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Bill PR4 explained in plain English

Marbro Holdings Ltd. Act, 2025

Ontario legislature bill summary, status, timeline, sponsor, votes, and official sources.

At a glance

Jurisdiction
Ontario Legislature
Legislature / Parliament
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
Session
44th Parliament, 1st Session
Bill number
Bill PR4
Full title
Marbro Holdings Ltd. Act, 2025
Current status
Passed
Latest event
Royal Assent received
Last updated
Dec 11, 2025

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.

Chamber
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
Current Stage
Royal Assent received
Latest Activity
Dec 11, 2025
Plain-language explanation
In plain English (our explanation)

Our plain-language take, written for civic education.

Source: By PoliticalData.ca

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Short Version

Bill PR4 revives the dissolved corporation Marbro Holdings Ltd. and restores its legal status, property, rights, and liabilities as they existed on the date of dissolution.

What It Means

This is a special law that revives Marbro Holdings Ltd., a company that was voluntarily dissolved in Ontario on August 15, 2014. Joel E. Marion, who was a director and shareholder at the time of dissolution, applied for this special legislation so he could deal with real property that the company still held at the time it was dissolved. By passing this law, the company is brought back to life and is restored to the same legal position it had when it dissolved. This means the company gets back all its property, rights, and privileges, but also takes back all its liabilities, contracts, debts, and other obligations. However, any rights that other people gained after the company was dissolved are not affected by this revival. The law came into force on December 11, 2025, the day it received Royal Assent.

What This Bill Does
  • Revives Marbro Holdings Ltd., a corporation that was voluntarily dissolved under the Business Corporations Act on August 15, 2014
  • Restores the corporation to its legal position as of the date of dissolution, including all property, rights, privileges, and franchises
  • Restores the corporation subject to all its liabilities, contracts, disabilities, and debts as of the dissolution date
  • Protects any rights acquired by any person after the corporation's dissolution
  • Comes into force on December 11, 2025, the date of Royal Assent
Who Is Affected
  • Joel E. Marion, the former director and shareholder of Marbro Holdings Ltd. who applied for the revival
  • Marbro Holdings Ltd., the revived corporation
  • Any persons who acquired rights related to the corporation's property, assets, or liabilities after August 15, 2014
Rights, Duties, Or Obligations
  • Marbro Holdings Ltd. is restored to all rights, privileges, and franchises it held at the time of dissolution
  • Marbro Holdings Ltd. is responsible for all liabilities, contracts, disabilities, and debts it had at the time of dissolution
  • Any rights acquired by third parties after the dissolution remain protected and are not affected by the revival
Important Dates
  • August 15, 2014 - Date Marbro Holdings Ltd. was voluntarily dissolved under the Business Corporations Act
  • December 11, 2025 - Royal Assent received; date the Act comes into force
Uncertainties Or Limits
  • The bill does not specify what specific real property is involved or its current status
  • The bill does not identify any specific liabilities, debts, or contracts the corporation may face upon revival
  • The bill does not detail what rights third parties may have acquired after dissolution that would be protected
  • The bill does not explain the process or timeline for dealing with the real property mentioned in the preamble
  • It is unclear whether the revival affects any tax, employment, or regulatory obligations from the period since 2014
Laws Or Regulations Affected
Business Corporations Act
affected

The corporation Marbro Holdings Ltd., which was dissolved under this Act, is revived. The Business Corporations Act remains in effect, but this special law reverses the dissolution of this specific corporation.

Source: Preamble - references voluntary dissolution under the Business Corporations Act on August 15, 2014

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Official text

Process Snapshot

Step 1
First reading
May 29, 2025
Step 2
Second reading
Dec 10, 2025
Step 3
Committee review
Not reached yet
Step 4
Third reading
Dec 10, 2025
Step 5
Royal assent
Dec 11, 2025

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
Sol Mamakwa
New Democratic Party of Ontario | Kiiwetinoong
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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