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Bill PR77 explained in plain English

Streetwise Holdings Limited Act, 2017

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 PR77
Full title
Streetwise Holdings Limited Act, 2017
Current status
Passed
Latest event
Royal Assent received
Last updated
Dec 14, 2017

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 14, 2017
Plain-language explanation
In plain English (our explanation)

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Short Version

The Streetwise Holdings Limited Act, 2017, revives the dissolved corporation Streetwise Holdings Limited to enable the disposal of its former property.

What It Means

This Act, titled the Streetwise Holdings Limited Act, 2017, allows for the revival of a corporation named Streetwise Holdings Limited. The corporation was voluntarily dissolved on November 17, 1993. The Act states that the corporation is revived and restored to its legal position as if it had never been dissolved, subject to any rights acquired by others after its dissolution and all its previous liabilities and debts. This revival is intended to allow the disposal of property that was held in the corporation's name at the time of dissolution. The Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.

What This Bill Does
  • Revives Streetwise Holdings Limited.
  • Restores Streetwise Holdings Limited to its legal position as if it had never been dissolved, subject to existing rights acquired by others and its previous liabilities and debts.
  • Specifies that the Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.
Who Is Affected
  • Streetwise Holdings Limited
  • James L. McBane Sr. (applicant)
  • Persons who acquired rights after the dissolution of Streetwise Holdings Limited
Rights, Duties, Or Obligations
  • Streetwise Holdings Limited is restored to its legal position, including all its property, rights, privileges, and franchises.
  • Streetwise Holdings Limited is subject to all its liabilities, contracts, disabilities, and debts as of the date of its dissolution.
  • The revival is subject to any rights acquired by any person after the corporation's dissolution.
Important Dates
  • The corporation was voluntarily dissolved on November 17, 1993.
  • The Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent (December 14, 2017).
Uncertainties Or Limits
  • The extent to which rights acquired by others after the dissolution will affect the revived corporation is dependent on how those rights interact with the corporation's restored legal position.
  • The bill does not detail the specific properties to be disposed of by the revived corporation.
Laws Or Regulations Affected
Business Corporations Act
affected by revival

The revival of Streetwise Holdings Limited is a consequence of a voluntary dissolution under this Act, which is now being reversed by this special legislation.

Source: Preamble

Streetwise Holdings Limited Act, 2017
commencement

This Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.

Source: Section 2

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Official text

Process Snapshot

Step 1
First reading
Dec 4, 2017
Step 2
Second reading
Dec 14, 2017
Step 3
Committee review
Dec 13, 2017
Step 4
Third reading
Dec 14, 2017
Step 5
Royal assent
Dec 14, 2017

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
Lou Rinaldi
Sponsor party or district not listed
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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