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1st Session, 43rd Parliament

(2025) FIRST READING

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TARA ARMSTRONG

BILL M 228 – 2025

FREEDOM CONVOY RECOGNITION DAY ACT

Contents

Freedom Convoy Recognition Day

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Related amendments

Commencement

This Bill designates March 11 as Freedom Convoy Recognition Day and establishes it as a public holiday and a statutory holiday under the Employment Standards Act .

HIS MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of British Columbia, enacts as follows:

Freedom Convoy Recognition Day

(1) March 11 in each year is Freedom Convoy Recognition Day.

(2) Freedom Convoy Recognition Day is a public holiday.

Related Amendments

Election Act

Section 1 (1) of the Election Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 106, is amended in paragraph (

b) of the definition of "holiday" by adding " , Freedom Convoy Recognition Day " after " Family Day ".

Employment Standards Act

Section 1 (1) of the Employment Standards Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 113, is amended in the definition of "statutory holiday" by adding " Freedom Convoy Recognition Day, " after " Family Day, ".

Interpretation Act

Section 29 of the

Interpretation Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 238, is amended in paragraph (

b) of the definition of "holiday" by adding " , Freedom Convoy Recognition Day " after " Family Day ".

Commencement

5 This Act comes into force on the date of Royal Assent.

Explanatory Note

This Bill designates March 11 as Freedom Convoy Recognition Day and establishes it as a public holiday and a statutory holiday under the Employment Standards Act .

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