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The Animal Care Review Board (ACRB; French: Commission d'étude des soins aux animaux) is an independent, quasi-judicial agency in Ontario, Canada. [1] It is one of 13 adjudicative tribunals under the Ministry of the Attorney General that make up Tribunals Ontario .
Animal welfare organizations are concerned with the health, safety and psychological wellness of individual animals. These organizations include animal rescue groups and wildlife rehabilitation centers, which care for animals in distress and sanctuaries , where animals are brought to live and be protected for the rest of their lives.
The Ontario SPCA was founded as a charity in 1873 to prevent cruelty to animals. [3] In 1919, the Ontario SPCA incorporated as a non-profit in Ontario and, in addition to fulfilling its charitable mission, accepted the role of enforcing provincial animal welfare legislation on behalf of the Government of Ontario.
Animal welfare and rights in Canada is about the laws concerning and treatment of nonhuman animals in Canada. Canada has been considered to have weak animal welfare protections by the organization World Animal Protection. [1] The vast majority of Canadians are for further animal protections, according to a poll conducted on behalf of Mercy for ...
The bill also proposed to strengthen the language in criminal laws against animal cruelty, by prohibiting training and breeding animals for fighting and make it easier for prosecuting criminal neglect of animal welfare. [7] The bill was defeated on Oct. 5, 2016, at the second reading. [8]
A Health and welfare trust (HAWT) or Health and welfare plan (HAWP) is a tax-free vehicle for financing a corporation's healthcare costs for their employees. They were introduced in 1986 by Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) in their interpretation bulletin entitled IT-85R2. [ 1 ]
The Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP) [1] is a means-tested government-funded last resort income support paid for qualifying residents in the province of Ontario, Canada, who are at least eighteen years of age and have a disability. [2] ODSP and Ontario Works (OW) [3] are the two main components of Ontario's social assistance system.
The Ontario Trillium Protection Act (also known as Bill 184) of 2009 is an amendment to the Floral Emblem Act of Ontario, Canada proposed as a private member's bill by Liberal politician Jeff Leal. The Act, if approved, would prohibit the picking of trilliums in Ontario. Having not received final approval, the act remains unapproved.