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Bill PR41 explained in plain English

2560462 Ontario Ltd. Act, 2021

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 PR41
Full title
2560462 Ontario Ltd. Act, 2021
Current status
Passed
Latest event
Royal Assent received
Last updated
Jun 3, 2021

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
Jun 3, 2021
Plain-language explanation
In plain English (our explanation)

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Short Version

The 2560462 Ontario Ltd. Act, 2021, revived the corporation 2560462 Ontario Ltd., restoring its legal status and allowing it to address tax matters and conduct business.

What It Means

This private bill, the 2560462 Ontario Ltd. Act, 2021, revived the corporation 2560462 Ontario Ltd. The corporation was dissolved on September 28, 2018, for failing to meet requirements under the Business Corporations Act. The bill restores the corporation to its legal status as if it had never been dissolved, subject to any rights gained by others after its dissolution. This revival is intended to allow the corporation to address outstanding tax matters and resume business operations.

What This Bill Does
  • Revives the corporation 2560462 Ontario Ltd.
  • Restores the corporation to its legal position as of the date of its dissolution.
  • Makes the corporation subject to its previous liabilities, contracts, disabilities, and debts.
  • Ensures the revival is subject to rights acquired by others after the corporation's dissolution.
  • States that the Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.
Who Is Affected
  • 2560462 Ontario Ltd. (corporation)
  • Jiacheng Diao (applicant, former director)
  • The public or other entities who may have acquired rights after the dissolution of 2560462 Ontario Ltd.
Rights, Duties, Or Obligations
  • The corporation is restored to its legal position, including all its property, rights, privileges, and franchises.
  • The corporation 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 2560462 Ontario Ltd. was dissolved on September 28, 2018.
  • This Act (Bill Pr41) received Royal Assent on June 3, 2021.
  • This Act came into force on June 3, 2021.
Financial Or Tax Impacts
  • The bill states the corporation is revived to deal with certain outstanding tax matters relating to the corporation.
Uncertainties Or Limits
  • The extent to which 'rights acquired by any person after its dissolution' may limit the revival of the corporation is not specified.
  • The specific 'outstanding tax matters' that the corporation intends to address are not detailed in the bill.
  • The specific reasons for failure to comply with subsection 118 (3) of the Business Corporations Act are not detailed.
Laws Or Regulations Affected
Business Corporations Act
amended by implication

While not directly amended, the revival of 2560462 Ontario Ltd. bypasses the normal process for reviving a corporation that would typically be governed by this Act. The reason for dissolution (failure to comply with subsection 118(3)) is noted.

Source: Preamble

2560462 Ontario Ltd. Act, 2021
commencement

This Act came into effect 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
Jun 2, 2021
Step 2
Second reading
Jun 2, 2021
Step 3
Committee review
Mar 31, 2021
Step 4
Third reading
Jun 2, 2021
Step 5
Royal assent
Jun 3, 2021

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
Stephen Crawford
Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario | Oakville
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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