Kindness Week Act (S.C. 2021, c. 9)
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Act current to 2024-08-18
Kindness Week Act
S.C. 2021, c. 9
Assented to 2021-06-03
An Act respecting Kindness Week
Preamble
Whereas kindness encourages values such as empathy, respect, gratitude and compassion;
Whereas kind acts lead to the improved health and well-being of Canadians;
Whereas Kindness Week is already celebrated in some Canadian cities;
Whereas designating and celebrating a Kindness Week throughout Canada will encourage acts of kindness, volunteerism and charitable giving to the benefit of all Canadians;
Whereas Kindness Week will connect individuals and organizations to share resources, information and tools to foster more acts of kindness;
And whereas Parliament envisions that Kindness Week might encourage a culture of kindness in Canada throughout the year;
Now, therefore, Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows:
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1 This Act may be cited as the Kindness Week Act.
Kindness Week
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2 Throughout Canada, in each and every year, the third week of February is to be known as “Kindness Week”.
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