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Bill PR25 explained in plain English

Tapir Corporation Act, 2020

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

At a glance

Jurisdiction
Ontario Legislature
Legislature / Parliament
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
Session
42nd Parliament, 1st Session
Bill number
Bill PR25
Full title
Tapir Corporation Act, 2020
Current status
Passed
Latest event
Royal Assent received
Last updated
Dec 9, 2020

Official Legislative Assembly of Ontario snapshot for 42nd Parliament, 1st 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 9, 2020
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 PR25 revives the Tapir Corporation, restoring it to its previous legal standing as if it had not been dissolved.

What It Means

This bill allows for the revival of Tapir Corporation. The corporation was voluntarily dissolved on February 5, 2019. The bill restores the corporation to its legal status as if it had not been dissolved, including its property, rights, privileges, liabilities, contracts, disabilities, and debts, subject to any rights acquired by others after its dissolution. The Act came into force on December 9, 2020.

What This Bill Does
  • It revives Tapir Corporation.
  • It restores Tapir Corporation to its legal position as it was before it was dissolved.
  • This restoration includes all property, rights, privileges, franchises, liabilities, contracts, disabilities, and debts of the corporation.
  • The restoration is subject to any rights that other people may have acquired after the corporation was dissolved.
  • It states that the Act came into force on the day it received Royal Assent.
Who Is Affected
  • Tapir Corporation
  • Sheila Handler (as director and applicant)
  • Persons who acquired rights after the dissolution of Tapir Corporation
Rights, Duties, Or Obligations
  • Tapir Corporation is restored to its legal position, including all its property, rights, privileges and franchises.
  • Tapir Corporation is subject to all its liabilities, contracts, disabilities and debts.
Important Dates
  • The Act came into force on December 9, 2020, the day it received Royal Assent.
Uncertainties Or Limits
  • The restoration of Tapir Corporation is subject to any rights acquired by any person after its dissolution.
Laws Or Regulations Affected
Tapir Corporation
revived

The corporation is revived and restored to its legal position, including its property, rights, and liabilities, as if it had not been dissolved.

Source: Section 1

Business Corporations Act
affected by dissolution

The voluntary dissolution of Tapir Corporation under this Act on February 5, 2019, is addressed by this new Act.

Source: Preamble

Tapir Corporation Act, 2020
commencement

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

Source: Section 2

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Official text

Process Snapshot

Step 1
First reading
Dec 8, 2020
Step 2
Second reading
Dec 8, 2020
Step 3
Committee review
Sep 30, 2020
Step 4
Third reading
Dec 8, 2020
Step 5
Royal assent
Dec 9, 2020

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
Robert Bailey
Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario | Sarnia—Lambton
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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