Bill 29 explained in plain English
Cannabis Licence Amendment Act, 2021
Ontario legislature bill summary, status, timeline, sponsor, votes, and official sources.
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Bill 29, the Cannabis Licence Amendment Act, 2021, requires the Registrar to consider municipal council resolutions as proof of resident needs and wishes when processing cannabis retail licence applications.
This bill amends the Cannabis Licence Act, 2018. It changes how the Registrar (the person responsible for issuing cannabis retail licences) considers municipal council resolutions when deciding on applications for cannabis retail store authorizations. Specifically, the Registrar must consider a municipal council's resolution as proof of the needs and wishes of the municipality's residents, unless there is evidence to the contrary. These resolutions can apply to specific applications, areas within a municipality, or the entire municipality, and can include guidance on the number of cannabis stores. The Act also states that it comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.
- Amends the Cannabis Licence Act, 2018, to change how municipal council resolutions are considered in the cannabis retail licensing process.
- Requires the Registrar to consider a municipal council's resolution as proof of the needs and wishes of the municipality's residents when an application for a retail store authorization is made, unless there is evidence against it.
- Clarifies that these municipal resolutions can apply to specific applications, areas within a municipality, or the entire municipality.
- Allows municipal resolutions to provide guidance on the concentration of cannabis retail stores.
- Specifies that the Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.
- Municipal councils
- Registrar (responsible for cannabis retail licensing)
- Applicants for cannabis retail store authorizations
- Residents of Ontario municipalities
- The Registrar has an obligation to consider municipal council resolutions as proof of resident needs and wishes for cannabis retail store authorizations, in the absence of contrary evidence.
- Municipal councils have the ability to pass resolutions that can influence the process for authorizing cannabis retail stores within their jurisdiction.
- The Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.
- The bill does not specify what constitutes 'evidence to the contrary' that would allow the Registrar to disregard a municipal resolution.
- The bill does not detail the process or criteria for passing a municipal resolution under these new provisions.
Adds new provisions (subsections 9.1, 9.2, and 9.3) to Section 4. These new provisions clarify how the Registrar must consider municipal council resolutions when processing applications for cannabis retail store authorizations.
Source: Section 1
Adds new subsections (9.1, 9.2, and 9.3) that define how the Registrar must consider municipal council resolutions as proof of resident needs and wishes for retail store authorization applications.
Source: Section 1
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