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Online Platform Workers Regulation

[Enacted by B.C. Reg. 341/2024, effective September 3, 2024.]

1 Definitions

In this regulation:

"Act" means the Workers Compensation Act;

"applicable online order" means an order placed and paid for by means of a delivery services online platform if the following conditions are satisfied:

(a) the order is for one or more delivery service items;

(b) a delivery services worker

(i) picks up the delivery service item from the person who is the seller of the item, and

(ii) delivers the delivery service item to

(A) the person who placed and paid for the order, or

(B) a person specified by the person who placed and paid for the order;

(c) the seller referred to in paragraph (b)(i) is not a platform operator or platform operator affiliate;

"delivery service item" means the following:

(a) prepared food;

(b) a beverage;

(c) a good, including a grocery item;

"delivery services online platform" means an online platform that connects delivery services workers with persons who require the services of those workers;

"delivery services worker" means an online platform worker who performs work described in section 2(a);

"platform operator" means a person who operates a delivery services online platform or a ride-hail online platform;

"platform operator affiliate" means an affiliate, as defined in the Business Corporations Act, of a platform operator;

"ride-hail online platform" means an online platform that connects ride-hail services workers with persons who require the services of those workers;

"ride-hail services worker" means an online platform worker who performs work described in section 2(b).

2 Prescribed work for the purposes of Act

For the purposes of the definition of "online platform worker" and section 1.1(b) of the Act, the following work is prescribed:

(a) work performed for the purpose of picking up and delivering an applicable online order;

(b) work performed for the purpose of transporting one or more passengers whose transportation is ordered through a ride-hail online platform.

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Disclaimer: The Workers' Compensation Board of B.C. (WorkSafeBC) publishes the online versions of the Workers Compensation Act (Act) and the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation (Regulation) in accordance with its mandate under the Act to provide information and promote public awareness of occupational health and safety matters. The online Act and Regulation are not the official versions, which may be purchased from Crown Publications. WorkSafeBC endeavours to update the online Act and Regulation as soon as possible following any legislative amendments. However, WorkSafeBC does not warrant the accuracy or the completeness of the online Act or Regulation, and neither WorkSafeBC nor its board of directors, employees or agents shall be liable to any person for any loss or damage of any nature, whether arising out of negligence or otherwise, arising from the use of the online versions. Employers are legally obligated to make a copy of the Workers Compensation Act and the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation readily available for review by workers. The circumstances under which WorkSafeBC may consider an employer's providing access to electronic versions of the Act and Regulation to have satisfied this obligation are described in OHS guideline G-P2-21(2)(f).