Bill 15 explained in plain English
Kids’ Online Safety and Privacy Month Act, 2025
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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This bill would establish the month of October as Kids’ Online Safety and Privacy Month in Ontario to raise awareness about protecting children online.
This private member's bill, if passed, would proclaim the month of October each year as "Kids’ Online Safety and Privacy Month" in Ontario. The bill states that the internet offers opportunities but also poses risks to children, such as cyberbullying and exploitation. It emphasizes the importance of educating parents and children about online risks and protection. Proclaiming this month aims to raise awareness and highlight the roles of parents and the community in ensuring children's online safety and privacy. The bill would come into effect on the day it receives Royal Assent.
- Proclaims the month of October each year as Kids’ Online Safety and Privacy Month.
- States the purpose of this month is to raise awareness about online safety and privacy for children.
- Highlights the role of parents and the community in ensuring children's safety online.
- States the bill comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.
- Children in Ontario
- Parents in Ontario
- Educators in Ontario
- The general public in Ontario
- The month of October is proclaimed annually as Kids’ Online Safety and Privacy Month.
- The Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.
- The bill does not specify any particular activities or programs that must occur during Kids’ Online Safety and Privacy Month.
- The bill does not outline specific measures or requirements for ensuring children's online safety and privacy beyond the proclamation of the month.
This bill, if passed, would create a new act to proclaim Kids' Online Safety and Privacy Month.
The Act would come into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.
Source: Section 2
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