Bill 261 explained in plain English
Supply Act, 2021
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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The Supply Act, 2021 authorizes Ontario's government to spend specific amounts for public services and investments for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2021, and repeals two prior acts.
Bill 261, also known as the Supply Act, 2021, authorizes the Ontario government to spend money from the Consolidated Revenue Fund for various public services and investments for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2021. It specifies the total amounts that can be spent on public service expenses, public service investments, and the expenses of legislative offices. The Act also repeals two previous interim appropriation acts and is set to be repealed itself on April 1, 2022. The Act is deemed to have come into force on April 1, 2020.
- Authorizes the expenditure of up to $170,479,439,800 for public service expenses for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2021.
- Authorizes the expenditure of up to $6,342,912,800 for public service investments (capital assets, loans, and other investments) for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2021.
- Authorizes the expenditure of up to $279,109,200 for the expenses of the Legislative Offices for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2021.
- Specifies that expenditures can be incurred or recognized by any ministry that has been given responsibility for the program or activity during the fiscal year ending March 31, 2021.
- Repeals the Interim Appropriation for 2020-2021 Act, 2019 and the Supplementary Interim Appropriation for 2020-2021 Act, 2020.
- States that the Supply Act, 2021 will be repealed on April 1, 2022.
- Deems the Act to have come into force on April 1, 2020.
- The Ontario government (including ministries)
- The Legislative Offices
- The Consolidated Revenue Fund
- The Act is deemed to have come into force on April 1, 2020.
- The Act is repealed on April 1, 2022.
- Authorizes expenditures totaling $170,479,439,800 for public service expenses for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2021.
- Authorizes expenditures totaling $6,342,912,800 for public service investments for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2021.
- Authorizes expenditures totaling $279,109,200 for Legislative Offices for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2021.
- The Act does not specify the exact programs or activities within each ministry for which the funds are allocated, only the total amounts.
- The Act relies on estimates and supplementary estimates, which are referenced but not fully detailed within the Act itself.
- While the Act authorizes spending, the actual disbursement of funds would be subject to further government procedures and approvals.
This Act will be repealed on April 1, 2022.
Source: Section 4
This Act is repealed.
Source: Section 5
This Act is repealed.
Source: Section 5
Definitions for 'non-cash expense' and 'non-cash investment' in this Act are the same as those defined in the Financial Administration Act.
Source: Section 1
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