Bill 150 explained in plain English
Simcoe Day Act, 2017
Ontario legislature bill summary, status, timeline, sponsor, votes, and official sources.
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Official Legislative Assembly of Ontario snapshot for 41st Parliament, 2nd Session. Representative vote breakdowns appear when the Assembly publishes an Ayes and Nays page for the bill.
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The Simcoe Day Act, 2017, proclaims the first Monday in August each year as Simcoe Day throughout Ontario.
This bill proclaims the first Monday in August of each year as Simcoe Day across Ontario. It also states that this Act comes into effect on the day it receives Royal Assent. The Act is named the Simcoe Day Act, 2017.
- Proclaims the first Monday in August each year as Simcoe Day.
- States that the Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.
- Provides the short title of the Act as the Simcoe Day Act, 2017.
- All residents of Ontario, as the Act proclaims a day of recognition province-wide.
- The Government of Ontario, as the Act receives Royal Assent and comes into force.
- The Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.
- Simcoe Day is observed on the first Monday in August each year.
- The bill does not specify what activities, if any, should occur on Simcoe Day, nor does it mandate any public holidays or closures.
- The exact date Simcoe Day is observed will vary each year, as it is tied to the first Monday in August.
Establishes Simcoe Day and sets its commencement date.
Specifies that the Act takes effect on the date it receives Royal Assent.
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Official sources
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