Convenience Store Week Act, 2021 — Bill 262 (42nd Parliament, 1st Session)
Bill 262, 42-1
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Bill 262, Convenience Store Week Act, 2021
Cho, Hon. Stan
Royal Assent received. Statutes of Ontario 2021,
chapter 17
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Bill 262 Royal Assent (PDF)
EXPLANATORY
NOTE
This Explanatory Note was written as a
reader’s aid to Bill 262 and does not form part of the law.
Bill 262 has been enacted as
Chapter 17 of the Statutes of Ontario, 2021.
The
Bill proclaims the seven-day period in each year that ends on the Saturday
immediately before Labour Day as Convenience Store Week.
Bill 262 2021
Act to proclaim Convenience Store Week
Preamble
Convenience
stores provide the daily necessities Ontarians need. Their dedicated employees
work around the clock to ensure their stores are open when customers do not
have access to other retail options. The convenience and essential nature of
this industry was seen first-hand during the COVID-19 pandemic. Ontario’s
convenience stores ensured that their shelves were well stocked, and stores
were clean and safe to provide the necessities for their customers. Customers
rely on the convenience industry because of their convenient locations and
hours of service. Convenience stores, particularly in rural and remote
communities, are often the only source of fresh food and other daily
necessities.
During
this time, the convenience store sector has become increasingly important to
those front-line workers in health care and other essential services who have
been working around the clock and who may not have convenient access to other
retail options before or after their shifts.
proclaiming the seven-day period in each year ending the Saturday immediately before
Labour Day as Convenience Store Week, the Province of Ontario recognizes the
important role of convenience stores.
Convenience
Store Week is an opportunity to celebrate the hard-working front-line employees
in the convenience store industry and mark the significant contributions
convenience stores have on Ontario’s economy.
Therefore,
Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the
Province of Ontario, enacts as follows:
Convenience
Store Week
The
seven-day period in each year that ends on the Saturday immediately before
Labour Day is proclaimed as Convenience Store Week.
Commencement
This Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.
Short
title
The
short title of this Act is the Convenience Store Week
Act, 2021.
Bill 262 Original (PDF)
EXPLANATORY
NOTE
The
Bill proclaims the seven-day period in each year that ends on the Saturday
immediately before Labour Day as Convenience Store Week.
Bill 262 2021
Act to proclaim Convenience Store Week
Preamble
Convenience
stores provide the daily necessities Ontarians need. Their dedicated employees
work around the clock to ensure their stores are open when customers do not
have access to other retail options. The convenience and essential nature of
this industry was seen first-hand during the COVID-19 pandemic. Ontario’s
convenience stores ensured that their shelves were well stocked, and stores
were clean and safe to provide the necessities for their customers. Customers
rely on the convenience industry because of their convenient locations and
hours of service. Convenience stores, particularly in rural and remote
communities, are often the only source of fresh food and other daily
necessities.
During
this time, the convenience store sector has become increasingly important to
those front-line workers in health care and other essential services who have
been working around the clock and who may not have convenient access to other
retail options before or after their shifts.
proclaiming the seven-day period in each year ending the Saturday immediately before
Labour Day as Convenience Store Week, the Province of Ontario recognizes the
important role of convenience stores.
Convenience
Store Week is an opportunity to celebrate the hard-working front-line employees
in the convenience store industry and mark the significant contributions
convenience stores have on Ontario’s economy.
Therefore,
Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of
the Province of Ontario, enacts as follows:
Convenience
Store Week
The
seven-day period in each year that ends on the Saturday immediately before
Labour Day is proclaimed as Convenience Store Week.
Commencement
This Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.
Short
title
The
short title of this Act is the Convenience Store Week
Act, 2021.
Date Bill stage Event Outcome Committee
May 20, 2021
Royal Assent
Royal Assent received
May 13, 2021
Third Reading
Vote
Carried
May 13, 2021
Third Reading
Debated
April 21, 2021
Second Reading
Ordered for Third Reading
April 21, 2021
Second Reading
Reported without amendment
April 20, 2021
Second Reading
Consideration of a Bill
Standing Committee on Regulations and Private Bills
March 23, 2021
Second Reading
Ordered referred to Standing Committee
Standing Committee on Regulations and Private Bills
March 23, 2021
Second Reading
Vote
Carried
March 23, 2021
Second Reading
Debated
March 10, 2021
First Reading
Vote
Carried
Debates and Progress
First Reading
March 10, 2021
Committee
Second Reading
March 23, 2021
Mr. Stan Cho, Ms. Catherine Fife, Mr. Vijay Thanigasalam, Mr. Michael Mantha, Ms. Andrea Khanjin, Mme France Gélinas, Ms. Lindsey Park, Mr. John Vanthof, Ms. Mitzie Hunter, Mr. Kaleed Rasheed
Declared carried. Referred to the Standing Committee on Regulations and Private Bills.
Committee
Standing Committee on Regulations and Private Bills
April 20, 2021
April 21, 2021
Reported to the House without amendment. Ordered for third reading.
Third Reading
May 13, 2021
Mr. Stan Cho, Mr. John Vanthof, Mr. Robert Bailey
Declared carried.
Royal Assent
Thursday, May 20, 2021
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