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Bill 278, French Language Services Amendment Act, 2021

Bourgouin, Guy

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EXPLANATORY

NOTE

The

Bill amends the French Language Services Act . New

subsection 5.1 (1) provides that a person has the right to communication and

services in French from the board of health. New subsection 5.1 (2) requires

the Chief Medical Officer of Health and boards of health to make information

available in French.

Bill 278 2021

Act to amend the French Language Services Act

Her

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

Province of Ontario, enacts as follows:

The French Language Services Act is amended by

adding the following section:

Public

health

5.1

(1) Despite

any other Act, a person has the right to communicate in French with and to

receive available services in French from a board of health.

Same

(2) Despite

any other Act, the Chief Medical Officer of Health and every board of health shall

make any information they provide to the public available in French in the

prescribed manner and within the prescribed time.

Interpretation

(3) In

this section,

“board

of health” has the same meaning as in the Health

Protection and Promotion Act ; (“conseil de santé”)

“Chief

Medical Officer of Health” has the same meaning as in the Health

Protection and Promotion Act . (“médecin-hygiéniste en chef”)

Section 8 of the Act is amended by adding the following clause:

(

d) prescribing

the form, manner and timing in which information will be made available for the

purposes of subsection 5.1 (2).

Commencement

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

Lieutenant Governor in Council.

Short

title

The

short title of this Act is the French Language

Services Amendment Act, 2021 .

Date Bill stage Event Outcome Committee

April 15, 2021

First Reading

Vote

Carried

Debates and Progress

First Reading

April 15, 2021

Committee

Second Reading

Committee

Third Reading

Royal Assent

Acts affected - Bill 278

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

French Language Services Act

Legislative Assembly of Ontario

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