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Bill 22 explained in plain English

Ontario University Athletics Week Act, 2025

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 22
Full title
Ontario University Athletics Week Act, 2025
Current status
Passed
Latest event
Royal Assent received
Last updated
Dec 11, 2025

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
Royal Assent received
Latest Activity
Dec 11, 2025
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

This Act designates the first full week of October in each year as Ontario University Athletics Week.

What It Means

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.

What This Bill Does
  • 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
Who Is Affected
  • Ontario residents
  • Universities in Ontario
  • University athletics programs in Ontario
Important Dates
  • 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
Uncertainties Or Limits
  • 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)
Laws Or Regulations Affected
Ontario University Athletics Week Act, 2025 (Chapter 18 of the Statutes of Ontario, 2025)
creation

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

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 14, 2025
Step 2
Second reading
Dec 4, 2025
Step 3
Committee review
Dec 4, 2025
Step 4
Third reading
Dec 4, 2025
Step 5
Royal assent
Dec 11, 2025

Vote Summary

No published recorded division

This bill does not have a published recorded division in the current official sources, so representative-by-representative vote counts are not shown.

Sponsor
Brian Saunderson
Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario | Simcoe—Grey
Jurisdiction
Ontario Legislature

No published representative vote breakdown

The current official sources do not publish a recorded division breakdown for this bill, so there is no representative-by-representative table to show.

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.

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