Members of Provincial Parliament concluded their session two days early on December 8, 2020. The Winter Recess continues until February 16, 2021. One of the last government bills on the order paper, Bill 229, Protect, Support and Recover from COVID-19 Act (Budget...
Legislative Updates
Legislative Update – December 7, 2020
MPPs have four sitting days this week at Queen’s Park as the Legislative Assembly of Ontario is scheduled to rise for Winter Recess on December 10, 2020. MPPs will return to Queen's Park on February 16, 2021. Recent Legislation and Regulations Bill 229, Protect,...
Legislative Update – November 30, 2020
Provincial Budget / Bill 229, Protect, Support and Recover from COVID-19 Act (Budget Measures) This legislation has been time allocated and referred to the Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs. There will be three days of public hearings starting...
Legislative Update – November 23, 2020
MPPs returned to Queen’s Park on November 16 after being in their home ridings for a constituency week. The final sitting day before the Winter Recess is December 10, 2020 – leaving 12 sitting days. Provincial Budget On November 5, Minister of Finance Rod Phillips...
Legislative Update – November 9, 2020
Members of Provincial Parliament will begin a constituency week on November 9 and return to Queen’s Park on November 16. The final sitting day before the Winter Recess is December 10, 2020 – leaving 16 sitting days. Provincial Budget On November 5, Minister of...
Legislative Update – November 2, 2020
COVID-19 Update As of the morning of October 30, 889 cases of COVID-19 cases had been reported in publicly funded schools in the past 14 days. Of those cases, 481 are students, 91 are staff, and 317 are not identified. None of the 4,828 schools in the province...
Legislative Update – October 26, 2020
Members of Provincial Parliament were back at Queen’s Park from October 19 to 23. Bill 218, Supporting Ontario's Recovery and Municipal Elections Act, 2020 This legislation was introduced on October 20 by Attorney General Doug Downey. Should it pass, the bill would...
Legislative Update – October 19, 2020
MPPs returned to Queen’s Park on October 19, 2020, after a constituency week. COVID-19 Update As of October 15, 1,145 total COVID-19 cases had been reported in publicly funded schools, in 451 individual schools, with 686 of those occurring in the last 14 days. Of the...
Legislative Update – October 13, 2020
Queen’s Park is now adjourned as MPPs return to their local ridings for a constituency week and will return on October 19. Bill 204, Helping Tenants and Small Businesses Act, 2020 This legislation was introduced on September 17 by Steve Clark, Minister of Municipal...
Legislative Update – September 21, 2020
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario reconvened this week on Monday, September 14, 2020. The government issued a news release, Health Preparedness and Rebuilding the Economy Top Priorities in Ontario's Fall Legislative Agenda, outlining its priorities for the fall...
Legislative Update – September 11, 2020
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario reconvenes on September 14, and for now, will follow the traditional sitting schedule of meeting Mondays to Thursdays. The parliamentary calendar also includes the fall constituency weeks. September Return-to-School Plans Many...
Legislative Update – August 31, 2020
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario is adjourned and reconvenes in less than three weeks on September 14. The following summarizes recent items. Federal Support for Return to School On August 26, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced up to $2 billion in support for...
Legislative Update – August 7, 2020
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario is adjourned until September 14, 2020. Please see the following for an update on recent items. September Return to School Plans Following the announcement of last week’s Guide to Reopening Ontario’s Schools that provided details for...
Legislative Update – August 4, 2020
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario is adjourned until September 14, 2020. The following is an update on recent information. September Return to School Plans On July 30, 2020, Minister of Education Stephen Lecce released Ontario’s Guide to Reopening Ontario’s Schools...
Legislative Update – July 24, 2020
Members of Provincial Parliament were at Queen’s Park this week for two days only, wrapping up a day earlier than planned. The house adjourned until September 14 — one week after the Labour Day holiday and the same day the fall sitting had been scheduled to begin...
Legislative Update – July 13, 2020
Members of Provincial Parliament returned to Queen’s Park last week on July 6, 7 and 8. The current parliamentary calendar indicates sitting dates only for this week and next in July, with no dates scheduled for August, and MPPs returning on September 14, 2020. Bill...
Legislative Update – June 29, 2020
Members of Provincial Parliament returned to Queen’s Park on June 23 and 24. No new legislation was introduced. June 29 to July 3 is the Canada Day constituency week break and the house reconvenes on July 6, for the start of three-day sitting weeks. The current...
Legislative Update – June 22, 2020
Members of Provincial Parliament returned to Queen’s Park on June 16 and 17, and will also sit next on June 23. There was one new piece of legislation introduced (and passed), which was Bill 192, Protecting Small Business Act, 2020. The government moved to temporarily...
