-monitoring/smoking-legislation-enforcement/smoke-free-ontario-act-2017/smoke-free-ontario-act-2017-fact-sheets/multi-unit-dwellings/ - Smoke Free Apartments, Condos, and Co-Ops
https://www.toronto.ca/community-people/health-wellness-care/health-programs-advice/live-tobacco-free/second-hand-smoke-and-the-law/smoke-free-apartments-condos-and-co-ops/ - Note: Toronto Shelter Standards require Shelter Providers to comply with all relevant aspects of federal, provincial, and municipal legislation/regulations. In the event of any legal conflict between Toronto Shelter Standards and applicable legislation, the applicable legislation shall prevail to the extent of the conflict. – Toronto Shelter Standards Chapter 4.
- Steps for filing a Grievance can be found HERE.
Toronto Shelter and Harm Reduction Standards
- Toronto Shelter Standards
https://www.toronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/9828-Toronto-Shelter-Standards230328AODA.pdf - Toronto Housing Charter
https://www.toronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/94a7-housingcharter_may8.pdf - Guidance Document for Harm Reduction in shelter Programs: A 10 Point Shelter Harm Reduction Plan
https://www.toronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/9633-10PointShelterHarmReduction210528AODA.pdf - Harm Reduction Framework
https://www.toronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/9791-SSHA-Harm-Reduction-Framework.pdf - Harm Reduction at Work: Employing People Who Use Drugs
https://www.issuelab.org/resources/12296/12296.pdf - Shelter Design and Technical Guidelines
https://www.toronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/8e2c-SDTG-2023-Release-FinalJuly-11AODA.pdf - Toronto Harm Reduction Directive Page 3.
https://www.toronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/8e6e-Harm-Reduction-TSSdirective-2021-01RESOURCESUPDATES.pdf
OPSEU Local 5121 