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Bill 159 explained in plain English

Black History Month Act, 2016

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 159
Full title
Black History Month Act, 2016
Current status
Passed
Latest event
Royal Assent received
Last updated
Feb 16, 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
Feb 16, 2016
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 159, the Black History Month Act, 2016, proclaims February as Black History Month in Ontario to recognize the contributions of Black Canadians.

What It Means

This bill proclaims the month of February each year as Black History Month in Ontario. It acknowledges the historical importance of Black Canadians and their contributions to the province's economic, social, political, and cultural development.

What This Bill Does
  • It proclaims the month of February in each year as Black History Month.
  • It formally recognizes the history and contributions of Black Canadians to Ontario.
Who Is Affected
  • The Province of Ontario
  • Black Canadians
  • All Ontarians, through the recognition of Black history and contributions.
Important Dates
  • The Act came into force on February 16, 2016, the day it received Royal Assent.
Uncertainties Or Limits
  • The bill does not specify any particular activities or obligations that must occur during Black History Month.
Laws Or Regulations Affected
Black History Month Act, 2016
enactment

This Act is now law in Ontario, establishing Black History Month.

Source: Section 1

Commencement provision of the Black History Month Act, 2016
coming into force

The Act came into force on the day it received 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
Feb 16, 2016
Step 2
Second reading
Feb 16, 2016
Step 3
Committee review
Not reached yet
Step 4
Third reading
Feb 16, 2016
Step 5
Royal assent
Feb 16, 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
Michael Coteau
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.

How this data is sourced