[38] Bill 113 Royal Assent (PDF)
Bill 113 2005
An Act to proclaim
the month of May as
Asian Heritage Month
Preamble
In Ontario, diversity is our strength and immigrants from many Asian countries have chosen this great province to be their home.
Asia is the largest continent in the world both in terms of size and population. It includes people from many regions such as East Asia, South Asia, Central Asia and Southeastern Asia.
People from these regions who have immigrated here over the past 100 years and longer have significantly contributed in the settlement, growth and development of our province. Specifically, Asians have helped to shape Ontario culturally, economically and politically.
It is appropriate to recognize and pay tribute to the contributions that Asians have made and continue to make to the development and general welfare of Ontario.
Therefore, Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, enacts as follows:
Asian Heritage Month
1. The month of May in each year is proclaimed as Asian Heritage Month.
Commencement
2. This Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.
Short title
3. The short title of this Act is the Asian Heritage Act, 2005.
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EXPLANATORY NOTE
This Explanatory Note was written as a reader's aid to Bill 113 and does not form part of the law. Bill 113 has been enacted as Chapter 10 of the Statutes of Ontario, 2005.
The Bill proclaims the month of May as Asian Heritage Month.