Intimate Partner Violence Epidemic Act, 2025
Sponsored by Wong-Tam, Kristyn, Gretzky, Lisa, Sattler, Peggy · First Reading Ordered for Second Reading
- Requires the Ontario government to formally recognize intimate partner violence as an epidemic in the province
- Directs the Attorney General to create a Renfrew County Inquest Implementation Committee within 30 days of the section taking effect
- Committee membership must equally split between senior ministry officials and community experts on intimate partner violence
- One community expert member must chair the Committee
- Committee will review the 86 recommendations from the 2022 Renfrew County triple femicide inquest and plan implementation steps
- Committee must publish a first report within 12 months, then updates every 12 months, tabled in the Legislature and posted online
- Lieutenant Governor in Council may set remuneration and expenses for members, subject to funds being appropriated by the Legislature