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Bill 245 explained in plain English

Accelerating Access to Justice Act, 2021

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 245
Full title
Accelerating Access to Justice Act, 2021
Current status
Passed
Latest event
Royal Assent received
Last updated
Apr 19, 2021

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
Royal Assent received
Latest Activity
Apr 19, 2021
Plain-language explanation
In plain English (our explanation)

Ontario Bill 245 is listed as passed at Royal Assent received. We have not published a plain-English explanation for this bill yet, so PoliticalData.ca is showing the verified status, sponsor, votes, timeline, and official sources below without adding unsupported claims.

Process Snapshot

Step 1
First reading
Feb 16, 2021
Step 2
Second reading
Mar 22, 2021
Step 3
Committee review
Mar 19, 2021
Step 4
Third reading
Apr 15, 2021
Step 5
Royal assent
Apr 19, 2021

Vote Summary

No published recorded division

This bill does not have a published recorded division in the current official sources, so representative-by-representative vote counts are not shown.

Sponsor
Doug Downey
Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario | Barrie—Springwater—Oro-Medonte
Jurisdiction
Ontario Legislature

No published representative vote breakdown

The current official sources do not publish a recorded division breakdown for this bill, so there is no representative-by-representative table to show.

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.

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