Bill 123 explained in plain English
French Language Services in MPP Constituency Offices Act, 2015
Ontario legislature bill summary, status, timeline, sponsor, votes, and official sources.
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Bill 123, the French Language Services in MPP Constituency Offices Act, 2015, expands the French Language Services Act to apply to MPP constituency offices.
This bill, titled the French Language Services in MPP Constituency Offices Act, 2015, aims to amend the French Language Services Act to include the constituency offices of Members of Provincial Parliament (MPPs) within its scope. It seeks to ensure that services provided by these offices are subject to the provisions of the French Language Services Act, allowing for communication and service delivery in French in designated areas.
- It amends the French Language Services Act to apply its provisions to constituency offices of Members of the Legislative Assembly.
- It modifies the definition of 'service' under the French Language Services Act to include services and procedures provided to the public by MPP constituency offices.
- It clarifies that individuals have the right to communicate in French and receive services in French from MPP constituency offices in designated areas.
- It states that the obligations of MPP constituency offices under the French Language Services Act are subject to reasonable limits based on circumstances, provided all reasonable measures for compliance have been taken.
- Members of Provincial Parliament (MPPs)
- The public who interact with MPP constituency offices
- Government agencies
- Institutions of the Legislature
- The right for individuals to communicate in French with and receive services in French from MPP constituency offices in designated areas.
- Obligations for MPP constituency offices to provide services in French, subject to reasonable limits.
- The Act comes into force on October 5, 2018.
- The extent to which circumstances will make limitations on the obligations of MPP constituency offices 'reasonable and necessary' is not specified.
- The specific 'designated areas' where the right to services in French applies are not detailed within this bill text, but are referenced as being in a Schedule to the French Language Services Act.
This bill amends the French Language Services Act to make it applicable to constituency offices of Members of the Legislative Assembly. Specifically, it amends Section 1, Section 7, and subsection 5(1) of the Act.
Source: EXPLANATORY NOTE NOTE EXPLICATIVE
The definition of 'service' in Section 1 of the French Language Services Act is repealed and replaced to include services provided by MPP constituency offices.
Source: Section 1
Subsection 5 (1) of the French Language Services Act, concerning the right to services in French, is repealed and replaced to extend this right to communications with and services from MPP constituency offices.
Source: Section 2
Section 7 of the French Language Services Act, which outlines limitations on the obligations of government agencies, is repealed and replaced to include similar limitations for MPP constituency offices.
Source: Section 3
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