Standing Orders of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario

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The Standing Orders of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario are the official procedural rules that govern how the province’s legislature conducts its business, debates, and committee work.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf legislative rules of procedure
parliamentary standing orders
procedural rules
adoptedBy Legislative Assembly of Ontario NERFINISHED
amendedBy Legislative Assembly of Ontario NERFINISHED
appliesTo Legislative Assembly of Ontario NERFINISHED
availableAs online PDF
printed document
basedOn Westminster parliamentary tradition
country Canada
definesRoleOf Deputy Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario NERFINISHED
House Leaders NERFINISHED
Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario NERFINISHED
committee chairs
whips
governs committee work of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
debates in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
introduction and consideration of bills
legislative business of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
motions and resolutions
points of order and points of privilege
procedures for amendments to bills and motions
procedures for committees of the whole House
procedures for petitions
procedures for recorded divisions
procedures for select committees
procedures for standing committees
procedures for written and oral questions
question period procedures
rules for adjournment of the House
rules for daily order of business
rules for introduction of private bills
rules for legislative calendars and sittings
rules for private members’ public business
rules of debate and decorum
time allocation procedures
voting procedures in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
jurisdiction Ontario NERFINISHED
language English
legalStatus subordinate legislative instrument of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
publisher Legislative Assembly of Ontario NERFINISHED
purpose to ensure orderly debate and decision-making in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
to provide clear rules for the conduct of legislative proceedings in Ontario
relatedTo Rules of Procedure of the House of Commons of Canada NERFINISHED
Standing Orders of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia NERFINISHED
subjectOf procedural rulings by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
usedBy Members of Provincial Parliament of Ontario NERFINISHED
committee clerks
officers of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario

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Standing committees of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario legalBasis Standing Orders of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
Leader of the Opposition in Ontario participatesIn Standing Orders of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
this entity surface form: Question Period in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario