Ontario Proposes Legislation to Allow Delivery Drivers Access to Business Restrooms | The Canadian News

The Ontario government is proposing legislation to allow delivery drivers and couriers access to restrooms at businesses where they deliver or collect packages or food.

“Inquiries by the Ontario Workforce Recovery Advisory Committee have indicated that couriers, truck drivers, and food deliveries, including those from online delivery platform companies like SkipTheDishes, are often they deny the use of toilets in the companies they serve, “the government said. it said in a statement.

Ontario Labor Minister Mount McNaughton made the announcement Wednesday, saying the move is part of the government’s efforts to protect and support vulnerable workers, such as those who transport essential goods and have kept the economy through the pandemic. .

If the legislation passes, the government said it would require business owners to open their restrooms for delivery drivers, McNaughton said.

McNaughton said the law would apply to commercial businesses, for example, a restaurant where a driver is picking up food, and not to a private residence where the item or food is left.

“This is something most people in Ontario take for granted, but access to restrooms is a matter of common decency that is currently denied to hundreds of thousands of workers in this province,” McNaughton said.

“Providing access to restrooms to these hardworking men and women is a small change that will make a big difference, so that they can do their jobs with the dignity and respect they deserve.”