Franco-Ontarian Emblem Act, 2001

Franco-Ontarian Emblem Act, 2001, S.O. 2001, c. 5

Ontario· S.O. 2001, c. 5 · 4 sections· current to 2020-09-24In force

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Bills that amended this Act1

Bill 182
Franco-Ontarian Emblem Amendment Act, 2020
amend
“Kusendova 1st Reading March 10, 2020 2nd Reading March 12, 2020 3rd Reading September 21, 2020 Royal Assent September 24, 2020 -- 1 of 2 -- Bill 182 2020 An Act to amend the Franco-Ontarian Emblem Act, 2001 Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, enacts as follows: 1 Section 2 of the Franco-Ontarian Emblem Act, 2001 is repealed and …”

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1 In this Act, “Ontario French-speaking community” means the community of persons who have the right under subsection 23 (1) or (2) of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, without regard to subsection 23 (3) of that Charter, to have their children receive their primary and secondary school instruction in the French language in Ontario. 2001, c. 5, s. 1.
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2Franco-Ontarian emblem
2 The flag described in the Schedule to this Act is recognized as, (a) the emblem of the Ontario French-speaking community; and (b) an emblem of Ontario. 2020, c. 21, s. 1. Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 2020, c. 21, s. 1 - 24/09/20
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3 Omitted (provides for coming into force of provisions of this Act). 2001, c. 5, s. 3.
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4 Omitted (enacts short title of this Act). 2001, c. 5, s. 4. SCHEDULE DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBLEM OF THE ONTARIO FRENCH-SPEAKING COMMUNITY The emblem of the Ontario French-speaking community consists of two vertical bands of different colours. The first band is mid green and has a white lily in the middle of the band. The second band is white and has a mid green trillium in the middle of the band. On the emblem, green represents summer and white represents winter. Together the two colours represent the diversity of Ontario’s climate. The lily evokes the French-speaking community worldwide, whereas the trillium is the floral emblem of Ontario. The following is an illustration of the emblem: Insert graphics\statutes\emblem2001a.tif 2001, c. 5, Sched. ______________
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