Remembrance Day Observance Act, 2025
Sponsored by Stevens, Jennifer (Jennie), Pasma, Chandra, Rakocevic, Tom, West, Jamie · Second Reading Vote
- Requires every school to hold a dedicated Remembrance Day service on November 11, or the preceding Friday if it falls on a weekend
- Allows services to include cenotaph visits, wreath laying, assemblies, musical tributes, or similar commemorations
- Bans services made up entirely of prerecorded material
- Directs the Ministry of Education to create elementary and secondary curricula on the purpose and importance of Remembrance Day
- Requires the curriculum to cover both historical and modern military conflicts
- Requires consultation with educators and their unions when developing the curriculum
- Prohibits workplaces from operating between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. on Remembrance Day, unless exempted by regulation