Bill 262 explained in plain English
Convenience Store Week Act, 2021
Ontario legislature bill summary, status, timeline, sponsor, votes, and official sources.
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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.
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Bill 262, the Convenience Store Week Act, 2021, proclaims the seven-day period ending the Saturday before Labour Day as Convenience Store Week in Ontario.
This bill proclaims a specific week each year as "Convenience Store Week" in Ontario. This week is intended to recognize the important role convenience stores play in the province, including their contributions to the economy and the essential services they provide to Ontarians, especially their front-line employees. The week is defined as the seven-day period ending on the Saturday immediately before Labour Day.
- Proclaims the seven-day period in each year that ends on the Saturday immediately before Labour Day as Convenience Store Week.
- Recognizes the importance of convenience stores and their employees to Ontario's economy and the essential services they provide.
- Convenience store owners and operators
- Convenience store employees
- The public in Ontario
- The Act received Royal Assent on May 20, 2021, and came into force on that day.
- Convenience Store Week is proclaimed annually, ending on the Saturday immediately before Labour Day.
- The bill does not specify any activities, events, or requirements associated with Convenience Store Week beyond its proclamation.
- The bill does not outline any funding or specific government programs related to Convenience Store Week.
Establishes Convenience Store Week in Ontario.
Source: Section 1
This Act came into force on the day it received Royal Assent.
Source: Section 2
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