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Employers are charged a payroll health care tax (with an exemption for small businesses), and residents of the province pay a health premium (introduced in 2004) as part of their income taxes. Similarly, Ontario publicly funds hospitals. The Ontario Health Premium (OHP) is a component of Ontario's Personal Income Tax system.
As of December 15, 2008, the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care announced that all employees, programs and functions of the Ontario Public Health Laboratories (OPHL) had been transferred to the OAHPP. [4] In early June 2011, the OAHPP announced that it would operate under the name Public Health Ontario beginning on June 11, 2011. [5]
The Ministry of Health is the Government of Ontario ministry responsible for administering the health care system in the Canadian province of Ontario. [1] The ministry is responsible to the Ontario Legislature through the minister of health, presently Sylvia Jones since June 24, 2022.
Ontario Health (OH; French: Santé Ontario) is a Crown agency of the Government of Ontario. Described as a " super agency ", [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Ontario Health oversees much of the administration of the Ontario healthcare system , with the stated goal of integrating services split between organizations.
The Act covers the following subjects relating to personal health information in the province of Ontario: Section 1: Interpretation and Application sets out of the purpose of the Act. It defines key terms used throughout the Act, such as "health information custodian" and "health information agent".
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 Canada Labour Code (French: Code canadien du travail) is an Act of the Parliament of Canada to consolidate certain statutes respecting labour.The objective of the Code is to facilitate production by controlling strikes & lockouts, occupational safety and health, and some employment standards.
The Health Care Consent Act (HCCA) is an Ontario law concerned with the capacity to consent to treatment and admission to care facilities. (i.e., informed consent). [1] [2] As of 2 August 2023 on a date to be named by proclamation of the Lieutenant Governor, the act will also apply to confining in a care facility.