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Bill 211 explained in plain English

Dwarfism Awareness and Acceptance Month Act, 2020

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 211
Full title
Dwarfism Awareness and Acceptance Month Act, 2020
Current status
Did not become law (session ended)
Latest event
Carried
Last updated
Oct 6, 2020

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 6, 2020
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 211 proclaims October as Dwarfism Awareness and Acceptance Month in Ontario to promote understanding and acceptance of people with dwarfism.

What It Means

This bill proclaims the month of October each year as Dwarfism Awareness and Acceptance Month in Ontario. The purpose is to increase public knowledge about dwarfism, promote positive awareness, and change negative misconceptions about people with dwarfism. By doing this, Ontario aims to help raise awareness and foster a more supportive environment for individuals with short stature and their families.

What This Bill Does
  • Declares that the month of October will be known as Dwarfism Awareness and Acceptance Month in Ontario every year.
  • States that the Act comes into effect on the day it receives Royal Assent.
Who Is Affected
  • The general public in Ontario.
  • People with dwarfism.
  • Families of people with dwarfism.
Important Dates
  • The Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.
Uncertainties Or Limits
  • The bill does not specify any particular activities or events that must occur during Dwarfism Awareness and Acceptance Month.
Laws Or Regulations Affected
Dwarfism Awareness and Acceptance Month Act, 2020
enactment

Establishes the month of October as Dwarfism Awareness and Acceptance Month annually.

Source: Section 1

Commencement provision
commencement

Specifies that the Act becomes law on the day it receives 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
Oct 6, 2020
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
France Gélinas
New Democratic Party of Ontario | Nickel Belt
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