Bill 235 explained in plain English
Cannabis Licence Amendment Act, 2020
Ontario legislature bill summary, status, timeline, sponsor, votes, and official sources.
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Official Legislative Assembly of Ontario snapshot for 42nd Parliament, 1st Session. Representative vote breakdowns appear when the Assembly publishes an Ayes and Nays page for the bill.
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This bill amends the Cannabis Licence Act, 2018, to stipulate that a municipal council's resolution must be considered as evidence of local resident needs and wishes when deciding on cannabis retail store authorization applications.
This bill amends the Cannabis Licence Act, 2018. It requires the Registrar (the person responsible for issuing cannabis licenses) to consider a resolution from a municipal council as proof of local needs and wishes when deciding on an application for a cannabis retail store authorization. This means a council's resolution can help demonstrate that residents want or need a store in a specific location or area.
- Amends the Cannabis Licence Act, 2018.
- Requires the Registrar to consider a municipal council's resolution as proof of the needs and wishes of residents for the purpose of authorizing cannabis retail stores.
- Specifies that such a resolution can apply to a specific application, an area, or the entire municipality.
- Allows a resolution to include guidance on the number of cannabis retail stores.
- States that the Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.
- Registrar responsible for cannabis licensing.
- Municipal councils.
- Applicants for cannabis retail store authorizations.
- Residents of municipalities.
- The Registrar has an obligation to consider a municipal council's resolution as proof of resident needs and wishes for cannabis retail store authorizations (Section 1 of the Bill).
- The Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent (Section 2 of the Bill).
- The bill states the Registrar shall consider a resolution 'in the absence of evidence to the contrary', implying that contradictory evidence could potentially override the resolution.
- The bill does not specify the format or content requirements for a municipal council's resolution beyond its purpose.
- The bill does not define 'needs and wishes of the residents' beyond what a council resolution might indicate.
Adds new provisions to Section 4 that require the Registrar to consider municipal council resolutions when processing applications for cannabis retail store authorizations.
Source: Section 1 of the Bill, Section 4 of the Cannabis Licence Act, 2018
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