Whistleblower Protection

As of April 11, 2022, the Fixing Long-Term Care Act, 2021 (FLTCA) and Ontario Regulation 246/22 have replaced the previous Long-Term Care Homes Act, 2007 (LTCHA) and Ontario Regulation 79/10 as the governing legislation for long-term care in Ontario.

The FLTCA continues the strong protections for whistle-blowers that were included in the (former) LTCHA, and expands these to apply to any disclosure by anyone to any personnel of the ministry and to a long-term care home's Residents' Council and Family Council, if any.

The whistle-blowing protections are intended to give anyone the confidence to bring forward anything about an LTC home, including the care of a resident, without fear of retaliation.

The FLTCA continues to require licensees to post in the LTC home an explanation of the whistle-blowing protections afforded under the legislation. They must also provide this information specifically to residents, staff, and volunteers.

You can review information from the Ministry of LTC by clicking on the link below.

Whistle-Blowing Fact Sheet from The Ministry of Long-Term Care