Bill 36 explained in plain English
Mining Amendment Act (Resources Processed in Ontario), 2010
Ontario legislature bill summary, status, timeline, sponsor, votes, and official sources.
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Official Legislative Assembly of Ontario snapshot for 39th Parliament, 2nd Session. Representative vote breakdowns appear when the Assembly publishes an Ayes and Nays page for the bill.
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This bill amends the Mining Act to require that all ores and minerals mined in Ontario must be processed within the province.
Bill 36, the Mining Amendment Act (Resources Processed in Ontario), 2010, amends the existing Mining Act. The bill states that all ores or minerals extracted from patented, leased, or otherwise disposed of mining claims in Ontario must be treated and refined within Ontario. Previously, the requirement was for them to be treated and refined in Canada. The bill comes into effect on the day it receives Royal Assent.
- Amends the Mining Act.
- Changes the requirement for processing of ores and minerals from 'in Canada' to 'in Ontario'.
- Specifies that this requirement applies to ores and minerals raised or removed from lands, claims, or mining rights that are patented, leased, or otherwise disposed of.
- States that the Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.
- Individuals or companies involved in mining operations in Ontario.
- Owners of patented, leased, or otherwise disposed of mining claims in Ontario.
- An obligation for all ores or minerals raised or removed from patented, leased, or otherwise disposed of mining claims in Ontario to be treated and refined in Ontario.
- The Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.
- The bill text does not specify what constitutes 'treated and refined'.
- The bill text does not outline any penalties for non-compliance.
- The specific date of Royal Assent is not provided in the bill text.
Changes the location where ores and minerals must be treated and refined from Canada to Ontario.
Source: Section 1
Modifies the existing text by replacing the word "Canada" with "Ontario", thereby changing the geographical requirement for the processing of extracted ores and minerals.
Source: Section 1
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