Bill 102 explained in plain English
French Language Services in MPP Constituency Offices Act, 2017
Ontario legislature bill summary, status, timeline, sponsor, votes, and official sources.
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Official Legislative Assembly of Ontario snapshot for 41st Parliament, 2nd Session. Representative vote breakdowns appear when the Assembly publishes an Ayes and Nays page for the bill.
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The French Language Services in MPP Constituency Offices Act, 2017, extends the French Language Services Act to MPP constituency offices, granting people the right to French services from these offices.
This bill, the French Language Services in MPP Constituency Offices Act, 2017, amends the French Language Services Act to make it apply to the constituency offices of Members of Provincial Parliament (MPPs). It changes the definition of "service" to include services and communications provided by MPP constituency offices. It also clarifies that people have the right to communicate in and receive services in French from MPP constituency offices, subject to reasonable limitations. The bill comes into effect on June 8, 2018.
- Amends the French Language Services Act to include constituency offices of Members of Provincial Parliament (MPPs).
- Changes the definition of "service" to include services and communications provided by MPP constituency offices.
- Establishes the right for individuals to communicate in and receive available services in French from MPP constituency offices.
- States that these obligations are subject to reasonable limits if all reasonable measures for compliance have been taken.
- Sets a commencement date for the Act.
- Members of Provincial Parliament (MPPs) and their constituency offices
- Individuals seeking to communicate or receive services in French from MPP constituency offices
- Government agencies
- Institutions of the Legislature
- Individuals have the right to communicate in French with, and receive available services in French from, MPP constituency offices.
- The obligations of MPP constituency offices are subject to reasonable limits if all reasonable measures and plans for compliance have been taken.
- The Act comes into force on June 8, 2018.
- The extent to which limits on obligations are considered 'reasonable and necessary' is not detailed in the bill text. The bill states that these limits apply if 'all reasonable measures and plans for compliance with this Act have been taken or made'.
The Act is amended to apply to constituency offices of MPPs, including how "service" is defined and the rights of individuals to receive services in French from these offices.
Source: Explanatory Note
The definition of "service" is expanded to include any service or procedure provided to the public by a government agency, institution of the Legislature, or constituency office of a member of the Assembly, and all communications for that purpose.
Source: Section 1
This subsection is updated to confirm that a person has the right to communicate in and receive available services in French from, among other places, constituency offices of Members of the Assembly, if those offices are located in or serve a designated area.
Source: Section 2
This section is amended to state that the obligations of government agencies, institutions of the Legislature, and constituency offices under the Act are subject to reasonable limits if all reasonable measures and plans for compliance have been taken.
Source: Section 3
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