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More Beds, Better Care Act, 2022: Resources

​​​​On August 31, 2022, the provincial government passed Bill 7: More Beds, Better Care Act, 2022, and on September 14, 2022, the Ministry of Health (Ministry) posted the related regulatory amendments under Bill 7, with effective dates of September 21, 2022 and November 20, 2022

This resource page was created to share current member resources on Bill 7, which is part of the Ontario government's five-point plan to address Ontario’s urgent need to stabilize the health and long-term care sectors and preserve hospital capacity. Included here are resources from the OHA, government and Ontario Health,​ as well as sample hospital communications on this topic.

OHA Resources

Government​ Resources

Hospital Communications on Bill 7

Hospital Resources​

Additional Resources 

  • Ontario's Patient Ombudsman has developed a stakeholder resource​ to help hospitals and home and community care support services evaluate the fairness of their placement process. They have also developed an accompanying one-page checklist​ highlighting the main questions to keep top-of-mind.​


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