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Bill 34 explained in plain English

Anti-Asian Racism Education 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 34
Full title
Anti-Asian Racism Education Month Act, 2021
Current status
Passed
Latest event
Royal Assent received
Last updated
Dec 9, 2021
Sponsor

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
Sponsor
Plain-language explanation
In plain English (our explanation)

Our plain-language take, written for civic education.

Source: By PoliticalData.ca

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Short Version

The Anti-Asian Racism Education Month Act, 2021, proclaims May as Anti-Asian Racism Education Month in Ontario.

What It Means

This Act proclaims the month of May each year as Anti-Asian Racism Education Month in Ontario. The purpose is to recognize and honour the contributions of people of Asian heritage to Canada, and to help combat anti-Asian racism through education.

What This Bill Does
  • It proclaims the month of May in each year as Anti-Asian Racism Education Month.
  • It states that the Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.
Who Is Affected
  • The public in Ontario
  • People of Asian heritage in Ontario
Important Dates
  • The Act came into force on December 9, 2021, the day it received Royal Assent.
Uncertainties Or Limits
  • The bill does not specify what activities or educational initiatives should take place during Anti-Asian Racism Education Month.
Laws Or Regulations Affected
Anti-Asian Racism Education Month Act, 2021
proclaims

Establishes the month of May each year as Anti-Asian Racism Education Month.

Source: Section 1

Commencement provision
comes into force

The Act became law on the day it received Royal Assent.

Source: Section 2

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Official text

Process Snapshot

Step 1
First reading
Oct 27, 2021
Step 2
Second reading
Dec 8, 2021
Step 3
Committee review
Dec 7, 2021
Step 4
Third reading
Dec 9, 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
Vincent Ke
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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