Bill 98 explained in plain English
Sunshine Protection Act, 2019
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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Bill 98, the Sunshine Protection Act, 2019, makes daylight saving time the standard time year-round in Ontario by amending the Time Act.
Bill 98, the Sunshine Protection Act, 2019, amends the Time Act to establish daylight saving time as the standard time throughout the year in Ontario. It changes specific numerical references within the Time Act related to time periods. The Act came into force on the later of November 1, 2020, or the day it received Royal Assent.
- Amends the Time Act to make daylight saving time the standard time in Ontario.
- Changes specific numerical references in Section 2 of the Time Act.
- Repeals certain subsections of Section 2 of the Time Act.
- Establishes the commencement date for the Act.
- The province of Ontario.
- Residents of Ontario.
- Businesses and organizations operating in Ontario.
- The Legislative Assembly of Ontario.
- The Act came into force on the later of November 1, 2020, or the day it received Royal Assent. (Section 2)
- The exact date of Royal Assent is not specified in the provided text, which affects the precise commencement date of the Act.
- The bill does not detail the specific mechanisms or processes for implementing the year-round standard time.
Amends provisions within the Act related to time observation. Specifically, it changes numerical references in subsections 2(1) and 2(2) and repeals subsections 2(3), 2(4), and 2(5).
Source: Section 1
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