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Bill 104, Connected Communities Act, 2022

Park, Lindsey

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EXPLANATORY

NOTE

The

Bill enacts the Connected Communities Act, 2022 ,

which requires the Government of Ontario to maintain a strategy that aims to

reduce instances of loneliness and social isolation in Ontario and support

persons who may be struggling with loneliness or social isolation. The Act

provides one year for the development of an initial strategy and requires the

Government of Ontario to subsequently review the strategy at least once every

five years. Consultations are required when developing or reviewing the

strategy. Regulation-making authority is also provided for.

Bill 104 2022

Act to enact the Connected Communities Act, 2022

Her

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

Province of Ontario, enacts as follows:

Definition

this Act,

“Minister”

means the Minister of Children, Community and Social Services or such other member

of the Executive Council to whom the administration of this Act is assigned

under the Executive Council Act .

Strategy

(1) The

Government of Ontario shall maintain a strategy that aims to reduce instances of

loneliness and social isolation in Ontario and support persons who may be

struggling with loneliness or social isolation.

Content

of strategy

(2) The

strategy shall include initiatives to achieve the aims referred to in

subsection (1) and address any other related matters the Minister considers

appropriate.

Initial

strategy

(3) The

Government of Ontario shall develop its initial strategy on or before the first

anniversary of the day on which this Act receives Royal Assent.

Review

of strategy

(4) After

the development of the initial strategy, the Government of Ontario shall review

the strategy at least once every five years.

Periodic

reporting

The

Minister shall periodically publish reports on the actions taken as part of the

strategy.

Development

and review of the strategy

(1) Before

developing the initial strategy, or as part of any subsequent review, the

Minister shall,

(

a) inform

the public that the strategy is being developed or reviewed, as the case may

be, and solicit the views of the public with respect to the strategy; and

(

b) consult,

in the manner the Minister considers appropriate, with such community

organizations, individuals, other levels of government and stakeholders as the

Minister considers appropriate.

Steps

following a review

(2) After

a review is completed, the Government of Ontario shall do one of the following:

1. Amend

the strategy.

2. Replace

the strategy with a new one.

3. Continue

the existing strategy.

Publication

(3) The

Minister shall ensure that the most recent version of the strategy is published

on a Government of Ontario website.

Regulations

The Minister

may make regulations,

(

a) implementing

measures to achieve the aims of the strategy;

(

b) governing

the enforcement of any regulations made under this Act, including providing for

the appointment of inspectors and their powers and duties.

Commencement

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

Short

title

The

short title of this Act is the Connected

Communities Act, 2022 .

Date Bill stage Event Outcome Committee

April 6, 2022

Second Reading

Ordered referred to Standing Committee

Standing Committee on Social Policy

April 6, 2022

Second Reading

Vote

Carried

April 6, 2022

Second Reading

Debated

March 22, 2022

First Reading

Vote

Carried

Debates and Progress

First Reading

March 22, 2022

Committee

Second Reading

April 6, 2022

Ms. Lindsey Park, Ms. Laurie Scott, Ms. Teresa J. Armstrong, Mrs. Daisy Wai, Miss Monique Taylor, Mr. John Fraser

Carried. Referred to the Standing Committee on Social Policy.

Committee

Standing Committee on Social Policy

Third Reading

Royal Assent

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