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Bill 214, Time Amendment Act, 2020

Roberts, Jeremy

Royal Assent received. Statutes of Ontario 2020,

chapter 28

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EXPLANATORY

NOTE

This Explanatory Note was written as a

reader’s aid to Bill 214 and does not form part of the law.

Bill 214 has been enacted as

Chapter 28 of the Statutes of Ontario, 2020.

The

Bill amends the Time Act to make the time now

called daylight saving time the standard time year-round. Consequential

amendments are made to the Election Act , the Labour Relations Act, 1995 and the Mining

Act .

Bill 214 2020

Act to amend the Time Act and various other Acts

Her

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

Province of Ontario, enacts as follows:

(1) Subsection 2 (1) of the Time Act is

amended by striking out “five” and substituting “four”.

(2) Subsection

2 (2) of the Act is amended by striking out “six” and substituting “five”.

(3) Subsections

2 (3), (4) and (5) of the Act are repealed and the following substituted:

Time

in effect

(3) The

time in effect shall be standard time during the entire year.

Election

Act

Section 2 of the Election Act is amended by

striking out “that is, either standard time or daylight saving time, as the

case may be” at the end.

Labour

Relations Act, 1995

Subsection 122.1 (3) of the Labour Relations Act, 1995

is amended by striking out “eastern standard or daylight saving time” and

substituting “eastern standard time”.

Mining

Act

(1) Subsection 70 (5) of the Mining Act

is amended by striking out “or eastern daylight saving time, as the case may

be”.

(2) Subsection

72 (1.2) of the Act is amended by striking out “or eastern daylight saving

time, as the case may be”.

(3) Subsection

76 (4.1) of the Act is amended by striking out “or eastern daylight time, as

the case may be” wherever it appears.

(4) Subsection

197 (7) of the Act is amended by striking out “or eastern daylight time, as the

case may be”.

Commencement

This Act comes into force on a day to be named by proclamation of the Lieutenant

Governor.

Short

title

The

short title of this Act is the Time Amendment Act,

2020 .

Bill 214 Original (PDF)

EXPLANATORY

NOTE

The

Bill amends the Time Act to make the time now

called daylight saving time the standard time year-round. Consequential

amendments are made to the Election Act , the Labour Relations Act, 1995 and the Mining

Act .

Bill 214 2020

Act to amend the Time Act and various other Acts

Her

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

Province of Ontario, enacts as follows:

(1) Subsection 2 (1) of the Time Act is

amended by striking out “five” and substituting “four”.

(2) Subsection

2 (2) of the Act is amended by striking out “six” and substituting “five”.

(3) Subsections

2 (3), (4) and (5) of the Act are repealed and the following substituted:

Time

in effect

(3) The

time in effect shall be standard time during the entire year.

Election

Act

Section 2 of the Election Act is amended by

striking out “that is, either standard time or daylight saving time, as the

case may be” at the end.

Labour

Relations Act, 1995

Subsection 122.1 (3) of the Labour Relations Act, 1995

is amended by striking out “eastern standard or daylight saving time” and

substituting “eastern standard time”.

Mining

Act

(1) Subsection 70 (5) of the Mining Act

is amended by striking out “or eastern daylight saving time, as the case may

be”.

(2) Subsection

72 (1.2) of the Act is amended by striking out “or eastern daylight saving

time, as the case may be”.

(3) Subsection

76 (4.1) of the Act is amended by striking out “or eastern daylight time, as

the case may be” wherever it appears.

(4) Subsection

197 (7) of the Act is amended by striking out “or eastern daylight time, as the

case may be”.

Commencement

This Act comes into force on a day to be named by proclamation of the

Lieutenant Governor.

Short

title

The

short title of this Act is the Time Amendment Act,

2020 .

Date Bill stage Event Outcome Committee

November 30, 2020

Royal Assent

Royal Assent received

November 25, 2020

Third Reading

Vote

Carried

November 25, 2020

Third Reading

Debated

November 23, 2020

Second Reading

Ordered for Third Reading

November 23, 2020

Second Reading

Reported without amendment

November 23, 2020

Second Reading

Consideration of a Bill

Standing Committee on the Legislative Assembly

November 17, 2020

Second Reading

Consideration of a Bill

Standing Committee on the Legislative Assembly

October 7, 2020

Second Reading

Ordered referred to Standing Committee

Standing Committee on the Legislative Assembly

October 7, 2020

Second Reading

Vote

Carried

October 7, 2020

Second Reading

Debated

October 6, 2020

First Reading

Vote

Carried

Debates and Progress

First Reading

October 6, 2020

Committee

Second Reading

October 7, 2020

Mr. Jeremy Roberts, Mr. Jeff Burch, Ms. Lindsey Park, Mr. Percy Hatfield

Declared carried. Referred to the Standing Committee on the Legislative Assembly.

Committee

Standing Committee on the Legislative Assembly

November 17, 2020

November 23, 2020

November 23, 2020

Reported to the House without amendment. Ordered for third reading.

Third Reading

November 25, 2020

Mr. Jeremy Roberts, Mme France Gélinas

Declared carried.

Royal Assent

Monday, November 30, 2020

Acts affected - Bill 214

Most Ontario public acts are available electronically; to view copies of the Acts to be amended by this bill visit e-laws

Election Act

Labour Relations Act, 1995

Mining Act

Time Act

Legislative Assembly of Ontario

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