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Bill 133 explained in plain English

Kids' Online Safety and Privacy Month 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 133
Full title
Kids' Online Safety and Privacy Month Act, 2024
Current status
Did not become law (session ended)
Latest event
Ordered referred to Standing Committee (Standing Committee on Social Policy)
Last updated
Jun 6, 2024

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
Ordered referred to Standing Committee (Standing Committee on Social Policy)
Latest Activity
Jun 6, 2024
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

This bill proclaims the month of September as "Kids' Online Safety and Privacy Month" in Ontario to raise awareness about protecting children online.

What It Means

Bill 133, the Kids' Online Safety and Privacy Month Act, 2023, proposes to proclaim the month of September each year as "Kids' Online Safety and Privacy Month" in Ontario. The bill highlights the importance of protecting children from online risks such as cyberbullying, grooming, exploitation, and trafficking. It emphasizes the need for education and awareness among parents and children regarding online safety and privacy, and the role of the community in safeguarding children in the digital world. The Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.

What This Bill Does
  • Proclaims the month of September in each year as Kids' Online Safety and Privacy Month.
  • Highlights the risks children face online and the responsibility of the community to protect them.
  • Emphasizes the importance of educating parents and children about online safety and privacy.
  • States that the Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.
Who Is Affected
  • Children in Ontario
  • Parents in Ontario
  • Educators in Ontario
  • The wider community in Ontario
Important Dates
  • The Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.
Uncertainties Or Limits
  • The bill does not specify any particular activities or programs that must occur during Kids' Online Safety and Privacy Month.
Laws Or Regulations Affected
Commencement provision
commencement

The Act will come 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
Sep 27, 2023
Step 2
Second reading
Jun 6, 2024
Step 3
Committee review
Jun 6, 2024
Step 4
Third reading
Not reached yet
Step 5
Royal assent
Not reached yet

Vote Summary

No published recorded division

This bill is still active. We only show vote counts after the legislature publishes a recorded division.

Sponsor
Lucille Collard
Ontario Liberal Party | Ottawa—Vanier
Jurisdiction
Ontario Legislature

No published representative vote breakdown

This bill is still moving through the process. When a recorded division is published, representative positions can be listed here.

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.

How this data is sourced