| Historical Information |
|---|
| This post is about a previous Session of Parliament. Any legislation here that did not receive Royal Assent has been terminated. |
C-357 – An Act to amend the Government Employees Compensation Act – makes it so certain federal employees can claim compensation for mental disorders developed as a result of their jobs.
All of the changes C-357 make are to the Government Employees Compensation Act, starting with the definition of public safety employees. These are people who are involved in:
- First, frontline, or emergency response
- Law enforcement
- Search and rescue
- Emergency medical services
- Dispatch and communications
- Fire protection and prevention
- Direct interaction with the accused, inmates, or offenders in situations like supervision or management
- Indirect interaction with these people for things like processing evidence or handling criminal files
- Providing services to victims of crimes
C-357 recognizes that public safety employees are at a higher risk of developing mental disorders as a result of their work, and declares that if a medical professional says that’s the cause of a mental disorder then the worker is entitled to compensation.
C-357 also extends any compensation paid out as a result of death to include any deaths that happen outside of the workplace as a result of a mental disorder. (So if someone develops depression because of their work and commits suicide their family is entitled to any benefits paid out for accidental death)
Finally C-357 repeals the part of the Government Employees Compensation Act that prevents government employees from taking additional action against the government for any workplace injuries/illness/mental disabilities/etc.
Progress
C-357 is currently outside of the Order of Precedence.
Discover more from Commons Sense
Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email.