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Bill 243 explained in plain English

Trespass to Property Amendment Act (Protecting Consumers from Package Piracy), 2021

Ontario legislature bill summary, status, timeline, sponsor, votes, and official sources.

At a glance

Jurisdiction
Ontario Legislature
Legislature / Parliament
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
Session
42nd Parliament, 1st Session
Bill number
Bill 243
Full title
Trespass to Property Amendment Act (Protecting Consumers from Package Piracy), 2021
Current status
Did not become law (session ended)
Latest event
Ordered referred to Standing Committee (Standing Committee on Regulations and Private Bills)
Last updated
Feb 17, 2021

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.

Chamber
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
Current Stage
Ordered referred to Standing Committee (Standing Committee on Regulations and Private Bills)
Latest Activity
Feb 17, 2021
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 proposes to amend the Trespass to Property Act to set minimum fines for trespassing with the intent to interfere with or steal mail.

What It Means

Bill 243, the Trespass to Property Amendment Act (Protecting Consumers from Package Piracy), 2020, proposes to amend Ontario's Trespass to Property Act. The bill aims to establish minimum fines for trespassing when someone enters property with the intent to steal, hold, hide, or destroy mail addressed to another person, with the goal of depriving them of it or defrauding someone. The proposed fines would increase with subsequent convictions.

What This Bill Does
  • Amends the Trespass to Property Act.
  • Introduces specific minimum fines for trespassing when the intent is to take, hold, conceal, or destroy mail addressed to another person.
  • Defines 'mail' for the purposes of the Act.
  • Specifies that the Act comes into force on a day proclaimed by the Lieutenant Governor.
Who Is Affected
  • Individuals who commit the specified type of trespass.
  • Individuals whose mail is the target of such trespass.
  • The justice system, through the introduction of minimum fines.
Rights, Duties, Or Obligations
  • Individuals committing trespass with intent to interfere with mail face potential fines.
  • The bill establishes minimum fines for these offences, increasing with subsequent convictions.
Important Dates
  • The Act comes into force on a day to be proclaimed by the Lieutenant Governor.
Financial Or Tax Impacts
  • Establishes minimum fines for specific trespassing offences: not less than $500 for a first conviction, not less than $1,000 for a second conviction, and not less than $2,000 for subsequent convictions. Maximum fines are $10,000 for all convictions.
  • These fines are imposed on individuals found guilty of the offence.
Enforcement Or Penalties
  • Fines for trespassing with the intent to interfere with mail are set with minimum amounts that increase with each conviction: $500 (first), $1,000 (second), and $2,000 (subsequent).
  • The maximum fine for any conviction under these provisions is $10,000.
Uncertainties Or Limits
  • The exact date the Act will come into force is not specified, as it depends on a proclamation by the Lieutenant Governor.
  • The bill text does not specify who enforces these provisions or the process for laying charges.
Laws Or Regulations Affected
Trespass to Property Act
amends

Adds new subsections to Section 2 to establish minimum fines for trespassing when the purpose is to interfere with mail, and provides a definition for 'mail'.

Source: Section 1

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
Dec 8, 2020
Step 2
Second reading
Feb 17, 2021
Step 3
Committee review
Feb 17, 2021
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
Stephen Crawford
Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario | Oakville
Jurisdiction
Ontario Legislature

No published representative vote breakdown

This bill is still moving through the process. When a recorded division is published, representative positions can be listed here.

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.

How this data is sourced