Bill 87 explained in plain English
OSPCA Oversight Act, 2013
Ontario legislature bill summary, status, timeline, sponsor, votes, and official sources.
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This bill amends the Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act to allow the Ombudsman to investigate complaints against the OSPCA and its related bodies.
Bill 87, also known as the OSPCA Oversight Act, 2013, amends the Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act. It clarifies that the Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (OSPCA), its affiliated societies, and the Animal Care Review Board are considered governmental organizations for the purposes of the Ombudsman Act. This means the Ombudsman can investigate complaints related to these organizations.
- Amends the Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act.
- Designates the Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (OSPCA), its affiliated societies, and the Animal Care Review Board as governmental organizations under the Ombudsman Act.
- Grants the Ombudsman the authority to investigate complaints concerning the OSPCA, affiliated societies, and the Animal Care Review Board.
- States that the Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.
- The Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (OSPCA)
- Societies affiliated with the OSPCA
- The Animal Care Review Board
- The Ombudsman of Ontario
- Individuals who have complaints against the OSPCA or its affiliated bodies.
- The Ombudsman gains the right to investigate complaints related to the OSPCA, affiliated societies, and the Animal Care Review Board.
- The OSPCA, affiliated societies, and the Animal Care Review Board are subject to investigation by the Ombudsman.
- The Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.
- The specific details of how the Ombudsman will conduct investigations into these organizations are not provided in the bill text.
- The bill text does not specify any limitations on the types of complaints the Ombudsman can investigate regarding these organizations.
Adds a new section (21.1) to clarify the status of the OSPCA and related bodies for the purposes of the Ombudsman Act.
Source: Section 1
The Ombudsman's powers to investigate complaints are extended to include the OSPCA, its affiliated societies, and the Animal Care Review Board, as they are now deemed governmental organizations.
Source: Section 21.1
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