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Bill PR68 explained in plain English

James Guy Limited Act, 2017

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 PR68
Full title
James Guy Limited Act, 2017
Current status
Passed
Latest event
Royal Assent received
Last updated
Dec 14, 2017

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
Dec 14, 2017
Plain-language explanation
In plain English (our explanation)

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Short Version

The James Guy Limited Act, 2017, revives the dissolved corporation James Guy Limited to its legal position before its dissolution, subject to acquired rights.

What It Means

This private bill, the James Guy Limited Act, 2017, revives a corporation named James Guy Limited. The corporation was dissolved on October 1, 1990, for failing to comply with tax laws. The bill aims to restore the corporation to its legal standing as if it had not been dissolved, allowing it to deal with property it owned at the time of dissolution. This revival is subject to any rights that have been acquired by other individuals since the corporation's dissolution.

What This Bill Does
  • Revives James Guy Limited.
  • Restores James Guy Limited to its legal position as it was before its dissolution, including 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.
  • Specifies that the Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.
Who Is Affected
  • James Guy Limited
  • Royal Trust Corporation of Canada (as the applicant)
  • The estate of Harold James Guy
  • Individuals or entities who acquired rights related to James Guy Limited's property after its dissolution.
Rights, Duties, Or Obligations
  • James Guy Limited is restored to its legal position, including all its property, rights, privileges, and franchises.
  • James Guy 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 comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent (December 14, 2017).
  • James Guy Limited was dissolved on October 1, 1990.
  • The Act received Royal Assent on December 14, 2017.
Financial Or Tax Impacts
  • The corporation was dissolved for failure to comply with the Corporations Tax Act.
Uncertainties Or Limits
  • The bill does not specify how rights acquired by third parties after the corporation's dissolution will be handled or reconciled with the corporation's revival.
  • The bill does not detail the specific property or liabilities James Guy Limited had at the time of its dissolution.
Laws Or Regulations Affected
James Guy Limited
revival

The corporation is brought back into legal existence.

Source: Section 1

Business Corporations Act
implicitly affected

The revival of James Guy Limited may override the consequences of its dissolution under this Act.

Source: Preamble

Corporations Tax Act
implicitly affected

The reason for the corporation's dissolution was failure to comply with this Act; the revival allows the corporation to resume its legal status despite this.

Source: Preamble

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Official text

Process Snapshot

Step 1
First reading
Sep 14, 2017
Step 2
Second reading
Dec 14, 2017
Step 3
Committee review
Sep 27, 2017
Step 4
Third reading
Dec 14, 2017
Step 5
Royal assent
Dec 14, 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
Robert Bailey
Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario | Sarnia—Lambton
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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