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Bill 134 explained in plain English

Caribbean Heritage Month Act, 2019

Ontario legislature bill summary, status, timeline, sponsor, votes, and official sources.

At a glance

Jurisdiction
Ontario Legislature
Legislature / Parliament
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
Session
42nd Parliament, 1st Session
Bill number
Bill 134
Full title
Caribbean Heritage Month Act, 2019
Current status
Did not become law (session ended)
Latest event
Carried
Last updated
Oct 28, 2019

Official Legislative Assembly of Ontario snapshot for 42nd 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
Carried
Latest Activity
Oct 28, 2019
Plain-language explanation
In plain English (our explanation)

Our plain-language take, written for civic education.

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Short Version

Bill 134 of 2019, the Caribbean Heritage Month Act, establishes the month of October as Caribbean Heritage Month in Ontario.

What It Means

This bill proclaims the month of October each year as Caribbean Heritage Month in Ontario. It acknowledges the significant contributions of Caribbean-Canadians to the province's social, economic, political, and cultural life.

What This Bill Does
  • It proclaims the month of October in each year as Caribbean Heritage Month in Ontario.
  • It acknowledges the historical and ongoing contributions of Caribbean-Canadians to Ontario.
Who Is Affected
  • Ontario residents
  • Caribbean-Canadian community
  • The Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario
Important Dates
  • The Act came into force on the day it received Royal Assent.
  • The month of October is proclaimed as Caribbean Heritage Month each year.
Uncertainties Or Limits
  • The bill does not specify any particular activities, events, or programs that must or must not occur during Caribbean Heritage Month.
  • The bill does not create any new funding or programs related to Caribbean Heritage Month.
Laws Or Regulations Affected
Caribbean Heritage Month Act, 2019
proclaims

Establishes the month of October as Caribbean Heritage Month annually in Ontario.

Commencement provision of the Caribbean Heritage Month Act, 2019
sets commencement date

This Act came into force on the day it received Royal Assent.

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
Oct 28, 2019
Step 2
Second reading
Not reached yet
Step 3
Committee review
Not reached yet
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
Michael Coteau
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