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Bill 69 explained in plain English

Small Business Construction Survival Act, 2018

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, 3rd Session
Bill number
Bill 69
Full title
Small Business Construction Survival Act, 2018
Current status
Did not become law (session ended)
Latest event
Carried
Last updated
May 3, 2018
Sponsor

Official Legislative Assembly of Ontario snapshot for 41st Parliament, 3rd Session. Representative vote breakdowns appear when the Assembly publishes an Ayes and Nays page for the bill.

Chamber
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
Current Stage
Carried
Latest Activity
May 3, 2018
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

This bill would create a support program for small businesses impacted by long-term infrastructure projects and amend the Infrastructure for Jobs and Prosperity Act, 2015, to include transit projects and principles for supporting small businesses in infrastructure planning.

What It Means

This bill, known as the Small Business Construction Survival Act, 2018, proposes to create a program to support small businesses that are negatively affected by long-term infrastructure projects. It also makes amendments to the Infrastructure for Jobs and Prosperity Act, 2015, by expanding the definition of 'infrastructure' to include 'transit projects' and adding principles related to supporting small businesses during infrastructure planning and investment. The program for small businesses will be established by the Minister of Finance.

What This Bill Does
  • Enacts the Small Business Construction Survival Act, 2018.
  • Establishes a program by the Minister of Finance to support qualified small business owners negatively impacted by long-term infrastructure projects.
  • Defines criteria for a 'qualified small business owner', including limits on gross assets and employee numbers, and location requirements relative to a construction site.
  • Allows the support program to include financial compensation for small businesses and business improvement areas demonstrating financial hardship.
  • Permits the program to be limited to specific geographical areas.
  • States the program may apply to long-term infrastructure projects that started construction on or after January 1, 2018.
  • Requires the program to be established within six months of the bill receiving Royal Assent.
  • Requires the Minister to report to the Legislative Assembly on the program's implementation within one year of Royal Assent.
  • Amends the Infrastructure for Jobs and Prosperity Act, 2015, to include 'transit projects' in the definition of 'infrastructure'.
  • Amends the Infrastructure for Jobs and Prosperity Act, 2015, to add principles for provincial infrastructure planning and investment that consider impacts on small businesses.
Who Is Affected
  • Small business owners negatively impacted by long-term infrastructure projects.
  • Business improvement areas negatively impacted by long-term infrastructure projects.
  • The Minister of Finance.
  • The Lieutenant Governor in Council (through regulation-making authority).
  • Businesses and corporations related to small businesses.
  • Infrastructure project developers and planners.
Rights, Duties, Or Obligations
  • The Minister of Finance has the obligation to establish a support program for small businesses impacted by long-term infrastructure projects.
  • Qualified small business owners have the potential right to receive support, possibly including financial compensation, if they demonstrate financial hardship.
  • Business improvement areas have the potential right to receive support, possibly including financial compensation, if they demonstrate financial hardship.
  • The Minister has the obligation to report to the Legislative Assembly on the program's implementation.
Important Dates
  • The bill comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.
  • The support program must be established within six months after the day the Act receives Royal Assent.
  • The Minister must prepare a report within one year after the day the Act receives Royal Assent.
  • The program may apply to infrastructure projects that were or are under construction on or after January 1, 2018.
Financial Or Tax Impacts
  • The program may include the provision of financial compensation to qualified small business owners and business improvement areas demonstrating financial hardship.
Enforcement Or Penalties
  • The bill does not specify any enforcement mechanisms or penalties for non-compliance.
Uncertainties Or Limits
  • The specific details of the support program, including how to demonstrate financial hardship, are not fully defined in the bill and will be subject to regulations.
  • The definition of 'long-term' for infrastructure projects is to be defined by regulation.
  • The criteria for 'qualified small business owner' (e.g., prescribed manner for determining assets and employees, prescribed distance from construction site) are to be defined by regulation.
  • The geographical areas to which the program may apply are not specified and will be determined by regulation.
  • The bill does not provide details on the specific amount or nature of financial compensation that may be provided.
  • The bill does not specify how the 'prescribed manner' for determining total gross assets and total number of employees will be defined.
Laws Or Regulations Affected
Infrastructure for Jobs and Prosperity Act, 2015
amends

Adds 'transit projects' to the definition of 'infrastructure'. It also adds new principles stating that provincial infrastructure planning should consider creating construction mitigation plans for small businesses impacted by provincially funded infrastructure projects, and that provincial investment decisions should assess the impact of long-term infrastructure projects on local small businesses.

Source: Section 4

City of Toronto Act, 2006
referenced

Cited as a source for the establishment of a 'business improvement area'.

Source: Section 1 (1)

Municipal Act, 2001
referenced

Cited as a source for the establishment of a 'business improvement area'.

Source: Section 1 (1)

Income Tax Act (Canada)
referenced

Cited for the purpose of defining 'related persons' in relation to businesses.

Source: Section 1 (2)

Executive Council Act
referenced

Cited as the Act under which the administration of this new Act may be assigned to a Minister.

Source: Section 1 (1)

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Official text

Process Snapshot

Step 1
First reading
May 3, 2018
Step 2
Second reading
Not reached yet
Step 3
Committee review
Not reached yet
Step 4
Third reading
Not reached yet
Step 5
Royal assent
Not reached yet

Vote Summary

No published recorded division

This bill is still active. We only show vote counts after the legislature publishes a recorded division.

Sponsor
Mike Colle
Sponsor party or district not listed
Jurisdiction
Ontario Legislature

No published representative vote breakdown

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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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