No compensation payable

(7) No person is entitled to any compensation or any other remedy or relief for the extinguishment or termination of rights under this Act.

Non-application, required closure

3 Section 2 does not apply with respect to acts or omissions of a person that,

  1. occurred while a law required the person’s operations to close, in whole or in part; and

  2. relate to an aspect of the person’s operations that was required to close under the law.

Non-application, employment and performance of work

4 (1) In this section,

“occupational disease”, “Schedule 1 employer”, “Schedule 2 employer”, “survivor” and “worker” have the same meaning as in the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act, 1997.

Causes of action, proceedings unaffected

(2) Section 2 does not apply with respect to any of the following:

  1. A cause of action of a worker who is or was employed by a Schedule 1 employer or Schedule 2 employer, or of the worker’s survivor, in respect of a personal injury by accident arising out of and in the course of the worker’s employment or an occupational disease.

  2. A cause of action of a worker who is or was employed by a Schedule 1 employer or Schedule 2 employer, or of the worker’s survivor, to which the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board or Schedule 2 employer, as the case may be, is subrogated under section 30 of the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act, 1997.

  3. A cause of action of an individual in respect of an actual or potential exposure to or infection with coronavirus (COVID-19) that occurred in the course, or as a result, of employment with a person or in the performance of work for or supply of services to a person.

  4. A proceeding arising from a cause of action referred to in paragraph 1, 2 or 3.

No effect on jurisdiction

(3) Nothing in this Act affects the exclusive jurisdiction of the Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal to determine a matter described in subsection 31 (1) of the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act, 1997.

Conflict

(4) In the event of a conflict between this Act and the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act, 1997, the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act, 1997 prevails to the extent of the conflict.

Crown bound

5 This Act binds the Crown.

Commencement

6 The Act set out in this Schedule comes into force on the day the Supporting Ontario’s Recovery and Municipal Elections Act, 2020 receives Royal Assent.

Short title

7 The short title of the Act set out in this Schedule is the Supporting Ontario’s Recovery Act, 2020.