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Bill PR55 explained in plain English

Ranger Survey Systems Canada Inc. Act, 2016

Ontario legislature bill summary, status, timeline, sponsor, votes, and official sources.

At a glance

Jurisdiction
Ontario Legislature
Legislature / Parliament
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
Session
41st Parliament, 2nd Session
Bill number
Bill PR55
Full title
Ranger Survey Systems Canada Inc. Act, 2016
Current status
Passed
Latest event
Royal Assent received
Last updated
Dec 8, 2016

Official Legislative Assembly of Ontario snapshot for 41st Parliament, 2nd Session. Representative vote breakdowns appear when the Assembly publishes an Ayes and Nays page for the bill.

Chamber
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
Current Stage
Royal Assent received
Latest Activity
Dec 8, 2016
Plain-language explanation
In plain English (our explanation)

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Source: By PoliticalData.ca

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Short Version

This Act revives the corporation Ranger Survey Systems Canada Inc. to its legal position as it was before its dissolution, subject to certain conditions.

What It Means

This private bill, the Ranger Survey Systems Canada Inc. Act, 2016, revives the corporation Ranger Survey Systems Canada Inc. The corporation was dissolved on August 22, 2016, for failing to comply with a requirement under the Business Corporations Act. An applicant stated the default was unintentional and that they want to revive the corporation to manage real property that was in the corporation's name when it was dissolved. The bill restores the corporation to its legal position as if it had not been dissolved, subject to any rights acquired by others after its dissolution and all its previous liabilities and debts.

What This Bill Does
  • Revives the corporation Ranger Survey Systems Canada Inc.
  • Restores Ranger Survey Systems Canada Inc. to its legal position as if it had not been dissolved.
  • Specifies that the revival is subject to any rights acquired by any person after the corporation's dissolution.
  • Restores the corporation to its legal position with all its property, rights, privileges, franchises, liabilities, contracts, disabilities, and debts as of the date of its dissolution.
Who Is Affected
  • Ranger Survey Systems Canada Inc.
  • Peter J. Middleton
  • Persons who may have acquired rights after the dissolution of Ranger Survey Systems Canada Inc.
Rights, Duties, Or Obligations
  • Ranger Survey Systems Canada Inc. is restored to its legal position, including all its property, rights, privileges, and franchises.
  • Ranger Survey Systems Canada Inc. remains subject to all its liabilities, contracts, disabilities, and debts.
  • The revival is subject to any rights acquired by any person after the corporation's dissolution.
Important Dates
  • The Act came into force on December 8, 2016, the day it received Royal Assent.
Uncertainties Or Limits
  • The bill does not specify the exact nature of the real property that Ranger Survey Systems Canada Inc. needs to manage.
  • The bill's revival of the corporation is subject to 'any rights acquired by any person after its dissolution', the specifics of which are not detailed.
  • The bill does not detail the process or requirements for Ranger Survey Systems Canada Inc. to resume its business operations beyond being legally revived.
Laws Or Regulations Affected
Business Corporations Act
change

This private bill overrides the dissolution of Ranger Survey Systems Canada Inc. under the Business Corporations Act, restoring it to its previous legal status.

Source: Preamble

Commencement provision
commencement

The Act came into force on the day it received Royal Assent.

Source: Section 2

Generated using AI from official bill text. Not legal advice. It is written by PoliticalData.ca for civic education, automatically checked and spot-reviewed before publishing.

Official text

Process Snapshot

Step 1
First reading
Nov 30, 2016
Step 2
Second reading
Dec 8, 2016
Step 3
Committee review
Dec 7, 2016
Step 4
Third reading
Dec 8, 2016
Step 5
Royal assent
Dec 8, 2016

Vote Summary

No published recorded division

This bill does not have a published recorded division in the current official sources, so representative-by-representative vote counts are not shown.

Sponsor
John Vanthof
New Democratic Party of Ontario | Timiskaming—Cochrane
Jurisdiction
Ontario Legislature

No published representative vote breakdown

The current official sources do not publish a recorded division breakdown for this bill, so there is no representative-by-representative table to show.

Official sources

Status, sponsor, votes, and timeline on this page are drawn from these official legislative sources and public records. Each summary above is attributed to its own source.

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