The Long-Term Care Committee of Management is a Local Board of the City of Toronto, responsible for ensuring the City of Toronto’s compliance with the requirements of the Fixing Long-Term Care Act, 2021 (FLTCA). The FLTCA is a provincial law that regulates Ontario’s long-term care sector.
The Long-Term Care Committee of Management is a requirement under the FLTCA and fulfills its legislated mandate by reviewing and approving an annual declaration of compliance from Seniors Services and Long-Term Care (SSLTC).
The Committee of Management is composed of 3 Members of Council, appointed by City Council on recommendation of the Striking Committee, inclusive of a Chair and Vice-Chair. The Chair is a Member of City Council, appointed by City Council. The Vice-Chair of the Committee is elected from among its Members. Membership on the Committee of Management is one Council term (four years).
Under the FLTCA and Ontario Regulation 246/22, members of the Committee of Management are required to undergo a Police Record Check and provide a signed declaration disclosing certain criminal charges, convictions, and professional misconduct.
Secretariat support for this committee will be provided by the City Clerk’s Office. Policy support, program information including the annual compliance declaration, and education on the FLTCA will be provided by SSLTC.
The Long-Term Care Committee of Management was established under The Fixing Long-Term Care Act, 2021 and Ontario Regulation 246/22. In accordance with the definition of a Local Board in Section 3(1) of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, the Committee of Management is a Local Board of the City of Toronto. As such, the Committee of Management is subject to open meetings rules under the City of Toronto Act, 2006, the City of Toronto’s Municipal Code Chapter 27: Council Procedures, Code of Conduct for Members of Council, the FLTCA, 2021 and Ontario Regulation 246/22, and City policies and bylaws as applicable to the Committee of Management.