AMO's Response to Proposed Phase 1 Regulations of the Fixing Long-Term Care Act, 2021

The Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) is a non-partisan, non-profit association representing municipal governments across the province. Municipal governments operate 100 (16%) of the 626 LTC homes in Ontario that were mandated under the Long-Term Care Act, 2007. Please find attached our comments on the proposed Phase 1 regulations.

The proposed regulatory changes are significant and will cause an increased cost and regulatory burden for long-term care homes. AMO is asking the Ministry of Long-Term Care to commit to fully costing and funding the implementation of these regulatory changes and for implementation timelines to reflect the challenges of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. AMO has outlined eight key principles that have informed the comments on each of the regulatory changes in the submission.

We look forward to continuing to work with the Ministry on improving long-term care.