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Bill 66 explained in plain English

Family Caregiver Day 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 66
Full title
Family Caregiver Day Act, 2016
Current status
Did not become law (session ended)
Latest event
Carried
Last updated
Nov 15, 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
Carried
Latest Activity
Nov 15, 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

The Family Caregiver Day Act, 2016, proclaims the first Tuesday in April of each year as Family Caregiver Day in Ontario.

What It Means

This bill establishes the first Tuesday in April each year as Family Caregiver Day in Ontario. It aims to increase recognition and awareness of family caregivers, acknowledging their unpaid care for individuals with disabilities, chronic illnesses, or age-related needs, and recognizing their social and economic contributions.

What This Bill Does
  • It proclaims the first Tuesday in April of every year as Family Caregiver Day.
  • It acknowledges the role and contributions of family caregivers who provide unpaid care to individuals needing assistance.
  • It requires the bill to come into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.
Who Is Affected
  • Family caregivers (individuals providing unpaid care to family members, friends, or others)
  • Individuals receiving care from family caregivers
  • The general public, through increased awareness
Important Dates
  • The first Tuesday in April of each year is proclaimed as Family Caregiver Day.
  • The Act came into force on the day it received Royal Assent.
Uncertainties Or Limits
  • The bill does not specify any activities or duties associated with the proclamation of Family Caregiver Day beyond its designation as a day of recognition.
Laws Or Regulations Affected
Commencement of the Family Caregiver Day Act, 2016
commencement

The Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.

Source: Section 2

Generated using AI from official bill text. Not legal advice. It is written by PoliticalData.ca for civic education, automatically checked and spot-reviewed before publishing.

Official text

Process Snapshot

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

Vote Summary

No published recorded division

This bill is still active. We only show vote counts after the legislature publishes a recorded division.

Sponsor
France Gélinas
New Democratic Party of Ontario | Nickel Belt
Jurisdiction
Ontario Legislature

No published representative vote breakdown

This bill is still moving through the process. When a recorded division is published, representative positions can be listed here.

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