Bill 100 explained in plain English
Keeping Ontario Open for Business Act, 2022
Ontario legislature bill summary, status, timeline, sponsor, votes, and official sources.
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The Keeping Ontario Open for Business Act, 2022, establishes prohibitions and enforcement measures to prevent impediments to protected transportation infrastructure in Ontario.
The Keeping Ontario Open for Business Act, 2022, aims to ensure continued access to and use of specific transportation infrastructure in Ontario. It prohibits actions that impede access, egress, or ordinary use of "protected transportation infrastructure" if these actions disrupt economic activity or interfere with public safety, health, or well-being. The Act outlines enforcement measures, including directions from police, removal of vehicles and objects, suspension of driver's licences and vehicle permits, and creation of offences with penalties. It also makes amendments to the Civil Remedies Act, 2001, and the Highway Traffic Act.
- It enacts the Keeping Ontario Open for Business Act, 2022.
- It prohibits individuals and corporations from impeding access to, egress from, or the ordinary use of protected transportation infrastructure under certain conditions.
- It allows police officers to direct individuals to cease contraventions, disperse, or remove objects or vehicles involved in contraventions.
- It provides for the seizure of vehicles and number plates, and the suspension of driver's licences and vehicle permits in cases of contravention.
- It creates offences and sets penalties for contravening the Act or obstructing enforcement.
- It allows for court applications to restrain individuals from continuing contraventions.
- It makes amendments to the Civil Remedies Act, 2001, to include contraventions of this Act within the definition of "injury to the public" and to the Highway Traffic Act regarding fine defaults and licence suspensions.
- It includes provisions for immunity from personal liability for individuals acting in good faith.
- It requires a review of the Act's application within 18 months of its commencement.
- Individuals who impede access to, egress from, or the ordinary use of protected transportation infrastructure.
- Corporations whose directors or officers cause, authorize, permit, or participate in offences under the Act.
- Police officers, who are granted powers to direct individuals, seize vehicles and objects, and arrest persons.
- The Registrar of Motor Vehicles, who has powers related to suspending permits and certificates for commercial vehicles.
- Owners and operators of vehicles, including commercial motor vehicles and trailers.
- Drivers of vehicles.
- The Crown in right of Ontario and municipalities, who may be subject to legal proceedings.
- The general public, in relation to safety, health, well-being, and economic activity.
- Individuals have a duty to comply with directions from police officers to cease contraventions, disperse, or remove objects or vehicles.
- Individuals have a duty to surrender their driver's licence when directed by a police officer if a vehicle was used in a contravention.
- Individuals have an obligation to provide identifying information when directed by a police officer if an offence is believed to have been committed.
- Owners of vehicles used in contraventions have obligations regarding the removal and costs associated with removed objects.
- The right to apply to the Superior Court of Justice for an order restraining contraventions.
- Individuals acting in good faith in exercising powers, duties, or functions under the Act are generally immune from personal liability.
- The Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent (April 14, 2022).
- Costs and charges for the removal and storage of objects (including vehicles) used in contraventions are a debt owed by the owner, operator, or person who brought the object to the location.
- Individuals convicted of offences are liable to fines up to $100,000 (or $500,000 for directors/officers in certain cases) and/or imprisonment.
- Corporations convicted of offences are liable to fines up to $10,000,000.
- Police officers can direct individuals to cease contravening the Act, disperse, or remove objects or vehicles.
- Police officers can remove objects and vehicles if directions are not followed or if it is impracticable to give a direction.
- Vehicles used in contraventions can have their number plates seized, and the plate portion of their permits suspended for 14 days.
- Drivers who use vehicles in contraventions can be directed to surrender their driver's licence, resulting in a 14-day suspension.
- The Registrar of Motor Vehicles can suspend or cancel the plate portion of a permit or a CVOR certificate for commercial motor vehicles or trailers used in contraventions.
- Interfering with or obstructing individuals exercising powers or duties under the Act is an offence.
- Failure to comply with directions to identify oneself is an offence.
- Penalties for offences include significant fines and potential imprisonment for individuals, and substantial fines for corporations.
- Police officers have powers of arrest without a warrant in specific circumstances.
- The Act does not specify the exact criteria for "disrupting ordinary economic activity" or "interfering with the safety, health or well-being of members of the public," leaving interpretation to enforcement and judicial processes.
- Regulations may be made to prescribe specific airports or transportation infrastructure as "protected transportation infrastructure," and the details of these prescriptions are not in the Act itself.
- Regulations prescribing certain transportation infrastructure as protected may cease to apply after 30 days if not revoked earlier.
- The Act does not detail the specific content or format of all required notifications or records to be kept by police officers or the Registrar, as these can be specified by regulations.
- The process for requesting modification or rescission of an order by the Registrar for commercial motor vehicles and trailers is outlined, but the Registrar's final decision is based on their review and consideration.
This is the main Act created by Bill 100, establishing prohibitions, enforcement, offences, and penalties related to protected transportation infrastructure.
Source: Section 2 to 21
The definition of "injury to the public" is amended to include contraventions of the Keeping Ontario Open for Business Act, 2022, and the definition of "instrument of unlawful activity" is updated to reflect this change. Amendments also modify subsection 7(2) of this Act.
Source: Section 18
A default on a fine payable upon conviction under the Keeping Ontario Open for Business Act, 2022, can lead to the suspension of the convicted person's driver's licence. Clause (c.1) is added to subsection 46(1) concerning the Keeping Ontario Open for Business Act, 2022.
Source: Section 19
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