Ukrainian Heritage Month Act

An Act respecting Ukrainian Heritage Month

This bill was last introduced in the 43rd Parliament, 2nd Session, which ended in August 2021.

Sponsor

Yvan Baker  Liberal

Introduced as a private member’s bill. (These don’t often become law.)

Status

Outside the Order of Precedence (a private member's bill that hasn't yet won the draw that determines which private member's bills can be debated), as of June 17, 2021
(This bill did not become law.)

Summary

This is from the published bill. The Library of Parliament often publishes better independent summaries.

This enactment designates the month of September as “Ukrainian Heritage Month”.

Elsewhere

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Ukrainian Heritage Month ActRoutine Proceedings

June 17th, 2021 / 10:20 a.m.
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Liberal

Yvan Baker Liberal Etobicoke Centre, ON

moved for leave to introduce Bill C-314, An Act respecting Ukrainian Heritage Month.

Mr. Speaker, I rise in the House today to introduce a bill entitled, an act respecting Ukrainian heritage month.

If passed, the bill would designate the month of September, every year, as Ukrainian heritage month across Canada. I would like to thank the MP for Etobicoke—Lakeshore for seconding the bill. I hope that all MPs in the House will support the bill.

The first Ukrainian immigrants, Vasyl Eleniak and Ivan Pylypiw, arrived in Canada on September 7, 1891, almost 130 years ago. Ukrainian immigrants began arriving in Canada in larger numbers in the years that followed.

Today, Canada is home to more than 1.3 million Ukrainian Canadians. Ukrainian Canadians have left and continue to leave a historic mark on our country. Their contributions span communities across Canada, and are reflected in our economic, political, social and cultural life. Canada has welcomed and supported the Ukrainian Canadian community in many ways. Canada was the first western nation to recognize Ukraine's independence in 1991. Canada has recognized that the Holodomor was a genocide. Canada has opposed and continues to oppose Russia's invasion of Ukraine, and continues to support Ukraine in its fight for its sovereignty and territorial integrity.

Ukrainian heritage month would provide a special opportunity to celebrate with Canadians of all backgrounds our Ukrainian heritage, the role that Canada has played in welcoming generations of Ukrainians and supporting Ukrainian Canadians, and the significant contributions of Ukrainian Canadians to our political, economic, social and cultural life across Canada.

(Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed)