S-210Ukrainian Heritage Month Act
An Act respecting Ukrainian Heritage Month
Senate public bill, introduced in the Senate on May 28, 2025
- Status
- At third reading in the House of Commons since June 12, 2026
- Sponsor
- Stanley KutcherSenator
- Senator
What it does
Designates September as Ukrainian Heritage Month across Canada each year.
What it does
- Designates the month of September as “Ukrainian Heritage Month” throughout Canada.
- Sets a yearly observance that applies in each and every year.
Who it affects
- Ukrainian Canadians
- Community groups
- Schools
- Cultural organisations
Background
The bill says September would be known throughout Canada as Ukrainian Heritage Month each year.
Where it is
Senate
First reading
Completed.
Second reading
Completed.
Committee
Skipped. Skipped
Third reading
Completed.
House of Commons
First reading
Completed.
Second reading
Completed.
Committee
Completed.
Report stage
Completed.
Third reading
Current stage. Now here
Royal assent
Royal assent
Not reached.
Introduced by a senator. If the Senate passes it, it goes to the House of Commons, where an MP must agree to sponsor it. How a bill becomes law
How the House voted
2nd reading of Bill S-210, An Act respecting Ukrainian Heritage Month
Vote 69,
Passed
318 yeato0 nay · 14 paired
Party breakdown for vote 69 Party Position Yea Nay Did not vote Liberal Yea 161 0 9 Conservative Yea 127 0 15 Bloc Yea 22 0 0 NDP Yea 7 0 0 Green Yea 1 0 0 Total 318 0
What MPs said
Each party’s first speech on this bill in the House, from Hansard. Excerpts are the speaker’s opening sentences, unedited.
LiberalYvan Baker· December 9, 2025
“I am honoured to rise today in the House to speak to Bill S-210, an act respecting Ukrainian heritage month. The legislation, if passed in the House, would designate the month of September as Ukrainian heritage month in Canada.”
Read the full speech on openparliament.caConservativeRosemarie Falk· December 9, 2025
“I look forward to supporting Bill S-210, and I hope that the bill will have the support of the members of the House. By embracing the designation, we would do more than celebrate heritage; we would reaffirm our commitment to freedom, to democracy and to the enduring bonds between Canada and Ukraine.”
Read the full speech on openparliament.caBlocMartin Champoux· December 9, 2025
“It takes a lot of humility for me, a little Quebecker with no official or family ties to Ukraine, to take the floor and defend Bill S-210. Why am I doing this?”
Read the full speech on openparliament.caNDPHeather McPherson· October 7, 2026
“This bill would designate the month of September as Ukrainian heritage month. September was chosen to mark the first recorded arrival of Ukrainians to Canada during the month of September more than 125 years ago.”
Read the full speech on openparliament.ca
Read the source
LEGISinfo status: At third reading in the House of Commons. Bill data from LEGISinfo, votes from openparliament.ca and the House of Commons. Last updated October 13, 2026.