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Bill 122 explained in plain English

Romanian Heritage Week Act, 2026

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

At a glance

Jurisdiction
Ontario Legislature
Legislature / Parliament
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
Session
44th Parliament, 1st Session
Bill number
Bill 122
Full title
Romanian Heritage Week Act, 2026
Current status
In Progress
Latest event
Ordered for Second Reading
Last updated
May 26, 2026

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.

Chamber
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
Current Stage
Ordered for Second Reading
Latest Activity
May 26, 2026
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

The Romanian Heritage Week Act, 2026, if passed, would proclaim the first full week of December annually as Romanian Heritage Week in Ontario.

What It Means

This bill, if passed, would proclaim the first full week of December each year as Romanian Heritage Week in Ontario. The preamble notes that Ontario is home to about 150,000 Romanian Canadians who have contributed to the province in various fields. The bill aims to recognize these contributions and provide an opportunity for younger generations to connect with their heritage.

What This Bill Does
  • It proclaims the first full week of December each year as Romanian Heritage Week in Ontario.
  • It states that the Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.
Who Is Affected
  • Ontarians of Romanian heritage
  • The general public in Ontario
Important Dates
  • The Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.
  • Romanian Heritage Week is proclaimed for the first full week of December each year.
Uncertainties Or Limits
  • The bill does not specify what activities, if any, are intended to occur during Romanian Heritage Week.
Laws Or Regulations Affected
Romanian Heritage Week Act, 2026
proclaims

Establishes the first full week of December each year as Romanian Heritage Week.

Source: Section 1

This Act
comes into force

The Act will become law 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 26, 2026
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
Logan Kanapathi
Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario | Markham—Thornhill
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