Bill PR43 explained in plain English
Ursuline Religious of London Act (Tax Relief), 2011
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Bill PR43, Ursuline Religious of London Act (Tax Relief), 2011, allows the Municipality of Chatham-Kent to exempt specific land of the Ursuline Religious of the Diocese of London in Ontario from municipal and school taxes, with retroactive potential.
This Ontario Act grants the Municipality of Chatham-Kent the authority to pass by-laws that exempt specific land owned by the Ursuline Religious of the Diocese of London in Ontario from municipal and school taxes. This exemption can apply retroactively from June 28, 2010, and can also include the cancellation of already levied taxes, interest, and penalties, provided certain conditions are met. The property must be used solely for the purposes of the Ursuline Religious order, which must be the registered owner and a registered charity. The Act specifies that local improvement rates are not included in this tax exemption. The Act came into effect on the day it received Royal Assent.
- Allows the Municipality of Chatham-Kent to pass by-laws to exempt certain land from municipal taxes, excluding local improvement rates.
- Allows the Municipality of Chatham-Kent to pass by-laws to cancel municipal taxes, including interest and penalties, for certain years on that land.
- States that the specified land is also exempt from school taxes if the municipal tax exemption by-law is passed.
- States that school taxes, including interest and penalties, on the specified land are also cancelled if the municipal tax cancellation by-law is passed.
- Defines the 'specified property' as land located at 20 Merici Way in the Municipality of Chatham-Kent.
- Establishes that the Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.
- The Ursuline Religious of the Diocese of London in Ontario
- The Municipality of Chatham-Kent
- Owners of property in the Municipality of Chatham-Kent (in relation to local improvement rates and general municipal/school tax principles)
- The municipal and school tax collection bodies within the Municipality of Chatham-Kent
- The council of the Municipality of Chatham-Kent has the discretion to pass by-laws for tax exemption and cancellation.
- The specified property must be occupied and used solely for the purposes of the Ursuline Religious of the Diocese of London in Ontario.
- The Ursuline Religious of the Diocese of London in Ontario must be the registered owner of the specified property.
- The Ursuline Religious of the Diocese of London in Ontario must be a registered charity within the meaning of the Income Tax Act (Canada).
- The tax exemption does not apply to local improvement rates.
- The tax exemption and cancellation provisions can apply beginning June 28, 2010.
- The Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent (May 4, 2011).
- The Municipality of Chatham-Kent may lose municipal tax revenue for the specified property from June 28, 2010, onwards.
- School tax revenue for the specified property may be reduced or eliminated from June 28, 2010, onwards.
- Any interest and penalties on municipal and school taxes for the specified property may be cancelled.
- The bill does not specify penalties for non-compliance but outlines conditions for tax exemption and cancellation.
- The bill does not define 'specified purpose' beyond the general description in the preamble.
- The effectiveness of the tax exemption and cancellation is contingent on the Municipality of Chatham-Kent's council passing by-laws.
- The definition of 'specified property' relies on definitions within the Assessment Act and specific land registry details which are not fully detailed in the provided text.
Section 353 of the Municipal Act, 2001, which deals with taxes collected on behalf of other bodies, is applied to taxes cancelled for school purposes under this new Act.
Source: Section 4 (3)
The council of the Municipality of Chatham-Kent may pass by-laws to exempt the specified property from municipal taxes (other than local improvement rates) from June 28, 2010, onwards, if the property is used solely by the Ursuline Religious, they are the owner, and they are a registered charity.
Source: Section 2
If the council passes a tax exemption by-law, it may also pass by-laws to cancel taxes, including interest and penalties, for municipal purposes on the specified property for years to which the exemption applies and for which taxes have been levied.
Source: Section 3
If the Municipality of Chatham-Kent passes a by-law under section 2 to exempt the property from municipal taxes, the property is also exempt from school taxes as long as that by-law remains in effect.
Source: Section 4 (1)
If the Municipality of Chatham-Kent passes a by-law under section 3 to cancel municipal taxes, the school taxes on the specified property, including interest and penalties, are also cancelled for the same periods.
Source: Section 4 (2)
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