Bill 138 explained in plain English
Family Caregiver Day Act, 2015
Ontario legislature bill summary, status, timeline, sponsor, votes, and official sources.
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Official Legislative Assembly of Ontario snapshot for 41st Parliament, 1st Session. Representative vote breakdowns appear when the Assembly publishes an Ayes and Nays page for the bill.
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The Family Caregiver Day Act, 2015, establishes the first Tuesday in April as Family Caregiver Day in Ontario.
Bill 138, the Family Caregiver Day Act, 2015, proclaims the first Tuesday in April each year as Family Caregiver Day in Ontario. The preamble acknowledges the valuable social and economic contributions of family caregivers, who provide unpaid care to individuals with care needs.
- Proclaims the first Tuesday in April of each year as Family Caregiver Day in Ontario.
- Recognizes the contributions of family caregivers.
- Family caregivers (defined as family members, friends, or chosen individuals who provide unpaid care to someone with care needs due to disability, physical, neurological or mental condition, chronic illness, frailty, or age).
- The first Tuesday in April annually (designated as Family Caregiver Day).
- The Act came into force on the day it received Royal Assent.
- The Act does not create any new programs or funding, it only proclaims a day of recognition.
Establishes Family Caregiver Day in Ontario.
Source: Section 1
The Act came into force on the day it received Royal Assent.
Source: Section 2
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