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Bill 10 explained in plain English

Filipino Heritage Month Act, 2018

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, 3rd Session
Bill number
Bill 10
Full title
Filipino Heritage Month Act, 2018
Current status
Did not become law (session ended)
Latest event
Standing Committee on Social Policy
Last updated
Apr 26, 2018
Sponsor

Official Legislative Assembly of Ontario snapshot for 41st Parliament, 3rd Session. Representative vote breakdowns appear when the Assembly publishes an Ayes and Nays page for the bill.

Chamber
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
Current Stage
Standing Committee on Social Policy
Latest Activity
Apr 26, 2018
Sponsor
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 10, the Filipino Heritage Month Act, 2018, proclaims the month of June annually as Filipino Heritage Month in Ontario.

What It Means

This bill proclaims the month of June each year as Filipino Heritage Month in Ontario. It recognizes the significant contributions of Filipino Canadians to the province in various fields such as science, education, medicine, broadcasting, law, politics, business, sports, and culture. The proclamation aims to provide an opportunity to remember, celebrate, and educate Ontarians about the Filipino Canadian community and their role in Ontario's growth, prosperity, and innovation. The bill came into effect on the day it received Royal Assent.

What This Bill Does
  • Proclaims the month of June in each year as Filipino Heritage Month.
  • Recognizes the contributions of Filipino Canadians to Ontario.
  • Establishes a month for remembering, celebrating, and educating about Filipino Canadian heritage and its impact on Ontario.
Who Is Affected
  • All Ontarians, through education and celebration.
  • The Filipino community in Ontario.
  • Future generations in Ontario.
Important Dates
  • The Act came into force on the day it received Royal Assent.
Uncertainties Or Limits
  • The bill does not specify any particular events, activities, or funding related to Filipino Heritage Month, leaving the nature of the celebrations and educational initiatives open to interpretation or future development.
Laws Or Regulations Affected
Filipino Heritage Month Act, 2018
commencement

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
Mar 20, 2018
Step 2
Second reading
Apr 26, 2018
Step 3
Committee review
Apr 26, 2018
Step 4
Third reading
Not reached yet
Step 5
Royal assent
Not reached yet

Vote Summary

No published recorded division

This bill is still active. We only show vote counts after the legislature publishes a recorded division.

Sponsor
Mike Colle
Sponsor party or district not listed
Jurisdiction
Ontario Legislature

No published representative vote breakdown

This bill is still moving through the process. When a recorded division is published, representative positions can be listed here.

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