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Bill 215, Ukrainian Heritage Month Act, 2024

Sabawy, Sheref

Royal Assent received. Statutes of Ontario 2024,

chapter 40

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Bill 215 Royal Assent (PDF)

EXPLANATORY

NOTE

This Explanatory Note was written as a reader’s

aid to Bill 215 and does not form part of the law.

Bill 215 has been enacted as

Chapter 40 of the Statutes of Ontario, 2024.

The

Bill proclaims the month of September in each year as Ukrainian Heritage Month.

Bill 215 2024

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.

return, Ukrainian-Canadians have left a tremendous and positive impact on

Ontario. There are over 340,000 Ontarians of Ukrainian heritage in our province

that have contributed significantly to Ontario’s social, cultural, political

and economic fabric. These include philanthropists, religious leaders, business

owners, veterans, political figures and a supreme court justice.

proclaiming the month of September as Ukrainian Heritage Month, the Province of

Ontario recognizes that September 7th 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 Legislative 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 .

Bill 215 Original (PDF)

EXPLANATORY

NOTE

The

Bill proclaims the month of September in each year as Ukrainian Heritage Month.

Bill 215 2024

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.

return, Ukrainian-Canadians have left a tremendous and positive impact on

Ontario. There are over 340,000 Ontarians of Ukrainian heritage in our province

that have contributed significantly to Ontario’s social, cultural, political

and economic fabric. These include philanthropists, religious leaders, business

owners, veterans, political figures and a supreme court justice.

proclaiming the month of September as Ukrainian Heritage Month, the Province of

Ontario recognizes that September 7th 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 Legislative 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 .

Date Bill stage Event Outcome Committee

December 19, 2024

Royal Assent

Royal Assent received

December 11, 2024

Third Reading

Vote

Carried

December 11, 2024

Third Reading

Question put

December 11, 2024

Third Reading

Debated

December 11, 2024

Second Reading

Ordered for Third Reading pursuant to the Order of the House

December 11, 2024

Second Reading

Discharge the Order of referral to Committee of the Whole House

December 11, 2024

Second Reading

Motion to arrange proceedings

November 27, 2024

Second Reading

Ordered referred to Committee of the Whole House

November 27, 2024

Second Reading

Vote

Carried

November 27, 2024

Second Reading

Question put

November 27, 2024

Second Reading

Debated

October 29, 2024

First Reading

Ordered for Second Reading

October 29, 2024

First Reading

Vote

Carried

First Reading

October 29, 2024

Carried

Ordered for Second Reading

Second Reading

November 27, 2024

Glover, Chris

Spadina—Fort York

Hogarth, Christine

Etobicoke—Lakeshore

Hsu, Ted

Kingston and the Islands

Parsa, Hon. Michael

Aurora—Oak Ridges—Richmond Hill

Sabawy, Sheref

Mississauga—Erin Mills

Triantafilopoulos, Effie J.

Oakville North—Burlington

Question put

Carried

Ordered referred to Committee of the Whole House

December 11, 2024

Motion to arrange proceedings

Discharge the Order of referral to Committee of the Whole House

December 11, 2024

Ordered for Third Reading pursuant to the Order of the House

Third Reading

December 11, 2024

Glover, Chris

Spadina—Fort York

Sabawy, Sheref

Mississauga—Erin Mills

Question put

Carried

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