| #D001 | | Board | means the Health Services Appeal and Review Board under the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care Appeal and Review Boards Act, 1998 ; (“Commission”) | high |
| #D002 | | board of health | means a board of health established or continued under this Act and includes, (a) the regional municipalities of Durham, Halton, Niagara, Peel, Waterloo and York, (b) a single-tier municipality that, under the Act establishing or continuing it, has the powers, rights and duties of a local board of health or a board of health established under this Act, and (c) an agency, board or organization prescribed by regulation; (“conseil de santé”) | high |
| #D003 | | Chief Medical Officer of Health | means the Chief Medical Officer of Health under this Act; (“médecin-hygiéniste en chef”) | high |
| #D004 | | communicable disease | means a disease designated as a communicable disease by regulation made by the Minister; (“maladie transmissible”) | high |
| #D005 | | disease of public health significance | means a disease designated as a disease of public health significance by regulation made by the Minister; (“maladie importante sur le plan de la santé publique”) | high |
| #D006 | | dwelling unit | means real property used or designed for use as a home or as a place in which one or more persons may sleep; (“logement”) | high |
| #D007 | | food | means food or drink for human consumption, and includes an ingredient of food or drink for human consumption; (“aliment”) | high |
| #D008 | | food premise | means a premises where food or milk is manufactured, processed, prepared, stored, handled, displayed, distributed, transported, sold or offered for sale, but does not include a room actually used as a dwelling in a private residence; (“dépôt d’aliments”) | high |
| #D009 | | health hazard | means, (a) a condition of a premises, (b) a substance, thing, plant or animal other than man, or (c) a solid, liquid, gas or combination of any of them, that has or that is likely to have an adverse effect on the health of any person; (“risque pour la santé”) | high |
| #D010 | | health unit | means an area that, by or under any Act, is the area of jurisdiction of a board of health; (“circonscription sanitaire”) | high |
| #D011 | | mandatory | in relation to a health program or service, means a health program or service mentioned in section 5; (“obligatoire”) | high |
| #D012 | | medical officer of health | means a medical officer of health of a board of health; (“médecin-hygiéniste”) | high |
| #D013 | | milk | means milk from cows, goats or sheep; (“lait”) | high |
| #D014 | | Minister | means Minister of Health and Long-Term Care; (“ministre”) | high |
| #D015 | | Ministry | means Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care; (“ministère”) | high |
| #D016 | | obligated municipality | means, in relation to a health unit, any upper-tier municipality or single-tier municipality that is situated, in whole or in part, in the area that comprises the health unit; (“municipalité assujettie”) | high |
| #D017 | | occupier | includes, (a) a person who is in physical possession of premises, (b) a person who has responsibility for and control over the condition of premises or the activities there carried on, or control over persons allowed to enter the premises, or (c) a person for the time being receiving the rent of premises, whether as principal or as agent or trustee for another person, or who would so receive the rent if the premises were let, or who is responsible for the payment of municipal taxes, although there is more than one occupier of the same premises; (“occupant”) | high |
| #D018 | | operator | in relation to a food premise and small drinking water system, means a person who has responsibility for and control over an activity carried on at the food premise or the small drinking water system, although there is more than one operator of the same food premise or small drinking water system; (“exploitant”) | high |
| #D019 | | person | includes a board of health, a municipality and any other corporation; (“personne”) | high |
| #D020 | | personal service setting | means a premises at which personal services are offered where there is a risk of exposure to blood or body fluids and includes premises at which hairdressing and barbering, tattooing, body piercing, nail services, electrolysis and other aesthetic services are offered; (“établissement de services personnels”) | high |
| #D021 | | physician | means a legally qualified medical practitioner; (“médecin”) | high |
| #D022 | | premises | means lands and structures, or either of them, and includes, (a) water, (b) ships and vessels, (c) trailers and portable structures designed or used for residence, business or shelter, (d) trains, railway cars, vehicles and aircraft; (“lieu”) | high |
| #D023 | | public health inspector | means a public health inspector of a board of health; (“inspecteur de la santé”) | high |
| #D024 | | public health nurse | means a public health nurse of a board of health; (“infirmière-hygiéniste”) | high |
| #D025 | | public health standard | means a standard published by the Minister under section 7; (“norme de santé publique”) | high |
| #D026 | | public pool | means a structure, basin, chamber or tank containing or intended to contain an artificial body of water for swimming, water sport, water recreation or entertainment, but does not include, (a) one that is located on a private residential property under the control of the owner or occupant and that is limited to use for swimming or bathing by the owner or occupant, members of their family and their visitors, or (b) one that is used solely for commercial display and demonstration purposes; (“piscine publique”) | high |