Legislative Updates
Legislative Update – December 14, 2020
Members of Provincial Parliament concluded their session two days early on December 8, 2020. The Winter Recess continues until February 16, 2021. One of the last government bills on the order paper, Bill 229, Protect, Support and Recover from COVID-19 Act (Budget...
Legislative Update – December 7, 2020
MPPs have four sitting days this week at Queen’s Park as the Legislative Assembly of Ontario is scheduled to rise for Winter Recess on December 10, 2020. MPPs will return to Queen's Park on February 16, 2021. Recent Legislation and Regulations Bill 229, Protect,...
Legislative Update – November 30, 2020
Provincial Budget / Bill 229, Protect, Support and Recover from COVID-19 Act (Budget Measures) This legislation has been time allocated and referred to the Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs. There will be three days of public hearings starting...
Legislative Update – November 23, 2020
MPPs returned to Queen’s Park on November 16 after being in their home ridings for a constituency week. The final sitting day before the Winter Recess is December 10, 2020 – leaving 12 sitting days. Provincial Budget On November 5, Minister of Finance Rod Phillips...
Legislative Update – November 9, 2020
Members of Provincial Parliament will begin a constituency week on November 9 and return to Queen’s Park on November 16. The final sitting day before the Winter Recess is December 10, 2020 – leaving 16 sitting days. Provincial Budget On November 5, Minister of...
Legislative Update – November 2, 2020
COVID-19 Update As of the morning of October 30, 889 cases of COVID-19 cases had been reported in publicly funded schools in the past 14 days. Of those cases, 481 are students, 91 are staff, and 317 are not identified. None of the 4,828 schools in the province...
Legislative Update – October 26, 2020
Members of Provincial Parliament were back at Queen’s Park from October 19 to 23. Bill 218, Supporting Ontario's Recovery and Municipal Elections Act, 2020 This legislation was introduced on October 20 by Attorney General Doug Downey. Should it pass, the bill would...
Legislative Update – October 19, 2020
MPPs returned to Queen’s Park on October 19, 2020, after a constituency week. COVID-19 Update As of October 15, 1,145 total COVID-19 cases had been reported in publicly funded schools, in 451 individual schools, with 686 of those occurring in the last 14 days. Of the...
Legislative Update – October 13, 2020
Queen’s Park is now adjourned as MPPs return to their local ridings for a constituency week and will return on October 19. Bill 204, Helping Tenants and Small Businesses Act, 2020 This legislation was introduced on September 17 by Steve Clark, Minister of Municipal...
Legislative Update – September 21, 2020
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario reconvened this week on Monday, September 14, 2020. The government issued a news release, Health Preparedness and Rebuilding the Economy Top Priorities in Ontario's Fall Legislative Agenda, outlining its priorities for the fall...
Legislative Update – September 11, 2020
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario reconvenes on September 14, and for now, will follow the traditional sitting schedule of meeting Mondays to Thursdays. The parliamentary calendar also includes the fall constituency weeks. September Return-to-School Plans Many...
Legislative Update – August 31, 2020
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario is adjourned and reconvenes in less than three weeks on September 14. The following summarizes recent items. Federal Support for Return to School On August 26, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced up to $2 billion in support for...
Legislative Update – August 7, 2020
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario is adjourned until September 14, 2020. Please see the following for an update on recent items. September Return to School Plans Following the announcement of last week’s Guide to Reopening Ontario’s Schools that provided details for...
Legislative Update – August 4, 2020
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario is adjourned until September 14, 2020. The following is an update on recent information. September Return to School Plans On July 30, 2020, Minister of Education Stephen Lecce released Ontario’s Guide to Reopening Ontario’s Schools...
Legislative Update – July 24, 2020
Members of Provincial Parliament were at Queen’s Park this week for two days only, wrapping up a day earlier than planned. The house adjourned until September 14 — one week after the Labour Day holiday and the same day the fall sitting had been scheduled to begin...
Legislative Update – July 13, 2020
Members of Provincial Parliament returned to Queen’s Park last week on July 6, 7 and 8. The current parliamentary calendar indicates sitting dates only for this week and next in July, with no dates scheduled for August, and MPPs returning on September 14, 2020. Bill...
Legislative Update – June 29, 2020
Members of Provincial Parliament returned to Queen’s Park on June 23 and 24. No new legislation was introduced. June 29 to July 3 is the Canada Day constituency week break and the house reconvenes on July 6, for the start of three-day sitting weeks. The current...
Legislative Update – June 22, 2020
Members of Provincial Parliament returned to Queen’s Park on June 16 and 17, and will also sit next on June 23. There was one new piece of legislation introduced (and passed), which was Bill 192, Protecting Small Business Act, 2020. The government moved to temporarily...
