Bill 174 explained in plain English
Ditch the Switch Act, 2020
Ontario legislature bill summary, status, timeline, sponsor, votes, and official sources.
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Official Legislative Assembly of Ontario snapshot for 42nd Parliament, 1st Session. Representative vote breakdowns appear when the Assembly publishes an Ayes and Nays page for the bill.
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The Ditch the Switch Act, 2020, amends the Time Act to establish daylight saving time as the standard time in Ontario throughout the year.
This bill, known as the Ditch the Switch Act, 2020, amends the Time Act to make daylight saving time the standard time in Ontario year-round. It changes the specific days on which daylight saving time would begin and end, and repeals sections related to these changes. The Act comes into effect on November 1, 2020, or when it receives Royal Assent, whichever is later.
- Amends the Time Act.
- Changes references in the Time Act related to the beginning and end of daylight saving time.
- Repeals subsections of the Time Act.
- Establishes the standard time in Ontario as daylight saving time year-round.
- Specifies a commencement date for the Act.
- Ontarians
- The Province of Ontario
- The standard time in Ontario will be daylight saving time year-round.
- The Act comes into force on the later of November 1, 2020, and the day it receives Royal Assent.
- The bill does not specify any exemptions or exceptions to the year-round standard time.
- The exact date of Royal Assent is not provided, but the commencement date is contingent upon it.
Changes provisions related to the timing of daylight saving time and establishes daylight saving time as the year-round standard time.
Source: Section 1
Changes the wording related to the start of daylight saving time.
Source: Section 1 (1)
Changes the wording related to the end of daylight saving time.
Source: Section 1 (2)
Removes these subsections, which are related to the previous timing of daylight saving time.
Source: Section 1 (3)
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Vote Summary
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Official sources
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