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Bill 18 explained in plain English

Polish Heritage Month 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, 2nd Session
Bill number
Bill 18
Full title
Polish Heritage Month Act, 2021
Current status
Passed
Latest event
Royal Assent received
Last updated
Dec 9, 2021

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.

Chamber
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
Current Stage
Royal Assent received
Latest Activity
Dec 9, 2021
Plain-language explanation
In plain English (our explanation)

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Short Version

The Polish Heritage Month Act, 2021, proclaims the month of May as Polish Heritage Month in Ontario.

What It Means

This Act proclaims the month of May each year as Polish Heritage Month in Ontario. It recognizes the significant contributions of Polish Canadians to Ontario's society, economy, politics, and culture, and provides an opportunity to educate Ontarians about Polish heritage and its historical significance.

What This Bill Does
  • Declares that the month of May in each year is to be known as Polish Heritage Month.
  • Recognizes the historical and cultural contributions of Polish Canadians to Ontario.
Who Is Affected
  • Ontarians
  • People of Polish heritage in Ontario
Important Dates
  • The Act came into force on the day it received Royal Assent, which was December 9, 2021.
Uncertainties Or Limits
  • The bill does not specify any activities or events that must or must not take place during Polish Heritage Month.
Laws Or Regulations Affected
Polish Heritage Month Act, 2021
proclaims

Establishes the month of May as Polish Heritage Month each year in Ontario.

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 18, 2021
Step 2
Second reading
Nov 30, 2021
Step 3
Committee review
Nov 29, 2021
Step 4
Third reading
Dec 6, 2021
Step 5
Royal assent
Dec 9, 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
John Yakabuski
Sponsor party or district not listed
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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