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Non-Profit Sector Appreciation Week Act, 2021

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

At a glance

Jurisdiction
Ontario Legislature
Legislature / Parliament
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
Session
42nd Parliament, 2nd Session
Bill number
Bill 9
Full title
Non-Profit Sector Appreciation Week Act, 2021
Current status
Passed
Latest event
Royal Assent received
Last updated
Dec 9, 2021
Sponsor

Official Legislative Assembly of Ontario snapshot for 42nd 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 9, 2021
Sponsor
Plain-language explanation
In plain English (our explanation)

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Short Version

The Non-Profit Sector Appreciation Week Act, 2021, designates the third week of February annually as Non-Profit Sector Appreciation Week in Ontario.

What It Means

This bill, the Non-Profit Sector Appreciation Week Act, 2021, proclaims that the third week of February each year will be recognized as Non-Profit Sector Appreciation Week in Ontario. The bill highlights the significant contributions of the non-profit sector to the province's economy, innovation, and quality of life, noting their essential services, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic.

What This Bill Does
  • Proclaims the third week of February each year as Non-Profit Sector Appreciation Week.
  • States that the Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.
  • Provides the short title of the Act as the Non-Profit Sector Appreciation Week Act, 2021.
Who Is Affected
  • The non-profit sector in Ontario.
  • The public in Ontario.
Important Dates
  • The Act came into force on December 9, 2021, the day it received Royal Assent.
Uncertainties Or Limits
  • The Act proclaims a week of appreciation and does not create any new programs, funding, or specific obligations.
  • The bill does not specify any particular activities or requirements for observing Non-Profit Sector Appreciation Week.
Laws Or Regulations Affected
Non-Profit Sector Appreciation Week Act, 2021
enactment

Establishes Non-Profit Sector Appreciation Week, to be observed annually in the third week of February.

Commencement of the Act
commencement

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

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Official text

Process Snapshot

Step 1
First reading
Oct 6, 2021
Step 2
Second reading
Nov 30, 2021
Step 3
Committee review
Nov 29, 2021
Step 4
Third reading
Dec 6, 2021
Step 5
Royal assent
Dec 9, 2021

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
Daisy Wai
Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario | Richmond Hill
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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