Bill 46 explained in plain English
Municipal Statute Law Amendment Act (Councillor Pregnancy and Parental Leave), 2016
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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Bill 46 amends Ontario's municipal laws to allow councillors to take pregnancy and parental leave without losing their seat, and requires municipalities to adopt related policies.
This bill amends the Municipal Act, 2001 and the City of Toronto Act, 2006. It ensures that municipal councillors do not lose their position if they are absent for up to 20 consecutive weeks due to pregnancy, the birth of a child, or the adoption of a child. The bill also requires municipalities to have policies in place regarding pregnancy and parental leaves for their council members.
- Amends the Municipal Act, 2001, to allow municipal council members to be absent for up to 20 consecutive weeks for pregnancy, childbirth, or adoption without vacating their office.
- Amends the City of Toronto Act, 2006, to allow Toronto city council members to be absent for up to 20 consecutive weeks for pregnancy, childbirth, or adoption without vacating their office.
- Adds a requirement for municipalities to adopt and maintain policies concerning pregnancy and parental leaves for their council members.
- Specifies that the new provisions come into force on the day the bill receives Royal Assent.
- Municipal council members in Ontario
- Municipalities in Ontario
- The City of Toronto council members
- The City of Toronto
- Municipal council members have the right to be absent for up to 20 consecutive weeks for pregnancy, birth, or adoption without their office being vacated.
- Municipalities are obligated to adopt and maintain policies regarding pregnancy and parental leaves for their council members.
- The bill comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.
- The bill specifies a maximum of 20 consecutive weeks for an absence related to pregnancy, childbirth, or adoption to be protected from vacating the office. The exact process for implementing and enforcing municipal policies on these leaves is not detailed in the bill text.
Adds a provision (Section 259 (1.1)) that prevents a municipal council member's office from being vacated due to absences of 20 consecutive weeks or less if the absence is for pregnancy, the birth of a child, or the adoption of a child. Also amends Section 270 (1) by adding a reference to pregnancy and parental leaves for council members.
Source: Section 1 and 2 of the Bill
Adds a provision (Section 204 (2)) that prevents a Toronto city council member's office from being vacated due to absences of 20 consecutive weeks or less if the absence is for pregnancy, the birth of a child, or the adoption of a child. Also amends Section 212 (1) by adding a reference to pregnancy and parental leaves for city council members.
Source: Section 3 and 4 of the Bill
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