| #D027 | | small drinking water system | means a small drinking water system as specified by regulation; (“petit réseau d’eau potable”) | high |
| #D028 | | virulent disease | means a disease designated as a virulent disease by regulation made by the Minister. (“maladie virulente”) | high |
| #D029 | | milk product | means a product processed or derived in whole or mainly from milk. | high |
| #D030 | | institution | means... (b) premises that had been approved under subsection 9 (1) of Part I (Flexible Services) of the Child and Family Services Act... and includes any other place of a similar nature; (“établissement”) | medium |
| #D031 | | superintendent | means the person who has for the time being the direct and actual superintendence and charge of an institution. | high |
| #D032 | | immunizing agent | means a vaccine or combination of vaccines administered for immunization against any disease specified in this Act or the regulations; (“agent immunisant”) | high |
| #D033 | | reportable event | means, (a) persistent crying or screaming, anaphylaxis or anaphylactic shock occurring within forty-eight hours after the administration of an immunizing agent, (b) shock-like collapse, high fever or convulsions occurring within three days after the administration of an immunizing agent, (c) arthritis occurring within forty-two days after the administration of an immunizing agent, (d) generalized urticaria, residual seizure disorder, encephalopathy, encephalitis or any other significant occurrence occurring within fifteen days after the administration of an immunizing agent, or (e) death occurring at any time and following upon a symptom described in clause (a), (b), (c) or (d). (“événement à déclaration obligatoire”) | high |
| #D034 | | municipal member | in relation to a board of health, means a person appointed to the board of health by the council of a municipality; (‐membre municipal‐) | high |
| #D035 | | registered nurse in the extended class | means a member of the College of Nurses of Ontario who is a registered nurse holding an extended certificate of registration under the Nursing Act, 1991 ; (‐infirmire autorise ou infirmier autoris de la catgorie suprieure‐) | high |
| #D036 | | regulations | means regulations made under this Act; (‐rglements‐) | high |
| #D037 | | reportable disease | means a disease specified as a reportable disease by regulation made by the Minister; (‐maladie dclaration obligatoire‐) | high |
| #D038 | | residential building | means a structure that contains one or more dwelling units; (‐immeuble d’habitation‐) | high |
| #D039 | | sanitary facilities | means a room or rooms containing one or more toilets and one or more washbasins; (‐installations sanitaires‐) | high |
| #D040 | | school | means a private school and a school as defined in the Education Act ; (‐cole‐) | high |
| #D041 | | school board | means a board as defined in the Education Act ; (‐conseil scolaire‐) | high |
| #D042 | | sexually transmitted disease | means a disease caused by an infectious agent usually transmitted during sexual contact; (‐maladie sexuellement transmissible‐) | high |
| #D043 | | administrator | have the same meanings as in the Public Hospitals Act. | high |
| #D044 | | hospital | have the same meanings as in the Public Hospitals Act. | high |
| #D045 | | out-patient | have the same meanings as in the Public Hospitals Act. | high |
| #D046 | | patient | have the same meanings as in the Public Hospitals Act. | high |
| #D047 | | practitioner | means, (a) a member of the College of Chiropractors of Ontario, (b) a member of the Royal College of Dental Surgeons of Ontario, (c) a member of the College of Nurses of Ontario, (d) a member of the Ontario College of Pharmacists, (e) a member of the College of Optometrists of Ontario, (f) a member of the College of Naturopaths of Ontario, (g) a prescribed person. | high |
| #D048 | | laboratory | has the same meaning as in section 5 of the Laboratory and Specimen Collection Centre Licensing Act. | high |
| #D049 | | health facility | means a hospital to which the Public Hospitals Act Mental Health Act , or a person or entity prescribed as a health facility. | high |
| #D050 | | public hospital | means a hospital to which the Public Hospitals Act applies. (‐hpital public‐) | high |
| #D051 | | correctional institution | has the same meaning as in the Ministry of Correctional Services Act ; (‐tablissement correctionnel‐) | high |
| #D052 | | place of secure custody | means a place or facility designated as a place of secure custody under section 24.1 of the Young Offenders Act (Canada), whether in accordance with section 88 of the Youth Criminal Justice Act (Canada) or otherwise; (‐lieu de garde en milieu ferm‐) | high |
| #D053 | | place of temporary detention | means a place or facility designated as a place of temporary detention under the Youth Criminal Justice Act (Canada). (‐lieu de dtention provisoire‐) | high |
| #D054 | | band | have the same meanings as in the Indian Act (Canada). | high |
| #D055 | | council of the band | have the same meanings as in the Indian Act (Canada). | high |
| #D056 | | reserve | have the same meanings as in the Indian Act (Canada). | high |
| #D057 | | public health purposes | mean any purposes described in section 2;(‐ fins de sant publique‐) | high |
| #D058 | | publicly owned premises | means premises whose owner is part of the ‐broader public sector‐ within the meaning of subsection 1.0.19 (2) of the Financial Administration Act . (‐ lieu public‐) | high |
| #D059 | | medications and supplies | include antitoxins, antivirals, serums, vaccines, immunizing agents, antibiotics and other pharmaceutical agents, medical supplies and medical equipment. | high |
