Bill PR15 explained in plain English
816537 Ontario Inc. Act, 2023
Ontario legislature bill summary, status, timeline, sponsor, votes, and official sources.
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Official Legislative Assembly of Ontario snapshot for 43rd Parliament, 1st Session. Representative vote breakdowns appear when the Assembly publishes an Ayes and Nays page for the bill.
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Bill PR15 revives the corporation 816537 Ontario Inc., restoring it to its legal position as it existed before its dissolution on July 27, 2022.
This is a private bill that revives a specific Ontario corporation called 816537 Ontario Inc. The corporation was voluntarily dissolved under the Business Corporations Act on July 27, 2022. The applicant, John Oakes, who was a shareholder and director at the time of dissolution, applied for special legislation to bring the corporation back to life so he could carry on business in its name. The bill restores the corporation to the legal position it held before dissolution, including all its property, rights, privileges, franchises, liabilities, contracts, disabilities, and debts—with an important exception: any rights that other people may have acquired after the corporation was dissolved are respected and not affected by the revival. The Act came into force on May 18, 2023, when it received Royal Assent.
- Revives the corporation 816537 Ontario Inc., which was voluntarily dissolved on July 27, 2022
- Restores the corporation to its full legal position as of the date of dissolution, including all property, rights, privileges, and franchises
- Restores all liabilities, contracts, disabilities, and debts the corporation had at the time of dissolution
- Protects any rights acquired by third parties after the corporation was dissolved
- Comes into force on the date of Royal Assent (May 18, 2023)
- John Oakes (the applicant, shareholder, and director who sought the revival)
- The corporation 816537 Ontario Inc.
- Any persons or entities that may have acquired rights after the corporation's dissolution on July 27, 2022 (their rights are protected)
- The corporation is revived and restored to its full legal position, including all property, rights, privileges, and franchises it held before dissolution
- The corporation is subject to all its liabilities, contracts, disabilities, and debts as they existed at dissolution
- Any rights acquired by third parties after the dissolution are not affected or altered by the revival
- July 27, 2022: The date 816537 Ontario Inc. was voluntarily dissolved under the Business Corporations Act
- May 18, 2023: The date this Act received Royal Assent and came into force
- The bill does not explain why the corporation was dissolved or what circumstances led to the dissolution
- The bill does not identify specifically what property, rights, or liabilities the corporation holds; the revival applies to whatever existed at dissolution
- The bill does not specify procedures for how the revived corporation should operate or register with Ontario authorities
- The bill does not detail what 'rights acquired by any person after its dissolution' might include or how disputes about such rights would be resolved
The corporation 816537 Ontario Inc. was originally dissolved under the Business Corporations Act on July 27, 2022; this Act revives it under Ontario special legislation rather than through the standard Business Corporations Act revival process
Source: Preamble
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