New Vaccination and Testing Requirements for Non-Employees
Ministry of Transportation Ontario
Staffing Changes in the AOLS
David Whitton, Communications Specialist
By-Law 2021-02 Election Results
Fees Payable to the AOLS
Hire Career-Ready WIL Students for Summer 2022
Seneca College
130th Annual General Meeting
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We have been monitoring COVID statistics and provincial and local restrictions. The likelihood of having a completely in‐person or even a hybrid Annual General Meeting continues to decrease as infections and hospitalizations increase.
As a result we have temporarily suspended registrations for the meeting. We have been meeting with staff from the Westin Hotel and are meeting with the AGM Planning Committee on Monday.
We expect to be able to make a decision at that time and will keep you apprised of this unfolding situation. I appreciate that the uncertainty is making it difficult for you to plan your attendance. For those of you that have registered be assured that we will address appropriate refunds if necessary.
Brian Maloney, O.L.S.
Executive Director
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New Vaccination and Testing Requirements for Non-Employees
Ministry of Transportation Ontario
The AOLS received the following correspondence from the Office of Assistant Deputy Minister and Chief Engineer at the Ministry of Transportation:
Subject: New Vaccination & Testing Requirements for Non-Employees
I am writing to inform you of the new go-forward requirements with respect to vaccination and testing that the Ontario Public Service (OPS) has mandated for non-employees that access OPS workplaces. These new requirements are consistent with the OPS COVID-19 Safe Workplace Directive, which is already in place for OPS employees, including Commission public bodies. This consistent approach will help protect the health and well-being of public servants, such as courts and correctional services staff, who continue to provide frontline services in-person.
Non-Employees:
Moving forward, all non-employees or representatives acting on their behalf (e.g. vendors/their employers) that are required to access OPS workplaces are required to either be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, or provide a negative result from a Health Canada-approved antigen test within 48 hours before entering an OPS workplace. Non-employees will not be permitted to access physical workplaces if they are not vaccinated or do not provide a negative test result.
Non-employees can include contractors and subcontractors, BPS secondees and adjudicators, where there is sustained or regular in-person interaction with employees in the performance of their work in an OPS workplace. Members of the public accessing government services, as well as anyone accessing an OPS workplace for the purposes of performing emergency services, maintenance or repairs, are not subject to these requirements.
To this end, all non-employees will be required to provide proof of vaccination status or a negative antigen test result to the ministry upon request. These new requirements will be enforced, including the use of spot checks to ensure that non-employees are complying with these requirements.
Consistent with screening requirements already in place for OPS employees entering OPS workplaces, non-employees will be required to complete the Non-Employee COVID-19 Screening Form each time prior to entering an OPS workplace. The screening is available at https://forms.office.com/r/G9BCcw8RTt.
The employer organizations of non-employees (e.g. vendor organizations/contractors’ employer group) will be required to maintain an ongoing record of non-employee access to OPS workplaces and provide this to the ministry upon request. This is consistent with ongoing public health measures around contact tracing.
Non-compliance will be managed on a case-by-case basis in order to minimize operational impact.
Timing and Additional Information
This new direction is effective immediately, if possible, and no later than January 1, 2022 and these requirements will remain in effect so long as the OPS COVID-19 Safe Workplace Directive is in place.
The OPS is not responsible for ensuring that non-employees have access to testing kits. However, organizations may be eligible for access to testing kits via the general provincial antigen screening program.
Thank you for your support and the adjustments that your organization is making during this unprecedented time. Please contact Steven McInnis, Director, Design and Engineering Branch, should you have any questions.
Steven McInnis, P.Eng. for
Jennifer Graham Harkness, P.Eng.
Assistant Deputy Minister and Chief Engineer
c: Kris Kernaghan, Head, Geomatics and Property Management, MTO
David Whitton has joined the AOLS team to serve as its Communications Specialist. In this new role, David will be coordinating a variety of internal and external communications projects, including email blasts, social media, and Ontario Professional Surveyor magazine, as well as this very newsletter, In Sight.
David is a writer and editor with 20 years of experience in communications. He has worked in a variety of sectors—regulation, publishing, and education, to name a few, and is excited to be joining this vibrant community.
David holds an MFA in Creative Writing from the University of Guelph and a Bachelor of Journalism from Ryerson University.
Outside of work, he is an avid reader and writer, an NFL enthusiast, and an overworked butler to two affectionate tabby cats.
By-Law 2021-02 Election Results
Fees Payable to the AOLS
We would like to inform you that by-law 2021-02 relating to AOLS fees was approved by the membership. 205 votes were cast, with 204 being in favour. We thank Gavin Tyler and Prakhar Shrivastava for acting as scrutineers.
Brian Maloney, O.L.S.
Executive Director
Hire Career-Ready WIL Students for Summer 2022
Seneca College
Hire Career-Ready Students
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