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Bill 18 explained in plain English

Consent Awareness Week Act, 2022

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 18
Full title
Consent Awareness Week Act, 2022
Current status
Did not become law (session ended)
Latest event
Ordered for Second Reading
Last updated
Sep 6, 2022

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 for Second Reading
Latest Activity
Sep 6, 2022
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 18, the Consent Awareness Week Act, 2022, proclaims the third week of September annually as Consent Awareness Week in Ontario.

What It Means

This bill proclaims the third week of September each year as Consent Awareness Week in Ontario. It aims to raise awareness about the importance of consent in all types of relationships, especially in post-secondary institutions, and encourages conversations about consent, respect for bodily autonomy, and setting boundaries.

What This Bill Does
  • Proclaims the week beginning on the third Monday in September each year as Consent Awareness Week.
  • Establishes the short title of the Act as the Consent Awareness Week Act, 2022.
Who Is Affected
  • Ontarians
  • Students at post-secondary institutions
Rights, Duties, Or Obligations
  • Ontarians have the right to be respected and safe where they live, work, study and play.
Important Dates
  • The Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.
  • Consent Awareness Week will be held during the third week of September each year.
Uncertainties Or Limits
  • The bill does not specify any activities or programs that must occur during Consent Awareness Week.
  • The bill does not detail how the proclamation of Consent Awareness Week will be promoted or implemented by the government or educational institutions.

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 6, 2022
Step 2
Second reading
Date not listed
Step 3
Committee review
Not reached yet
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
Kristyn Wong-Tam
New Democratic Party of Ontario | Toronto Centre
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