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Bill 89, Protecting Ontario's Religious Diversity Act, 2022

Oosterhoff, Sam

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EXPLANATORY

NOTE

The

Bill amends the Human Rights Code to specify that

every person has a right to equal treatment without discrimination because of

religious expression with respect to,

(

a) services,

goods and facilities (section 1 of the Code);

(

b) accommodation

(subsections 2 (1) and (2) of the Code);

(

c) contracting

(section 3 of the Code);

(

d) employment

(subsections 5 (1) and (2) of the Code); and

(

e) membership

in a trade union, trade or occupational association or self-governing

profession (section 6 of the Code).

Bill 89 2022

Act to amend the Human Rights Code with respect to religious expression

Her

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

Province of Ontario, enacts as follows:

Section 1 of the Human Rights Code is amended by

adding “religious expression” after “creed”.

(1) Subsection 2 (1) of the Act is amended by adding “religious

expression” after “creed”.

(2) Subsection

2 (2) of the Act is amended by adding “religious expression” after “creed”

Section 3 of the Act is amended by adding “religious expression” after “creed”.

(1) Subsection 5 (1) of the Act is amended by adding “religious

expression” after “creed”.

(2) Subsection

5 (2) of the Act is amended by adding “religious expression” after “creed”.

Section 6 of the Act is amended by adding “religious expression” after “creed”.

Commencement

This Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.

Short

title

The

short title of this Act is Protecting Ontario’s

Religious Diversity Act, 2022 .

Date Bill stage Event Outcome Committee

March 30, 2022

Second Reading

Ordered referred to Standing Committee

Standing Committee on Regulations and Private Bills

March 30, 2022

Second Reading

Vote

Carried on division

March 29, 2022

Second Reading

Deferred vote

March 29, 2022

Second Reading

Debated

March 1, 2022

First Reading

Vote

Carried

Debates and Progress

First Reading

March 1, 2022

Committee

Second Reading

March 29, 2022

Mr. Sam Oosterhoff, Mr. Gurratan Singh, Hon. Kaleed Rasheed, Hon. Prabmeet Singh Sarkaria, Mrs. Robin Martin

Vote deferred.

March 30, 2022

Carried on division. Referred to the Standing Committee on Regulations and Private Bills.

Committee

Standing Committee on Regulations and Private Bills

Third Reading

Royal Assent

Acts affected - Bill 89

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

Human Rights Code

Legislative Assembly of Ontario

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