Right to Housing Act, 2008 DiNovo, Cheri — Bill 47 (39th Parliament, 1st Session)

Bill 47, 39-1

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Bill 47, Right to Housing Act, 2008

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Bill 47 2008

Act to establish the right to adequate housing as a universal human right

Preamble

The

right to an

adequate standard of living, which includes adequate food, clothing and

housing, is a universal human right that is recognized by

Article 11 (1) of the

International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, as proclaimed

by the United Nations.

Therefore,

Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of

the Province of Ontario, enacts as follows:

Purpose

1. The

purpose of this Act is to recognize that every person has a right to adequate

housing.

Definitions

2. In

this Act,

"adequate

housing" means housing that is available at a reasonable cost and that provides

adequate shelter, adequate privacy, adequate space, adequate security, adequate

lighting and ventilation, adequate basic infrastructure and adequate location

with respect to work and basic facilities; ("logement convenable")

"Minister" means the member of the Executive Council to whom

administration for this Act is assigned under the Executive

Council Act . ("ministre")

Minister's

responsibility

3. The

Minister is responsible for developing and implementing policies that

recognize, promote and protect the right to adequate housing.

Government

undertaking

4. The

Government of Ontario undertakes, as far as it considers it reasonable and

appropriate to do so,

(

a) to

ensure that adequate housing is accessible to those entitled to it;

(

b) to

provide protection from violations of the right to adequate housing, including

forced evictions;

(

c) to

provide housing subsidies for those unable to obtain affordable adequate

housing; and

(

d) to

take such other measures as it sees fit to recognize, promote and protect the

right to adequate housing.

Advisory

committee

5. The

Minister may establish one or more advisory committees,

(

a) to

consider issues relating to adequate housing and any other matters that the

Minister considers appropriate; and

(

b) to

advise the Minister on those issues.

Commencement

6. This

Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.

Short

title

7. The

short title of this Act is the Right to Housing Act, 2008 .

EXPLANATORY

NOTE

The

Bill enacts the Right to Housing Act, 2008 , which

recognizes that every person has a right to adequate housing.

The

Minister is responsible for developing and implementing policies relating to

adequate housing. In addition, the Government of Ontario undertakes to

recognize, promote and protect the right to adequate housing.

Date Bill stage Activity Committee

March 27, 2008

First Reading

Carried

Debates and Progress

First Reading

March 27, 2008

Second Reading

Committee

Third Reading

Royal Assent :

Coming into force :

Royal Assent.

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Collection	Ontario — Bills
Citation	Bill 47, 39-1
Type	bill
Volume / chapter	p39 s1 bill 47 html
Language	en
Format	html
Source	PROVINCIAL
Identifier	38bf3d326f3d2912d87f59b35705c94362ed7906

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