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Bill 63 explained in plain English

Nurse Practitioner Week Act, 2016

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

At a glance

Jurisdiction
Ontario Legislature
Legislature / Parliament
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
Session
41st Parliament, 2nd Session
Bill number
Bill 63
Full title
Nurse Practitioner Week Act, 2016
Current status
Passed
Latest event
Royal Assent received
Last updated
Dec 8, 2016

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.

Chamber
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
Current Stage
Royal Assent received
Latest Activity
Dec 8, 2016
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

Bill 63, the Nurse Practitioner Week Act, 2016, designates the second full week of November annually as Nurse Practitioner Week in Ontario.

What It Means

This bill proclaims the second full week of November each year as "Nurse Practitioner Week" in Ontario. It acknowledges the contributions of nurse practitioners to the healthcare system and highlights existing barriers to their full integration.

What This Bill Does
  • It proclaims the second full week of November each year as Nurse Practitioner Week.
  • It acknowledges the valuable contributions of nurse practitioners in Ontario.
  • It notes the existence of barriers to the full integration of nurse practitioners into Ontario's health care system.
Who Is Affected
  • Nurse practitioners in Ontario
  • Patients who receive care from nurse practitioners
  • The Ontario health care system
Important Dates
  • The Act received Royal Assent on December 8, 2016, and came into force on that same day.
Uncertainties Or Limits
  • The bill does not specify any activities or events that must or must not occur during Nurse Practitioner Week.
  • The bill does not detail what actions, if any, will be taken to address the barriers to the full integration of nurse practitioners into the health care system.
Laws Or Regulations Affected
Nurse Practitioner Week Act, 2016
proclamation

This Act establishes 'Nurse Practitioner Week' to be observed annually.

Source: Section 1

Commencement of the Act
coming into force

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

Source: Section 2

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Official text

Process Snapshot

Step 1
First reading
Nov 15, 2016
Step 2
Second reading
Nov 29, 2016
Step 3
Committee review
Not reached yet
Step 4
Third reading
Dec 5, 2016
Step 5
Royal assent
Dec 8, 2016

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
France Gélinas
New Democratic Party of Ontario | Nickel Belt
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.

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