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Bill PR59 explained in plain English

564539 Ontario Limited Act

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, 2nd Session
Bill number
Bill PR59
Full title
564539 Ontario Limited Act
Current status
Passed
Latest event
Royal Assent received
Last updated
Jun 1, 2017
Sponsor

Official Legislative Assembly of Ontario snapshot for 41st Parliament, 2nd 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 1, 2017
Sponsor
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 Pr59, also known as the 564539 Ontario Limited Act, revives the dissolved corporation 564539 Ontario Limited to allow it to manage its former property.

What It Means

This Act revives the corporation named 564539 Ontario Limited, which was dissolved on June 25, 1994, for failing to comply with the Corporations Information Act. The revival restores the corporation to its legal position as if it had not been dissolved, subject to any rights that have been acquired by others since its dissolution. The purpose of the revival is to allow the corporation to deal with property that was registered in its name when it was dissolved. The Act came into force on the day it received Royal Assent.

What This Bill Does
  • Revives the corporation 564539 Ontario Limited.
  • Restores the corporation to its legal position as it was before dissolution, including its property, rights, privileges, liabilities, contracts, and debts.
  • Ensures that the revival is subject to any rights acquired by other persons after the corporation's dissolution.
  • Specifies that the Act comes into force on the date it receives Royal Assent.
Who Is Affected
  • 564539 Ontario Limited
  • Robert Boychuk
  • Persons who acquired rights concerning the property of 564539 Ontario Limited after its dissolution.
Rights, Duties, Or Obligations
  • 564539 Ontario Limited is restored to its legal position, including all its property, rights, privileges, and franchises.
  • 564539 Ontario Limited remains 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 received Royal Assent on June 1, 2017.
  • The Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.
Uncertainties Or Limits
  • The extent to which rights acquired by other persons after the dissolution will be upheld is not detailed in the Act.
  • The specific property that the corporation will deal with is not identified.
Laws Or Regulations Affected
Business Corporations Act
affected by revival

The dissolution of 564539 Ontario Limited under this Act is reversed by Bill Pr59. The corporation is restored to its legal standing as if it had not been dissolved under this Act.

Source: Preamble, Section 1

Corporations Information Act
affected by revival

The reason for the dissolution of 564539 Ontario Limited (failure to comply with this Act) is overridden by Bill Pr59, which revives the corporation.

Source: Preamble

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Official text

Process Snapshot

Step 1
First reading
Mar 20, 2017
Step 2
Second reading
Jun 1, 2017
Step 3
Committee review
Mar 29, 2017
Step 4
Third reading
Jun 1, 2017
Step 5
Royal assent
Jun 1, 2017

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
Todd Smith
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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