Ontario Government Policy: Legislative Assembly Proceedings

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Reference Material

• Ontario Legislative Assembly

Bill Tracing

• Current Bills (42nd Parliament, 1st Session; July 11th, 2018)
  Each link will lead to versions of the bill and links to Legislative assembly debates and committee proceedings. 
• All Bills (36th  Parliament, 1st Session; September 26th, 1995+)
  Each link will lead to versions of the bill and links to Legislative assembly debates and committee proceedings. Note: Bill numbering starts afresh each session. It is important to know both the bill number and the session. 
• Historical Collection of Bill Texts (1st Parliament, 2nd Session (1868) - 36th Parliament, 1st Session; December 18th, 1997 plus selected later material via the Internet Archive)
  Collection of largely first reading versions in PDF.  

Proceedings

• Legislative Business 
  Provides access to Bills, "House Documents" (Debates, Votes and Proceedings, Orders and Notices) and Committee material by Parliament and Session.
• Status of Business
  Cumulative list of motions, sessional papers tabled in the Legislative Assembly and other items.

• Government Information Guides
• Data & Statistics
• Omni Guide
• Citing Government Information
• Academic Integrity
• Ask & Services

Tracing Provincial Legislation Videos

Part 1: Getting Started. This video covers the types of bills, how they are numbered, and the difference between short and long titles.

Part 2: Legislative Process in Ontario. In this video, you will be introduced to the legislative process in Ontario. We'll look at the way a bill normally passes in the Legislative Assembly. 

Part 3: Tracing a Bill. This video will take you through the process of tracing a bill using the Legislative Assembly website.