| #D060 | | health information custodian | means a health information custodian within the meaning of the Personal Health Information Protection Act, 2004 ; (‐dpositaire de renseignements sur la sant‐) | high |
| #D061 | | personal health information | means personal health information within the meaning of the Personal Health Information Protection Act, 2004. (‐renseignements personnels sur la sant‐) | high |
| #D062 | | health care provider or health care entity | means: 1. A regulated health professional or a person who operates a group practice of regulated health professionals. 2. Repealed... 3. A health service provider or Ontario Health Team that provides a home and community care service... 4. A hospital... 5. A pharmacy... 6. A laboratory... 7. An ambulance service... 8. A paramedic... 9. A home for special care... 10. A long‐term care home... 10.1 The Service Organization. 11. A centre, program or service for community health or mental health whose primary purpose is the provision of health care. 12. A prescribed person or entity; (‐fournisseur de soins de sant ou entit charge de la fourniture de soins de sant‐) | high |
| #D063 | | precautionary principle | has the meaning prescribed in regulations made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council; (‐principe de prcaution‐) | high |
| #D064 | | regulated health professional | means a health practitioner whose profession is regulated under the Regulated Health Professions Act, 1991 or the Drugless Practitioners Act. (‐membre d’une profession de la sant rglemente‐) | high |
| #D065 | | personal information | means personal information within the meaning of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act ; (‐renseignements personnels‐) | high |
| #D066 | | specimens | includes specimens from any person, animal or plant, living or deceased or from any other thing. (‐chantillons‐) | high |
| #D067 | | Closing of premises | An order under this Act that requires the closing of premises is an order, (a) to shut the premises so as to prevent entrance or access to the premises by any person; and (b) to suspend the operation of any enterprise or activity on or in the premises, except by such persons or for such purposes as are specified in the order. | high |
| #D068 | | Ontario Agency for Health Protection and Promotion | means the Ontario Agency for Health Protection and Promotion established under section 3 of the Ontario Agency for Health Protection and Promotion Act, 2007. | high |
| #D069 | | institution | means, (a) Repealed: 2007, c. 8, s. 210. (b) premises that had been approved under subsection 9 (1) of Part I (Flexible Services) of the Child and Family Services Act , as it read before its repeal, (c) “children’s residence” within the meaning of Part IX (Residential Licensing) of the Child, Youth and Family Services Act, 2017 , (d) “child care centre” within the meaning of the Child Care and Early Years Act, 2014 , (e) “supported group living residence” within the meaning of the Services and Supports to Promote the Social Inclusion of Persons with Developmental Disabilities Act, 2008 ; (f) “intensive support residence” within the meaning of the Services and Supports to Promote the Social Inclusion of Persons with Developmental Disabilities Act, 2008 ; (g) “home for special care” within the meaning of the Homes for Special Care Act , (h) “long-term care home” within the meaning of the Fixing Long-Term Care Act, 2021 , (i) “psychiatric facility” within the meaning of the Mental Health Act , (j) Repealed: 2009, c. 33, Sched. 18, s. 12 (2). (k) “correctional institution” within the meaning of the Ministry of Correctional Services Act , (l) Repealed: 2019, c. 1, Sched. 4, s. 22 (1). (m) Repealed: 2007, c. 8, s. 210. (n) “private hospital” within the meaning of the Private Hospitals Act , (o) place or facility designated as a place of secure custody under section 24.1 of the Young Offenders Act (Canada), whether in accordance with section 88 of the Youth Criminal Justice Act (Canada) or otherwise, (p) a prescribed place, and includes any other place of a similar nature; (“établissement”) | high |
| #D070 | | health care provider or health care entity | means: 1. A regulated health professional or a person who operates a group practice of regulated health professionals. 2. Repealed: 2020, c. 13, Sched. 3, s. 4 (1). 3. A health service provider or Ontario Health Team that provides a home and community care service pursuant to funding under section 21 of the Connecting Care Act, 2019 , including a person or entity from whom the provider or Team has purchased the home and community care service. 4. A hospital within the meaning of the Public Hospitals Act , a private hospital within the meaning of the Private Hospitals Act , a psychiatric facility within the meaning of the Mental Health Act or an integrated community health services centre within the meaning of the Integrated Community Health Services Centres Act, 2023. 5. A pharmacy within the meaning of the Drug and Pharmacies Regulation Act. 6. A laboratory or a specimen collection centre as defined in section 5 of the Laboratory and Specimen Collection Centre Licensing Act. 7. An ambulance service within the meaning of the Ambulance Act. 8. A paramedic under the Ambulance Act. 9. A home for special care within the meaning of the Homes for Special Care Act. 9.1 Repealed: 2019, c. 5, Sched. 3, s. 9 (2). 10. A long-term care home under the Fixing Long-Term Care Act, 2021. 10.1 The Service Organization. 11. A centre, program or service for community health or mental health whose primary purpose is the provision of health care. 12. A prescribed person or entity; (“fournisseur de soins de santé ou entité chargée de la fourniture de soins de santé”) | high |