Ottawa: With start of the new year, here are some new rules and regulations set to come into effect federally and provincially in 2022 in Canada. Below are the list.
Ban on conversion therapy
Federal legislation banning conversion therapy received a royal assent on Dec. 8, but will not come into force until Jan. 7, 2022,
There is a Ban on single-use plastics will be enforced while in July, rebates issued to residents of Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Ontario, due to the increased costs of carbon pricing will be issued quarterly.
In a good news for workers, Paid sick leave to part-time and full-time employees in British Columbia will be given to five days of paid sick leave from January 1.
Also, as part of a $3.8 billion deal with the federal government, Alberta’s day care fees will be cut in half — on average — beginning on Jan. 1,with the goal of reaching $10 per day childcare by 2025Mandatory smoke detectors
Meanwhile, it is mandatory for all residential buildings in Saskatchewan to have both a smoke detector and carbon monoxide from July 1.
The minimum wages in Ontario has been hiked to $15 per hour as of January 1.