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Bill 116 explained in plain English

Correctional Services Staff Recognition Week Act, 2015

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

At a glance

Jurisdiction
Ontario Legislature
Legislature / Parliament
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
Session
41st Parliament, 1st Session
Bill number
Bill 116
Full title
Correctional Services Staff Recognition Week Act, 2015
Current status
Passed
Latest event
Royal Assent received
Last updated
Jun 9, 2016

Official Legislative Assembly of Ontario snapshot for 41st 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
Royal Assent received
Latest Activity
Jun 9, 2016
Plain-language explanation
In plain English (our explanation)

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Source: By PoliticalData.ca

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Short Version

Bill 116 proclaims the week beginning on the first Monday in May as Correctional Services Staff Recognition Week.

What It Means

This bill, the Correctional Services Staff Recognition Week Act, 2016, proclaims a specific week each year to recognize and honour the work of correctional services staff in Ontario. The week designated for this recognition is the one that begins on the first Monday in May.

What This Bill Does
  • Establishes Correctional Services Staff Recognition Week.
  • Designates the week beginning on the first Monday in May of each year as Correctional Services Staff Recognition Week.
  • States that the purpose of this recognition is to honour the dedication, skill, and professionalism of correctional services staff who work to keep communities safe.
Who Is Affected
  • Correctional services staff in Ontario
  • The public in Ontario
Important Dates
  • The Act received Royal Assent on June 9, 2016, and came into force on that day.
  • Correctional Services Staff Recognition Week occurs annually, starting on the first Monday in May.
Uncertainties Or Limits
  • The bill does not specify any activities or events that must occur during Correctional Services Staff Recognition Week, only that the week is proclaimed for recognition and honour.
Laws Or Regulations Affected
Commencement of the Act
comes into force

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

Source: Section 2

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Official text

Process Snapshot

Step 1
First reading
Jun 4, 2015
Step 2
Second reading
Jun 8, 2016
Step 3
Committee review
Not reached yet
Step 4
Third reading
Jun 8, 2016
Step 5
Royal assent
Jun 9, 2016

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
Indira Naidoo-Harris
Sponsor party or district not listed
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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