p43 s1 bill 215 b215ra e.pdf

Ontario — Bills

1ST SESSION, 43RD LEGISLATURE, ONTARIO CHARLES III, 2024 Bill 215 (Chapter of the Statutes of Ontario, 2024)

An Act to proclaim the month of September as Ukrainian Heritage Month Mr. S. Sabawy 1st Reading October 29, 2024 2nd Reading November 27, 2024 3rd Reading December 11, 2024 Royal Assent December 19, 2024 Bill

An Act to proclaim the month of September as Ukrainian Heritage Month

Preamble Ontario is a welcoming and multicultural society and is home to people from a diverse range of cultural, religious and ethnic backgrounds. For over 130 years, people of Ukrainian origin have immigrated to Canada and made this country their home. Ontario has been, and remains, a safe haven for many Ukrainians fleeing persecution, violence, war and oppression. In return, Ukrainian -Canadians have left a tremendous and positive impact on Ontario.

There are o ver 340,000 Ontarians of Ukrainian heritage in our province that have contributed significantly to Ontario’s s ocial, cultural, political and economic fabric. These include philanthropists, religious leaders, business owners, veterans, political figures and a supreme court justice. By p roclaiming the month of September as Ukrainian Heritage Month, the Province of Ontario recognizes that September th marks the anniversary of the first documented Ukrainians arriving in Canada and celebrates the anniversary of Ukraine’s independence in 1991.

Therefore, His Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislativ e Assembly of the Province of Ontario, enacts as follows: Ukrainian Heritage Month The month of September in each year is proclaimed as Ukrainian Heritage Month. Commencement This Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.

Short title The

short title of this Act is the Ukrainian Heritage Month Act, 2024. ______________ EXPLANATORY NOTE This Explanatory Note was written as a reader’s aid to Bill and does not form part of the law. Bill has been enacted as

Chapter of the Statutes of Ontario, 2024. The Bill proclaims the month of September in each year as Ukrainian Heritage Month.

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Citation	p43 s1 bill 215 b215ra e.pdf
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