Bill PR19 explained in plain English
Pickering College Act, 2026
Ontario legislature bill summary, status, timeline, sponsor, votes, and official sources.
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Official Legislative Assembly of Ontario snapshot for 44th Parliament, 1st Session. Representative vote breakdowns appear when the Assembly publishes an Ayes and Nays page for the bill.
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Bill PR19 repeals two older statutes that incorporated and governed Pickering College, and replaces them with a new Pickering College Act, 2026.
Bill PR19 is a special bill requested by Pickering College to update its legal framework. The bill repeals (cancels) two older laws that set up and governed the College: An Act respecting The Friends' Seminary of Ontario from 1917 and The Pickering College Act from 1960-61. These older laws are replaced by this new Pickering College Act, 2026. The bill came into effect on April 15, 2026, the date it received Royal Assent. The bill text does not specify what new rules or structures the College will operate under—it only states that the old laws are being removed and replaced with this new act.
- Repeals An Act respecting The Friends' Seminary of Ontario, S.O. 1917, c. 103
- Repeals The Pickering College Act, 1960-61
- Establishes the Pickering College Act, 2026 as the new governing statute for Pickering College
- Comes into force on the day of Royal Assent (April 15, 2026)
- Pickering College and its governance structure
- Any person or entity with legal relationships to Pickering College under the old 1917 or 1960-61 statutes
- April 15, 2026: The Pickering College Act, 2026 comes into force (the date of Royal Assent)
- The bill text does not specify what governance structures, powers, duties, or rules apply to Pickering College under the new 2026 Act—it only states that the old acts are repealed
- The bill does not explain the reasons for or substantive changes between the old statutes and the new act
- It is unclear whether Pickering College will have additional governance provisions elsewhere or whether this act contains complete governing rules (the provided text appears to be a short form legislative repeal)
This 1917 law that originally incorporated Pickering College (then called The Friends' Seminary of Ontario) is cancelled and no longer applies.
Source: Section 1
This 1960-61 law that amended the original 1917 Act is cancelled and no longer applies.
Source: Section 1
A new act is established to govern Pickering College, replacing the two older repealed statutes.
Source: Section 3
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