7 The short title of this Act is the Indigenous Day Act, 2017 — Bill 156 (41st Parliament, 2nd Session)

Bill 156, 41-2

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2ND SESSION, 41ST LEGISLATURE, ONTARIO ELIZABETH II, 2017 Bill

An Act to proclaim Indigenous Day and make it a holiday Mr. M. Mantha Private Member’s Bill 1st Reading September 21, 2017 2nd Reading 3rd Reading Royal Assent EXPLANATORY NOTE June in each year is proclaimed as Indigenous Day. Indigenous Day will be a public holiday under the Employment Standards Act, 2000. It will be a holiday under the Retail Business Holidays Act. It will be a school holiday under the Education Act . It will be a holiday under Acts and regulations that rely on the definition of holiday in the Legislation Act, 2006.

It will be a holiday under regulations that have a provision setting out what a holiday is. When Indigenous Day falls on a weekend, the following Monday will be the holiday instead. Bill

An Act to proclaim Indigenous Day and make it a holiday Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, enacts as follows: Indigenous Day June in each year is proclaimed as Indigenous Day. Education Act

Section of the Education Act is amended by adding the following subsection: Deemed content in school holiday regulations (7.0.1) The regulations made under clause (7) (

a) are deemed to provide that Indigenous Day, or, when Indigenous Day falls on a Saturday or Sunday, t he following Monday instead, is a school holiday for a school that would otherwise be open on Indigenous Day. Employment Standards Act, 2000 The definition of “public holiday” in subsection 1 (1) of the Employment Standards Act, 2000 is amended by adding the following paragraph: 3.1 Indigenous Day, or, when Indigenous Day falls on a Saturday or Sunday, the following Monday instead.

Legislation Act, 2006 4 (1) Subsection 88 (2) of the Legislation Act, 2006 is amended by adding the following paragraph: 5.1 Indigenous Day, or, when Indigenous Day falls on a Saturday or Sunday, the following Monday instead.

(2) Section of the Act is amended by adding the following subsection: Same

(2.1) Indigenous Day, or, when Indigenous Day falls on a Saturday or Sunday, the following Monday instead, is a holiday for the purpose of a regulation that has a provision setting out what a holiday is . Retail Business Holidays Act The definition of “holiday” in subsection 1 (1) of the Retail Business Holidays Act is amended by adding the following clause: (c.1) Indigenous Day, or, when Indigenous Day falls on a Saturday or Sunday, the following Monday instead, Commencement This Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.

Short title The

short title of this Act is the Indigenous Day Act, 2017.

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Collection	Ontario — Bills
Citation	Bill 156, 41-2
Type	bill
Volume / chapter	p41 s2 bill 156 bill text 41 2 en b156 e.pdf
Language	en
Format	pdf
Source	PROVINCIAL
Identifier	56161a44841a93fff4f6347645df2aae65df49d6

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