Two Acts Receive Royal Assent

Summary#

This Canada Gazette entry reports two short House of Commons items. It notes a past publication about private bills and says that on April 30, 2024 two bills received Royal Assent and are now Acts: An Act respecting Pandemic Observance Day (Bill S‑209, chapter 7, 2024) and An Act to provide for the establishment of a national council for reconciliation (Bill C‑29, chapter 8, 2024).

What it does#

• Records that Standing Order 130 (about notices for private bills) was previously published on November 20, 2021, and gives contact details for the Private Members’ Business Office.
• Announces that on April 30, 2024 the Governor General signified Royal Assent to:
  • An Act respecting Pandemic Observance Day (Bill S‑209, chapter 7, 2024).
  • An Act to provide for the establishment of a national council for reconciliation (Bill C‑29, chapter 8, 2024).
• Names officials involved in the notice: Eric Janse, Clerk of the House of Commons, and Gérald Lafrenière, Clerk of the Senate and of the Parliaments.

Who's affected#

• People interested in national commemorations and pandemic memory may notice the new Pandemic Observance Day act.
• Indigenous peoples, reconciliation advocates, and organizations are the most likely to be affected by the law on a national council for reconciliation, based on that bill’s title.
• The entry itself is mainly administrative; it does not spell out specific programs, funding, or day‑to‑day changes. If you want details about what each Act does in practice, the full text of each Act would be needed.

Why it matters#

• Royal Assent is the final parliamentary step that turns a bill into an Act, so these titles have moved from proposal to law as of April 30, 2024. That can lead to new official observances and to the creation of a national body for reconciliation.
• The Gazette notice is brief and doesn’t include the Acts’ detailed powers, timelines, or budgets. For people affected (service groups, Indigenous communities, event planners), the next step is to check the full Acts or follow related federal announcements for how the laws will be put into practice.