Bill 117 explained in plain English
Skilled Trades Week Act, 2023
Ontario legislature bill summary, status, timeline, sponsor, votes, and official sources.
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Bill 117 declares a week in Ontario each year as Skilled Trades Week to recognize the importance of skilled trades.
This bill, the Skilled Trades Week Act, 2023, declares a specific week each year as "Skilled Trades Week" in Ontario. The purpose is to recognize and celebrate the contributions of skilled tradespeople to the province's economy and society.
- Declares that the third full week of May in each year is to be known as Skilled Trades Week.
- Encourages "activities, events and programs" to be held during Skilled Trades Week to recognize and celebrate skilled tradespeople.
- Stipulates that the Lieutenant Governor in Council may appoint a day or days for the observance of Skilled Trades Week.
- States that the Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.
- Skilled tradespeople
- The general public in Ontario
- The Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.
- Skilled Trades Week will be observed as the third full week of May in each year.
- The text provided does not specify which day or days the Lieutenant Governor in Council may appoint for the observance of Skilled Trades Week.
- The text provided does not detail the specific types of activities, events, or programs that are encouraged for Skilled Trades Week.
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