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Bill PR73 explained in plain English

1701423 Ontario Inc. 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 PR73
Full title
1701423 Ontario Inc. Act, 2017
Current status
Passed
Latest event
Royal Assent received
Last updated
Dec 14, 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
Dec 14, 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

The 1701423 Ontario Inc. Act, 2017, revives the dissolved corporation 1701423 Ontario Inc. to its legal status and condition prior to its dissolution, with specific conditions.

What It Means

This private bill, the 1701423 Ontario Inc. Act, 2017, revives the corporation 1701423 Ontario Inc. The corporation was dissolved on June 21, 2016, under the Business Corporations Act. The bill restores the corporation to its legal position as if it had never been dissolved, subject to any rights acquired by others after its dissolution. It also makes the corporation subject to its previous liabilities and debts. The bill came into effect on the day it received Royal Assent.

What This Bill Does
  • Revives the corporation 1701423 Ontario Inc.
  • Restores the corporation to its legal position, including property, rights, privileges, and franchises, as of the date of its dissolution.
  • Subjects the revived corporation to its previous liabilities, contracts, disabilities, and debts.
  • Makes the revival of the corporation subject to any rights acquired by any person after its dissolution.
Who Is Affected
  • 1701423 Ontario Inc.
  • Jeremy Gilchrist (applicant and former sole director)
  • Persons who acquired rights after the dissolution of 1701423 Ontario Inc.
Rights, Duties, Or Obligations
  • The corporation is restored to its property, rights, privileges, and franchises as of the date of dissolution.
  • The corporation is subject to its liabilities, contracts, disabilities, and debts as of the date of dissolution.
  • The revival is subject to rights acquired by any person after the corporation's dissolution.
Important Dates
  • The Act came into force on the day it received Royal Assent, which was December 14, 2017.
  • The corporation was dissolved on June 21, 2016.
Uncertainties Or Limits
  • The exact nature and extent of 'rights acquired by any person after its dissolution' are not specified in the bill text, creating potential uncertainty regarding which pre-dissolution rights and liabilities are fully restored versus those potentially affected by these acquired rights.
  • The bill does not detail the process or requirements for the corporation to resume carrying on business, beyond stating the applicant's intention to do so.
Laws Or Regulations Affected
1701423 Ontario Inc.
revival

The corporation is brought back to life and restored to its previous legal status, as if it had not been dissolved. This includes its property, rights, and obligations.

Source: Section 1

Business Corporations Act
effected by revival

The dissolution of 1701423 Ontario Inc. under this Act on June 21, 2016, is reversed by this private bill.

Source: Preamble

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
Oct 30, 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
Lorne Coe
Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario | Whitby
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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