Black Health Equity Act, 2026
Sponsored by Gélinas, France, Lennox, Robin, Rakocevic, Tom, Wong-Tam, Kristyn · First Reading Ordered for Second Reading
- Creates the Black Health Equity Act, recognizing Black residents' right to equitable, culturally safe, anti-racist healthcare
- Requires Ministry of Health to build a Black Health Equity Framework with annual racial equity audits and enforceable accountability measures
- Requires public health units to create action plans, hire Black Health Equity Officers, and track racial disparities in care access
- Requires hospitals and health units to set up Black-led Patient Advocacy and Protection Units and collect race-based data publicly
- Establishes a Black Health Equity Council with oversight authority to review government budgets, policies and legislation
- Creates a Black Health Equity Inspectorate to investigate racial harm and impose funding consequences for non-compliance
- Requires a plan for fully covering culturally responsive mental health services and a system of reparative justice for survivors of anti-Black racism