Bill 15 explained in plain English
First Responders Day Act, 2013
Ontario legislature bill summary, status, timeline, sponsor, votes, and official sources.
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Official Legislative Assembly of Ontario snapshot for 40th Parliament, 2nd Session. Representative vote breakdowns appear when the Assembly publishes an Ayes and Nays page for the bill.
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The First Responders Day Act, 2013, proclaims May 1st annually as First Responders Day in Ontario to recognize their service.
Bill 15, the First Responders Day Act, 2013, proclaims May 1st of each year as First Responders Day in Ontario. The Act acknowledges the dedication and life-saving efforts of first responders, who are defined as individuals responsible for protecting and preserving life, property, evidence, and the environment in the early stages of an emergency. This group includes police officers, firefighters, military personnel, paramedics, medical evacuation pilots, dispatchers, nurses, doctors, emergency medical technicians, and emergency managers. The bill received Royal Assent on December 12, 2013, and came into force on the same day.
- It proclaims May 1st of each year as First Responders Day in Ontario.
- It provides a short title for the Act: the First Responders Day Act, 2013.
- First responders, including police officers, firefighters, military personnel, paramedics, medical evacuation pilots, dispatchers, nurses, doctors, emergency medical technicians, and emergency managers.
- The public, through the recognition of first responders.
- May 1st annually: Proclaimed as First Responders Day.
- December 12, 2013: The date the Act received Royal Assent and came into force.
- The bill does not specify any activities or events that must occur on First Responders Day.
- The bill does not create any new legal rights or obligations beyond the proclamation of the day itself.
This Act came into force on the day it received Royal Assent.
Source: Section 2
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