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Bill PR83 explained in plain English

Esquire Ventures Inc. Act, 2018

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, 3rd Session
Bill number
Bill PR83
Full title
Esquire Ventures Inc. Act, 2018
Current status
Passed
Latest event
Royal Assent received
Last updated
May 7, 2018

Official Legislative Assembly of Ontario snapshot for 41st Parliament, 3rd 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
May 7, 2018
Plain-language explanation
In plain English (our explanation)

Our plain-language take, written for civic education.

Source: By PoliticalData.ca

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Short Version

Bill PR83 revives the corporation Esquire Ventures Inc., restoring it to its legal status as of its dissolution date, effective upon Royal Assent.

What It Means

This private bill allows Esquire Ventures Inc. to be revived. The company was dissolved in 1994 for not following the Corporations Information Act. The bill restores the company to its legal status as if it had never been dissolved, subject to any rights that others may have acquired since its dissolution. This revival is to allow the company to continue its business. The Act came into effect on the day it received Royal Assent.

What This Bill Does
  • It revives Esquire Ventures Inc.
  • It restores Esquire Ventures Inc. to its legal position as if it had not been dissolved.
  • It states that the Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.
Who Is Affected
  • Esquire Ventures Inc.
  • Anthony L. Dickson (as applicant and former sole director, officer, and shareholder)
  • Persons who may have acquired rights after the dissolution of Esquire Ventures Inc.
Rights, Duties, Or Obligations
  • Esquire Ventures Inc. is restored to all its property, rights, privileges, and franchises.
  • Esquire Ventures 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 comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent, which was May 7, 2018.
Uncertainties Or Limits
  • The extent to which rights acquired by other persons after the dissolution of Esquire Ventures Inc. might affect the company's restoration is not specified.
  • The specific nature of the "default" that led to the dissolution under the Corporations Information Act is not detailed.
  • The precise business Esquire Ventures Inc. intends to carry on is not mentioned.
Laws Or Regulations Affected
Esquire Ventures Inc.
revived

The company Esquire Ventures Inc. is revived and restored to its legal status as it was before its dissolution on July 9, 1994. This means it regains its property, rights, privileges, and franchises, and is also subject to its former liabilities, contracts, disabilities, and debts.

Source: Section 1

Commencement
comes into force

This Act becomes law on the date it receives 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
Apr 11, 2018
Step 2
Second reading
May 7, 2018
Step 3
Committee review
May 2, 2018
Step 4
Third reading
May 7, 2018
Step 5
Royal assent
May 7, 2018

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
Joe Dickson
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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