Legislation · Ontario · Provincial
Bill PR34 — The Roman Catholic Diocese of St. Catharines in Ontario Act, 2026
Clarion tracks Bill PR34 before Ontario — its status, sponsor, plain-language summary, and every stage it moves through, each cited to the official record.
- Status
- Royal assent received
- Sponsor
- Dowie, Andrew
- Introduced
- 2025-11-05
- Session
- 44-1
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What it does
AI plain-language summary of the official text.
Bill PR34 is a private act of the Ontario Legislature titled The Roman Catholic Diocese of St. Catharines in Ontario Act, 2026. The bill addresses matters specific to the Roman Catholic Diocese of St. Catharines in Ontario. It passed all legislative stages, receiving First Reading in November 2025 and completing Second and Third Reading on April 1, 2026, before receiving Royal Assent on April 15, 2026, and being enacted as chapter Pr12 of the Statutes of Ontario 2026.
Stage timeline
Royal Assent received
2026-04-15Legislative Assembly
Second Reading — Question put
2026-04-01Legislative Assembly
Second Reading — Vote (Carried)
2026-04-01Legislative Assembly
Third Reading — Question put
2026-04-01Legislative Assembly
Second Reading — Ordered for Third Reading
2026-04-01Legislative Assembly
Third Reading — Vote (Carried)
2026-04-01Legislative Assembly
First Reading — Vote (Carried)
2025-11-05Legislative Assembly
First Reading — Ordered for Second Reading
2025-11-05Legislative Assembly
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