Bill 202 explained in plain English
Soldiers' Aid Commission Act, 2020
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The Soldiers' Aid Commission Act, 2020 continues the Soldiers' Aid Commission to provide financial assistance to veterans and their families in Ontario and repeals the previous Act.
Bill 202, now known as the Soldiers' Aid Commission Act, 2020, continues the Soldiers' Aid Commission as a corporation without share capital. It outlines the Commission's purpose, which includes administering financial aid to eligible veterans and their families in Ontario. The Act also sets rules for the board of directors, reporting, and allows for regulations to define terms and govern the financial assistance program. It repeals the previous Soldiers' Aid Commission Act.
- Continues the Soldiers' Aid Commission as a corporation without share capital under the name Soldiers’ Aid Commission in English and Commission d’aide aux anciens combattants in French.
- Defines the objects of the Commission, including administering a financial assistance program for eligible veterans and their families resident in Ontario, reviewing applications, and advising the Minister.
- Sets out rules for the Commission's board of directors, including appointment, terms, composition, and meetings.
- Specifies that the Commission is an agent of the Crown in right of Ontario.
- States that the Corporations Act and the Corporations Information Act do not apply to the Commission.
- Allows the Lieutenant Governor in Council to make regulations for the Act's purposes, including defining 'veteran', prescribing activities, setting limits on the Commission's capacity, and governing the financial assistance program.
- Amends subsection 2 (4) of the Act to replace a reference to the 'Corporations Act' with 'Not-for-Profit Corporations Act, 2010'.
- Repeals the Soldiers’ Aid Commission Act, being chapter 377 of the Revised Statutes of Ontario, 1960.
- Sets commencement dates for the Act and specific amendments.
- Requires the Commission to prepare and provide an annual report to the Minister and make it available to the public.
- Veterans resident in Ontario
- Eligible family members of veterans resident in Ontario
- The Soldiers' Aid Commission
- The Minister of Children, Community and Social Services
- Members of the board of directors of the Soldiers' Aid Commission
- Employees of the Soldiers' Aid Commission
- The Commission has the capacity, rights, and powers of a natural person, except as limited by the Act or regulations.
- The Commission shall not acquire real property or establish a subsidiary without ministerial approval.
- The Commission shall not borrow or invest money without the approval of the Minister and, if applicable, the Minister of Finance.
- The Commission and the Minister must enter into a memorandum of understanding.
- The Commission must prepare an annual report and make it public.
- The majority of the board of directors must be veterans or individuals related to veterans.
- The Act comes into force on a day named by proclamation of the Lieutenant Governor.
- Section 12 of the Act comes into force on the later of the day subsection 2 (4) of this Act comes into force and the day subsection 4 (1) of the Not-for-Profit Corporations Act, 2010 comes into force.
- Money for the purposes of the Commission shall be paid out of money appropriated for the purpose by the Legislature.
- Members of the board of directors are not remunerated but may be reimbursed for reasonable expenses.
- The Lieutenant Governor in Council may make regulations governing the financial assistance program, including types, amounts, and eligibility requirements for financial assistance.
- The definition of 'veteran' is to be provided by regulations made under the Act.
- The specific activities for which the Commission may provide financial assistance are to be prescribed by regulations.
- Limits on the capacity, rights, and powers of the Commission can be prescribed by regulations.
- The specific types, amounts, and eligibility requirements for financial assistance are to be prescribed by regulations.
- The Act does not specify the exact date it comes into force, as it is subject to proclamation.
- The Act does not specify the exact date subsection 2 (4) comes into force, only that section 12 commencement depends on it.
This is the new Act that continues the Soldiers' Aid Commission and sets out its purposes and operations.
Source: Preamble
The previous Soldiers' Aid Commission Act is repealed.
Source: Section 13
The Corporations Act no longer applies to the Soldiers' Aid Commission.
Source: Section 2 (4)
The Corporations Information Act no longer applies to the Soldiers' Aid Commission.
Source: Section 2 (4)
References to the 'Corporations Act' in subsection 2 (4) of this Act are replaced with 'Not-for-Profit Corporations Act, 2010'.
Source: Section 12
Employees of the Soldiers' Aid Commission may be appointed under Part III of this Act.
Source: Section 8 (1)
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