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Bill PR35 explained in plain English

1709542 Ontario Corporation Act, 2016

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

At a glance

Jurisdiction
Ontario Legislature
Legislature / Parliament
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
Session
41st Parliament, 1st Session
Bill number
Bill PR35
Full title
1709542 Ontario Corporation Act, 2016
Current status
Passed
Latest event
Royal Assent received
Last updated
Jun 9, 2016

Official Legislative Assembly of Ontario snapshot for 41st 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
Jun 9, 2016
Plain-language explanation
In plain English (our explanation)

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Short Version

Bill PR35 revives 1709542 Ontario Corporation to address outstanding tax matters, restoring it to its legal position as of its dissolution.

What It Means

This Act revives 1709542 Ontario Corporation, which was voluntarily dissolved on November 11, 2013. The corporation is restored to its legal position as if it had not been dissolved, subject to any rights acquired by others after its dissolution. This revival is intended to allow the corporation to address outstanding tax matters. The Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.

What This Bill Does
  • Revives 1709542 Ontario Corporation.
  • Restores 1709542 Ontario Corporation to its legal position as it was on the date of its dissolution, including all its property, rights, privileges, franchises, liabilities, contracts, disabilities, and debts.
  • States that the revival is subject to any rights acquired by any person after the corporation's dissolution.
  • Names the Act as the 1709542 Ontario Corporation Act, 2016.
  • Specifies that the Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.
Who Is Affected
  • 1709542 Ontario Corporation
  • Larry To (applicant and former director of the corporation)
  • Persons who may have acquired rights after the dissolution of 1709542 Ontario Corporation.
Rights, Duties, Or Obligations
  • 1709542 Ontario Corporation is restored to all its property, rights, privileges, and franchises.
  • 1709542 Ontario Corporation is subject to all its liabilities, contracts, disabilities, and debts.
  • The revival is subject to any rights acquired by any person after the corporation's dissolution.
Important Dates
  • The Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent (June 9, 2016).
Financial Or Tax Impacts
  • The revival is intended to address certain outstanding tax matters relating to the corporation.
Uncertainties Or Limits
  • The revival of the corporation is subject to any rights that may have been acquired by any person after its dissolution. The Act does not specify what those rights might be or how they would be managed.
  • The Act does not specify what the 'certain outstanding tax matters' are or how they will be resolved.
Laws Or Regulations Affected
1709542 Ontario Corporation
revival and restoration

The corporation is revived and restored to its legal position as of the date of its dissolution. This is subject to any rights acquired by others after its dissolution.

Source: Section 1

Commencement of the Act
commencement

The Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.

Source: Section 2

Generated using AI from official bill text. Not legal advice. It is written by PoliticalData.ca for civic education, automatically checked and spot-reviewed before publishing.

Official text

Process Snapshot

Step 1
First reading
Feb 16, 2016
Step 2
Second reading
Jun 8, 2016
Step 3
Committee review
Feb 24, 2016
Step 4
Third reading
Jun 8, 2016
Step 5
Royal assent
Jun 9, 2016

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
Chris Ballard
Sponsor party or district not listed
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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