Bill 188 explained in plain English
McMichael Canadian Art Collection Amendment Act, 2011
Ontario legislature bill summary, status, timeline, sponsor, votes, and official sources.
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Bill 188, the McMichael Canadian Art Collection Amendment Act, 2011, amends the McMichael Canadian Art Collection Act to redefine the scope of the collection, prohibit interments in the associated cemetery, and update other related provisions.
This bill makes several changes to the McMichael Canadian Art Collection Act. It clarifies the purpose of the collection to focus on artists who have contributed to Canadian art, especially the Group of Seven and Indigenous peoples. It also prohibits interments in the cemetery on the collection's property and modifies how the McMichael's gift is acknowledged. Additionally, it updates references to other relevant legislation.
- Amends the McMichael Canadian Art Collection Act.
- Repeals the stated purpose of the Act.
- Modifies the definition of 'collection' to include related documentary materials.
- Updates the definition of 'Minister'.
- Repeals provisions related to life trustees and an art advisory committee.
- Changes the objects of the Corporation to focus on acquiring and preserving art by or about artists contributing to Canadian art, with emphasis on the Group of Seven and Indigenous peoples.
- Adds an object to hold and maintain the land established as a cemetery.
- Prohibits interments in the Corporation's cemetery.
- Changes the way the McMichaels' gift is to be recognized.
- Updates references to the Cemeteries Act to the Funeral, Burial and Cremation Services Act, 2002.
- Changes the French wording of certain provisions.
- Sets out when certain parts of the Act come into force.
- The McMichael Canadian Art Collection Corporation and its Board.
- Artists whose work is collected by the McMichael.
- The public, regarding access to and interpretation of Canadian art.
- Individuals seeking interments in the cemetery on the McMichael property.
- The Minister of Tourism and Culture, or other assigned Minister.
- The Corporation's objects are redefined to include acquiring and preserving art by or about artists who have contributed to Canadian art, with a focus on the Group of Seven and Indigenous peoples.
- The Corporation is prohibited from allowing interments in its cemetery.
- The Board is required to recognize the McMichaels' gift in appropriate ways.
- The Act received Royal Assent on June 1, 2011.
- Most of the Act came into force on Royal Assent.
- Subsection 9 (5) comes into force on the later of the day section 114 of the Funeral, Burial and Cremation Services Act, 2002 comes into force and the day the Act receives Royal Assent.
- The specific ways the Board must recognize the McMichaels' gift are at the Board's discretion ('such ways as the Board considers appropriate').
- The exact commencement date for Subsection 9 (5) depends on the commencement of Section 114 of the Funeral, Burial and Cremation Services Act, 2002, which is not detailed in this bill.
The bill amends this Act, changing its purpose, definitions, governance, and the scope of the collection. For example, it repeals the original purpose statement and adds provisions to prohibit interments in the cemetery on the property.
Source: Explanatory Note; Section 1; Section 2; Section 3; Section 4; Section 5; Section 6; Section 7; Section 8; Section 9; Section 10
References to this Act are removed and replaced with references to the Funeral, Burial and Cremation Services Act, 2002, in relation to the cemetery on the collection's land.
Source: Section 9 (5)
This Act is referenced in place of the Cemeteries Act regarding the cemetery on the collection's land. A specific section (114) of this Act is also linked to the commencement of a provision in Bill 188.
Source: Section 9 (5); Section 11 (2)
This Act is referenced in relation to the definition of 'Minister'.
Source: Section 1 (2)
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