Legislation · Ontario · Provincial
Bill 7 — Health Care is Not for Sale Act (Addressing Unfair Fees Charged to Patients), 2025
Clarion tracks Bill 7 before Ontario — its status, sponsor, plain-language summary, and every stage it moves through, each cited to the official record and refreshed each morning.
- Status
- First Reading Ordered For Second Reading
- Sponsor
- Gélinas, France; Lennox, Robin; Pasma, Chandra
- Introduced
- 2025-04-30
- Session
- 44-1
What it does
AI plain-language summary of the official text.
Bill 7, the Health Care is Not for Sale Act (Addressing Unfair Fees Charged to Patients), 2025, was introduced in the current Ontario legislative session and passed First Reading on April 30, 2025. Based on its long title, the bill aims to address fees charged to patients that are considered unfair, affirming the principle that health care should not operate on a for-profit basis. The bill has been ordered for Second Reading, where it will be debated on its general principles.
Stage timeline
First Reading — Ordered for Second Reading
2025-04-30Legislative Assembly
First Reading — Vote (Carried)
2025-04-30Legislative Assembly
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