Bill 102 explained in plain English
Bishop Brigante Colon Cancer Prevention Act, 2026
Ontario legislature bill summary, status, timeline, sponsor, votes, and official sources.
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Official Legislative Assembly of Ontario snapshot for 44th Parliament, 1st Session. Representative vote breakdowns appear when the Assembly publishes an Ayes and Nays page for the bill.
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Bill 102 amends Ontario's Health Protection and Promotion Act to require all boards of health to provide colon cancer screening and colonoscopies to people 45 years of age and older.
This Ontario bill changes the Health Protection and Promotion Act by adding a requirement that every board of health in the province must make colon cancer screening available to all adults who are 45 years old or older. This screening includes colonoscopies—a procedure where doctors examine the colon to check for cancer or precancerous growths. The bill does not specify what age colon cancer screening was available to before, or what happens if a board of health cannot provide these services. The bill will take effect three months after it receives Royal Assent.
- Requires every board of health in Ontario to ensure colon cancer screening, including colonoscopies, is available to all individuals 45 years of age and older
- Adds section 5.1 to the Health Protection and Promotion Act to establish this requirement
- Sets the commencement date to three months after Royal Assent
- All boards of health in Ontario (responsible for providing the screening)
- Adults 45 years of age and older in Ontario (eligible to receive colon cancer screening)
- Boards of health must ensure colon cancer screening, including colonoscopies, is available to all individuals 45 years of age and older
- The Act comes into force three months after it receives Royal Assent
- The bill text does not specify what the previous age requirement for colon cancer screening was, if any
- The bill does not clarify what resources or funding boards of health will receive to implement this requirement
- The bill does not specify consequences or penalties if a board of health fails to provide the screening
- The bill does not detail how 'available' is defined—whether screening must be universally accessible, free, or subject to other conditions
- The actual date of Royal Assent is not provided, so the exact commencement date cannot be determined from this information
Adds a new requirement that boards of health must provide colon cancer screening and colonoscopies to people 45 years and older
Source: Section 5.1 added
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