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Bill 111 explained in plain English

Tamil Heritage Month Act, 2012

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

At a glance

Jurisdiction
Ontario Legislature
Legislature / Parliament
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
Session
40th Parliament, 1st Session
Bill number
Bill 111
Full title
Tamil Heritage Month Act, 2012
Current status
Did not become law (session ended)
Latest event
Carried
Last updated
Jun 12, 2012

Official Legislative Assembly of Ontario snapshot for 40th Parliament, 1st 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
Jun 12, 2012
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 111, the Tamil Heritage Month Act, 2012, proclaims January of each year as Tamil Heritage Month in Ontario.

What It Means

This bill proclaims the month of January each year as "Tamil Heritage Month". It recognizes the contributions of Tamil Canadians to Ontario's social, economic, political, and cultural life and provides an opportunity to celebrate this heritage and educate future generations. The Act also states that it comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.

What This Bill Does
  • It proclaims the month of January in each year as Tamil Heritage Month.
  • It recognizes the contributions of Tamil Canadians to Ontario.
  • It provides an opportunity to celebrate Tamil heritage and educate future generations.
  • It states that the Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.
Who Is Affected
  • The Province of Ontario
  • Tamil Canadians
  • Future generations
Important Dates
  • The Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.
Uncertainties Or Limits
  • The bill does not specify any particular activities or events that must occur during Tamil Heritage Month.
Laws Or Regulations Affected
Tamil Heritage Month Act, 2012
creation

This new Act establishes "Tamil Heritage Month".

Source: Bill 111

Commencement of the Act
commencement

The Act comes into force on the day it receives 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
Jun 12, 2012
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
Michael Coteau
Sponsor party or district not listed
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