ONTARIO REGULATION 71/00

made under the

Public Service Act

Made: January 21, 2000
Approved: February 2, 2000
Filed: February 7, 2000

Amending Reg. 977 of R.R.O. 1990

(General)

Note: Since the end of 1998, Regulation 977 has been amended by Ontario Regulations 39/99, 121/99 and 123/99.  Previous amendments are listed in the Table of Regulations in the Statutes of Ontario, 1998.

1. Subsection 1 (1) of Regulation 977 of the Revised Regulations of Ontario, 1990 is amended by adding the following definitions:

“same–sex partner” means either of two persons of the same sex who live together in a conjugal relationship outside marriage;

“spouse” means

(a) a spouse as defined in section 1 of the Family Law Act, or

(b) either of two persons of the opposite sex who live together in a conjugal relationship outside marriage.

2. Subsection 64 (1) of the Regulation is amended by striking out “spouse, parent, mother–in–law” and substituting “spouse, same–sex partner, parent, mother–in–law”.

3. Clauses 74 (1) (a) and (b) of the Regulation are revoked and the following substituted:

(a) $1,000 for the spouse or same–sex partner of the employee and $500 for each child of the employee; or

(b) $2,000 for the spouse or same–sex partner of the employee and $1,000 for each child of the employee,

. . . . .

4. (1) Clause 78 (1) (b) of the Regulation is amended by striking out “the employee’s spouse and the dependent children” and substituting “the employee’s spouse or same–sex partner and the dependent children”.

(2) Clause 78 (1) (d) of the Regulation is amended by striking out “the employee’s spouse and the dependent children” and substituting “the employee’s spouse or same–sex partner and the dependent children”.

(3) Subsection 78 (3) of the Regulation is amended by striking out “the employee’s spouse and the dependent children” and substituting “the employee’s spouse or same–sex partner and the dependent children”.

5. Clause 94 (a) of the Regulation is amended by striking out “spouse, mother, father” and substituting “spouse, same–sex partner, mother, father”.

6. Clause 101 (a) of the Regulation is amended by striking out “spouse, mother, father” and substituting “spouse, same–sex partner, mother, father”.

7. This Regulation comes into force on March 1, 2000.

Civil Service Commission:

Michele Noble

Chair

Morag McLean

Secretary

Dated on January 21, 2000.