Chamber
quebec
Stage
Introduced
This Quebec bill extends monitoring device regulations from long-term care centres to continuous assistance residences.
Key Changes
- Extends the existing Regulation on monitoring mechanisms to cover continuous assistance residences
- Ensures residents in continuous assistance residences have the same rights regarding surveillance technology as those in long-term care centres (CHSLDs)
- Closes a regulatory gap between different types of care facility settings in Quebec
- Applies rules about consent, conditions, and limits on monitoring devices to a broader group of care facility residents
Gotchas
- The bill was originally introduced in the 43rd Legislature's 1st Session and was reinstated in the 2nd Session, meaning it carried over between parliamentary sessions rather than starting fresh.
- The bill passed its introduction vote unanimously (112 for, 0 against, 0 abstentions), suggesting broad cross-party support.
- The bill does not create new monitoring rules — it only extends existing ones, so its effect depends entirely on the content and strength of the existing regulation it references.
- The distinction between a 'continuous assistance residence' and a long-term care centre (CHSLD) may affect how broadly this protection applies in practice, as not all care settings may fall under either category.
Who's Affected
- Residents (users) living in continuous assistance residences in Quebec
- Operators and staff of continuous assistance residences
- Families of residents who may use or request monitoring devices
- Quebec health and social services institutions
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Gotchas
- The bill was originally introduced in the 43rd Legislature's 1st Session and was reinstated in the 2nd Session, meaning it carried over between parliamentary sessions rather than starting fresh.
- The bill passed its introduction vote unanimously (112 for, 0 against, 0 abstentions), suggesting broad cross-party support.
- The bill does not create new monitoring rules — it only extends existing ones, so its effect depends entirely on the content and strength of the existing regulation it references.
- The distinction between a 'continuous assistance residence' and a long-term care centre (CHSLD) may affect how broadly this protection applies in practice, as not all care settings may fall under either category.
Summary
Bill 790 is a private member's bill introduced in Quebec's National Assembly by Elisabeth Prass, MNA for D'Arcy-McGee. It extends an existing regulation — which governs how monitoring devices (like GPS trackers or cameras) can be used on residents in long-term care centres (CHSLDs) — so that it also applies to residents living in 'continuous assistance residences,' a different type of care setting. Currently, the regulation protecting residents' rights around surveillance and monitoring technology only applies to facilities run by institutions operating residential and long-term care centres. This bill closes a gap by ensuring that residents in continuous assistance residences receive the same protections and rules around the use of monitoring mechanisms. The bill was introduced to ensure consistent privacy and safety protections for vulnerable adults across different types of care facilities in Quebec, regardless of which specific type of residence they live in.
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