L-7 - Act to combat poverty and social exclusion

Section 1 Disposition versions

2005-10-17

1. The object of this Act is to guide the Government and Québec society as a whole towards a process of planning and implementing actions to combat poverty, prevent its causes, reduce its effects on individuals and families, counter social exclusion and strive towards a poverty-free Québec.

To that end, this Act establishes a national strategy to combat poverty and social exclusion. It also establishes an advisory committee on the prevention of poverty and social exclusion and an observatory on poverty and social exclusion which shall assume the functions assigned to them by this Act to achieve the goals set out in the national strategy.

This Act further provides for the creation of the Fonds québécois d’initiatives sociales, dedicated to combatting poverty and social exclusion.

2002, c. 61, s. 1.

The second sentence of the second paragraph of this section is in force to the extent that that provision applies in respect of the advisory committee on the prevention of poverty and social exclusion; Order in Council 821-2005 dated 31 August 2005, (2005) 137 G.O. 2, 3919.

In any other respect, the above provision will come into force on the date to be fixed by the Government (2002, c. 61, s. 70).

2003-04-01

1. The object of this Act is to guide the Government and Québec society as a whole towards a process of planning and implementing actions to combat poverty, prevent its causes, reduce its effects on individuals and families, counter social exclusion and strive towards a poverty-free Québec.

To that end, this Act establishes a national strategy to combat poverty and social exclusion. It also establishes an advisory committee on the prevention of poverty and social exclusion and an observatory on poverty and social exclusion which shall assume the functions assigned to them by this Act to achieve the goals set out in the national strategy.

This Act further provides for the creation of the Fonds québécois d’initiatives sociales, dedicated to combatting poverty and social exclusion.

2002, c. 61, s. 1.

The second sentence of the second paragraph of this section is not in force; Order in Council 312-2003 dated 26 February 2003, (2003) 135 G.O. 2, 1150.

The above provision will come into force on the date to be fixed by the Government (2002, c. 61, s. 70).

2003-03-05

1. The object of this Act is to guide the Government and Québec society as a whole towards a process of planning and implementing actions to combat poverty, prevent its causes, reduce its effects on individuals and families, counter social exclusion and strive towards a poverty-free Québec.

To that end, this Act establishes a national strategy to combat poverty and social exclusion. It also establishes an advisory committee on the prevention of poverty and social exclusion and an observatory on poverty and social exclusion which shall assume the functions assigned to them by this Act to achieve the goals set out in the national strategy.

Not in force

This Act further provides for the creation of the Fonds québécois d’initiatives sociales, dedicated to combatting poverty and social exclusion.

2002, c. 61, s. 1.

The second sentence of the second paragraph and the third paragraph of this section are not in force; Order in Council 312-2003 dated 26 February 2003, (2003) 135 G.O. 2, 1150.

The above provisions will come into force on the date or dates to be fixed by the Government (2002, c. 61, s. 70).