Bill 163 2005

An Act to amend the
City of Ottawa Act, 1999

Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, enacts as follows:

1.  The City of Ottawa Act, 1999 is amended by adding the following section:

Policy respecting use of English and French languages

11.1  (1)  The city shall adopt a policy respecting the use of the English and French languages in all or specified parts of the administration of the city and in the provision of all or specified municipal services by the city.

Scope and content of policy

(2)  The scope and content of the policy adopted under subsection (1) shall be as determined by the city.

Existing policy

(3)  If, before the day this section comes into force, the city has adopted a policy respecting the use of the English and French languages as described in subsection (1) that is lawful, that policy shall be deemed to be a policy adopted under subsection (1).

Limitation

(4)  The requirement to adopt a policy under this section is independent of and unaffected by the power to pass a by-law under section 14 of the French Language Services Act and nothing in this section affects the interpretation of section 14 of that Act.

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 City of Ottawa Amendment Act, 2005.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Explanatory Note was written as a reader's aid to Bill 163 and does not form part of the law. Bill 163 has been enacted as Chapter 3 of the Statutes of Ontario, 2005.

The new section 11.1 of the City of Ottawa Act, 1999 requires the city to adopt a policy respecting the use of the English and French languages in all or specified parts of the administration of the city and in the provision of all or specified municipal services by the city.

Bill 163 2004

An Act to amend the City of Ottawa Act, 1999

Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, enacts as follows:

1.  The City of Ottawa Act, 1999 is amended by adding the following section:

Policy respecting use of English and French languages

11.1  (1)  The city shall adopt a policy respecting the use of the English and French languages in all or specified parts of the administration of the city and in the provision of all or specified municipal services by the city.

Scope and content of policy

(2)  The scope and content of the policy adopted under subsection (1) shall be as determined by the city.

Existing policy

(3)  If, before the day this section comes into force, the city has adopted a policy respecting the use of the English and French languages as described in subsection (1) that is lawful, that policy shall be deemed to be a policy adopted under subsection (1).

Limitation

(4)  The requirement to adopt a policy under this section is independent of and unaffected by the power to pass a by-law under section 14 of the French Language Services Act and nothing in this section affects the interpretation of section 14 of that Act.

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 City of Ottawa Amendment Act, 2004.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

The new section 11.1 of the City of Ottawa Act, 1999 requires the city to adopt a policy respecting the use of the English and French languages in all or specified parts of the administration of the city and in the provision of all or specified municipal services by the city.