Bill 118 explained in plain English
Education Amendment Act (Civic Education), 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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Bill 118 requires the Ontario Minister of Education to ensure a civic education course covering Canadian constitutional topics and misinformation identification is taught in grades 9-12.
This bill amends the Education Act in Ontario. It requires the Minister of Education to ensure that a course in civic education is taught to students in grades 9, 10, 11, or 12. This course must cover topics such as Canada's constitution, including the separation of powers and the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, and methods for identifying misinformation and disinformation. The Act is to be known as the Education Amendment Act (Civic Education), 2022, and comes into force on July 1, 2022.
- Amends the Education Act.
- Requires the Minister of Education to ensure that a course of study in civic education is taught in any of grades 9, 10, 11, or 12.
- Specifies that the civic education course must include instruction on an overview of Canada’s constitution, including the separation of powers and the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
- Specifies that the civic education course must include instruction on methods for identifying misinformation and disinformation.
- Establishes the short title of the Act as the Education Amendment Act (Civic Education), 2022.
- The Minister of Education
- Students in grades 9, 10, 11, and 12 in Ontario
- Ontario's education system
- The Minister of Education has the obligation to use powers to ensure a civic education course is taught.
- Students in grades 9-12 will receive instruction in civic education.
- The Act comes into force on July 1, 2022.
- The bill states the Minister shall use their powers to ensure the course is taught, but does not specify the exact mechanism or details of how this will be implemented or enforced.
- The bill does not specify which grade(s) between 9 and 12 the civic education course must be taught in, only that it must be taught in one of them.
- The bill does not detail the duration or specific curriculum requirements beyond the listed topics for the civic education course.
Adds a new section (8.0.1) requiring the Minister of Education to ensure a civic education course is taught in grades 9 through 12, covering specified topics.
Source: Section 1
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