By law, no one can be required to produce the Ontario Health Card, nor can the health number be collected. Staff members should not ask you for an Ontario Health Card as identification, but if you offer it, they may accept it at their discretion. Please help us improve the AGCO website by responding to this survey. Skip to main content View sitemap. Search form Search. Section 2 of the Noise Regulation , O.
Workplaces that are covered by the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act, are required by regulation to have adequate first aid equipment, facilities, and trained people. The Workplace Safety and Insurance Board WSIB has published a first aid brochure that includes the regulation and a list of recognized organizations that provide first aid training.
Additional first aid requirements for particular work situations are specified in the Ministry's Regulations for Construction Projects [Sections to , , and ] and for Mines and Mining Plants [Section Health and safety concerns should first be brought to the attention of the employer or supervisor. If nothing is done, it can be taken to the worker's health and safety representative or Joint Health and Safety Committee.
If the situation is not corrected, it can be reported to the nearest office of the Ministry of Labour. Workers also have the right to refuse unsafe work. OHSA Section 43 outlines the procedure that must be followed, and this process should be understood before a refusal is initiated. More information can be obtained from local ministry offices.
Obviously, an injured worker's first priority should be to get proper medical attention. Ensuring that necessary medical treatment is provided is the responsibility of the employer.
It may take the form of first aid from a trained co-worker or require transportation to and treatment at a hospital. The injury-causing incident must also be reported to the worker's supervisor or employer, so that the employer's responsibilities under the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act can be met.
One of these responsibilities is completion of a Workplace Safety and Insurance Board form WSIB Form 7 , which must be submitted to the WSIB before workers, who are eligible, can receive workplace safety insurance formerly known as workers' compensation. Their primary role is to identify workplace health and safety problems and bring them to the attention of the employer. Workplaces with more than five but less than 20 workers are not usually required to have a JHSC.
Instead, workers must select a person from among themselves to be a health and safety representative. This certification involves training in health and safety law, and the identification, assessment and control of hazards.
Standards for this training are set by the Ministry of Labour and the ministry also certifies JHSC members who complete approved training programs. Certification training is delivered by a number of approved providers.
The programs vary in length and cost. WHMIS is a Canada-wide system designed to give employers and workers information about hazardous materials used in the workplace.
It has been implemented by a combination of federal and provincial legislation. The main purpose of the federal WHMIS legislation is to require suppliers of hazardous materials used in the workplace to provide health and safety information about their products as a condition of sale.
The Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System, Regulation , requires employers to obtain health and safety information about hazardous materials in their workplaces and to pass it on to their workers. There are three ways in which the information is to be provided:. On their behalf, I request the return of the following items:. These items are their legal property. You have no legal authority to withhold them.
It is important that they have their identity documents. Yes, you have the right to keep going to school; the law says you must go to school until you are 18 years old or have graduated from high school. If you are 16 years old and have withdrawn from parental control voluntarily or involuntarily then you can attend school in the school board district where you live and you will have all the same rights as an 18 year old, for example: you do not need a legal guardian to register for school.
The school will need proof of your new address and you may have to show some proof that you have withdrawn from parental control. For example, they may ask how you are supporting yourself. You should call Justice for Children and Youth if the school is refusing to register you.
Sample letter:. I am writing this letter to inform you that I have withdrawn from parental control. This letter has information about my independent living situation so the school can provide appropriate supports if I need them and so that the school can respect my rights under the Education Act.
The legal information in this letter is from Justice for Children and Youth, a legal clinic in Toronto that provides legal assistance to young people in Ontario; their website is www. In Ontario, a person who is 16 or 17 years old has the legal right to withdraw from parental control. This usually means that the young person is not living with their parents.
There is no court process involved. There are no court documents or official documents required. The Education Act recognizes and respects students who have withdrawn from parental control. The Education Act treats students who have withdrawn from parental control differently from other students in certain ways. For example, students who have withdrawn from parental control:.
But no one has custody of a student who has withdrawn from parental control. Therefore, no one else is entitled to access the OSR other than the student. In my case, I am now living separately and independently from my parents. I have made an independent decision to attend your school. I ask that you respect my legal right to withdraw from parental control and to not share any information about me with anyone else.
Yes, you are legally entitled to rent your own apartment. If you are on OW, your worker has the right to approve where you live. It is against the law for a landlord to refuse to rent to you because you are 16 or It is also against the law to refuse to rent to you because you are receiving OW. This is often your parent s.
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