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Bill 53 explained in plain English

Children and Youth in Care Day Act, 2014

Ontario legislature bill summary, status, timeline, sponsor, votes, and official sources.

At a glance

Jurisdiction
Ontario Legislature
Legislature / Parliament
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
Session
40th Parliament, 2nd Session
Bill number
Bill 53
Full title
Children and Youth in Care Day Act, 2014
Current status
Passed
Latest event
Royal Assent received
Last updated
Mar 25, 2014
Sponsor

Official Legislative Assembly of Ontario snapshot for 40th Parliament, 2nd Session. Representative vote breakdowns appear when the Assembly publishes an Ayes and Nays page for the bill.

Chamber
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
Current Stage
Royal Assent received
Latest Activity
Mar 25, 2014
Sponsor
Plain-language explanation
In plain English (our explanation)

Our plain-language take, written for civic education.

Source: By PoliticalData.ca

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Short Version

The Children and Youth in Care Day Act, 2014, establishes May 14th annually as a day to recognize and support children and youth in care in Ontario.

What It Means

This Ontario Act proclaims May 14th of each year as "Children and Youth in Care Day". The Act acknowledges the contributions of children and youth in the care of the Crown or Children's Aid Societies in Ontario. It also aims to raise awareness about these young people and to reaffirm commitment to supporting them.

What This Bill Does
  • It proclaims May 14 in each year as "Children and Youth in Care Day".
  • It states that the Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.
Who Is Affected
  • Children and youth in the care of the Crown in Ontario.
  • Children and youth in the care of Children's Aid Societies in Ontario.
Important Dates
  • May 14th of each year is proclaimed as Children and Youth in Care Day.
  • The Act came into force on the day it received Royal Assent.
Uncertainties Or Limits
  • The bill does not specify any particular activities or events that must or must not occur on Children and Youth in Care Day.
Laws Or Regulations Affected
Children and Youth in Care Day Act, 2014
commencement

The Act came into effect on the day it received Royal Assent.

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Official text

Process Snapshot

Step 1
First reading
Apr 16, 2013
Step 2
Second reading
May 9, 2013
Step 3
Committee review
Mar 17, 2014
Step 4
Third reading
Mar 17, 2014
Step 5
Royal assent
Mar 25, 2014

Vote Summary

No published recorded division

This bill does not have a published recorded division in the current official sources, so representative-by-representative vote counts are not shown.

Sponsor
Soo Wong
Sponsor party or district not listed
Jurisdiction
Ontario Legislature

No published representative vote breakdown

The current official sources do not publish a recorded division breakdown for this bill, so there is no representative-by-representative table to show.

Official sources

Status, sponsor, votes, and timeline on this page are drawn from these official legislative sources and public records. Each summary above is attributed to its own source.

How this data is sourced