Bill 156 explained in plain English
Indigenous Day 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 Indigenous Day Act, 2017, establishes June 21st as Indigenous Day and makes it a public holiday in Ontario, with provisions for observing it on the following Monday if it falls on a weekend.
Bill 156, the Indigenous Day Act, 2017, proclaims June 21st each year as Indigenous Day. It also amends several Ontario laws to recognize Indigenous Day as a holiday. If Indigenous Day falls on a Saturday or Sunday, the following Monday will be observed as the holiday. This applies to schools, public holidays under the Employment Standards Act, and retail business holidays.
- Proclaims June 21st of each year as Indigenous Day.
- Amends the Education Act to ensure Indigenous Day is recognized as a school holiday.
- Amends the Employment Standards Act, 2000, to include Indigenous Day as a public holiday.
- Amends the Legislation Act, 2006, to recognize Indigenous Day for the purpose of regulations defining holidays.
- Amends the Retail Business Holidays Act to include Indigenous Day in its definition of a holiday.
- Specifies that if Indigenous Day falls on a Saturday or Sunday, the following Monday will be observed as the holiday.
- States that the Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.
- Schools and students
- Employees under the Employment Standards Act, 2000
- Retail businesses
- The public in general, with respect to holiday observances
- Recognition of Indigenous Day as a school holiday.
- Recognition of Indigenous Day as a public holiday.
- Recognition of Indigenous Day as a holiday for retail business purposes.
- The Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.
- The bill does not specify any particular activities or observances for Indigenous Day.
- The bill does not detail specific employer obligations or employee rights related to the new public holiday beyond what is defined in the Employment Standards Act, 2000.
Makes Indigenous Day, or the following Monday if it falls on a weekend, a school holiday.
Source: Section 2
Adds Indigenous Day, or the following Monday if it falls on a weekend, to the definition of a public holiday.
Source: Section 3
Includes Indigenous Day, or the following Monday if it falls on a weekend, in provisions related to defining holidays for regulations.
Source: Section 4
Adds Indigenous Day, or the following Monday if it falls on a weekend, to the definition of a holiday for the purposes of this Act.
Source: Section 5
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