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Bill 118 explained in plain English

Injured Workers Day Act, 2024

Ontario legislature bill summary, status, timeline, sponsor, votes, and official sources.

At a glance

Jurisdiction
Ontario Legislature
Legislature / Parliament
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
Session
43rd Parliament, 1st Session
Bill number
Bill 118
Full title
Injured Workers Day Act, 2024
Current status
Passed
Latest event
Royal Assent received
Last updated
Dec 19, 2024
Sponsor

Official Legislative Assembly of Ontario snapshot for 43rd Parliament, 1st 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 19, 2024
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

Bill 118, the Injured Workers Day Act, 2024, proclaims June 1st annually as Injured Workers Day in Ontario.

What It Means

This Act proclaims June 1st of each year as Injured Workers Day in Ontario. The purpose is to recognize individuals injured at work, raise awareness about workplace injury issues, and show commitment to prevention and remediation. The Act came into force on the day it received Royal Assent.

What This Bill Does
  • It proclaims June 1 in each year as Injured Workers Day.
  • It states that the Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.
Who Is Affected
  • Workers injured at work
  • Families of workers injured at work
  • Communities affected by workplace injuries
  • The Province of Ontario
Important Dates
  • June 1 in each year is proclaimed as Injured Workers Day.
  • The Act came into force on December 19, 2024, the day it received Royal Assent.
Uncertainties Or Limits
  • The bill does not specify any activities or events that must occur on Injured Workers Day.
Laws Or Regulations Affected
Injured Workers Day Act, 2024
establishment

This Act establishes Injured Workers Day, proclaimed on June 1st each year.

Source: Section 1

Injured Workers Day Act, 2024
commencement

This Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.

Source: Section 2

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
May 31, 2023
Step 2
Second reading
Dec 11, 2024
Step 3
Committee review
Dec 11, 2024
Step 4
Third reading
Dec 11, 2024
Step 5
Royal assent
Dec 19, 2024

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
Jamie West
New Democratic Party of Ontario | Sudbury
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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