The Catholic Schools Week Act (Commemoration of Days, Weeks and Months Act Amended)
Chamber
manitoba
Stage
Introduced
This Manitoba bill designates the second week of February each year as Catholic Schools Week.
Key Changes
- Adds Catholic Schools Week to Manitoba's Commemoration of Days, Weeks and Months Act
- Officially designates the second week of February each year as Catholic Schools Week throughout Manitoba
- Adds a new schedule to the Act that includes preamble language recognizing the history and role of Catholic schools in Manitoba
Gotchas
- This is a purely symbolic designation with no legal obligations, funding, or enforcement mechanisms attached
- The bill does not apply to public schools or require any schools to participate in Catholic Schools Week activities
- The preamble language in the schedule makes positive characterizations of Catholic schools, which is somewhat unusual for neutral legislative text
Who's Affected
- Catholic schools and their students, staff, and administrators in Manitoba
- The Archdiocese of Winnipeg, Archdiocese of Saint Boniface, and Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Winnipeg
- The general Manitoba public, who are invited to recognize and celebrate the week
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Gotchas
- This is a purely symbolic designation with no legal obligations, funding, or enforcement mechanisms attached
- The bill does not apply to public schools or require any schools to participate in Catholic Schools Week activities
- The preamble language in the schedule makes positive characterizations of Catholic schools, which is somewhat unusual for neutral legislative text
Summary
This bill amends Manitoba's Commemoration of Days, Weeks and Months Act to officially recognize the second week of February as Catholic Schools Week. The designation is meant to celebrate the history and contributions of Catholic education in Manitoba, which predates the province's founding in 1870. The bill highlights that there are currently 19 Catholic schools in Manitoba serving over 5,500 students from kindergarten to Grade 12 across three Catholic archdioceses. Catholic Schools Week is intended to give all Manitobans an opportunity to learn about and celebrate Catholic education in the province. This is a symbolic recognition bill — it does not create new laws, funding, or obligations. It simply adds Catholic Schools Week to the official list of commemorative periods recognized by the province of Manitoba.
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