The Alliance has provided written submissions this week for the following bills that are tabled at the Ontario Legislative Assembly:
#Bill 276, Supporting Recovery and Competitiveness Act, 2021 relating to Schedule 9 – French Language Services Act
The Alliance supports the proposed amendment to the definition of “government agency” in the French Language Services Act to permit the designation of municipal homes and joint homes as public service agencies, welcoming this expansion of the eligibility for designation under the French Languages Services Act to include municipally run long-term care homes. This will help improve equitable access for aging Francophones who must most often make the difficult decision of finding a LTC home that can meet linguistic and cultural needs or one that is close to home.
Read the Alliance’s submission to the Standing Committee on General Government.
#Bill 283, Advancing Oversight and Planning in Ontario's Health System Act, 2021 relating to Schedule 1 - Covid-19 Vaccination Reporting Act, 2021
The Alliance is calling on the Ontario government to mandate the collection of race-based and sociodemographic data including:
- Ensuring mandatory data collection of not only the individual’s name/and or alias, contact information, date of birth, sex and OHIP number (if provided); but expanding this to include a more fulsome race-based and socio-demographic data to include Race, Income, Household Size, and Preferred Language
- Ensuring a health equity lens is applied to data governance in consultation with diverse and racialized communities and experts. This includes aligning with recommendations of frameworks such as EGAP: ENGAGEMENT, GOVERNANCE, ACCESS, AND PROTECTION: A Data Governance Framework for Health Data Collected from Black Communities in Ontario
Read the Alliance’s submission to the Standing Committee on Social Policy.