Parliamentary Notice

Royal Assent

the province of ontario

Toronto, Tuesday, July 21, 2020, 6:58 p.m.

Her Honour the Lieutenant Governor entered the Chamber of the Legislative Assembly and took her seat upon the Throne.

The Speaker addressed Her Honour as follows:-

“May it please Your Honour:

The Legislative Assembly of the Province has, at its present meetings thereof, passed certain bills to which, in the name and on behalf of the said Legislative Assembly, I respectfully request Your Honour’s assent.”

The Deputy Clerk and Executive Director of Legislative Services then read the titles of the bills that had passed as follows:-

“The following are the titles of the bills to which Your Honour’s assent is prayed:

Bill 184
An Act to amend the Building Code Act, 1992, the Housing Services Act, 2011 and the Residential Tenancies Act, 2006 and to enact the Ontario Mortgage and Housing Corporation Repeal Act, 2020.
[S.O. 2020, Chapter 16]

Bill 195
An Act to enact the Reopening Ontario (A Flexible Response to COVID-19) Act, 2020.
[S.O. 2020, Chapter 17]

Bill 197
An Act to amend various statutes in response to COVID-19 and to enact, amend and repeal various statutes.
[S.O. 2020, Chapter 18]

To these Acts the Royal Assent was announced by the Clerk of the Legislative Assembly in the following words:-

“In Her Majesty’s name, Her Honour the Lieutenant Governor doth assent to these bills.”

Her Honour was then pleased to retire.

Todd Decker
Clerk of the Legislative Assembly

(153-G241E)