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Bill PR70 explained in plain English

Dr. Marchand Optometry Professional Corporation 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 PR70
Full title
Dr. Marchand Optometry Professional Corporation 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

Bill PR70, the Dr. Marchand Optometry Professional Corporation Act, 2017, revives the Dr. Marchand Optometry Professional Corporation, restoring it to its legal status as if it had not been dissolved.

What It Means

This bill revives Dr. Marchand Optometry Professional Corporation, which was voluntarily dissolved on March 22, 2017. The revival restores the corporation to its legal position, including its property, rights, privileges, and franchises, and also makes it subject to its liabilities, contracts, disabilities, and debts, as if it had never been dissolved. This revival is subject to any rights that may have been acquired by any person after the corporation's dissolution.

What This Bill Does
  • Revives Dr. Marchand Optometry Professional Corporation.
  • Restores the corporation to its legal position as it was before its dissolution, including its property, rights, privileges, and franchises.
  • Subject to the restoration, the corporation is also subject to its previous liabilities, contracts, disabilities, and debts.
  • Ensures the revival is subject to any rights that have been legally acquired by others since the corporation's dissolution.
Who Is Affected
  • Dr. Marchand Optometry Professional Corporation
  • Arthur Niven Marchand
  • Persons or entities who acquired rights after the dissolution of Dr. Marchand Optometry Professional Corporation.
Rights, Duties, Or Obligations
  • The corporation is restored to its legal position, including all its property, rights, privileges, and franchises.
  • The corporation remains subject to all its liabilities, contracts, disabilities, and debts from the date of its dissolution.
  • 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, which was December 14, 2017.
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 specifics of which are not detailed in the bill.
Laws Or Regulations Affected
Business Corporations Act
affected

The voluntary dissolution of Dr. Marchand Optometry Professional Corporation under this Act on March 22, 2017, is effectively reversed by this new Act, which revives the corporation.

Source: Preamble

Dr. Marchand Optometry Professional Corporation Act, 2017
enacted

This Act establishes the legal framework for the revival of Dr. Marchand Optometry Professional Corporation.

Source: Section 1

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Official text

Process Snapshot

Step 1
First reading
Oct 31, 2017
Step 2
Second reading
Dec 14, 2017
Step 3
Committee review
Nov 15, 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
James J. Bradley
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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