Bill C-597: An Act to amend the Holidays Act (Remembrance Day)

C-597 Second Session, Forty-first Parliament, 62-63-64 Elizabeth II, 2013-2014-2015 HOUSE OF COMMONS OF CANADA BILL C-597 An Act to amend the Holidays Act (Remembrance Day) Reprinted as amended by the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage as a working copy for the use of the House of Commons at Report Stage and as reported to the House on May 28, 2015 Mr. Harris (Scarborough Southwest) 412121 SUMMARY This enactment amends the Holidays Act to make Remembrance Day a legal holiday and give it the same status as Canada Day. Available on the Parliament of Canada Web Site at the following address:http://www.parl.gc.ca 2nd Session, 41st Parliament, 62-63-64 Elizabeth II, 2013-2014-2015 house of commons of canada BILL C-597 An Act to amend the Holidays Act (Remembrance Day) R.S., c. H-5 Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows: 1. Section 3 of the Holidays Act is replaced by the following: Remembrance Day 3. (1) November 11, being the day in the year 1918 on which the Great War was triumphantly concluded by an armistice, is a legal holiday and shall be kept and observed as such throughout Canada under the name of “Remembrance Day”. (2) [Deleted] Coming into force 2. This Act comes into force on a day to be fixed by order of the Governor in Council. Published under authority of the Speaker of the House of Commons