Bill 94 explained in plain English
Putting Fans First Act (No Ticket Resales Above Face Value), 2026
Ontario legislature bill summary, status, timeline, sponsor, votes, and official sources.
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Bill 94 amends the Ticket Sales Act, 2017 to prohibit reselling tickets on the secondary market for more than their face value.
Bill 94 would change Ontario's ticket sales rules to prevent people from reselling tickets for more than their original price. Currently, Ontario law allows ticket resales at higher prices as long as the markup includes certain fees and charges. This bill would remove that permission and instead make it illegal for anyone to sell or help someone else sell a ticket on the secondary market (resale market) for more than its face value. The bill would apply the same rule whether the seller adds fees, service charges, or anything else on top of the original ticket price—all of these would be prohibited if they push the total above face value. Taxes are not counted toward the face value limit. If the bill passes, it would take effect immediately upon receiving Royal Assent (the formal approval step).
- Adds a new rule to the Ticket Sales Act, 2017 that prohibits any person from making a ticket available for resale on the secondary market for more than its face value
- Prohibits facilitating or arranging secondary market ticket sales above face value
- Removes an existing exception in the Ticket Sales Act, 2017 that previously allowed higher markups for fees and service charges
- Applies to all amounts including fees and service charges, but does not include applicable taxes in the calculation
- Takes effect immediately upon Royal Assent
- People who buy and resell tickets on secondary markets (resale platforms and individual sellers)
- Online platforms and ticket reselling services that facilitate secondary market ticket sales
- Ticket buyers who wish to resell tickets they have purchased
- Event organizers and venues (as their ticket pricing structure may be affected by resale restrictions)
- No person is permitted to make a ticket available for sale on the secondary market above its face value
- No person is permitted to facilitate or arrange a secondary market ticket sale above face value
- The prohibition applies regardless of whether the higher amount includes fees, service charges, or other additions (taxes excluded)
- The bill would come into force on the day it receives Royal Assent (no specific date provided in the bill text)
- The bill does not specify any direct financial costs or tax implications
- The bill excludes applicable taxes from the face value calculation, meaning sellers can pass tax costs to buyers without violating the prohibition
- The bill text does not specify what penalties or enforcement mechanisms would apply to violations of the prohibition on ticket resales above face value. The bill does not state whether existing penalties under the Ticket Sales Act, 2017 would apply to breaches of the new rule.
- The bill text does not define what constitutes 'face value' or how it should be determined if different ticket prices exist for the same event
- The bill text does not specify what penalties or enforcement mechanisms apply to violations of the new prohibition
- The bill text does not clarify how the rule applies to bundled ticket sales or packages
- The bill text does not explain whether existing laws regarding penalties under the Ticket Sales Act, 2017 automatically apply to the new prohibition
- The bill text does not address whether the prohibition applies to gifts, transfers without payment, or only monetary sales
- The bill text does not specify how applicable taxes are to be calculated or verified to ensure they are excluded from the face value calculation
Adds a new prohibition preventing ticket resales above face value on secondary markets and removes an existing exception that allowed markups for fees and service charges. The law now states that no person can sell or help someone sell a ticket for resale at an amount higher than its face value, including any fees or service charges (but not taxes).
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