Bill 115 explained in plain English
Ontario Award for Paramedic Bravery Act, 2010
Ontario legislature bill summary, status, timeline, sponsor, votes, and official sources.
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Official Legislative Assembly of Ontario snapshot for 39th Parliament, 2nd Session. Representative vote breakdowns appear when the Assembly publishes an Ayes and Nays page for the bill.
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Bill 115, the Ontario Award for Paramedic Bravery Act, 2010, establishes an annual award to recognize paramedics for acts of exceptional bravery.
This bill, the Ontario Award for Paramedic Bravery Act, 2010, establishes an annual award to recognize paramedics who have performed acts of exceptional bravery. The award is to be decided by a selection committee appointed by the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration. The bill outlines the criteria for receiving the award, including the nomination process, and specifies that acts of bravery can be recognized whether they occurred while the paramedic was on or off duty. The award can also be given posthumously under certain conditions. The bill defines who qualifies as a 'paramedic' for the purposes of the award.
- Creates the Ontario Award for Paramedic Bravery.
- Establishes criteria for awarding the bravery award.
- Defines the term 'paramedic' for the purposes of the award.
- Specifies that acts of bravery performed on or off duty can be recognized.
- Allows for awards to be made posthumously.
- Requires the award to be presented annually, if the selection committee determines an award should be made.
- States that the selection committee determines the number of awards presented each year and may decide not to present any awards in a given year.
- Paramedics
- The Minister of Citizenship and Immigration
- A selection committee appointed by the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration
- Individuals nominating paramedics for the award
- The families of paramedics who receive posthumous awards
- Paramedics are eligible to receive the award if they perform an act of exceptional bravery and meet other criteria.
- The selection committee has the authority to determine who receives the award and how many awards are given each year.
- Nominations for the award must be submitted in the form and by the date required by the selection committee.
- The Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.
- The bill does not specify the exact date the award will be presented annually, only that it will be determined by the selection committee.
- The bill does not specify the composition or specific appointment process for the selection committee, other than it is appointed by the Minister.
- The bill does not detail the specific form or deadline for nominations.
- The bill does not specify what constitutes 'exceptional circumstances' for considering a posthumous award if the paramedic died more than two years before the nomination deadline.
- The bill does not specify if there is any financial remuneration or tangible prize associated with the award.
Defines terms such as 'ambulance service', 'base hospital', 'emergency medical attendant', and 'medical director' which are used in the definition of 'paramedic' in this bill.
Source: Section 1(2)
Defines 'controlled act', which is referenced in the definition of 'paramedic' in this bill.
Source: Section 1(2)
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