Legislation · Ontario · Provincial
Bill 86 — Meredith Act (Fair Compensation for Injured Workers), 2026
Clarion tracks Bill 86 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
- Second Reading Vote
- Sponsor
- Vaugeois, Lise; Gates, Wayne; West, Jamie
- Introduced
- 2025-12-08
- Session
- 44-1
What it does
AI plain-language summary of the official text.
Bill 86, the Meredith Act (Fair Compensation for Injured Workers), 2026, was introduced in the current Ontario legislative session with the stated aim of providing fair compensation to injured workers. The bill passed First Reading on December 8, 2025, and proceeded to Second Reading debate in April 2026. However, the Second Reading vote was lost on division on April 15, 2026, meaning the bill did not advance beyond that stage.
Stage timeline
Second Reading — Vote (Lost on division)
2026-04-15Legislative Assembly
Second Reading — Question put (Vote deferred)
2026-04-14Legislative Assembly
Second Reading — Debated
2026-04-14Legislative Assembly
First Reading — Vote (Carried)
2025-12-08Legislative Assembly
First Reading — Ordered for Second Reading
2025-12-08Legislative Assembly
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