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Bill 60 explained in plain English

Family Caregiver Day Act, 2018

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, 3rd Session
Bill number
Bill 60
Full title
Family Caregiver Day Act, 2018
Current status
Did not become law (session ended)
Latest event
Carried
Last updated
Apr 23, 2018

Official Legislative Assembly of Ontario snapshot for 41st Parliament, 3rd 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
Apr 23, 2018
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 60, the Family Caregiver Day Act, 2018, proclaims the first Tuesday in April annually 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. The purpose is to recognize and acknowledge the social and economic contributions of family caregivers, who are individuals providing unpaid care to those with needs due to various health conditions, illnesses, or age.

What This Bill Does
  • Proclaims the first Tuesday in April of each year as Family Caregiver Day.
  • Recognizes the valuable social and economic contributions of family caregivers.
Who Is Affected
  • Family caregivers (defined as family members, friends, or chosen individuals providing unpaid care)
  • Individuals receiving care from family caregivers
  • The Province of Ontario
Important Dates
  • The first Tuesday in April each year is Family Caregiver Day.
  • The Act came into force on the day it received Royal Assent.
Uncertainties Or Limits
  • The bill does not specify any particular events, ceremonies, or activities that must or should take place on Family Caregiver Day.
  • The bill does not outline specific government programs or funding related to Family Caregiver Day.
Laws Or Regulations Affected
Family Caregiver Day Act, 2018
creation

This Act establishes Family Caregiver Day.

Source: Section 1

Commencement Provision
commencement

This Act came into force on the day it received 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
Apr 23, 2018
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