Bill PR16 explained in plain English
Canadian Chinese School of Theology Act, 2019
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 Act incorporates the Canadian Chinese School of Theology as a post-secondary institution, defining its governance and operations.
This bill, the Canadian Chinese School of Theology Act, 2019, incorporates a new post-secondary institution called the Canadian Chinese School of Theology. It outlines the school's objects, its Board of Governors, and the powers of the Board. The bill also specifies rules for by-laws, audits, meetings, and what happens if the school is dissolved. It clarifies that the school is a non-profit corporation and sets out when this Act comes into force.
- Incorporates the Canadian Chinese School of Theology as a non-share capital corporation.
- Establishes the objects and purposes of the School, including advancing post-secondary Christian theological education and preparing students for Christian professions and lay leadership.
- Provides for a Board of Governors to manage the affairs of the School, setting requirements for its composition, number of members, citizenship, term limits, and quorum.
- Grants the Board of Governors the power to manage the School's affairs, enact by-laws, establish doctrine and policies, grant academic degrees and diplomas, affiliate with other institutions, establish fees, borrow money, invest funds, acquire and dispose of property, and appoint individuals to execute documents.
- Requires the School to publish its by-laws.
- Mandates an annual audit of the School's accounts by licensed auditors and requires the audited statement to be made available to the public.
- Specifies that Board meetings are generally closed to the public, with exceptions.
- States that the School shall be carried on without the purpose of gain for its members, and any profits must be used to promote its objects.
- Outlines the distribution of assets upon dissolution, prioritizing the Association of Canadian Chinese Theological Education or other qualified donees with similar objects.
- Specifies that this Act prevails in case of conflict with the Corporations Act and, after a certain date, with the Not-for-Profit Corporations Act, 2010.
- Sets the commencement of the Act to the day it receives Royal Assent.
- The Association of Canadian Chinese Theological Education
- The Canadian Chinese School of Theology (as a corporation)
- The Board of Governors of the School
- Faculty of the School
- Students of the School
- Auditors licensed under the Public Accounting Act, 2004
- The public, in relation to access to audited financial statements and Board meeting proceedings.
- The Board of Governors has the power to manage the School's affairs and carry out its objects.
- The Board must establish by-laws and set Christian doctrine statements that the Board and faculty must adhere to.
- The School must publish its by-laws.
- The Board must appoint licensed auditors for an annual audit.
- The audited annual statement must be made available for public inspection.
- Members of the Board and faculty must adhere to established statements of Christian doctrine.
- Profits or accretions to the School must be used for promoting its objects.
- Board members shall not benefit personally from their service.
- Upon dissolution, remaining assets must be distributed to specific entities, as outlined in the Act.
- This Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.
- The School is established as a non-profit corporation, meaning profits must be used to promote its objects.
- The Board has the power to establish and collect fees and charges for tuition and services.
- The Board has the power to borrow money for the School's purposes and give security.
- The Board has the power to invest funds belonging to the School.
- The definition of 'qualified donee' from the Income Tax Act (Canada) is used for asset distribution upon dissolution.
- The Act does not specify penalties for non-compliance. Enforcement mechanisms are not detailed in the provided text.
- The specific by-laws of the School are not included in this Act. Their content, including membership admission and board composition rules, will be determined by the Board.
- The Act states that the School may grant academic degrees authorized under the Post-secondary Education Choice and Excellence Act, 2000, but does not list these degrees.
- The specific number of members on the Board of Governors can range from a minimum of nine to a maximum of 17, with the exact number to be determined by by-laws.
- While the Act outlines the powers of the Board, the exact implementation of these powers, such as specific investment strategies or fee structures, will depend on the by-laws and Board decisions.
- The Act does not detail specific enforcement actions or penalties for breaches of its provisions.
This Act will take precedence over the Corporations Act in instances of conflict.
Source: Section 4 (1)
On or after the day subsection 4 (1) of the Not-for-Profit Corporations Act, 2010 comes into force, this Act will take precedence over the Not-for-Profit Corporations Act, 2010 in instances of conflict.
Source: Section 4 (2)
The School's auditors must be licensed under this Act.
Source: Section 8 (1)
The definition of 'qualified donee' used in this Act is the same as in the federal Income Tax Act.
Source: Section 11 (2)
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