GI-2024-17-reg2: Ontario Nuclear Power Plant Exclusion Regulations (Parts I, II and III of the Canada Labour Code and the Non-smokers’ Health Act)

Ontario nuclear power plant operators and their employees are the primary parties affected, as this regulation shifts the governing labour framework from federal to provincial law. Businesses operating Class IA nuclear facilities in Ontario for commercial electricity or heat generation will need to comply with Ontario's Labour Relations Act, Occupational Health and Safety Act, Employment Standards Act, 2000, and Smoke-Free Ontario Act rather than their federal counterparts. The regulation also repeals five older federal orders and regulations dating back to the Ontario Hydro era, consolidating and updating the legal framework these employers already operate under. No specific compliance cost estimates or numbers of affected businesses are provided in the RIAS, as it references the New Brunswick Nuclear Power Plant Exclusion Regulations RIAS for the full impact analysis.