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Bill PR12 explained in plain English

2345260 Ontario Ltd. Act, 2019

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 PR12
Full title
2345260 Ontario Ltd. Act, 2019
Current status
Passed
Latest event
Royal Assent received
Last updated
Dec 12, 2019

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
Royal Assent received
Latest Activity
Dec 12, 2019
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

Bill PR12 revives the corporation 2345260 Ontario Ltd. to its legal position as of its dissolution date.

What It Means

This bill is a private bill that revives a specific corporation, 2345260 Ontario Ltd. The corporation was dissolved on October 17, 2018. After being revived, the corporation will be restored to its legal position as if it had never been dissolved, meaning it can deal with its assets and liabilities. The revival is subject to any rights that others may have acquired since the corporation's dissolution.

What This Bill Does
  • It revives the corporation 2345260 Ontario Ltd.
  • It restores the corporation to its legal position as if it had not been dissolved, including its property, rights, privileges, franchises, liabilities, contracts, disabilities, and debts.
  • It states that the revival is subject to any rights acquired by any person after the corporation's dissolution.
Who Is Affected
  • 2345260 Ontario Ltd.
  • Douglas Wittman (applicant and former director of the corporation)
  • The Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario
  • The Crown in right of Ontario
  • Persons who may have acquired rights regarding the corporation or its assets/liabilities after its dissolution
Rights, Duties, Or Obligations
  • The corporation is restored to its legal position, including its property, rights, privileges, franchises, liabilities, contracts, disabilities, and debts.
  • The revival is subject to any rights acquired by any person after the corporation's dissolution.
Important Dates
  • The corporation was dissolved on October 17, 2018.
  • The Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent (December 12, 2019).
Uncertainties Or Limits
  • The revival is explicitly stated to be subject to any rights acquired by any person after the corporation's dissolution. The specifics of these rights are not detailed in the bill.
Laws Or Regulations Affected
Business Corporations Act
amended

The specific corporation 2345260 Ontario Ltd. is revived, overriding its dissolution under this Act. The Act itself is not changed, but its effect on this particular corporation is reversed by this private bill.

Source: Preamble

2345260 Ontario Ltd. Act, 2019
commencement

This Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.

Source: Section 2

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 12, 2019
Step 2
Second reading
Dec 12, 2019
Step 3
Committee review
Nov 20, 2019
Step 4
Third reading
Dec 12, 2019
Step 5
Royal assent
Dec 12, 2019

Vote Summary

No published recorded division

This bill does not have a published recorded division in the current official sources, so representative-by-representative vote counts are not shown.

Sponsor
Stephen Crawford
Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario | Oakville
Jurisdiction
Ontario Legislature

No published representative vote breakdown

The current official sources do not publish a recorded division breakdown for this bill, so there is no representative-by-representative table to show.

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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