Bill 16 explained in plain English
Christmas Tree Day Act, 2015
Ontario legislature bill summary, status, timeline, sponsor, votes, and official sources.
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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.
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The Christmas Tree Day Act, 2015, establishes the first Saturday in December as Christmas Tree Day in Ontario.
This Act proclaims the first Saturday in December of each year as "Christmas Tree Day" in Ontario. The preamble to the Act highlights the historical enjoyment and economic importance of real Christmas trees in Ontario, as well as the environmental benefits cited by industry associations.
- It proclaims the first Saturday in December of each year as Christmas Tree Day.
- It provides the short title of the Act.
- The people of Ontario
- The Christmas tree industry in Ontario
- The Act received Royal Assent on June 2, 2015, and came into force on that day.
- The bill does not specify any activities or events that must or must not occur on Christmas Tree Day.
Establishes Christmas Tree Day as the first Saturday in December annually.
Source: Section 1
The Act came into force on the day it received Royal Assent.
Source: Section 2
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