Bill 22 explained in plain English
Ontario University Athletics Week 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 Act designates the first full week of October in each year as Ontario University Athletics Week.
Bill 22 is a short law that creates an official recognition called "Ontario University Athletics Week." Starting from when this Act receives Royal Assent, the first full week of October each year will be officially proclaimed as Ontario University Athletics Week in the province. The Act came into force on December 11, 2025, the date it received Royal Assent. This is a ceremonial or symbolic measure that does not appear to create new legal duties, restrictions, or financial obligations.
- Proclaims the first full week of October in each year as Ontario University Athletics Week
- Comes into force on the date of Royal Assent (December 11, 2025)
- Establishes a short title: the Ontario University Athletics Week Act, 2025
- Ontario residents
- Universities in Ontario
- University athletics programs in Ontario
- Royal Assent: December 11, 2025
- Commencement: December 11, 2025 (the day the Act receives Royal Assent)
- Annual observance: the first full week of October in each year
- The bill text does not specify what activities, events, or commemorations are expected during Ontario University Athletics Week, if any
- The bill text does not indicate whether any government funding, resources, or formal ceremonies are required for the week
- The bill text does not clarify whether this is purely symbolic or creates any obligations for universities or government bodies
- The bill text does not define what constitutes the 'first full week' of October (e.g., whether a partial week at the beginning counts)
A new Act is created that officially designates the first full week of October each year as Ontario University Athletics Week in Ontario.
Source: Section 1
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