Bill 104 explained in plain English
Connected Communities Act, 2022
Ontario legislature bill summary, status, timeline, sponsor, votes, and official sources.
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Official Legislative Assembly of Ontario snapshot for 42nd Parliament, 2nd Session. Representative vote breakdowns appear when the Assembly publishes an Ayes and Nays page for the bill.
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The Connected Communities Act, 2022, mandates the Ontario government to develop and maintain a strategy to combat loneliness and social isolation, involving public consultation and regular review.
This bill, titled the Connected Communities Act, 2022, requires the Ontario government to create and maintain a strategy to reduce loneliness and social isolation. The strategy must include initiatives to support people experiencing these issues. The government has one year from the date the bill becomes law to create the first strategy and must review it at least every five years after that. Developing and reviewing the strategy involves consulting the public and relevant organizations, individuals, and other levels of government. The Minister is required to publish reports on the strategy's actions and the strategy itself on a government website. The Minister also has the power to make regulations related to the strategy and its enforcement. The bill defines the "Minister" as the Minister of Children, Community and Social Services, or another member of the Executive Council assigned to administer the Act. The Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.
- Enacts the Connected Communities Act, 2022.
- Requires the Government of Ontario to maintain a strategy aimed at reducing loneliness and social isolation.
- Specifies that the strategy must include initiatives to support individuals experiencing loneliness or social isolation.
- Sets a deadline of one year from Royal Assent for the development of the initial strategy.
- Mandates a review of the strategy at least every five years after its development.
- Requires public and stakeholder consultations during the development and review of the strategy.
- Requires the Minister to periodically publish reports on actions taken under the strategy.
- Requires the Minister to publish the most recent version of the strategy on a government website.
- Grants the Minister regulation-making authority regarding the strategy's implementation and enforcement.
- Defines the "Minister" for the purposes of the Act.
- States that the Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.
- The Government of Ontario
- The Minister of Children, Community and Social Services (or other assigned Minister)
- The public in Ontario
- Community organizations
- Individuals
- Other levels of government
- Stakeholders
- The Government of Ontario has the obligation to maintain a strategy to reduce loneliness and social isolation.
- The Government of Ontario has the obligation to develop an initial strategy within one year of Royal Assent.
- The Government of Ontario has the obligation to review the strategy at least every five years.
- The Minister has the obligation to consult the public and stakeholders during strategy development and review.
- The Minister has the obligation to periodically publish reports on the strategy's actions.
- The Minister has the obligation to publish the strategy on a government website.
- The Minister has the right to make regulations regarding the strategy and its enforcement.
- The Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.
- The initial strategy must be developed on or before the first anniversary of the day the Act receives Royal Assent.
- The strategy must be reviewed at least once every five years after the initial strategy is developed.
- The bill provides authority for the Minister to make regulations governing enforcement, which may include the appointment of inspectors and their powers and duties. The financial impact of these potential regulations is not specified in the bill text.
- The Minister may make regulations governing the enforcement of any regulations made under this Act, including providing for the appointment of inspectors and their powers and duties. Specific penalties are not detailed in the provided text.
- The specific content of the strategy beyond general aims is not detailed.
- The manner of consultation with community organizations, individuals, other levels of government, and stakeholders is at the Minister's discretion.
- The exact nature and scope of potential enforcement measures and penalties are not specified, as they would be detailed in regulations.
- The bill does not specify which "other member of the Executive Council" may be assigned administration of the Act if not the Minister of Children, Community and Social Services.
This is a new Act that establishes requirements for a government strategy to reduce loneliness and social isolation.
Source: Preamble
This bill may affect the assignment of the administration of the Connected Communities Act to a member of the Executive Council.
Source: Section 1
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